DefenseNews

US Air Force reports lower B-21 costs after negotiations with Northrop

The Air Force is seeing the unit cost of the B-21 Raider, its next stealth bomber, come down after negotiations with manufacturer Northrop Grumman, the service’s secretary said Tuesday. Frank Kendall told the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense the cost decline shows the negotiations are “going in the right direction.” He declined to discuss upcoming milestones for the B-21 in the…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

3 of Oklahoma's first NEVI EV charging stations will be Tesla Superchargers

Oklahoma approved more than $8 million in federal funds for Tesla and two other companies to build DC fast chargers along its interstates. The three companies will provide a combined $7 million in private funding match to build 13 combined DC fast charging stations. This first round of awards will complete the buildout of I-35, I-40, and I-44 as Alternative Fuel Corridors: In addition to Tesla…
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CryptoNews

Ark Invest's ETF Holds Unique 'Bitcoin Puppet' NFT Worth Over $27,000

According to onchain metrics, Ark Invest’s holdings in its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) include several inscriptions, among them an Ordinal inscription from the “Bitcoin Puppet” digital collectible series, valued at $27,900. Similarly, Blackrock’s IBIT possesses an Ordinal inscription from the “Speculum Aeternum” non-fungible token (NFT) collection. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Are…
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DefenseNews

Saildrone, Thales collaborating on sub-sensing unmanned surface vessel

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Two defense companies separated by vast stretches of water are collaborating on drone boats capable of spotting submarines. U.S.-based Saildrone and Thales Australia, a division of France-based Thales Group, on April 8 said they would outfit the former’s Surveyor unmanned surface vessels with the latter’s BlueSentry towed arrays capable of detecting and classifying…
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