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Space
SpaceX Proposing 25 Starship/Super Heavy Launches Annually
SpaceX wants the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to approve 25 annual launches of the company-touted reusable Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy boosters from SpaceX’s Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas. That […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Lockheed Martin Creates Subsidiary Focused On Secure AI Solutions For Defense, Commercial Sectors
Building on investments made in generative artificial intelligence to strengthen its own operations, Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday launched a new business aimed at helping other companies in the defense […]
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Unmanned Systems
Poland and General Atomics Reach Deal on SkyGuardians
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) said on Monday that it is selling three of its MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones to Poland. Based on the U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper, the […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Taps Former Terran, Virgin Orbit Executive To Lead Millennium Space Systems
Boeing [BA] on Monday said it hired Tony Gingiss as the new CEO of its small satellite business, Millennium Space Systems, effective Dec. 9. Millennium was being led on an […]
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Nuclear Modernization
For Science, Keep It Subcritical, NNSA Defense Programs Head Says
Marvin Adams, deputy administrator for defense programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration, told sister publication Exchange Monitor Friday that the U.S. does not need to critically test, even in […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Army, Navy Complete Successful Hypersonic Weapon Test
The Army and Navy have completed a successful end-to-end flight test of their jointly-developed common hypersonic glide body, deemed a key step toward fielding of hypersonic weapons. The Pentagon on […]
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Air Force
Rolls-Royce: F130 Engine for B-52 Passes CDR
Rolls-Royce said on Friday that its F130 engine passed a U.S. Air Force Critical Design Review (CDR)–a step “clearing the way for final development, test, and production efforts to proceed […]
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Business/Financial
Viavi Solutions To Acquire Navigation Solutions Company Inertial Labs
Viavi Solutions [VIAV] last Friday said it has agreed to acquire Inertial Labs, Inc., in a deal valued at up to $325 million to expand its presence in domestic and […]
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Unmanned Systems
DHS, FBI Still Can’t Verify Alleged Drone Sightings In New Jersey
A bevy of reports in recent weeks about sightings of unmanned aircraft in Northern New Jersey, including over an Army installation, remain unverified despite more personnel, technology, and “numerous detection […]
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Navy/USMC
Frigate To Need Distributed Shipbuilding Like Subs, Early In Second Yard Search Says Navy Official
The Navy official who manages the program office with the Constellation-class frigate said the Navy is looking to distribute production like in recent submarine construction moves to work around workforce […]
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