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Air Force taps 33 companies for $980M automatic test systems contract

The pool of companies will compete for task orders to provide computer-controlled diagnostic equipment to test military aircraft and weapons systems.

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GovCIO wins $865M Air Force communications contract after protracted protest battle

The CTSS V contract, first awarded in 2024, will support 90,000 personnel across the Southern Command.

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Lockheed’s Skunk Works unveils work on a potential CCA competitor

Officials say multipurpose Vectis drone is to fly by 2027, have “Indo-Pacific” range.

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Aerodyne-Amentum venture wins $1.8B NASA contract

The new contract is called COSMOS and includes support for systems used in NASA's primary mission control center.

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Space Force goes commercial for space domain awareness

Nearly 150 companies are vying for a spot in the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, a top official says.

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Mpower Technology adds Lockheed's venture arm to its investor network

The Sandia National Laboratories spinout is pushing to scale production of its module that provides "solar glitter" for powering space systems.

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The Pentagon plan to Americanize drone warfare

At drone experiment outside Indianapolis, various elements came together to reveal the way forward.

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Under fire, GAO explains its mission to Congress

The Government Accountability Office publishes a blog to explain its role amid threatened budget cuts and rhetoric that questions its value.

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Amentum shows part of its hand for Golden Dome and nuclear power

In talking with Wall Street, Amentum executives detail some work the company is doing today on missile defense and data center energy with an eye toward larger opportunities.

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How Trump’s DC takeover could supercharge surveillance

The emergency declaration, combined with new tech, will give government broad new abilities to watch and monitor citizens.

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Barrios wins $450M NASA technical integration recompete

The company won the predecessor contract in 2020 and is poised to continue its support of programs like the International Space Station.

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SES closes $3.1B acquisition of Intelsat

The completion of the move also brings a new CEO for the government business, who is staying with the organization after being in the same role for Intelsat.

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Meet the ‘cobots’ that could lower the cost of building submarines

A rare peek at Electric Boat’s production line finds robots cutting steel—and even welding.

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Zapping drone swarms into submission

Andy Lowery, CEO of defense startup Epirus, talks tech, a new contract, and what keeps him up at night.

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Flying boats and AI-run factories pitched at 'Reindustrialize' event

Defense tech startups showed the Motor City what they were about at a new summit focused on recharging U.S. manufacturing.

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Defense One Radio, Ep. 187: Tech Summit talks: The Space Rush

The third in a series of conversations from this year’s Defense One Tech Summit.

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AI, satellites, and Golden Dome shine in new House-passed defense bill

The House version of the NDAA takes aim at acquisition and requirements processes that have long bedeviled both Congress and the military.