West Palm Beach Corporation wins $90 million Air Force Contract

Powerus subsidiary wins Air Force contract worth up to $90M

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Autonomous Power Corporation, operating as Powerus (NASDAQ:PUSA), announced Monday that its subsidiary Tandem Defense LLC received a contract from the U.S. Air Force for Group 1 aerial-denial unmanned aircraft systems.

The competitively awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a ceiling value of $90 million and extends through mid-2028, according to a press release statement. The contract includes ancillary support equipment, operator training, and field service representative support.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio manages the contract. Under the IDIQ structure, the Air Force may place individual orders against the ceiling as requirements arise, with work locations to be determined by follow-on task orders.

Powerus stated that actual revenue will depend on individual task orders placed by the Air Force and may be materially less than the $90 million ceiling. The contract remains subject to government funding availability, task-order issuance, and the government’s right to terminate for convenience. The Air Force has obligated initial funding as of the announcement date.

Tandem Defense manufactures unmanned aircraft systems for military, government, and law enforcement customers in the United States.

Powerus (Nasdaq: PUSA), is a defense technology company headquartered at 515 North Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach, Florida. The company builds unified autonomous drone and counter-UAS systems for military and commercial operations.

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Trump governs for American families and workers

Trump Rolls Back Biden-Era Refrigerant Regulations

Projecting $2.4 Billion in Savings for Americans

Every week, millions of Americans walk into their local grocery store and wince at the total. Chicken costs more. Milk costs more. A bag of frozen vegetables somehow feels like a splurge. Washington loves to blame supply chains, labor shortages, and global instability. But what if one of the real culprits has been hiding in plain sight — buried in the fine print of obscure EPA rules that most shoppers have never heard of?

Here’s what the Biden administration never wanted you to consider: regulation is a stealth tax. It never appears on your receipt, but it inflates the price of everything it touches. One administration believed that federal bureaucrats should dictate how grocery stores cool their produce, down to the chemical compounds inside their refrigeration units. The other believes Americans deserve relief, not more red tape from Washington.

The Biden-era rules at issue — the Technology Transitions Rule and the Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Rule — restricted the use of hydrofluorocarbons in refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pumps. Sounds like routine environmental policy, right? In reality, it landed like a sledgehammer on independent businesses.

These mandates didn’t just require swapping out a refrigerant. Piggly Wiggly owner Kevin McDaniel made that crystal clear at the White House: “It’s just not a refrigerant change, it was an equipment change.” We’re talking millions of dollars per store. “We want to thank President Trump for rolling this terrible Biden legislation back,” McDaniel said, “because without it, there would have been a lot of independents out of business.”

Deregulate, and companies compete to lower prices. Funny how that works.

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President Trump ends trade discussions with Canada

Trump Ends Trade Talks with Canada

President Donald Trump said Friday he is “terminating” all trade discussions with Canada, effective immediately, because of its Digital Services Tax, and that he would announce new tariffs on the country within the next seven days.

“We have just been informed that Canada, a very difficult Country to TRADE with … has just announced that they are putting a Digital Services Tax on our American Technology Companies, which is a direct and blatant attack on our Country,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

The decision came after Canada refused to delay the implementation of the tax for 30 days while the two countries negotiate a trade deal, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Friday afternoon on Fox Business Network. “They’re taxing American companies who don’t necessarily even have a presence in Canada,” Hassett said, calling the tax “almost criminal.”

A White House official said the president was “rightfully” angry. “We had been negotiating with Canada for them to lower their trade barriers, and then they go and erect a brand new one,” said the official, who was granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive issue. “So it’s obviously not helping their case.”

First payments are due Monday, but because the bill applies retroactively, U.S. companies such as Amazon, Google and Meta could be faced with a bill up to $3 billion, according to the Computer & Communications Industry Association.

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Built in America by Americans - FBI invests $10 million in advanced ballistic helmets

FBI just awarded one contract that will have criminal elements nervous

Federal law enforcement is getting a major upgrade in protective equipment.

The FBI just made a smart investment in agent safety by awarding one contract that will have criminal elements nervous. The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently announced a significant equipment upgrade that puts agent safety first.

Galvion, a New Hampshire-based defense contractor, secured a lucrative five-year deal worth up to $10 million to supply the FBI with their cutting-edge Hellbender Federal Edition ballistic helmets.

According to the company’s announcement, the contract covers multiple Justice Department agencies including the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Marshals Service.

That means this equipment upgrade will benefit hundreds of federal agents who put their lives on the line every day. These aren’t your typical police helmets – they incorporate technology originally developed for U.S. Marine Corps special operations.

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U.S. Space Force develops space defense system

Trump's U.S. Space Force has successfully tested the Remote Modular Terminal (RMT)

a groundbreaking technology tailored to disrupt enemy satellite communications

In an era where threats loom as much in outer space as they do on terra firma, the need for advanced defensive systems becomes critical. The RMT represents a significant stride in countering technological threats from global adversaries, particularly in the arena of space warfare.

Specially engineered to jam enemy satellite communications, the RMT achieves this by flooding the airwaves with powerful signal disruptions.

It’s a low-cost solution that enhances the safety of military operators by allowing remote operation, thus avoiding the need for personnel to be present in potentially hazardous conditions.

In a practical demonstration of its capabilities, the RMT was recently deployed across two separate locations but managed from a third, underscoring its operational flexibility and proving its potential as a pivotal tool in modern warfare.

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Our "Leader" in Chief has AI

Baffled Biden Drifts into La-La-Land During Press Conference

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden held a meeting with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in San Francisco.

He delivered brief comments before his handlers quickly ushered reporters away as Biden seemed to leave reality and stare blankly into the abyss.

“AI has the potential to transform research,” Biden said. “America leads the way toward responsible AI innovation.” What the hell does he even know about AI?

Then he appears to forget the word “Covid” and eventually referred to the pandemic as a “health crisis.” Below is the video of his memory lapse. [readmorenews.com]

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After his short speech, Biden announced that cancer won’t be cured if Republicans can’t come to an agreement on the stopgap funding bill. He loves attacking MAGA.

Biden falling asleep on X

This was the middle of the afternoon. Why do Democrats continue to ignore Joe Biden's clear struggles?

Government Mind Games--It's real!

“A government that is allowed to break the law during an emergency will create an emergency in order to break the law”

"It should not be surprising that the CIA is an evil agency.

For years, this government entity has been a part of a ton of shady dealings, and with just a bit of research, that is all completely provable.

For most of their existence, they’ve been known for playing games and running operations on poor, unsuspecting foreigners, especially color revolutions.

Now, however, trust in our government and organizations like the CIA and FBI have hit an all-time low, thanks to questionable characters like James Comey and John Brennan, who politicized their departments once President Trump splashed on the scene."

It's Imperative that the U.S. holds Taiwan

Sensing Weakness from US, China Sends Military Aircraft and Warships to Taiwan

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Tuesday launched joint live-fire assault drills in multiple locations near the island of Taiwan in response to recent collusion and provocations by the US and Taiwan secessionists.

The PLA Eastern Theater Command on Tuesday dispatched warships, anti-submarine warfare aircraft and fighter jets in surrounding maritime and aerial areas near the southwest and southeast of the island of Taiwan for military exercises including joint live-fire assaults, and also for testing the command troops’ integrated joint operation capabilities, Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson of the command, announced on the same day.

“The major message with all of the disasters is Silicon Valley West. And if you think we don’t have a moral obligation for Taiwan leave that aside for a minute. The practical considerations. Silicon Valley West, the entire American economy centers around the chips, and in particular the advanced chips designed, made, and manufactured in Taiwan. It is something we have to hold. If we don’t hold it we don’t have an economy. The economy will implode.”

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Right now, I have zero faith in Biden and everyone in his administration. Does anyone?

Biometric Technology also seized by Taliban

Taliban Seizes Enough U.S Military Technology To Blow Afghanistan Back 20 Years

The sophisticated U.S military biometric technology that the Taliban seized has the potential to aid the insurgents in identifying Afghans who have helped the U.S. in Afghanistan over the previous two decades, putting their lives in peril.

“The devices, known as HIIDE, for Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment, were seized last week during the Taliban’s offensive,” The Intercept reported, adding that sources in the U.S. Armed Forces were “worried that sensitive data they contain could be used by the Taliban.”

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Hyperstealth Invisibility Cloak

Video shows the ability of the material to make a target completely invisible across more than just the visible spectrum.

Family unit emoji being replaced by Apple

Apple Plans To Replace Standard Family Emoji with Nonbinary People

It keeps getting nuttier and nuttier. Left-Wing crazies have taken over the nut house. But then, this is just another liberal tech company that just so happens to be headquartered in a state where most of the crazy people are, California. No more traditional families with Apple as they want us to all be known as "its."

We all worry about censorship by Twitter and Facebook, etc. but we all should be speaking up about the sheer stupidity and dangerous decisions being made by these companies

The SCF App

Bringing it to Lake Worth?  Used to report complaints--

That will keep the city busy.

UTEC - Awesome Technology

Even Peruvians are going ahead of us in technology. University of Engineering and Technology of Peru (UTEC), which was looking for something splashy to kick off its application period for 2013 enrollment. It turned to ad agency Mayo DraftFCB, which struck on the idea of a billboard that would convert Lima’s H2O-saturated air into potable water. And then they actually built one.

Bringing Lake Worth into the 21st Century

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On Tuesday the Mod Squad will present Ed Berkhof who will be making a multi-media presentation about bringing Lake Worth into the 21st Century of Marketing--Making our entire town an Internet hot-spot. He has worked for over two years with a team of tech geniuses. Lake Worth will be the first city to be shown the presentation. The MOD says "Each of us will have the opportunity to do on-the-spot marketing to a whole new community."

Come to Brogues Downunder at 9am, April 15. According to the Mod Squad, this meeting is so important that the mayor and the city manager will be present to give their support to this new, untried concept.


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Obama criticized unfairly

Sometimes, although not very often, criticism of President Obama's remarks and decisions are ridiculous.

Take this one for instance. Obama is absolutely right. Kids need to be taught practicalities and how to support themselves in today's world by being open to technical training. We always need plumbers and air conditioning specialists, etc. and all of them make good livings.

Enjoying the Lake Worth beach

Another comment from the AZZ KICKER
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 Your boss won't ever know

Paperless Society

Even though it's in French, you'll get this one!

Computer Upgrade

Lynn's Little Bit of Trivia is about to go through a major computer upgrade. I will be back at 100% hopefully by late Saturday. Therefore, I will not be able to publish any comments.

Texting, Cell phones and the awful possibilites while driving

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No one knows what happened that day when my cousin, Cesar Figueroa, died while a passenger in an auto that was driven across two other lanes of traffic that finally crashed into a large tree. My cousin died instantly that day, an innocent passenger, just having turned 21. The anniversary of his death was on 9/13. He was a wonderful kid, a college student and the pride of the family with all sorts of prospects ahead of him. We wonder about the causes of the accident but some accidents can be avoided by following the simple message below--do not text or use a cell phone while driving. It is as equally criminal as driving under the influence.

I-Pads, only the Best in Lake Worth

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