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Latest News in Aerospace & Defense
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October 10, 2025
AI Company Wants Justices' Input On 'Interested Party' Ruling
Percipient.ai urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review an en banc Federal Circuit ruling limiting who qualifies as an interested party eligible to protest an alleged statutory violation committed by the government in connection with a procurement at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
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October 10, 2025
Senate Passes $925B Defense Bill, Ends Military Force In Iraq
The U.S. Senate approved a $924.7 billion defense policy and budget bill for 2026 late Thursday evening, which includes an amendment that would formally end Congress' decades-old authorizations for the use of military force in Iraq.
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October 10, 2025
Squires Says Patent Eligibility Needed For National Security
The newly confirmed head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has solidified his views that making more inventions eligible for patent protection is imperative for national security, saying expansive eligibility speaks to "the very spirit of American ingenuity."
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October 10, 2025
7th Circ. Won't Pause Block Of National Guard Deployment
The Seventh Circuit on Saturday refused to grant the Trump administration's emergency order to stay an Illinois federal judge's ruling blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago while the appeals court considers the matter, but did pause the ruling as it pertains to the federalization of the National Guard in Illinois.
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October 10, 2025
Northrop Axed Manager Over Bias Complaints, Court Told
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman fired a supply chain manager for repeatedly complaining that supervisors minimized her contributions and criticized her because she's a woman who took time off to care for her mother, the worker alleged in Florida federal court.

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