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The Bottleneck Is an Audit Appointment, Not a Factory

The Bottleneck Is an Audit Appointment, Not a Factory

On November 10, self-attestation ends for a large slice of the defense industrial base. That is the date Phase 2 of

Aug 26. 20263 min read
The Next Buyer of Military-Grade Drone Detection Is a City Hall

The Next Buyer of Military-Grade Drone Detection Is a City Hall

The Department of Homeland Security finalized a $500 million allocation through FEMA this year specifically for state and local counter-drone capability,

Aug 25. 20263 min read
A Production Line, Not Another Prototype

A Production Line, Not Another Prototype

The Navy's Orca extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle, an 85-foot uncrewed submarine built by Boeing, has moved this year

Aug 24. 20263 min read
Knowing Which Aircraft Breaks Before It Does

Knowing Which Aircraft Breaks Before It Does

C3 AI received a $13 million task order this year, the first drawn against a $450 million ceiling contract, to expand its

Aug 23. 20263 min read
Air Traffic Control for a Place With No Roads

Air Traffic Control for a Place With No Roads

The Space Force picked fourteen companies this year for a ten-year, $1.8 billion contract vehicle called Andromeda, built to track,

Aug 22. 20263 min read
The Government Check as a Bonus, Not the Business Case

The Government Check as a Bonus, Not the Business Case

IperionX picked up $47.1 million in Defense Department funding this year to expand its Virginia titanium manufacturing campus sevenfold, targeting 1,

Aug 21. 20263 min read
The Honest Timeline for Rebuilding Heavy Industry

The Honest Timeline for Rebuilding Heavy Industry

The Army's target is 100,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition a month by the end of this year, up

Aug 20. 20263 min read
The Infrastructure Budget Just Reached the Ocean Floor

The Infrastructure Budget Just Reached the Ocean Floor

A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress this year, the Strategic Subsea Cables Act, is aimed at a piece of infrastructure most people

Aug 19. 20263 min read
The Signal Underneath Every Other Signal

The Signal Underneath Every Other Signal

Parsons picked up a $40 million Army contract this month covering hardware development, radio frequency spectrum exploitation, and software-defined electromagnetic warfare

Aug 18. 20263 min read
The Tailwind Nobody Had to Break Ground to Get

The Tailwind Nobody Had to Break Ground to Get

The United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia finalized reforms this year that lift export licensing requirements on a wide range of

Aug 17. 20263 min read
Automating the Hardest, Ugliest Mile Left

Automating the Hardest, Ugliest Mile Left

The Army activated a new command in February, the Capability Program Executive Office for Mission Autonomy, and its first major solicitation is

Aug 16. 20263 min read
Accrediting the World's AI Instead of Building Its Own

Accrediting the World's AI Instead of Building Its Own

In May, the Pentagon signed agreements with seven of the largest technology companies in the country, including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Nvidia, and

Aug 15. 20263 min read

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