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There will be no discussion of low-yield warheads, plutonium pits, or a controversial plutonium-disposal plant on Thursday when the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee marks up its portion of […]

Airbus Helicopters has successfully completed manned/unmanned teaming (MUM-T) capability tests with its H-145M helicopter and Austrian defense company Schiebel’s S-100 unmanned air system (UAS), the company announced April 24. The […]

The State Department has approved a possible $1.2 billion deal with Mexico for eight MH-60 Multi-Mission helicopters. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the potential sale April 18. […]

Later in 2018, the VH-92A presidential helicopter program will complete an operations assessment before heading to a decision in mid-2019 on whether to proceed to the acquisition phase of the […]

The University of California submitted its best and final offer to manage the Los Alamos National Laboratory for the next decade, a spokesperson for the institution said Friday. “It’s my […]

Editor’s Note: A story in the April 24 edition of Defense Daily reported, based on official remarks released by the Pentagon, the first use the Joint Air to Surface Standoff […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Army jointly successfully tested a missile defense tracking exercise the week of April 1 to demonstrate the interoperability between the Terminal High Altitude Area […]

The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) told Congress the week of April 8 that he sees F-35 aircraft helping aid missile defense activities in the six to seven-year […]

The U.S. Senate narrowly approved Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) as NASA’s 13th administrator April 19, ending a months-long stalemate over his controversial nomination. The 50-49 party-line vote came a day after […]

The U.S. Air Force announced April 6 that it plans to launch a new communications-relay satellite as part of a multi-payload mission later in April. The Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM […]