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InternationalAustralia Buying $1.7 Billion In Tomahawk and AARGM-ER Missiles
The Australian government this week announced it is buying over $1.1 billion in missiles to strike opponents from longer ranges. On Aug. 21 the Australian Ministry of Defense said it […]
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SpaceMomentus Uses a Reverse Stock Split to Raise Share Price
In-space transportation company Momentus executed a reverse stock split on Wednesday, to raise the price of its shares so the company can continue trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Momentus, which is […]
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Air ForceUSAF Wants Software Support for MC/AC-130J
The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s special operations forces, personnel recovery, and rotary division (AFLCMC/WIU) at Robins AFB, Ga., wants industry help to sustain and improve software for […]
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Business/FinancialParsons Beefs Up Cyber Capabilities With Acquisition Of Sealing Technologies
Parsons Corp. [PSN] on Wednesday said it has acquired Sealing Technologies, inc. for upward of $200 million in a deal that strengthens its capabilities in defensive cyber operations and expands […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Nuke Modernization Blows Beyond Cost and Schedule Estimates, GAO Finds
Major National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) projects to modernize nuclear-weapons production infrastructure shot $2 billion past estimated budgets and are collectively overdue by nearly a decade, according to a recent […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Sees ‘Real Progress’ In Directed Energy Laser Weapons
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is increasingly optimistic about the potential to use directed energy laser weapons for missile defense purposes after a period of limiting work on it, a […]
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Business/FinancialSidus Space Acquires AI Company Focused On Space Applications
Satellite manufacturer, operator, and services provider Sidus Space [SIDU] on Tuesday said it has acquired Exo-Space, which supplies its customers with artificial intelligence capabilities at the edge for on-orbit applications. […]
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Unmanned SystemsAeroVironment To Acquire Unmanned Systems Command And Control Provider Tomahawk Robotics
AeroVironment [AVAV] on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Tomahawk Robotics in a $120 million deal that would give it a multi-domain command and control platform for unmanned systems. […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Completes Work On Second Medium-Endurance Cutter Life Extension
The Coast Guard last week said it has completed a $21 million in-service vessel sustainment (ISVS) on its 270-foot medium-endurance cutter the Harriet Lane, which included an MC38 Mod 3 […]
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Air ForceSTRATCOM Chief Says ‘More Options’ For Nuke Deterrence Always Preferable
When it comes to nuclear deterrence, and the warheads and delivery systems that support it, the more options the better, said U.S. Strategic Command head Aif Force Gen Anthony Cotton. […]
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