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Air Force  |  by Frank Wolfe
EXCLUSIVE: Bussiere Approves 2 of 3 Missile Wings’ Sentinel Silo Plans

BARKSDALE AFB, La.–U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink is visiting Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) here in his first visit to a service major command. Gen. Thomas Bussiere, the head of AFGSC since December 2022, discussed the command’s modernization…

Uncategorized  |  by Rich Abott
Marine Corps Confirms Testing With Army Vessel That Will Be Basis Of New First Draft Of LSM

A Marine Corps unit that the Pentagon plans to ultimately deploy with the Landing Ship Medium (LSM) confirmed to reporters it has tested with an Army watercraft set to be the base design for the first revised LSM. In the…

Business/Financial  |  by Cal Biesecker
Satellite Developer Portal Space Opens First Manufacturing Facility

Satellite developer Portal Space Systems on Tuesday said it has opened a 50,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, the startup’s first as it prepares to begin production of its highly maneuverable Supernova spacecraft. The facility in Bothell, Wash., near Seattle is three…

Navy/USMC  |  by Matthew Beinart
Honeywell, Near Earth Conduct First Flight Test Of Autonomous AW139 Helicopter

Honeywell [HON] and Near Earth Autonomy have completed the first flight test of their autonomous Leonardo AW139 helicopter offering for the Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) program, the firms announced Tuesday at the Paris Air Show. The companies described…

Advanced / Transformational Technology  |  by Cal Biesecker
Mach Industries Closes $100 Million Round To Scale Production Operations

Mach Industries on Tuesday said it has closed a $100 million Series B round that will be used to scale production of its strike and other platforms, and small turbine engines. The funding round was led by Khosla Ventures and…

Space  |  by Leandra Bernstein
DIU Seeks Funding for Active Response to Interference Against Commercial Satellite Operators

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is lining up funding for a project that will enable Department of Defense entities to actively respond to electromagnetic interference (EMI) incidents against commercial operators. A contract vehicle is in place for a prototype that would leverage…

Business/Financial  |  by Cal Biesecker
Anduril Working With Riverside Research To Strengthen Cybersecurity Of Lattice

Anduril Industries and the non-profit research and development company Riverside Research are collaborating to apply tools developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to close any cybersecurity gaps in the startup defense company’s open systems software platform that…

Advanced / Transformational Technology  |  by Cal Biesecker
Raft Acquires N3bula Systems To Strengthen AI-Based Military Data Networks

Data engineering and software development company Raft on Tuesday said it has acquired N3bula Systems, adding expertise in systems architecture, infrastructure management, and cloud solutions to provide the Defense Department capabilities in creating artificial intelligence-based operational networks that link disparate…

Advanced / Transformational Technology  |  by Cal Biesecker
General Atomics Simulates Live Shootdown Using MQ-20 UAS Equipped With AI Pilot

An MQ-20 Avenger unmanned combat aerial vehicle equipped with artificial intelligence-based flight software successfully simulated an autonomous shootdown of live aircraft earlier this month, General Atomics (GA) and Shield AI said on Tuesday. General Atomics said the unmanned aircraft system…

Uncategorized  |  by Sarah Salem
BWXT Selects New Chief Nuclear Officer

Kevin McCoy has been appointed as BWX Technologies’ [BWXT] newest chief nuclear officer, the Lynchburg, Va.-based nuclear fuel company announced Monday. McCoy, formerly the company’s Government Operations president since 2022, will be responsible for supporting the Department of Defense and…
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