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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Hermeus Eyeing December To Fly First Aircraft On Path To Hypersonic Flight
ATLANTA—If all goes well in the coming days and weeks to complete remaining test points, Hermeus in December expects to conduct the first flight of a remotely piloted jet-powered aircraft […]
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Navy/USMC
Textron To Deploy Aerosonde UAS On More Ships
Textron Systems [TXT] this week announced it recently won two contracts to deploy and provide services to operate its Aerosonde UAS to four more U.S. Navy ships. On Nov. 18 […]
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Space
Some GPS Launches Awaiting Vulcan Certification
The U.S. Space Force has launched six Lockheed Martin [LMT] GPS III satellites, and the company has been storing four GPS IIIs in Littleton, Colo. The 31-satellite GPS constellation “is […]
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Space
Space Force Awards Anduril $100 Million To Network Space Surveillance Sites
Anduril Industries on Thursday said that U.S. Space Force has awarded the company a potential $99.7 million contract to provide its Lattice operating system as a mesh networking capability for […]
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International
U.S. OKs $275 Million In New Weapons For Ukraine Amid Push To Use Remaining Assistance
The U.S. has approved a new $275 million weapons aid package for Ukraine, which arrives as the White House aims to use all remaining authorized security assistance in the final […]
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Unmanned Systems
Drones Not Enough To Secure An Indo-Pacific Conflict, Says INDOPACOM Commander
While drones are ideal in enclosed spaces, American forces still need to use their high end and traditional manned forces to maintain air and maritime superiority in a potential conflict […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Cargo Delivery From Space Startup Inversion Raises $44 Million In Funding Round
A small company developing space-based vehicles that can store cargo in orbit for delivery to Earth on demand has raised $44 million in a Series A funding round that will […]
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Business/Financial
Startup Developing Optical Gyro On A Chip For GPS-Denied Ops Gets Funding With Lockheed’s Help
ANELLO Photonics this week said it has closed a Series B funding round to accelerate the development of its chip-based optical gyroscope technology that allows autonomous systems to operate in […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Investigates More Frigate Design And Construction Sources Amid Major Delays
The Navy recently issued a Request For Information (RFI) seeking more sources able to support Constellation-class frigate design and follow-on construction amid significant delays in the program’s schedule. The notice, […]
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International
U.S., Australia And Japan To Increase Trilateral Aerospace And Autonomous R&D
The defense leaders of the U.S., Australia and Japan this week said they are working on plans to jointly develop aerospace materials and autonomous systems alongside other trilateral efforts. During […]
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