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Forterra acquires networking company goTenna

“For us, goTenna provides, really that critical mesh networking capability on top of an organization and culture that already has built of very talented people focused on delivering very relevant tech to warfighters,” Forterra CEO Josh Araujo told Breaking Defense.

By Mark Pomerleau

Naval Warfare

White House, Finland sign deal for four icebreakers

The US Coast Guard in recent months has been signaling to industry it would soon advance its Arctic Security Cutter program through a series of requests for information and discussions with vendors from multiple countries.

By Justin Katz

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Congress

Who’s Who in Defense: Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Personnel

The Senate Subcommittee on Personnel sets the total number of military personnel allowed each year.

By Catherine Macaulay

Air Warfare

Germany signs off on $4.4 billion Eurofighter Typhoon deal

The latest Typhoon order is the most lucrative of seven weapon system acquisitions rubber stamped by the budget committee.

By Tim Martin

Space

Space Force taps Muon for 3 prototype weather satellites

The award will fund modification of the company's multispectral infrared imaging payload, Quickbeam, "to add additional spectral bands" to meet military environmental monitoring needs.

By Theresa Hitchens

Congress

‘Clean those bastards out’: Small business fund used by DoD teeters on the edge

Senate lawmakers are at an impasse over the Small Business Innovation Research program, a key program used by the Pentagon to provide seed funding for small firms.

By Valerie Insinna

Naval Warfare, Global

As US military boosts posture in Caribbean, how does Venezuela’s navy stack up?

Official information is tough to come by, but analysts say open questions abound about Caracas’ biggest ticket vessels.

By Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Air Warfare

Okinawa-based F-15 squadrons responsible for nearly 60 percent of country’s scrambles

"We conduct surveillance of Japan's airspace in the area on a 24/7 basis and maintain readiness for any situation by utilizing all the systems and assets available to us," Col. Hideo Kiyonaga, chief of staff at the headquarters of the Southwestern Air Defense Force, told Breaking Defense.

By Mike Yeo

Space

Defense to ‘anchor’ exploding satellite market over next decade: NovaSpace

The defense sector is projected to account for only nine percent of the satellites going up between 2024 and 2035, but at the same time representing a whopping 48 percent of total market value.

By Theresa Hitchens