🚁 DIU Launches Project G.I. to Accelerate UAS Development with $20M Prize Pool

📬 In Today’s Defense Brief

🛰️ U.S. Cuts to Commercial Space Imagery Raise Industry Concerns LINK

🚁 DIU Launches Project G.I. to Accelerate UAS Development with $20M Prize Pool LINK

⚓ Navy Awards $536M Contract for Dismantling Nuclear-Powered Ship LINK

🚀 Pentagon Urges U.S. Drone Makers to Accelerate Innovation LINK

📈 Voyager Technologies Launches Initial Public Offering LINK

🎱 Plus 6 other news stories you may like

📰 Full Breakdown

🛰️ U.S. Cuts to Commercial Space Imagery Raise Industry Concerns LINK

• The U.S. government’s decision to reduce budgets for commercial satellite imagery is raising alarms among industry experts.

• Insiders warn the move could erode the long-term sustainability of the commercial imagery sector.

• Military, humanitarian, and civil users of this data may see slower or degraded access as a result.

🚁 DIU Launches Project G.I. to Accelerate UAS Development with $20M Prize Pool LINK

• The Defense Innovation Unit has kicked off a new unmanned aerial systems (UAS) initiative called Project G.I.

• The project aims to rapidly develop next-generation UAS capabilities by offering $20 million in prizes.

• DIU is seeking agile, dual-use solutions that can be fast-tracked for military use.

⚓ Navy Awards $536M Contract for Dismantling Nuclear-Powered Ship LINK

• The Navy has awarded a $536 million contract to NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services to dismantle the decommissioned USS Enterprise (CVN-65).

• It marks the first commercial dismantlement of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

• The contract includes recycling of materials and safe handling of radioactive components.

🚀 Pentagon Urges U.S. Drone Makers to Accelerate Innovation LINK

• U.S. defense officials are urging domestic drone manufacturers to move faster in response to wartime innovation.

• A new effort under DIU will integrate rapid battlefield feedback into future drone designs.

• The goal is to keep pace with adversaries and frontline demands, especially in conflict zones like Ukraine.

📈 Voyager Technologies Launches Initial Public Offering LINK

• Voyager Technologies announced its IPO launch with a planned valuation of $1.6 billion.

• The IPO will fund R&D, acquisitions, and expansion across space and defense verticals.

• Voyager is a lead contractor on the upcoming Starlab space station project.

🌏 Other Important News

• Hungarian Air Force Receives First L-39 Skyfox Trainer Jets LINK

• Marine Squadron Conducts Final Harrier Flight, Transitioning to F-35 LINK

• Army and Marines Embrace Kamikaze Drones for Ground Combat LINK

• Space Force Awards BAE Systems $1.2 Billion Contract for Missile Tracking Satellites LINK

• Ukraine Employs U.S. AGM-88 Missiles in Combat for the First Time LINK

• U.S. Navy Awards Dismantling Contract for Ex-USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier LINK

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