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The Navy recently issued a Request For Information (RFI) seeking industry information on “innovative, mature solutions” for ship-based counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) options. The Jan. 18 notice said Program […]

Kaman Corp. [KAMN] last Friday said it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Arcline Investment Management for $1.8 billion in cash, taking the nearly 80-year-old aerospace […]

The Navy this week hired Hunter Stires to serve as “Maritime Strategist” for the Secretary of the Navy, where he will focus on maritime statecraft, competition and priorities like re-arming […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation signed a teaming agreement to collaborate on creating a networking solution for Japan’s ground-based integrated air and missile defense systems, the companies said […]

The U.S. Air Force Test Center (AFTC) at Edwards AFB, Calif., said that it plans to award Alexandria, Va.-based Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. a contract to provide an Identification Friend […]

NewMarket Corp. [NEU] on Wednesday said it has acquired AMPAC Intermediate Holdings, LLC for $700 million in cash from the private equity firm AE Industrial Partners, adding to its portfolio […]

HII [HII] on Wednesday said that Michael Lempke has been put in charge of the company’s business in Australia, including supporting the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) trilateral partnership. Lempke, who […]

U.S. owners and operators of critical infrastructures that use drones in their operations should purchase “secure-by-design” unmanned aircraft from approved domestic vendors and not use Chinese-made drones due to security […]

Airbus Group’s helicopters segment this week said it has agreed to acquire Aerovel, a U.S.-based developer and manufacturer of the Flexrotor small tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in a deal […]

Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] on Tuesday said its ventures arm has made a strategic investment in Second Front Systems (2F), which is focused on accelerating commercial software solutions into the […]