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Advanced / Transformational Technology5G from Space Offers Potential Benefits for U.S. Forces, But Spectrum Access and Cybersecurity Represent Challenges
On March 5, the New York Times quoted Lt. Yevgeny Yarantsev, a Ukrainian officer leading his troops in Kyiv against Russian forces. Yarantsev told the Times that his soldiers “were […]
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Business/FinancialBooz Allen Invests In AI Company Synthetaic
Booz Alen Hamilton [BAH] on Tuesday said it has made a strategic investment in Synthetaic, which has developed artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology that rapidly identifies items of interest in imagery […]
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PentagonDoD Acquisition Chief Nom Cites Replenishing Munitions Stocks, Rapidly Advancing New Tech As Top Priorities
The nominee to serve as the Pentagon’s next top acquisition official told lawmakers Tuesday his immediate priorities would include accelerating delivery of equipment to Ukraine and working to ensure “hot […]
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CongressWicker Asks Biden To Boost Funding For Coast Guard; Report Wants War Ready Service
Republican Senator Roger Wicker (Miss.) on Monday urged President Biden to increase funding for the Coast Guard in the forthcoming federal fiscal year 2023 budget request, particularly to close a […]
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CongressBiden Nominee to Lead Civilian Nuclear Weapons Office Gets His Hearing; Supports Review of Warhead Trigger Program
In a confirmation hearing Tuesday morning, the Biden administration’s nominee to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) weapons programs from headquarters in Washington pledged his support for the agency’s […]
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Business/FinancialSES To Acquire Government Satellite Communications Business Of Leonard DRS
SES S.A. on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire the U.S. government satellite communications business of Leonard DRS for $450 million in a deal that will double the size […]
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Nuclear ModernizationIce Storm, Power Outage at Pantex Delay Non-Essential Arrives Amid Production Upswing
As the nuclear-weapons production complex begins a shift into overdrive, non-essential personnel at the Pantex site were asked to delay their arrival starting with Monday’s graveyard shift after a late-season […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBipartisan Panel Urges Swift Passage Of Bill With $52 Billion To Boost U.S. Semiconductor Production
The U.S. can’t wait any longer for Congress to pass an innovation competitiveness bill that includes $52 billion to help boost growth of domestic semiconductor production and related capabilities for […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuke Agency’s New High-Explosive Fabrication Facility to Open in 2024
A new 20,000-square-foot high-explosives fabrication facility at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Pantex Plant should be up and running by January 2024. Pantex broke ground on the new Advanced […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL Munitions Directorate Seeking Industry Help on New Air Superiority Weapons Concepts
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s munitions directorate at Eglin AFB, Fla., is seeking ideas from industry on 12 research areas related to advanced air superiority weapons concepts, including intercommunicative […]
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