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General Dynamics business jet revenue jumps 50% – Reuters

Despite cost pressures owing to a budget constrained U.S. defense budget, defense firms continue to see strong demand for military equipment amid …

Draper Partners With DARPA to Help Develop Microbe-Based Environmental Monitoring Sensors

Draper, DARPA partner under Tellus initiative, which seeks to produce microbe-based sensing devices.

Cubic Collaborates in DARPA’s ACE Program – Accesswire

Cubic Collaborates in DARPA’s ACE Program … Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall flies in the X-62 VISTA in the skies above Edwards Air Force Base …

Raytheon hunting for another US supplier of solid rocket motors – Defense One

Currently, there are two main U.S. SRM producers: Northrop Grumman and Aerojet Rocketdyne, which was acquired by L3Harris. RTX also gets motors from …

The Uncomfortable Reality of Russia and Iran’s New Defense Relationship

At the time, Moscow reacted negatively to U.S. efforts to extend the embargo and Russian experts signaled that Russia could step up its defense …

Northrop Wins $1.5B E-2D Hawkeye Contract for US Navy, Japan – The Defense Post

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency previously said the AEW&C aircraft will help improve Japan’s ability to effectively provide homeland …

Austin Reaffirms U.S. Support for Ukraine During Call With Counterpart

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III reaffirmed the United States’ unwavering support for Ukraine as it relates to that country’s ongoing …

The US Navy risks outsourcing control of its drones – Defense News

Where the U.S. defense sector was the engine of innovation in the Cold War, it is private industry today, and most often in search of commercial uses.

Cubic Collaborates in DARPA’s ACE Program – ASDNews

… (DARPA) Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program. Utilizing a specially modified F-16 equipped with autonomous AI control known as the X-62A or VISTA …

What Houston institutions gain from DARPA semiconductor award – The Business Journals

A huge award from the Department of Defense will build facilities in Austin — but Houston can still reap the ripple effects.