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Space
Redwire Closes $925 Million Acquisition Of Edge Autonomy, Adding UAS Tech
Redwire Corp. [RDW] last Friday completed its $925 million acquisition of Edge Autonomy, taking the space technology company into the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) business. Redwire announced the deal in […]
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Air Force
CBO: Availability of 7-Year-Old F-35A That of a 36-Year-Old F-16C/D
Facing a “China scenario”–an invasion of Taiwan–continuously mentioned by top DoD officials in recent years would require sheer system number that the U.S. may not have. For their part, U.S. […]
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Air Force
Pentagon Fiscal 2026 Budget to Prioritize USAF F-47 Over Navy F/A-XX
Of the Pentagon’s two sixth generation fighter programs, the U.S. Air Force F-47 by Boeing [BA] takes priority in DoD’s upcoming fiscal 2026 budget request, while the U.S. Navy F/A-XX […]
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Air Force
USAF Says Wind Tunnel Testing Validated F130 Engine Inlet Redesign, As B-52 CERP Looks to Enter Development This Summer
The U.S. Air Force said that wind tunnel testing that finished last week validated inlet redesign of the Rolls-Royce F130 engine for the U.S. Air Force’s Commercial Engine Replacement Program […]
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Business/Financial
Muon Space Adds $90 Million In Funding Round; Acquires Spacecraft Propulsion Startup
Satellite developer and manufacturer Muon Space on Thursday said it has closed an oversubscribed $89.5 million Series B1 funding round, bringing its total Series B round to $146 million as […]
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Navy/USMC
SASC Chairman Lambasts Trump Navy Budget, Says Assumes Reconciliation To Pay For Some Annual Appropriations
In his opening statement during a hearing of Navy Department officials, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Tuesday strongly criticized the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2026 […]
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Business/Financial
Sierra Space Launches Defense Unit With Plans To Expand Manufacturing
Commercial space company Sierra Space has created a new business unit focused on its growing defense business, and as part of the shift is expanding its manufacturing capacity to meet […]
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Business/Financial
Lynn Makes Case To Strengthen Defense Industry’s Middle Tier
Defense acquisition would benefit from a stronger middle tier within the industrial base that could offer more competition and more agility than the large prime contractors, and still bring forth […]
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Congress
HASC Leaders Offer Proposal With Sweeping Reforms To Speed Up DoD Acquisition Process
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee have unveiled a bill with sweeping reforms to speed up the Pentagon’s acquisition process, to include overhauling the Joint Requirements Oversight Council […]
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Navy/USMC
Hanwha Says U.S. Committee Approves More Ownership Of Shipbuilder Austal
South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group on Monday announced a U.S. regulatory body approved the potential for it to significantly increase its equity position in Australia’s Austal, which builds naval vessels […]
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