U.S. company General Atomics has unveiled Wildfire, a new long-range modular combat UAV competing in the U.S. Air Force’s Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA) program as a potential replacement for the MQ-9 Reaper.
According to the reported program requirements, Wildfire is expected to
U.S. company Perseus Defense has demonstrated the Mk-III Harpe air-defense missile during the Falcon Peak 26.2 exercises in Arizona, which focused on countering unmanned aerial vehicles.
An eight-missile launcher for the system was showcased during the exercises. The Mk-III is
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US manufacturing has fallen from nearly 25% of GDP to below 10%, and rebuilding it will require trillions in capital. That can create investment dynamics suited for private capital. Rob Bittencourt, Head of Apollo Thematic Investing, explains further on The Allocation.
@HQ_Covenant opened ~105k SF in Grand Prairie — 1,000 Anthems year one, then 5,000 a year.
One building can start that. Five times the volume usually needs more floor, power, and cells — or a second site.
If Grand Prairie gets tight: Austin, Phoenix, Ogden/Hill AFB, Columbus.
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For a large manufacturing requirement, rent is one line item.
Screen power, taxes, equipment, workforce and logistics before touring buildings. Then test the parcel, utility and incentives.
The modeled recurring state/local burden also widened:
Austin: ~$0.7M/year
Phoenix: ~$2.4M
Columbus: ~$3.2M
Long Beach: ~$5.6M
This includes business tax, equipment property tax and an employer gross-up assumption for employee income taxes. Planning estimates only.
A power-dense factory can face an $11M+ annual electricity swing based on location alone.
We modeled an 80 GWh/year advanced manufacturing operation across Austin, Columbus, Phoenix and Long Beach.
The spread changes the site-selection math
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