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InternationalU.S. OKs New $1.3 Billion Weapons Aid Package For Ukraine With NASAMS, Drones, Munitions
The U.S. has approved a new $1.3 billion weapons aid package for Ukraine, with the latest deal including plans to provide air defense systems as well as more drones and […]
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CongressSenate Homeland Panel Authorizes Hiring New CBP Officers
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would enable Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to hire at least 600 new officers annually to […]
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SpaceSPACECOM Does Not Provide Blanket Protection for Commercial Satellites, If Attacked
The 133 commercial space companies that provide systems for U.S. military use do not have automatic protection for those systems from U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), the head of SPACECOM said […]
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CongressCentral DoD Data Repository Critical for Pentagon AI Applications, AI Company Founder Says
Pentagon data centralization is crucial to the future of military artificial intelligence (AI) applications, an AI entrepreneur told a congressional hearing on July 18th. “AI systems are only as good […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Powers To Strong Second Quarter On Aeronautics, Space
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday posted strong second quarter results driven by strong top and bottom-line gains in its Aeronautics and Space segments and the absence of a pension-related charge […]
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Air ForceUSAF Requests End of Funding for New Computer for A-10 and Other Development Efforts
The U.S. Air Force is ending development efforts for the A-10, as the service wants to decommission the service’s more than 200 close air support jets by 2028. Such development […]
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InternationalNorway To Supply Ukraine With 1,000 More Teledyne FLIR Black Hornet Nano Drones
Norway has placed an order for 1,000 of Teledyne FLIR’s [TDY] Black Hornet 3 nano drones, which the country will transfer to Ukraine in support of its fight against Russia’s […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHII, Babcock International Sign Nuclear Decommissioning, Construction MOU
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] and U.K.-based defense contractor Babcock International signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on civilian- and naval-nuclear decommissioning, the companies said Monday. “That’s everything from power […]
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Intelligence CommunityHawkEye 360 Says $58 Million Raised to Advance RF Sensing and Processing Innovation
HawkEye 360 Inc. said on July 13 that it has raised $58 million in a Series D-1 round of funding from venture capital and private equity firms, including BlackRock [BLK], […]
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Homeland SecurityFagan Suggests Further Delay In Polar Security Cutter
The Coast Guard is still working with the shipbuilder on an updated schedule and new cost estimates for its first new heavy polar icebreaker, but it will be at least […]
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