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InternationalState Department Approves $2.8 Billion Patriot Sale To Spain
The State Department on Wednesday said it has approved a potential $2.8 billion sales of modernized Patriot air defense fire units and related equipment to Spain, the first major foreign […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force to Release Final Solicitation on Hemisphere This Month
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) expects to release a final solicitation on the Hemisphere program on Oct. 31 and to award a contract next March 8. SSC plans […]
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Business/FinancialAutonomy Firm Vayu Robotics Emerges From Stealth With Lockheed Martin Investment
Vayu Robotics, a small startup developing artificial intelligence-enabled autonomy solutions for unmanned systems, on Tuesday emerged from stealth with $12.7 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures, with participation […]
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SpaceDoD Looks to Field EM&C, Linchpin of Rapid Switching Between SATCOM Networks, By 2027
The Pentagon wants to have an Enterprise Management and Control (EM&C) system up and running by 2027 to enable military forces to switch rapidly from one satellite band, orbit, or […]
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SpaceNRO Formally Ends Contract with Terran Orbital for Commercial Radar
Last month, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) formally ended a commercial radar contract the agency had with PredaSAR, now Terran Orbital [LLAP], the NRO said on Oct. 2. “PredaSAR did […]
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Air ForceAir Force Lab Awards X-Bow $18 Million To Reduce Cost And Schedule For Solid Propellants
X-Bow Systems last week received a $17.8 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to mature and optimize the company’s additive manufacturing technology for solid rocket motor propellants […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Won’t Have Tech to Verify Russian Nuke Forces In Time for New START Successor Treaty
If another nuclear arms control treaty replaces the New START treaty that expires in 2026, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will need new technologies to keep track of Russia’s […]
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Air ForceF-35 Completes Joint Simulation Environment Testing
The Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter has completed the final 64 runs of Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) testing–known as “Runs for Score”–needed for a full-rate production decision, the F-35 Joint […]
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Homeland SecurityHouse Passes DHS Funding Bill
The House last Thursday night approved a funding bill that provides $62.8 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, including $2.1 billion toward physical barriers along the […]
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Business/FinancialNDIA, PSC: Shutdown Would Particularly Harm Small Companies in Defense Industrial Base
A federal government shutdown would particularly harm small companies in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), according to a Sept. 28 letter to congressional leaders from National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) […]
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