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Back to life: How Shield AI’s future unmanned fighter made decades-old tech new again

The original GE Aerospace engine nozzle, designed for the F-16, is key to building a vertical takeoff robotic jet prototype.

White House pressure for US firms to skip French space summit is ‘unfortunate,’ insiders say

One policy director warned that American companies could be used as a ‘prop’ against their country’s interests.

Army selects 5 companies to build nuclear microreactors on bases, under new $2 billion deal

The service’s plans for 20 on-base microreactors come amid a uranium enrichment shortage.

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New contract aims to keep Space Force’s multi-billion-dollar projects on budget

Integrate was just for the service’s complicated launch programs. Now, it’s expanding.

There’s no shortcut to replenish US munitions stockpiles

Firms are pitching low-cost munitions and the Pentagon is making weapons deals. It won’t immediately fix the Iran-stockpile problem.

DISA awards Peraton $953M communications infrastructure contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency is emphasizing on-demand communications capabilities for this iteration of the program.

Defense firm L3Harris promotes Mehta to CEO in abrupt leadership change

Chris Kubasik, L3Harris’ CEO since June 2021, has left the company following a code of conduct investigation.

The Army gave General Dynamics $533M to build an artillery plant that produced nothing

Instead of making shells, the assembly robots kept failing in bizarre ways—and that's just for starters.

Pentagon hands Palantir up to $244M in no-bid work

A memo orders agencies to find uses for the company's software, but is mute on the required justifications for sole-source work.