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Missile DefenseMDA Deploys Nanosats To Test Technology For HBTSS
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) deployed two small nanosatellites into orbit on June 30 as part of an experiment to test networked communications and help reduce technological risk in the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBooz Allen Invests In AI Tech Startup
Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] on Monday said it has invested in a Silicon Valley-based startup company that enables artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and data compression at the tactical […]
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Business/FinancialBlueHalo To Acquire Space Systems Provider DDES
BlueHalo on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Design and Development Engineering Services Corp. (DDES), which designs and manufactures electronic systems and subsystems for Class A spacecraft used in […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriations Subcommittee Approves $52.8 Billion DHS Funding Bill
The House Appropriations Homeland Security subcommittee on Wednesday approved by voice vote its proposed $52.8 billion discretionary spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security, a measure that would add […]
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Nuclear Modernization‘Challenging’ to get 30 Pits a Year at Los Alamos in 2026, Director Says
The proof-of-concept plutonium pit for the next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile warhead is still on the slate for fiscal year 2023, but cranking out 30 copies annually just three years after […]
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Air ForceAir Combat Command Establishes 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing
The U.S. Air Force on June 25 stood up the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing (350th SWW) under Air Combat Command (ACC) to focus on offensive electronic warfare (EW). The wing […]
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Business/FinancialModel Rocket Maker Estes Launches Company To Service Government, Industry
Hobby rocket engine and model company Estes Industries has launched a spin-out company Estes Energetics that aims to be an agile developer and supplier of low-cost solid rocket motors for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHyten: Artificial Intelligence Underpins Information Advantage in Joint Warfighting Concept
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be key for the U.S. military to achieve Information Advantage (IA)–one of four pillars of the Pentagon’s emerging Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC), Vice Chairman of the […]
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Air ForceLeonardo to Deliver Additional Subsystems for F-35 Training, As U.S. Air Force Looks to Cybersecurity Upgrade for Older Jets
Leonardo DRS said on June 24 that it has received a subcontract from Cubic Corp. [CUB] to deliver more than 150 internal subsystems (IS) of the P5 Combat Training System […]
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SpaceSpaceX to Launch Falcon 9 to Transport First SDA Experimental Satellites on June 25
On June 25, SpaceX is to launch a Falcon 9 rocket that will carry the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) first satellite missions–Mandrake II, the Laser Interconnect Networking Communications System (LINCS), […]
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