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SpaceNew NSSL Contracts Bring United Launch Phase 2 Total to $4.5 Billion, SpaceX’s to $4 Billion
As U.S. Space Force looks for new entrants beside Blue Origin for Phase 3 of National Security Space Launch (NSSL), the service on July 19 awarded more than $1.7 billion […]
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ArmyArmy Details Hybrid-Electric VTOL Interest, Aims For Tech Demos In FY ‘26-’30
The Army has detailed an extensive plan for evaluating hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platforms and enabling technologies, with an aim to hold capability demonstrations between fiscal years 2026 […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMaxar Releases the First WorldView Legion Satellite Images
Maxar Intelligence released the first set of images from its new WorldView Legion satellites. The images released Thursday show the 30 cm-class imagery capabilities of the satellites, capturing views of San […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySaronic Adds $175 Million In New Funding Round To Expand Manufacturing, Pursue International Markets
Startup autonomous surface vessel (ASV) developer and manufacturer Saronic last Friday said it raised $175 million in a new funding round that will be used to accelerate and expand its […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Host Industry Day For Sub-Launched Drones
The Navy plans to host an industry day on the service’s Submarine Launched Unmanned Aerial System (SLUAS) requirement on Aug. 5, according to a government special notice. The event will […]
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Missile DefenseRTX Tested SM-6 Integrated With LTAMDS And IBCS
RTX’s Raytheon [RTX] business unit recently tested launching the Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) while using the Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) and Integrated Air and Missile Defense […]
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Air ForceB-2 Program Says It’s Fielding Spirit Realm 1 Open Mission Systems Architecture
Officials with the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-2 program said that they are moving to field the Spirit Realm 1 (SR 1) open mission systems architecture for […]
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Nuclear ModernizationU.S. Should Ready For Return to Nuclear Testing at Nevada, Conservative Policy Document Says
The United States should get ready to again test nuclear weapons at the Nevada National Security Site if former President Trump wins reelection in November, according to conservative policy document […]
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SpaceOperational Trial Starts for CODA Space Domain Awareness System
On July 8, the U.S. Space Force began an operational trial of L3Harris Technologies‘ [LHX] Consolidated Operational Data Archive (CODA) system, the service’s Space Systems Command (SSC) in El Segundo, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD CDAO ‘Expanding The Aperture’ For AI Experimentation Campaign With First Industry Forum
The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) on Tuesday held the first industry forum for its ongoing experimentation series, as its “expanding the aperture” for the private sector […]
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