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š· Saved Rounds 9.24.24
2Welcome to Tuesday's Saved Rounds, where we send out all the goodies we couldn't squeeze into our Sunday newsletter.
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They Said It
āOne of the issues that was raised by the senior officials in the Ministry of Defense and Air Force back when I visited Kyiv was, āCan you help us please figure out a way to deny commercial satellite coverage that the Russians are using to see what weāre doing here in Ukraine?ā So, yeah, sensing has become ubiquitous.ā
ā retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula, Dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Fighter Pilot Wade "Stab" Holmes & Family
are in the fight of their lives.
His fighter squadron started a way to provide mutual support with just $1, but we were so moved that we donated The Mergeās entire monthly income to the cause.
Then, someone decided to outdo us with a $1500 donation. We couldnāt let this stand, soā¦we threw down a $1501 donation to resume our place at the top.
But that only last a few hours before someone else leveled-up our effort by $1. Going to press, the current top donor is $1,502. Amazing!
We also set up a webpage here that has 2 key items:
A way to capture any leads for trials or treatments for Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG), the incurable tumor growing on Stabās brain stem
The gofundme his fighter squadron set up to help his family
Please spend a minute to
read their story.
Zoom in
Do you wish there was a phone book for all the offices in the Department of Defense that buy things? There is.
Zoom in here for the first-ever PEO Directory (itās not 100% complete or accurate, but is a fantastic baseline).
In that Number
2.5 million
The US Air Force gets bombarded with 2.5 million cybersecurity alerts per day.
Check our latest episode with Dan Magy, co-founder and CEO of Firestorm.
Theyāre on a mission to democratize the air by re-imaging how drones are built by making them radically affordable and mission-adaptable.
They developed a method to 3D-print drones at the point of need, using a combination of shipping-container-based factories and localized supply chains.
Best of all, the drones are modularāfrom props to jets, AI to sensors, etc.
Check it out!
Saved Rounds
Leidosā Enduring Shield ground-based AIM-9X system successfully intercepted drone and cruise missile targets during a recent test
Northrop Grumman demoed MQ-4C navigation over the Arctic Circle
The Air Force is assuming the lead for the Pentagonās prototype Joint Fires Network (JFN)
Lockheed Martin introduced AGM-158 XR JASSM, an extreme-range version of its stealth cruise missile
The Army wants to buy as many drones as it does munitions
Canada wants to join the AUKUS alliance to counter China
Second Front Systems raised a $70m Series C round for their platform that enables delivery of software for national security
Northrop Grumman won a $54m contract to develop SATCOM antennas to connect military aircraft to commercial space internet (Starlink, OneWeb, etc.)
India ordered hundreds of new engines for Su-30MKI fighters
Sweden is increasing defense spending by $1.3B in 2025, with a pledge to reach 2.6% GDP spending on defense in 2028
Kongsberg is building a missile factory in Virginia
Special Operations still wants 75 OA-1K light attack aircraft despite Congressā doubts
Lockheed Martin is investing $350m to enhance the F-35ās software development capability
The Armyās 101st Airborne has a new drone unit for Ukraine-style warfare
Ursa Major is matching a $12.5m investment from the Pentagonās Office of Strategic Capital to begin work on maturing solid rocket motor production
The Air Force ordered more F-16 AESA radars from Northrop Grumman
York Space established optical communications networking on their satellites in orbit as part of SDAās Transport Layer Tranche 0 program
Capella Space won a $15m Air Force STRAFI to enhance its SAR imagery satellite capabilities
Iraq made a $2.8B deal to acquire South Korean layered air defense systems
CACI is buying Azure Summit for $1.3B to enhance its RF tech portfolio
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