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Advanced / Transformational Technology
New Venture Investments Announced In AI, Chips And Space
Several new venture funding raised were announced on Tuesday, including an $8.4 million seed round by space computer and autonomous spacecraft startup Aethero for further technology development. Aethero, based in […]
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Army
DoD May Acquire Modification and Repair Rights for Aircraft, Ships, Vehicles, House Defense Appropriators Propose
As Congress and the military services consider easing restrictions on service members repairing their own equipment, House defense appropriators want to allow military depots to compete with companies for sustainment […]
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Budget
House Panel Approves $66.4 Billion DHS Bill For FY ’26 On Party Line Vote
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on Monday evening approved a $66.4 billion discretionary budget for the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 2026, 4 percent above the Trump […]
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Air Force
House Defense Appropriators Open Door to More Than 9 F-35 Developmental Test Planes, Bar Integration of Alternate Engine
The House Appropriations Committee defense panel is proposing the allowance of more than nine developmental test F-35 fighters. Section 219 of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act increased the […]
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Air Force
Zelenskyy Re-Iterates Call for U.S. Air Defense Systems, As DoD Diverts APKWS to Middle East
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy re-iterated his call for the provision of U.S. air defense systems to aid his country in repelling Russian kamikaze drone attacks, the most numerous […]
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Budget
House Panel Slashes Funding For Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter
House appropriators on Sunday evening released a proposed funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that would hack 35 percent from the Coast Guard’s troubled Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) […]
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Air Force
No More Than 8 U-2 Retirements Allowed in FY 2026, House Appropriators Say
By next year, the U.S. Air Force has wanted to retire its U-2 Dragon Lady surveillance aircraft by Lockheed Martin [LMT], yet the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel wants to […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Acquisition Head Says Block Buy Of Fifth and Sixth Ford Carriers Could Save $5 Billion
If the Navy procures the fifth and sixth Ford-class aircraft carriers as a block buy, it could save taxpayers about $5 billion over buying them individually, the Navy’s top acquisition […]
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Homeland Security
Acting Coast Guard Commandant Wants More Counter-Drone Capacity
The Coast Guard has some, but not enough, capacity for countering drone threats to the homeland from maritime approaches, the acting commandant of the service said last week. The Coast […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
AFWERX Agility Prime to Take Hit in FY 2026 Budget
In the upcoming fiscal 2026 budget request, the U.S. Air Force is to request a winding down of the Agility Prime electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) project by the […]
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