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China’s Mineral Export Ban Strikes at the US Defense Industrial Base – The Diplomat

The U.S. defense industry could experience short-term mineral shortages and higher prices – not to mention the impact on the U.S. economy more …

Charles River Books DARPA Contract for Automated Planning – ExecutiveGov

Learn about the contract given by DARPA to Charles River Analytics involving the development of MERLINS-STAFF.

Bell Tunnel-Tests Stop-Fold HSVTOL For DARPA’s Sprint | Aviation Week Network

Bell has completed wind-tunnel testing of its proposed X-plane for a DARPA project to demonstrate a high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing …

BAE Systems secures £4.8m DARPA contract – UK Defence Journal

BAE Systems has been awarded a £4.8 million contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop tools aimed at …

Bell validates in wind tunnel tests its new Stop/Fold rotor system technology for future …

… DARPA Speed and Runway Independent Technology (SPRINT) program. This breakthrough follows successful testing at the Holloman High Speed Runway in …

Bell Releases First Image of X-Plane Model Used in Wind Tunnel Testing for DARPA

Here’s how the program is described by the DARPA’s website: “The Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project is a joint DARPA/U.S. …

Miniature Reactors Could Supply U.S. Bases With Unlimited Fuel – Forbes

The military, with its reliance on expensive supply chains for remote bases, is an obvious first customer. But ultimately this type of technology …

Fact Check: Were COVID-19 vaccines a military project? – THIP Media

The US Department of Defense (DoD) provided support for supply chain logistics and distribution only. And, the initiative was primarily led by …

U.S. Invests in Domestic Graphite Projects to Secure Military Supply Chains amid Chinese …

BamaStar and Graphite Creek projects aim to reduce reliance on China and ensure defense supply chain resilience.

Benchmark: Supply of mined rare earth oxides from non-Chinese sources set to grow 5.8x by 2030

… supply chain. The US, in particular, is seeking to develop a rare … The US Department of Defense (DoD) has provided the largest source of …