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New DARPA program targets bloodstream infections – Homeland Preparedness News

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials are touting a new program they maintain addresses bloodstream infections (BSI)-causing …

DARPA LongShot Cleared To Move Into Flight Demonstration Phase – Aviation Week

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will build and test a flying missile launcher for DARPA under the LongShot program.. Credit: General Atomics …

STR to develop new modeling and simulation for HF radio waves to help improve …

Officials of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., announced a $6.1 million contract to STR last week for the …

General Atomics Unit Wins $82M DARPA Contract to Build ‘LongShot’ UAV – GovCon Wire

Looking for the latest GovCon News? Check out our story: DARPA Selects General Atomics for LongShot UAV Development Program’s 3rd Phase.

Rights group reports allegations of dozens of abuses in critical minerals supply chains

A human rights advocacy group says it found allegations of dozens of labor and environmental abuses by Chinese-invested companies involved in …

Venture Capital Firms and Non-Traditional Defense Technology Contractors Push for DoD

… on navigating the procurement process, compliance and ethics, commercial item contracting, accessibility, supply chain assurance, and…

The Myth of Reagan’s Cold War Toughness Haunts American Foreign Policy

Hawks may claim that uncompromising defense policies won the Cold War. But his pursuit of peace was more important.

Japan’s Defense Ministry reports decade-old PFAS chemical spills at US air base in Tokyo

U.S. officials told the defense bureau that they don’t think chemicals escaped the base, the statement said. The metro government “expressed …

To protect against Russian airstrikes, Ukraine’s defenders ‘shoot and scoot’ – Houston Public Media

When Russia launches an airstrike on Kyiv, the first line of defense is … defense systems,” U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said recently.

To protect against Russian airstrikes, Ukraine’s defenders ‘shoot and scoot’ | KERA News

In response, the U.S. and other NATO countries have supplied Ukraine with a range of Western air defense systems, like the Patriot, which has been …