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SpaceAlbedo Space Says Clarity-1 to Show VLEO Is ‘Next Frontier’
The Clarity-1 very-low Earth orbit (VLEO) imaging satellite by Denver’s Albedo Space and the first microsatellite owned and operated by Norway’s Kongsberg are among the 74 payloads that reached orbit […]
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Business/FinancialDespite Mixed Signals, SAIC Seeing No Major Impact To Business From Trump Efficiency Effort
The Trump administration’s government efficiency initiative has created “mixed signals” related to the federal contractor environment but impacts so far on Science Applications International Corp.’s [SAIC] business has been minimal, […]
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SpaceUrsa Major Nabs Award To Develop In-Space Propulsion Capability
Ursa Major, which has been cutting its teeth developing solid rocket motors and liquid rocket engines, has received a contract from an undisclosed customer to develop chemical propulsion for tactical […]
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Air ForceUSAF Awards Lockheed Martin More Than $1.9 Billion for JASSM and LRASM
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a more than $1.9 billion contract for the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), DoD […]
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Air ForceFirestorm Labs Selected For STRATFI Funding To Scale Modular UAS, 3D Printing Cell
Startup Firestorm Labs has been selected for an Air Force venture funding award to help the company scale its Tempest unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and its additive manufacturing cell that […]
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Air ForceTransfer of Four KC-135s to Eielson in the Works, USAF Says
U.S. Air Force plans have called for moving four more KC-135 tankers by the end of September to Eielson AFB, Alaska under the 168th Wing, and a service official said […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Selects Slew Of Awardees For Quantum Sensing To Address PNT
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Wednesday awarded prototype contracts to a number of startups, traditional, and non-traditional defense companies to demonstrate quantum sensing technology for positioning, navigation, and timing […]
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CongressSASC Chair Suggests Reconciliation Should Include $175 Billion For Defense
Amid a possible shutdown later in the week, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services on Wednesday pledged his support for the Continuing Resolution (CR) passed by the House but […]
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Business/FinancialShield AI Brings In Seasoned Executive To Help Scale Company
Shield AI on Wednesday announced Gary Steele as its new CEO beginning in May, charging him with helping the startup transition to an established company. Steele’s has more than 30 […]
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SpaceCivilian Cuts To Space Force Workforce Will Challenge Acquisitions, Purdy Warns
Defense Department plans to reduce its civilian workforce will make it difficult on the U.S. Space Force’s acquisition offices and lead to program delays unless some requirements are dropped, the […]
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