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Growth and strategy leadership moves across the market
A pair of appointments to boards of directors also feature a high-profile consulting firm and a global defense giant.
Are AI defense firms about to eat the Pentagon?
Competitors are becoming collaborators in the industry’s hottest segment.
Climate stress is affecting US missions, driving conflict in Africa, official says
The second Trump administration will have to address climate realities one way or another, according to a deputy assistant defense secretary.
FAA awards two more seats on engineering recompete
The Federal Aviation Administration moves ahead on its selections for iteration number two of its Air Traffic Engineering and Program Support contract.
Robot reality check: Crewed warplanes will remain vital for years, USAF general says
Air Force pushes back on assertions that new manned aircraft are no longer needed.
Cloud and AI are ‘fundamentally changing’ ability to forecast weather, NOAA chief says
Half of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s environmental data now runs on AWS.
FAA chooses 4 for $1.4B air traffic control support contract
Each awardee is assigned certain geographic areas and each award has a different ceiling value.
NASA's NEOWISE mission has come to an end
The NASA mission had cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade.
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New AI tool for air defense takes on advanced missiles and drone swarms
The future of air defense is a lot more complex than radar bleeps.
Inversion closes $44M Series A round
Lockheed Martin’s venture capital arm is one of a handful of investors in this company looking to further enable autonomous delivery and re-entry from space.
Assertive Professionals wins $127M MDA professional services contract
The Missile Defense Agency made this award as part of its family of contracts known as TEAMS.
One contractor is on the Space Force’s naughty list
The service has never confirmed putting companies on the blacklist until now.
Microsoft and Atom Computing unveil 24-qubit quantum machine
The companies bet on neutral atoms and logical qubits to enable near-term, hybrid quantum computing.
AeroVironment builds out defense tech portfolio with BlueHalo acquisition
The combination creates a larger player in uncrewed systems, technologies to counter them and space offerings.
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Rocket startup debuts with record-breaking supersonic flight
Dawn Hypersonics' rocket drone could shake up the hypersonic missile game.
MetTel becomes first authorized Starlink partner to offer satellite SD-WAN services
The news makes MetTel the first Starlink authorized reseller for both commercial and government organizations.
Launch, the Moon and satellites mark the week in space investments
Each of these companies are in varying stages of maturity as a business, but all have high-profile backers behind them.
Air Force ordering more robot wingmen for its experimentation unit
Acquisition chief says he’s signed off on buying additional prototype drones for the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
Three questions that could shape a second Trump administration’s goals for space
Will there be an Elon Musk effect and other key questions regarding President-elect Trump's plans for space.
Trump’s climate skepticism could hurt military operations
Proposals to “dismantle” NOAA and roll back energy efforts pose “a huge risk,” said one expert.
