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US Defends Airstrikes as Iraqi Anger Mounts – VOA News

Civil defense members gather at the site of a burned vehicle targeted by a U.S. drone strike in east Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2024.

Israel detains Americans originally from West Suburbs in Gaza raid, State Department confirms

Israeli Defense Forces detained 2 American citizens from the Chicago suburbs, Hashem and Borak Alagha, and their father in a Gaza raid, …

Microsoft Quantum Computing Getting DARPA Funding – Redmond Channel Partner

DARPA’s US2QC effort is an attempt to jumpstart bogged-down quantum computing efforts. The error rate is too high with current quantum computer …

Bell Completes High-Speed VTOL Stop-Fold Rotor Sled Test | Aviation Week Network

Bell has completed sled tests of the stop/fold rotor concept for a high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing X-plane being designed under a DARPA …

Kopin Corporation Secures SBIR Contract to Revolutionize Microdisplay Technology and …

On February 8, 2024, Kopin Corporation proudly announced that it has secured a groundbreaking Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract …

State awards more than $449K in grants to 4 Kentucky tech companies

“The SBIR-STTR Matching Funds Program allows the commonwealth to continue fostering innovation and growth for our startups and tech industry,” said …

Anumá Aerospace Receives Matching Grant Award for Innovative Research and … – StreetInsider

… (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Anumá … “The One North Carolina Small Business Program and the SBIR/STTR Matching …

US Army spent billions on a new helicopter that now will never fly – Defense News

The Army said it sees the cancellation of the FARA program as an adjustment to technological advancements and the changing character of warfare.

National Guard eyes UAS, air defense among 2024 priorities – DefenseScoop

Three U.S. troops were killed by a one-way attack drone in Jordan late last month. In that same attack, 41 guardsmen were also injured, Hokanson noted …

Boeing expects jump in international defense sales, with ‘good portion’ from Middle East: Colbert

At the Saudi defense show, Boeing defense president Ted Colbert spoke to Breaking Defense … US right now, and that will grow to about 40 percent. My …