NASA’s Stennis Space Center has launched an autonomous systems payload aboard Sidus Space’s LizzieSat-1, or LS-1, small satellite. Carried into space on the SpaceX Transporter 10 rideshare mission, the Autonomous Satellite Technology for
Larissa Knapp, a more than 20-year FBI veteran, has been appointed executive assistant director of the National Security Branch at the bureau’s Washington headquarters. In her new role, Knapp will oversee national
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President Biden met with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan for a strategic security dialogue in Tokyo where they renewed their commitment to boosting the security, resilience and economic growth of
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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has opened its human geography population datasets to the public to assist in emergency response operations, human health and security risk assessment and other humanitarian activities. NGA said
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The U.S. Navy has officially commissioned into service its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship manufactured by Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine during a ceremony held Duluth, Minnesota. USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, dubbed
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The Department of Defense announced that the Biden administration has authorized an additional $100 million in military aid assistance to help Ukraine respond to Russia’s invasion. DOD Press Secretary John Kirby said
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The U.S. Air Force’s Kessel Run division has secured approval to formally transition to the Department of Defense’s framework for purchasing software-intensive systems. Kessel Run said Monday its acquisition strategy, dubbed Kessel
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The U.S. Air Force has launched a Lockheed Martin-built hypersonic missile from the service’s B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during a flight test off the Southern California coast. The defense contract said Tuesday the
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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael Cederholm has received a nomination from President Biden to serve as the service branch’s deputy commandant for aviation. Cederholm, who serves as commanding general of the
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The Department of Defense has awarded a total of $14.6 million to 23 collaborative teams as part of two capacity-building competitions in fiscal year 2021 designed to increase the research infrastructure at
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded $2.08 million in total grants to seven research projects to create technology roadmaps for advancing the manufacturing industry. Each award under the Manufacturing
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