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International
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates First Live Track Using SPY-7 Radar For Spanish Frigate
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday said it has successfully conducted the first live object tracking using the AN/SPY-7(V)2 radar the company is developing for Spain’s five-ship F-110 multi-mission frigate program. […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Commerce Department To Provide $70 Million To MACOM To Support Chips For Defense, Telecom
The Commerce Department on Tuesday signed non-binding preliminary deal terms with U.S. semiconductor designer and manufacturer MACOM Technology Solutions to provide up to $70 million in direct funding to expand […]
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Navy/USMC
CBO Details Downsides Of AUKUS Sub Sales
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) review of the Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan highlighted how the planned submarine sales to Australia under the AUKUS agreement are likely to lower total […]
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Navy/USMC
Marine Corps To Add Self-Driving Capability With ROGUE-Fires Autonomy Upgrade
Oshkosh Defense [OSK] has been tapped to integrate upgraded autonomous technology into the new mobile ground–based anti-ship missile system it’s delivering to the Marine Corps, which will allow it to […]
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Pentagon
Out Of Time, Biden Drops Bid To Require Contractors To Disclose Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Biden administration on Monday withdrew a proposal that would have required major federal contractors to report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and those of their suppliers as a condition […]
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Navy/USMC
Trump Admin May Be More Receptive To Industry Shipyard Plan, HII CEO Says
The CEO of shipbuilder HII [HII] said the incoming Trump administration is likely more receptive to a plan developed by the Navy and industry to improve shipyard wages and quicken […]
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Navy/USMC
CBO Estimates 2025 Shipbuilding Plan Costs 17 Percent More Than Navy Projects
The Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan could cost 17 percent more than the service estimates, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) annual analysis. This means the CBO estimated the […]
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Congress
Wicker Bill Has Provisions Favoring Non-Traditional Defense Companies
The bill introduced by Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Dec. 19th contains provisions that may favor defense start-ups and non-traditional defense contractors, such as Palantir […]
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Business/Financial
Anduril Acquires Radar, C2 Businesses Of Numerica To Boost Air Defense Solutions
Anduril Industries on Thursday said it acquired the radar, and command and control (C2) businesses of Numerica Corp., adding new products, capabilities, and expertise that bolster its solutions for air […]
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Space
York Space Systems Announces Satellite Linkage with SpaceX Bird
A question mark for the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) has been whether one company’s satellites would link with other companies’ birds, but […]
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