Weapons
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Business/Financial
Moog Expects Increase in Space and Defense Sales
New York-based Moog, Inc. [MOG.A] is predicting a rise in its space and defense business this year. Moog builds flight actuators, switches, and controls for a number of DoD platforms, […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Hypersonic Weapon Startup Castelion Raises $100 Million In Capital
Castelion, a two-year-old startup focused on rapidly developing and mass-producing hypersonic weapons, has raised $100 million in new capital to increase its workforce and production capabilities, and speed testing of […]
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Weapons
Israel’s Success With F-35s Against Iran’s Air Defenses Makes Case For Fighter, Taiclet Says
Israel’s success last fall in knocking out Iranian air defenses, in large part with the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built F-35 fighter, showcases why the fifth-generation aircraft is necessary amid concerns that […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Jill Hruby Says ‘Momentum’ Most Important for NNSA Next Admin
Jill Hruby, outgoing administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, told the next administration ‘don’t lose the momentum’ in a tell-all on the state of the nuclear enterprise Thursday. “I […]
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Unmanned Systems
Still Unhappy With Progress On Directed Energy Weapons, SWO Boss Wants More Land Based Testing To Speed Use On Ships
Laser and high-powered microwave systems are key to increasing magazine depth aboard ships to defend themselves and other assets, but the technologies are not progressing as fast as needed and […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Examining Ship Self-Protection Measures
The U.S. Navy is examining the fielding of relatively inexpensive weapons, including projectiles and directed energy, to protect service ships at distance against missiles and drones–both of which have been […]
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Air Force
Manned NGAD Would Require More Than $20 Billion Extra in R&D, Kendall Says, As He Lays Out Options for Trump Administration
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on Monday that a manned Next Generation Air Dominance fighter would require more than $20 billion extra in research and development (R&D), as […]
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Navy/USMC
INDOPACOM Commander Admits Allied Transfers Eating Into Weapon Stocks
Transferring high end missiles and munitions to Israel and Ukraine amid their respective conflicts is depleting some of the weapons needed for potential hostilities with China, Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Ramps Up SLCM-N With Industry Research
As the Navy ramps up the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) All Up Round (AUR) development program, it has started to conduct market research for sources to support this congressionally-mandated […]
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Air Force
SiAW Test Missile Delivered to USAF, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Monday that it has delivered to the U.S. Air Force a Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) test missile “to verify that the launch aircraft can safely […]
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