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As autonomous aircraft become more common, ejection-seat manufacturer Martin-Baker is expanding beyond traditional fighter jets by exploring safety systems for uncrewed and optionally crewed aircraft. The company says future designs may focus less on protecting pilots during ejection and more on preserving aircraft, payloads, and mission systems as militaries increasingly adopt autonomous platforms.

The DIU is seeking industry proposals for a new Ground-Based Affordable Mass (G-BAM) initiative, with flight demonstrations planned for November to evaluate low-cost, ground-launched precision strike weapons capable of reaching targets more than 600 nautical miles away. The Pentagon plans to invest $250 million in the effort, with successful systems eligible for prototype awards, production contracts, and rapid fielding under its expanding autonomous systems strategy.

Boeing is considering building multiple small, country-specific production facilities for its MQ-28 Ghost Bat autonomous combat aircraft instead of relying on a single centralized factory, allowing allied nations to manufacture and sustain the drones domestically. The strategy is aimed at winning international Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) contracts by supporting sovereign defense industrial bases and ensuring production can continue even if global supply chains are disrupted.

Section 219, the authority that enables deep US-Israel defense technology integration, survived the House FY27 NDAA intact despite earlier uncertainty. The provision allows the two countries to jointly develop, test, and field capabilities ranging from Iron Dome to directed energy systems. Defense contractors working in the US-Israel industrial corridor should take note of what staying in the bill means for upcoming programs.

The DOS has released a new playbook to help its workforce safely and effectively use generative AI, outlining best practices for governance, security, procurement, and responsible adoption across the agency. For government contractors, the guidance provides insight into the standards and AI capabilities the department is likely to expect from vendors developing or supporting future AI-enabled programs and services.

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The OPM’s nearly $396 million award to Oracle for a governmentwide HR modernization system has cleared the post-award bid protest period, allowing work to move forward without further legal challenges. The 10-year effort will consolidate more than 100 federal HR systems into a single cloud-based platform serving roughly 2 million civilian employees across the executive branch.

The DHS has released a first-of-its-kind dataset of 250 synthetic CT X-ray images of carry-on baggage to help developers train AI algorithms for faster, more accurate airport screening. Developed through DHS's Silicon Valley Innovation Program, the data aims to reduce false alarms, improve checkpoint efficiency, and accelerate innovation without requiring access to sensitive real-world baggage scans.

A new GAO report found that the DOD's Cyber Incident Reporting for Contractors (CIRCIA) requirements have imposed significant compliance costs and reporting burdens on defense contractors, while identifying gaps in guidance and implementation. The report recommends improvements to streamline reporting, clarify requirements, and reduce administrative burdens while maintaining DOD's ability to respond to cyber threats affecting the defense industrial base.

The DOJ has resumed a targeted review process for Hart-Scott-Rodino merger investigations, narrowing initial information requests to speed antitrust reviews while preserving the ability to conduct more extensive investigations when needed. For government contractors, the streamlined process could accelerate mergers and acquisitions that expand capabilities and strengthen competitive positioning for future federal contracts.

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