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SpaceRAND Advises Training Changes for U.S. Space Force to Combat Limited Number of Cyber/Intel Personnel
A new RAND study advises U.S. Space Force (USSF) to encourage or require its Guardian officers to have a third skill area to reduce the effects of a limited supply […]
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Business/FinancialSafran Confirms Bid To Acquire Raytheon Technologies’ Actuation Business
France’s Safran Group on Monday confirmed a media report that it is in discussions to acquire a business of Raytheon Technologies [RTX] that supplies flight control and other actuators for […]
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Missile DefenseSPACECOM Takes Missile Defense Mission From STRATCOM
U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) this week announced it is taking over missile defense responsibilities from U.S. Strategic Command, in accordance with a command plan approved by President Biden. The 2022 […]
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CyberTSA To Add Tabletop Exercises As A Requirement In Cybersecurity Directives
As cybersecurity directives expire for covered infrastructures, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to reissue new directives with the added requirement that affected entities perform tabletop exercises to test their […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin $240 Million for ‘Extreme Range’ JASSM Development
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT]’s missiles and fire control segment in Orlando, Fla., a $240 million contract for the development, test, and integration of the company’s […]
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Missile DefenseIsraeli Arrow-4 Missile Interceptor To Be More Affordable For Higher Volume
An Israeli official this week confirmed the new Arrow-4 missile defense interceptor being developed by Israel and the U.S. aims to be more affordable to allow a higher volume of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Innovation Unit Wants To Enhance Maritime Domain Awareness With Unmanned Systems
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week released a solicitation seeking proposals of “proven commercial solutions” that can be immediately demonstrated to give unmanned systems with more capabilities at the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLos Alamos Lab Contractor Cited For Series of Plutonium Facility Safety Violations In 2021
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) management has been put on notice after a series of safety violations two years ago sent red flags all the way up to National Nuclear […]
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CongressDoE Defense-Nuclear Programs Would Dodge Big Cuts In Deficit Deal
The House on Wednesday evening easily passed legislation that would cut much non-defense federal spending over the next two years in exchange for extending U.S. money-borrowing authority. For fiscal year […]
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Business/Financial3D Printing Company Fortify Receives Investment From Lockheed And Raytheon
The additive manufacturing company Fortify on Thursday said it has secured $12.5 million in funding from investors, including a second round from Lockheed Martin [LMT] and an investment from Raytheon […]
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