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Army prepping for Pacific conflict with prepositioned equipment, logistics hubs

Moving weapons, ammunition, fuel, and even water around the vast theater will be a huge challenge.

Defense

Trump’s Qatari Air Force One would pose massive security risks

Treating the aircraft as safe for the commander in chief with just a few modifications is "absurd," one former senior defense official said.

Defense

Golden Dome push sets stage for telecom battle over spectrum access

The White House’s project to beef up domestic missile defense could lead to a regulatory and legal fight over radio frequencies.

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GovExec TV: Five Questions with Henry Brooks

On GovExec TV, Henry Brooks of Collins Aerospace discusses how FAR Part 12 and dual-use tech accelerate mission readiness, cut costs, and boost reliability.

Defense

X-Bow closes $105M Series B round, enters Lockheed partnership pact

The world’s largest defense company led this round to continue its involvement in the solid rocket motor maker, while Boeing Ventures also is staying in.

Science & Tech

Space Force narrows the field in $100M terminal competition

Three companies are tasked to develop prototypes of the terminals, which Space Force will evaluate for interoperability and fit into a future data transport network.

Launch

Rocket Lab Joins SpaceX in Race to Deliver Military Cargo via Space

With its Neutron rocket, Rocket Lab enters the Air Force’s P2PD program, echoing SpaceX’s Starship ambitions in the evolving effort to revolutionize global logistics through orbital delivery.

Science & Tech

CGI, Google team to upgrade FAA’s pilot alert system

The Notice to Airmen system gives pilots information about hazards and will become cloud-based through this partnership.

Defense

IonQ to acquire Capella Space for quantum network development push

The 10-year-old quantum company envisions its future network as enabling the kind of satellite-to-ground and satellite-to-satellite communications desired by U.S. government agencies.

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HP Managed Solutions for Government

HP Managed Services for Government offers a secure, cloud-based SaaS solution that fully manages print and PC needs, ensuring seamless, end-to-end device and data management.

Science & Tech

Army awards $499M geospatial tech development contract

The Army doubles the pool of awardees for this new iteration of its Geospatial Research, Integration, Development and Support program.

Science & Tech

Anduril acquires communications hardware provider

This is acquisition number nine for Anduril since it opened for business in 2017.

Science & Tech

GAO says SAIC can still compete for command, control prototype contract

Lockheed Martin alleged an organizational conflict-of-interest at Science Applications International Corp., but an investigation by the Air Force found nothing objectionable.

Science & Tech

Pentagon seeks input on plan to streamline software authorizations

A new request for information follows a promise made by Katie Arrington to overhaul how the Defense Department runs its authority-to-operate process.

Science & Tech

Pentagon warns it’s not prepared for homeland drone attack

NORAD commander Gen. Guillot has signed a new “standard operating procedure” for base commanders to deal with drones.

Science & Tech

Army wants tougher, more mobile workstations for geospatial-intel

The Geospatial-Intelligence Workstation-Tactical program's goals include bringing capabilities to the tactical edge and helping battlefield commanders make better, quicker decisions.

Science & Tech

Apex, True Anomaly detail next steps after their Series C capital rounds

Both of these three-year-old space startups are looking to scale up their production postures as blueprints for programs like the Golden Dome missile defense system start to emerge.

Commercial

Amazon's Project Kuiper Takes on Starlink with First Major Satellite Launch

What is Project Kuiper? Amazon's Plan for Global Broadband Access Explained

Science & Tech

State of the Space Force 2025

As Trump envisions “our manifest destiny into the stars,” the Space Force is set to play a key role in America’s space ambitions.