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Unmanned Systems
Trump’s Emergency Order Ask DoT To Consider Waving Restrictions On Use Of Counter-Drone Technology Along Southern Border
President Trump in a directive on Monday directed the secretary of transportation and the Federal Communications Commission to “consider waiving” laws and policies that limit the ability of the Department […]
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Homeland Security
Acting Coast Guard Chief Directs Surge Of Assets To Thwart Illegal Activity Near U.S. Borders
Shortly after his boss was fired, acting Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday on Tuesday ordered that service operators surge “all available assets” to areas where illegal migrant, drug smuggling, […]
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Air Force
Acting DoD Acquisition Assistant Secretary Named Acting Air Force Secretary
As Troy Meink awaits a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing as President Trump’s nominee to become Air Force secretary, the new administration named Gary Ashworth as the acting service […]
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Uncategorized
Dipping Below Space, Redwire To Acquire Autonomous UAS Provider Edge Autonomy
New space economy company Redwire Corp. [RDW] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Edge Autonomy in a $925 million deal that would take it into new territory, autonomous […]
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Homeland Security
Trump Taps Long-Time Border Patrol Officer As Acting DHS Chief; Dumps Fagan, Pekoske
President Trump on Monday announced that Benjamin Huffman, who has been part of the Department of Homeland Security and a predecessor agency for 40 years, is acting secretary of homeland […]
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Congress
SASC Votes Along Party Lines To Advance Defense Secretary Nominee Hegseth
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted along party lines to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be the next secretary of defense, a source familiar with the process confirmed […]
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Navy/USMC
Maritime Industrial Base Requires 25,000 New Trade Workers Annually, Navy Says
A Navy official on Thursday said the shipbuilding industrial base needs to hire about 25,000 new trades workers per year over the next decade to meet the service’s new production […]
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Congress
HASC Announces Subcommittee Ranking Members, New Democrats On The Panel
The House Armed Services Committee has announced its full slate of subcommittee ranking members, while the panel’s top Democrat this week also introduced the members of his party that have […]
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Air Force
Pentagon Wants to Speed Parts Repair for F-35 As Part of Sustainment Cost Reduction
As the Pentagon prepares to hand over contractor sustainment of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 to the Air Force and the Department of the Navy by the latter part of […]
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Unmanned Systems
Mine Countermeasures USVs Ready To Support Fifth Fleet Deployment This Year
The Navy has embarked three unmanned surface vessel (USV)-based mine counter measure (MCM) mission packages aboard three Independence-class variant Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) that will support Fifth Fleet operations this […]
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