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Treasury sanctions dozens associated with Iran

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently sanctioned more than 30 individuals, entities and vessels for enabling illicit Iranian petroleum sales and Iran’s ballistic missile and advanced conventional weapons (ACW) production. “Iran exploits... Read More »

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DARPA program will make lignin easier to process

A Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program aims to develop catalysts and advanced manufacturing processes to convert lignin into value-added chemicals and materials. Lignin is an energy-dense, but difficult-to-process, molecule that gives plants their structure. It can be derived … Read More »

AeroVironment receives $186M Army order

The U.S. Army recently submitted a $186 million delivery order with Virginia-based AeroVironment, an autonomous systems and precision strike solutions provider, for the Switchblade 600 Block 2 and Switchblade 300 Block 20 explosively formed penetrator (EFP) loitering munition systems. The … Read More »

BAE Systems receives $500M howitzer order

The U.S. Army awarded Virginia-based BAE Systems, a defense and space manufacturing company, a more than $500 million contract in December to produce additional M109A7 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzers and M992A3 Ammunition Carriers. The order will boost the Army’s ability to … Read More »

House unanimously passes bipartisan wildfire response bill

The U.S. House of Representatives passed on Monday legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) to develop advanced technology to improve wildfire response. The bipartisan legislation, the Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operation (ACERO) Act, would help to develop … Read More »