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Homeland SecurityU.S., Canada And Finland Formalize Effort On Polar Icebreaker Development And Production
Officials from the U.S., Canada, and Finland on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that formally launches a trilateral effort to share resources and knowhow to develop and produce […]
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Air ForceUSAF Eyes $100,000 Per Copy Munitions
The U.S. Air Force’s inventory of high-end munitions is sufficient, as the service moves to field lower-cost, $100,000 models in the coming years to bolster capacity to deter China and […]
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PentagonTrump Picks Fox News Host Pete Hegseth To Be Defense Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday evening he has selected Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary. Hegseth, an Army veteran, is a surprise pick that […]
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Trump Picks HASC Member, China Hawk Mike Waltz As National Security Adviser
- House’s Top Defense Appropriator Calvert Projected To Win Reelection
- Autonomous KC-135 Flight Testing May Begin Next Year
- Textron Nabs $394 Million Mod For Nine More SSC Landing Craft
- India’s JSW Group To Invest $90 Million In Shield AI, Manufacture V-BATs
- Firefly Closes $175 Million Funding Round To Scale Production, Accelerate MLV Development
- AUV Startup Vatn Systems Raises $13 Million In Seed Round That Includes Lockheed, RTX, And SAIC
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Trump Picks HASC Member, China Hawk Mike Waltz As National Security Adviser
- House’s Top Defense Appropriator Calvert Projected To Win Reelection
- Autonomous KC-135 Flight Testing May Begin Next Year
- Textron Nabs $394 Million Mod For Nine More SSC Landing Craft
- India’s JSW Group To Invest $90 Million In Shield AI, Manufacture V-BATs
- Firefly Closes $175 Million Funding Round To Scale Production, Accelerate MLV Development
- AUV Startup Vatn Systems Raises $13 Million In Seed Round That Includes Lockheed, RTX, And SAIC
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CongressHouse’s Top Defense Appropriator Calvert Projected To Win Reelection
Rep. Ken Calvert, the House’s top defense appropriator, is projected to narrowly win his reelection bid following a competitive race. While final control of the House in the next Congress […]
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CongressTrump Picks HASC Member, China Hawk Mike Waltz As National Security Adviser
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, to serve as national security adviser in his next administration. Waltz, a former […]
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Business/FinancialFirefly Closes $175 Million Funding Round To Scale Production, Accelerate MLV Development
Firefly Aerospace has raised $175 million in new venture capital that will help it boost production of a multi-mission orbital vehicle and its small lift rocket, and accelerate hardware qualification […]
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Navy/USMCTextron Nabs $394 Million Mod For Nine More SSC Landing Craft
The Navy on Nov. 8 awarded Textron Systems [TXT] a $394 million modification to build nine more Ship to Shore Connectors (SSC) hovercraft. The SSCs are 100-class Landing Craft Air […]
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Air ForceAutonomous KC-135 Flight Testing May Begin Next Year
Flight testing of an autonomous KC-135 Stratotanker may begin next year. Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. and the U.S. Air Force’s 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill AFB, Fla., have been testing […]