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Voyager fetches $383M in public offering
Substantially all of the proceeds will go toward Starlab, which the six-year-old company is offering NASA as a replacement for the International Space Station.
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Omni Federal awarded $427M background check IT modernization contract
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency sought a managed service provider amid ongoing efforts to enroll all federal employees in continuous vetting.
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Anduril's Series G round and more venture moves to highlight
The venture arms of Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, Science Applications International Corp. and RTX feature in this snapshot of new investment rounds focused on automation, facility access, semiconductors and space.
Defense
Impulse Space closes $300M Series C round
RTX Ventures and Airbus Ventures are returning as investors to support the next phase of this startup's strategy for revolutionizing space transportation.
Science & Tech
Amentum wins $4B Space Force range contract
Space Force officials set up this recompete to support its ongoing work on transforming a pair of ranges into spaceports for government and commercial operators.
Defense
General Dynamics reshuffles senior executive responsibilities
This move includes the creation of a new company-wide role called executive vice president of global operations.
Science & Tech
NOAA keeps 3 incumbents for $250M coastal mapping contract
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses this program to aid in decisions regarding flood risks and transportation, among other uses.
Defense
Air Force opens proposal window for $485M cyber training contract
Work will support a squadron charged with providing initial and advanced information operations and cyber training across the Air Force.
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.
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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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.
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Anduril acquires communications hardware provider
This is acquisition number nine for Anduril since it opened for business in 2017.
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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.
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Lockheed's CEO reacts to Trump's acquisition overhaul orders
In talking with Wall Street, Jim Taiclet highlights how many of the regulations and statutes that have evolved over decades look poised to be "really scrutinized and reduced."
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SAIC wins $55M Space Development Agency integration contract
SAIC will take on systems engineering and related support work for SDA's emerging satellite network.
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NASA previews hydrosphere research support recompete
The space agency is searching for a small business that can help create and apply technologies for addressing issues related to Earth's natural resources.
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Arlington Capital reveals its new defense tech company
The same investment firm that is selling BlueHalo to AeroVironment is now ready to showcase GRVTY, a specialist in geospatial and signals intelligence.
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Anduril wins $642M Marines counter-drone tech contract
The service branch wants to cover the entire kill chain and use signature disruption as its means for countering adversaries' unmanned aircraft.
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Growth and space leadership moves across the market
Our periodic summary of executive movement begins with one of the market's most notable private equity names adding to its braintrust.
