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New Hanover County Schools extend superintendent's contract
Star News - North Carolina
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New Hanover County Schools Superintendent Dr. Christopher Barnes' contract has been extended to June 2029. Barnes has served as superintendent since July 2024, initially as acting and then interim, before being appointed permanently in March 2025....
White House Releases AI Action Plan: Key Legal and Strategic Takeaways for Industry
JD Supra - California
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July 30, 2025
Executive Summary What is new: The Trump administration’s AI Action Plan reflects a striking shift in approach, with the federal government driving development, expansion and regulation, focusing on deregulation, permitting, procurement and export...
Germany Is Taking the Lead in Military AI
theTrumpet
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For the first time since World War ii, Europe will outspend the United States in procuring military equipment in 2025, according to Aviation Week Network. This “landmark shift” is particularly significant because of the speed of innovation....
DOD Poised to Finalize CMMC Requirements for Government Contractors
JD Supra - California
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July 30, 2025
For contractors within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), the time to ensure compliance with the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program (CMMC) 2.0 is now. DOD formally sent the final 48 CFR CMMC rule to...
The case for South Korea-Australia defence industrial cooperation
The Strategist
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July 30, 2025
Strategic convergence between South Korea and Australia is accelerating, but defence industrial cooperation remains underdeveloped. In an era of geoeconomic fragmentation, supply chain vulnerabilities and rising strategic uncertainty, Seoul and...
Air Force’s Skyraider II continues testing at Eglin AFB
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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An OA-1K Skyraider II comes in for a landing on a dirt path on the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., range, July 10, 2025. (Courtesy Photo/96th Test Wing) Air Force Special Operations Command is taking a different approach to testing its newest aircraft...
GDEB contracts QinetiQ for US Virginia and Columbia-class submarine components
Naval Technology
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July 30, 2025
General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) has awarded subcontracts valued at $26m to defence technology company QinetiQ US for submarine systems. The contracts mandate the provision of essential electrical and electromechanical systems for the...
DroneShield confirms C-UAS tech participation in Project FlyTrap
Army Technology
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July 30, 2025
Global counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) technology provider DroneShield has confirmed its involvement in the US Army V Corps-led multinational defence exercise, Project FlyTrap. The exercise is being held at the Hohenfels Training Area in...
Despite Trump’s latest threat, India can’t decouple from Russian military equipment
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 30, 2025
The threat of US penalties notwithstanding, it would be near impossible for India to decouple itself from Russian-origin military equipment. New Delhi’s war-machine is majorly parented from Russia. This includes large fleets of fighter jets,...
No drone war for old men? How an Army exercise highlighted a generational divide
Task & Purpose
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July 30, 2025
A recent Army exercise in Europe revealed a generational gap with drones. Soldiers in the field are picking up new frontline tech within hours, while leaders at higher headquarters are still figuring out what their future battlefields will look...
Army Secretary Takes Control of West Point Hiring–Orders Firing of Biden CISA Censor Jen Easterly in Shock Professorship Hire
The Gateway Pundit
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July 30, 2025
Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll has taken control of the hiring process of the United States Military Academy at West Point and ordered the firing of Jen Easterly, a recent hire for a professorship who was the head the Cybersecurity and...
Cadence To Pay $140 Million For Selling Chip Design Tech To Blacklisted Chinese University
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Cadence Design Systems, a leading developer of electronic design automation (EDA) software and hardware, has agreed to pay a $140 million fine to settle claims that it illegally sold...
Proposed exemption of military contractors from tax rollback raises concern
Pacific Daily News
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Former Guam Contractors Association chairman Joe Roberto on Wednesday raised concern about a proposal to exempt military contractors from a business privilege tax rollback, saying off-island businesses often enlist the help of local businesses for...
Marad contracts $6.2 billion for Ready Reserve fleet management
WorkBoat
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July 30, 2025 The U.S. Maritime Administration has signed 20 contracts totaling $6.2 million to manage its Ready Reserve Force that provides strategic sealift support for the rapid deployment of U.S. military forces and equipment during conflicts,...
Iron Tug-of-War Boosts Tomato Defense Against Soil Pathogen
Newswise
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July 30, 2025
Newswise — Ralstonia solanacearum is a soil-borne bacterial pathogen that threatens over 100 crop species, including tomatoes. Traditional disease management is limited in efficacy, leading researchers to explore microbiome-based solutions. Plant...
Firefly Aerospace lands contract for another NASA moon mission
Austin American-Statesman - Texas
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After becoming the first commercial outfit to land on the moon, Firefly Aerospace Inc. is heading back — this time under a $176.7 million NASA contract. The Cedar Park-based space and defense company will deliver two rovers and three scientific...
DIU awards Pratt Miller prototype hydrogen fuel cell contract for use in contested sea and land environments
Inside Defense
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The Pentagon's innovation engine is granting Pratt Miller a contract to prototype its containerized solution to make, store and distribute hydrogen aboard ships and ashore, the Defense Innovation Unit announced yesterday. Pratt Miller -- a...
Northrop unveils first cohort for autonomous flight tech program
Washington Technology
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July 30, 2025
Northrop Grumman has selected six defense tech companies as the first group of participants in a new program aimed at developing and deploying autonomous flight software quicker. Applied Intuition, Autonodyne, Merlin, Red 6, Shield AI and SoarTech...
India, UAE pledge stronger defence ties at 13th JDCC meet; ink MoU on maritime cooperation
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 31, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening defence ties during the 13th meeting of the India-UAE Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC), held at the Secretary level...
(LEAD) Hanwha Aerospace Q2 net jumps 79.9 pct on defense exports, equity gains
Yonhap News Agency
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July 31, 2025
(ATTN: RECASTS throughout; ADDS photo) SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co., a major South Korean defense and space company, said Thursday its second-quarter net profit jumped 79.9 percent from a year earlier, driven by strong exports...