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The State Department last Friday said it has approved a potential $264.6 million sale to Canada of AIM-9X Block II and Block II+ air-launched missiles and related systems. The Sidewinder […]

OMAHA, Neb. — The U.S. “cannot add additional stress” to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to up its strategic capabilities, a Department of Defense official said at a strategic […]

Redwire Corp. [RDW] on Wednesday evening said it has agreed to acquire Hera Systems in a deal that will add additional spacecraft options to its portfolio, including satellites for geostationary […]

The Defense Department’s research and engineering (R&E) office and the Army component for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command will host a “solutions engagement” in October to hear pitches around object recognition, change […]

General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat [GD] recently launched the next Virginia-class submarine, the future USS Idaho (SSN-799), Naval Sea Systems Command said Tuesday. The float off into the Thames River at […]

Germany defense contractor Rheinmetall on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Michigan-based Loc Performance Products, a supplier of components and technologies used on military vehicles, a deal that will […]

The U.S. Air Force on Aug. 9 said that it has awarded Boeing [BA] a more than $2.5 billion rapid prototyping contract for the E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft. […]

U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) last Friday released the request for proposals for its Epoch 2 (E2) medium-Earth orbit space vehicles for future missile warning and tracking. Up to two […]

Palantir Technologies‘ [PLTR] executives said this week that the company is launching Warp Speed–a new product in the company’s Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) line–to boost companies’ production, including in the […]

The Defense Department’s Innovation Unit (DIU) plans to start a new effort that will vet technologies and their suppliers used in advanced manufacturing to ensure they meet certain requirements related […]