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Homeland SecurityFirst Ever DHS Innovation Plan Lays Out Long-Term Research Priorities
The Department of Homeland Security this week released its first ever strategy that lays out eight priority research areas through 2030 to guide coordination of research and development efforts across […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBell, Boeing’s Aurora Move Forward In DARPA’S SPRINT X-Plane Program
DARPA has selected Bell and Boeing’s [BA] Aurora Flight Sciences to move forward in its program to develop vertical takeoff and landing prototypes capable of flying at speeds of up […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks for Low-Cost Paths to Counter High Altitude Balloons
The U.S. Air Force is looking for low-cost approaches to counter high-altitude balloons. “Adversarial, long-range, high-altitude balloons (HABs) represent low-cost threats capable of en masse employment that compromises the confidentiality […]
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Business/FinancialTransDigm To Acquire Test And Instruments Company Raptor Scientific
TransDigm Group [TDG] on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Raptor Scientific, a manufacturer of proprietary test and instruments equipment for aerospace, defense, and other industries, from the private […]
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ArmyHASC Wants Specifics On IVAS 1.2 Success Criteria, As Key Army Testing Awaits
The House Armed Services Committee is seeking details from the Army on the specific assessment criteria it will use for evaluating the latest version of its Integrated Visual Augmentation System […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Program Office To Brief Industry On LUSV
The Navy is planning to host an industry day to brief companies on how the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) fits into efforts to transition the surface force. The Program […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Fincantieri Marinette Marine $1 Billion For Two More Frigates
The Naval Sea Systems Command on Thursday awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a $1.04 billion modification, exercising options for detail design and construction of two more Constellation-class guided-missile frigates, FFG-66 and […]
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BudgetCoast Guard Needs $3 Billion to $4 Billion Annual Acquisition Budget, Fagan Says
Current and looming capital needs require the Coast Guard to have annual procurement budgets of at least $3 billion annually and up to $4 billion, the service’s commandant said on […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHouse Committee Clears NDAA; Legally Binding Pit Dates, ICBM Minimum, Stand
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday voted to keep legally binding pit-production dates that the National Nuclear Security Administration does not believe it will meet. It was one of […]
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CongressHASC Advances $883.7 Billion FY ‘25 NDAA After More Debate On Sentinel, East Coast GMD Site
The House Armed Services Committee late Wednesday evening voted near unanimously to advance its $883.7 billion version of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. The final vote followed […]
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