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DIU Issues New Solicitation for Drone Battery Technology – Dronelife

By doing so, the U.S. seeks to strengthen its defense industrial base and mitigate future supply chain disruptions. Focus on Innovation and …

Canadian company wins nearly $16M to expand domestic tungsten supply – Inside Defense

Tungsten’s application as a “critical input for military-grade steel production, aerospace components, munitions and ground vehicle armor” makes it …

NASA Cozies Up To Industry With 2025 SBIR Plans – Payload Space

If NASA’s 2025 SBIR and STTR solicitation themes are any indication, the US return to the Moon will rely heavily on small business’ tech, …

DTP Thermoelectrics awarded US National Science Foundation grant to deliver next-gen …

DTP Thermoelectrics has been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $275,000 to …

Muon Space Awarded Contract to Advance Space-Based Environmental Monitoring

… (SBIR) Phase II contract by SpaceWERX through Space Systems Command (SSC) to advance space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM) capabilities. This …

BigBear.ai Lands Air Force Contract for AI-Powered Satellite Cybersecurity System – Stock Titan

The project, awarded through an AFWERX SBIR Phase II contract, will incorporate BigBear.ai’s SpaceCREST technology, a digital twin system for …

Bolstering Small Business – NSF Impacts

… SBIR) program — solely for startups and small businesses to help them commercialize their high-risk technologies. Thanks to the success of the NSF …

US Senate advances $895 billion defense policy bill, voting continues | Reuters

The U.S. Senate on Monday voted to advance an $895 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon toward passage as soon as Tuesday, …

Early federal assessments suggest unexplained New Jersey drones aren’t UAP or U.S.

He told DefenseScoop that “to [his] knowledge,” currently, the systems are not considered to be U.S. military drones or associated defense contractor …

US House approves defense bill that includes funding for Ebbing’s training center in Fort Smith

— The U.S. House of Representatives passed a defense bill on Dec. 11 which included funding for Fort Smith’s Ebbing Air National Guard Base. The …