Persistent SystemS Teams with Autonodyne to Enable a single user to control one or more dissimilar unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Persistent Systems, LLC (“Persistent”) , a leader in mobile ad hoc...
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Army Seeks Counter Small Unmanned Aerial System High Energy Laser (C-sUAS HEL)
The Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) is requesting whitepapers....
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Rafael extends SPICE 250 range with new turbojet engine
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CAES Appoints David Young as Chief Technology Officer
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Parsons Team Submits Proposal to Protect U.S. Air Force Air Bases In Europe
CENTREVILLE, VA (Jan. 25, 2021) – Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that it would...
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Latest SOSA Aligned Backplanes from Elma Feature 6 or 8 Slots, Each with 25 GB Throughput
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President Biden SIGNS Executive Order Strengthening Buy American Provisions
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GAO Report on DOD CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES
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Army seeks Sources for Family of Weapon Sights – Individual (FWS-I)
The Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) is soliciting for the...
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Abaco Systems Announces the MAGIC1A, a High Performance Embedded Computer with a Modular, Scalable Approach to System Design and Architecture
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— January 21, 2021 Abaco Systems, Inc. announces the MAGIC1A, a high...
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NDIA Membership participating in a Request for Information from the Navy’s Foreign Investment Tiger Team (FITT)
In November 2020, Mr. James Geurts (ASN RD&A) introduced the FITT initiative to identify...
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Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Makes First Introductory Calls with Senior Officials from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan
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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) held a confirmation hearing on 19 January 2021 for...
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Market Forecast is pleased to release its latest market forecast for Remotely Operated Weapon...
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Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Virtual Industry Day 2021 INVITE
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) will hold an Unclassified Virtual Industry Day...
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SOFWERX / USSOCOM Plans Lightweight Machine Gun-Medium (LMG-M) Virtual Industry Day for 11 February
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President-elect Biden Announces Key Nominations for the Department of State
This is a team of experienced, crisis-tested leaders with diverse backgrounds and fresh...
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Army Seeks Information from Industry on Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply System (JTAARS), Autonomous Aerial Resupply Concept
Objective: To begin dialogue and exchange data between government proponent Capability...
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Army Product Manager Robotic Autonomous Systems (PdM RAS) Announces (Virtual) Tactical Wheeled Vehicle – Leader Follower (TWV-LF) Industry Engagement for 27 January 2021
The PdM RAS would like to invite interested industry representatives to participate in the...
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Border Patrol Makes Methamphetamine Seizure
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Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2021 Issues Call for Papers
The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), the world’s...
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Army & Navy Medical Research Communities Seek Advanced Technologies to Enhance Warfighter Performance
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, in...
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AeroVironment, Inc. to Acquire Arcturus UAV, Inc., Expand Reach into Group 2 and 3 UAS Segments
Total transaction value of $405 million in cash and stockArcturus UAV’s complementary capabilities...
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Biden Administration Announces Additional Members of the National Security Council
WASHINGTON – Today, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced...
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Veterans Administration Seeks Innovative Mobile App to Improve the Military to Civilian Transition and Post Transition/Veteran Status
Introduction: This is a Request for Information (RFI) only issued for conducting market research...
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CSIS Report: The Biden Transition and Reshaping U.S. Strategy: Replacing “Burden Sharing” with Meaningful Force Planning
The Burke Chair at CSIS has released a new assessment of the current U.S. focus on burden sharing...
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Army Releases Solicitation for Family of Weapons Sights – Individual (FWS-I) Full Rate Production
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Senate Armed Services Committee Sets CONFIRMATION Hearing (19 January 2021 – 3 PM) for SECDEF NOMINEE Army General (Ret.) Lloyd J. Austin III
Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Add to my CalendarTime: 03:00 PMLocation: Room SD-G50, Dirksen...
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Department of Commerce ChangING License Review Policy for Long-Range Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to Reflect Revised U.S. UAS Export Policy
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RACAL ACOUSTICS ANNOUNCEs MAJOR HEADSET CONTRACT WITH DANISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ACQUISITION AND LOGISTICS ORGANISATION (DALO)
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Kumar Babu, Program Manager for Air Cargo, Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, Selected for Homeland Security Today (HSToday) Mission Award
Each year, Homeland Security Today honors shining stars in the community who are making their own...
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Air Force Material Command Seeks Information on mid-sized high-endurance unmanned ground vehicles
In accordance with Part 10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation the U.S. Government (USG) is...
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Army Materiel Command to Hold (Virtual) Foreign Military Sales InformationAL Sesion for Industry – 4 February 2021
More details should be available here as the date draws near –...
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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Additional Members of the National Security Council
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 8, 2021 WASHINGTON – Today, President-elect Joe Biden and...
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Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Releases Long-Awaited Draft RFP for Counter-sUAS Capabilities
The Air Force Research Laboratory, Information Directorate, Rome NY (AFRL/RI) has a requirement to...
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Teal Group Predicts Worldwide Military UAV Production of $95 Billion Over the Next Decade
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Despite the Covid-19 global pandemic impacting certain segments of the commercial space market,...
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Final Trophy Active Protection Systems Delivered to U.S. Army
TEL AVIV, JANUARY 6, 2020 – Leonardo DRS, Inc. and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. of...
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Air Force Research Lab SeekS innovative and affordable technologies that provide tactical airborne networking for autonomous Swarms
CONCISE SUMMARY OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: The Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL – Rome Research...
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All Ten living former defense secretaries Say Election is Over and Implore DoD Leadership to Avoid EnGagement in Presidential Election Results Resolution
Ashton Carter, Dick Cheney, William Cohen, Mark Esper, Robert Gates, Chuck Hagel, James Mattis,...
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Teledyne Technologies to Acquire FLIR Systems in Deal worTH $8 billion
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and ARLINGTON, Va. – January 4, 2021 – Teledyne Technologies Incorporated...
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Hermetic Sealing Technologies Enable Reliable Welds and Protect Electronic Devices from Harsh Environments
By Mark Sunico, Product Engineer, AMADA WELD TECH Hermetic sealing is the encapsulation of...
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Israel Ministry of Defense Completes Delivery of Rafael’s Iron Dome to the U.S. Army
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Senate Joins House in Overwhelmingly overriding President Donald Trump’s Veto of the FY 2021 NAtional Defense Authorization Act
In a vote on Friday, 1 January, that is expected to be its last, the Senate, voting 81-13 in a...
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President-elect Biden Taps Kathleen Hicks, Colin Kahl for senior DoD Billets
WASHINGTON – Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced his nomination of Dr. Kathleen Hicks as...
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On 23 December, the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) released the long-awaited Request for...
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FAA Releases (and Relaxes) New Commercial Drone Operational Rules in the United States
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National Security Agency Review Teams Briefing Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by President-elect Joe Biden
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Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) awards 17 quantum research grants from Million Dollar International Quantum U Tech Accelerator competition
https://www.afrl.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2456954/afosr-awards-17-quantum-research-grants...
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President Trump (Finally) Signs COVID Aid and Omnibus Spending Bills, Outlines His Objections
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Royal Thailand Army receives Rafael’s SPIKE Missile systems
Tel Aviv, December 28, 2020 – Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. announces that the...
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Rafael awarded $200 million contract for SPICE air-surface systems, Spike tactical missiles and Bnet communication
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. announces that it has been awarded a $200 million contract to...
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Army Seeks Industry Robotic Applique Capabilities for TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE – LEADER FOLLOWER (TWV-LF)
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Pentagon’s Prototypes and Experiments office Seeks Leading Edge Training Technologies to Support Multi-Mission Warfighter Operations
The Department of Defense’s Prototypes and Experiments office will conduct a Solutions Meeting on...
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Airbus delivers the first A400M to the Belgian Air Force
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SAKOR TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDES NEW DYNAMOMETER SYSTEM TO GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
To be used for testing starters/alternators for military remotely piloted aircraft SAKOR...
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Collins Aerospace: Delivering secure, mature and open tactical training systems to the modern warfighter
The Tactical Combat Training System II (TCTS II), a military training tool that includes Collins...
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Market forecasts by Region, Platform, and Fitment. Market and Technology Overview, Country,...
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LiquidPiston Announces Small Tactical Power Generator Development for U.S. Army
The U.S. Army awards LiquidPiston a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to further...
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DHS Releases Integrated Surveillance Towers (IST) / TOWER, POWER, INSTRUMENTATION, COMMUNICATION (TPIC) / DRAFT RFP
In support of the US Border Patrol (USPB) and Border Patrol Agents (BPAs), US Customs and Border...
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Lockheed Martin To Acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in $4.4 billion Deal
Lockheed Martin To Acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne, Strengthening Position As Leading Provider Of...
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Army ReleasEs Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) Phase 2 Concept Design RFP
The Army has reoriented the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program based on the...
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Readout of Defense Secretary-designate Lloyd Austin’s Virtual Meeting with Military Family Organizations on the Impact of COVID-19
Source: President-Elect Biden Transition Team Today, Defense Secretary-designate Lloyd...
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200 hours of flight. More than 150 sorties. Through three years of flight testing, Bell and Team...
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GM Defense Begins Build-Out Of North Carolina Facility For Production Of Infantry Squad Vehicle
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Army Releases Installations Modernization Strategy
By Thomas Brading, Army News Service WASHINGTON — The Army plans to modernize its 156...
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DHS Small Business Innovation Research 21.1 Solicitation Opens for Proposal Submission
Washington D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovation...
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The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency Successfully Completed a Series of Intercept Tests of an Advanced Version of the David’s Sling Weapon System
Israeli Defense Minister, Benny Gantz: “The development of a multilayered air defense system...
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USAF Issues Final Solicitation for $953 million Air Base Air Defense Contract in EUCOM and AFRICOM Areas of Operation
The scope of this Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract includes Procurement,...
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Travis Air Force Base and Easy Aerial Partner for Autonomous Drone-Based Security Operations
The first deployment of automated aerial security solution on a USAF Installation Travis Air Force...
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U.S. Army Updates on Changes to OMFV Acquisition Strategy at Industry Day
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Missile Defense Agency to Host Ground-based Midcourse Defense Futures Virtual Industry Day and One-on-One Sessions on 17 December 2020
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USMC Updates Organic Precision Fires – Infantry Light (OPF-I) Competition
1. GENERAL INFORMATION. This Request for Information (RFI) initiates market research under Federal...
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AeroVironment Introduces Extended Range Antenna (ERA), Expanding UAS Command and Control up to 40 Kilometers in a Lightweight, Portable Form Factor
Cost-effective optional antenna array kit designed to integrate seamlessly with AeroVironment’s...
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Netline unveils its new DroneNet RD Jammer – a tactical rapid deployment anti-drone jammer, that challenges the limitations of small form-factor system
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Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by General Lloyd Austin — President Biden’s SECDEF NOMINEE — in Wilmington, Delaware
Mr. President-Elect, Madam Vice President-elect Harris: thank you for your trust and confidence...
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NAVSEA SeekS Sources for Comparative Capabilities and Limitations Evaluation of Small Robot Systems
This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government from...
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President-elect Biden Nominates Retired Four-Star General Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense
Austin is a trusted, trailblazing leader who brings deep experience serving as a top military...
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2021 NDAA Prohibits DoD from Spending on NASCENT ARMED OVERWATCH AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT
SEC. 163. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE ARMED OVERWATCH PROGRAM. None of the funds...
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2021 International Paris Air Show Canceled
In light of the uncertainty linked to the current COVID-19 health crisis, the Paris Air Show...
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FY21 NDAA Conference Report Calls for ACCELERATION OF DEVELOPMENT AND FIELDING OF COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ACROSS DoD
SEC. 164. ACCELERATION OF DEVELOPMENT AND FIELDING OF COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ACROSS THE...
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Update: Project Manager Maneuver Combat Systems to Host Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) Virtual Industry Day Event – 9 December 2020
Project Manager Maneuver Combat Systems Hosts Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) Virtual...
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