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Air Force
USAF Asks Industry to Update NGAD Proposals, As Service Defers Decision to Next Administration
The U.S. Air Force is asking industry to revise company proposals for Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD), as the service defers program decisions to the incoming Trump administration. Air Force […]
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Congress
New Senate GOP Leader Thune, DOGE Co-Chair Musk Discuss ‘General’ Spending
Incoming Senate GOP Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Thursday he discussed “general“ spending with Department of Government Efficiency co-chair Elon Musk during a meeting on Capitol Hill. Thune offered […]
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International
U.S. Announces New $4 Billion Loan To Poland For Defense Equipment Purchases
The U.S. has agreed to provide Poland another $4 billion in direct loans to help the NATO ally purchase new defense items to continue its military modernization, the State Department […]
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Business/Financial
SAIC Posts Strong Third Quarter Results; Townes-Whitley Discusses DOGE
Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] on Thursday posted strong third quarter fiscal year 2025 results driven by work on new and existing contracts. Net income rose 14 percent to $106 […]
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Space
Trump NASA Nominee: ‘The Second Space Age Has Only Just Begun’
President-elect Trump on Wednesday nominated 41-year-old Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut/pilot and the billionaire founder of the Shift4 [FOUR] payments processing company, as the next administrator of the National Aeronautics […]
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Business/Financial
HII To Acquire Assets Of Submarine Metal Fabricator To Increase Capacity And Production
In a bid to increase capacity and in turn begin to accelerate the production of submarines for the Navy, HII [HII] has agreed to acquire the assets of W International, […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Anduril Nabs $100 Million Contract From CDAO to Scale Mesh Network Across Tactical Edge
The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) on Tuesday awarded Anduril Industries a $100 million contract to scale the company’s decentralized edge mesh networking platform across the military […]
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Space
EPS-R Arctic Communications Payloads Operational, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Monday the company’s two Enhanced Polar System – Recapitalization (EPS-R) payloads for U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command are operational. The EPS-Rs were part of […]
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Navy/USMC
GAO Says Half of Navy Amphibs In Poor Condition, 31-Ship Floor At Risk
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released this week gave a grim assessment that with half of the Navy’s amphibious ships in poor condition, the service has significant risk of […]
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Business/Financial
Safran’s New U.S. Subsidiary Initiates Expansion, Modernization Drive
Following the establishment of a defense and space-focused subsidiary in the U.S. earlier this year, France’s Safran is now investing strategically to expand and modernize its capabilities here, the company […]
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