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MARCH 30, 2021

San Diego-based drone security systems developer Citadel Defense reported on Tuesday that it has snagged a new contract, from the U.S. Department of Defense, worth $5M. According to the company, it received the new contract award as an urgent, follow-on award to protect servicemen and servicewomen from small drone threats.

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

San Diego-based SkySafe, which develops drone defense and airspace security systems, has raised $30M in a Series B funding round, according to the company. The round was led by Kingfisher Investment Advisors, and also included Gaingels, Castor Ventures, plus Andreessen Horowitz. The company says it has now raised $45M in total.

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MARCH 19, 2021

San Diego-based Citadel Defense says it has signed a number of international contracts, for its counter-drone systems. Details on the exact customers and financial impact of those contracts were not announced.

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MAY 17, 2019

San Diego-based Citadel Defense , a developer of counter-drone technology, says that it has signed up an un-named, classified U.S. According to Citadel Defense, its systems are specifically being used to prevent weaponized drone attacks. Citadel Defense is led by CEO Christopher Williams. The size of the deal was not announced.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

San Diego-based Citadel Defense , which develops counter-drone technology to help detect and identify unauthorized drones, claims it has deployed its technology for three, undisclosed U.S. government agencies. The company said those deployments were all through a pilot program.

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L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Recently formed El Segundo-based Pacific Defense Strategies Inc. has acquired military tech company Spear Research.

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MARCH 19, 2021

Red Cell Partners, a newly formed investment and incubation company targeting healthcare and defense technology, announced it has launched the firm out of Washington and Los Angeles. The company said it will look to invest in companies and technologies in the areas of health care and defense.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

San Diego-based Citadel Defense , which develops counter-drone technology for the military, government, and commercial market, reported today that it has scored a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. Financial details of that contract were not announced. GHz) communication frequencies.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

San Luis Obispo-based WhiteFox Defense Technologies , a new startup developing technology which protects critical infrastructure against drone intrusions, has raised $12.0M in a Series Seed funding round. The company says it sells its technology to both Fortune 500 and U.S. government customers.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The post Can you defend your plan without being defensive? But approached correctly, the time is well spent and the results almost always positive, even if money doesn’t come from the present effort. first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Department of Defense. Financial details of the defense contract were not announced. defense and intelligence community. Mojave-based Virgin Orbit , the Richard Branson-backed space launch startup which spun out of Virgin Galactic, said on Thursday afternoon that it has received a contract from the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said Thursday that it has scored a major, marine defense electronics contract, as part of a U.S. teledyne defense electronics submarine government contract' Navy submarine program. Teledyne did not say how much the contract was worth. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 20, 2019

announced June 20 that it had won a contract from the Department of Defense to develop a small satellite launch system prototype. Long Beach-based aerospace firm SpinLaunch Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

WhiteFox says it has been looking to deploy its systems at such areas as prisons, power generation, and defense. The new funding round included Moore Venture Partners, Serra Ventures, Okapi Venture Capital, SaaS Venture Capital, and JAM Capital. The startup is led by founder and CEO Luke Fox.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

military, said on Tuesday that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar, operational capability upgrade contract for the Department of Defense. Teledyne SeaBotix , the developer of underwater, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) used by the U.S. Exactly amount of the upgrade contract was not announced.

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JULY 30, 2014

McKean Defense Group , a Philadelphia-based provider of services to the Navy, said it is expanding its facilities in San Diego. mckean defense diego expansion jobs employment navy' According to McKean, it is expanding its San Diego operations and relocating to a larger facility in the city. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 6, 2015

Aliso Viejo-based Microsemi > reported it has won a $6.1M, defense contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). No other details on the contract were released. According to Microsemi, the deal goes towards manufacturing of highly secure receivers for GPS-guided munitions. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2017

contract with the Department of Defense, to provide counter-UAS systems to Naval Special Warfare units. SkySafe said that Lars Dalgaard of Andreessen Horowitz joins the company's board with the funding. In addition to the funding round, SkySafe says it has also received a $1.5M READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 15, 2015

Camarillo-based semiconductor developer Semtech said late Tuesday that it has completed a divestiture of its defense and microwave communications infrastructure business. semtech defense microwave jariet technologies merger acquisition semiconductor' READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 20, 2019

Quibi gains over $100 million in ad bookings; TenOneTen Ventures backs Probably Genetic; Defense Department Offers SpinLaunch Contract

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JUNE 25, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Lastline has raised $10M in a funding round, to go towards the development of its malware defense software, the firm announced this morning. lastline malware defense software venture capital redpoint ucsb' According to the firm, the funding will go towards both sales and further developing its software. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 4, 2017

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 -- Scam and Cyber Crime Defense. Clean Technology Council. Detective Timothy Lohman reviews current trends and scam case studies. It's virtually impossible to exist in modern society without submitting personal information online.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., the Hawthorne-based aerospace company, last week secured a substantial new government contract and made progress on multiple fronts with its Starlink satellite project.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

However, there is already the technology out therefrom San Luis Obispo-based Whitefox Defense (www.whitefoxdefense.com)  to both detect, and neutralize those drones. Those airport drone incursions shut down Gatwick over the course of three days, which caused major delays at Heathrow and Newark. Explain how your technology works?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -- Disruptive Trends In Aerospance and Defense. See [link] (more)

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Long Beach-based Apriso , which develops manufacturing software, is targeting the aerospace and defense industry with a new product, the firm said today. The new product helps those aerospace and defense firms better react to quality failures and recalls. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

A federally funded pilot program will provide 15 local defense contractors with free consulting services and six monthly “boot camp” workshops as part of a regionwide effort to help such companies better prepare to navigate changes in federal defense funding. The aim of the new Defense Innovation Voucher (DIVx) program is.

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JUNE 14, 2017

Carlsbad-based broadband communications equipment and services provider ViaSat said on Wednesday that its technology has been selected by Lockheed Martin, to support a U.S. Navy program. ViaSat said that Lockheed Martin has selected its Datalink Communications System for the U.S. Navy's Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Integration and Test Program.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

In what is the firm's second buy in as many days, Irvine-based Microsemi said Wednesday that it has acquired Arxan Defense Systems , a provider of anti-tampering, anti-piracy, and other software products. Department of Defense directives. Microsemi said the buy will both help it with the defense and non-military markets.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm headed by technology mogul Elon Musk, said Friday that it is gearing up to compete for upcoming, Department of Defense launches, after the NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Air Force issued new rules for certifying commercial launch vehicles for defense payloads.

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

According to TowerJazz, its USA Aerospace and Defense Division will support a contract focused on manufacturing large-die read-out-integrated-circuits (ROIC), which are being used in detectors, sensors, and imaging systems. Tags: towerjazz semiconductor foundry defense government usaf. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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Berkonomics

JULY 17, 2014

When meeting with investors, during the period devoted to feedback after your presentation, you will hear comments and recommendations that don’t resonate with you. Some will be from a misunderstanding of your explanation. Some listeners will challenge your assumptions.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 26, 2012

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 -- Emerging Technologies in Aerospace and Defense. Few industries change as quickly as the aerospace/defense sector. Technologies that sound like science fiction when new  pilotless drones, carbon fiber jetliners, private flights into space  quickly become routine. Supply chains span the globe.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 14, 2021

million contract with the Defense Department to expand development of its training products for the Air Force. Venice-based virtual reality software company Specular Theory Inc. secured a $4.5

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Camarillo-based SystemWare , a provider of signals acquisition and analysis systems used for cyber security, has been acquired by defense integrator CACI International. Both SystemWare and CACI serve the Department of Defense, intelligence, and other federal agencies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Ladera Heights-based defense contractor LinQuest Corp. received a five-year contract from U.S. Space Force worth $500 million.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Irvine-based Vangard Voice Systems , a developer of software for voice-enabling enterprise applications, announced today that it has scored a subcontract to voice enable warehouse applications used by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Tags: vangard voice systems software recognition speech defense contract. READ MORE>>.

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