Defense Daily
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Navy/USMCNavy To Spend $21 Billion To Modernize Public Shipyards Over 20 Years, Unconcerned On LCS Deployments
The U.S. Navy is planning to spend $21 billion over 20 years to modernize and optimize the four public shipyards to help sustain a larger Navy, top Navy officials told […]
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Air ForceAir Force Taps Lockheed Martin To Develop Air-Launched Hypersonic Weapon
The U.S. Air Force has picked Lockheed Martin [LMT] to develop and test the air-launched Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon (HCSW) prototype, the service announced late April 18. Lockheed Martin was […]
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ArmyArmy Officials Seek Multi-Purpose Tech To Fund For Fielding, Experimentation
FORT BELVOIR, Va. – Undersecretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy continued his tour of the service’s research facilities to see in person development projects to help determine which technologies will […]
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CyberDISA Awards $592 Million For Processor Capacity Chipsets
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded $592 million to three software companies for chipsets to improve its processor capacity services. The new deal includes $277 million for Hewlett […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Picks Dynetics To Launch, Recover UAVs From Manned Plane
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tapped Dynetics Inc. to conduct a demonstration in which a manned C-130 transport plane will launch and recover small unmanned aerial vehicles in mid-air. […]
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CongressSenate Passes DHS Bug Bounty Program Bill
The Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday to create a program for hackers to infiltrate Department of Homeland Security networks with the aim of discovering software vulnerabilities before malicious actors […]
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CyberGDIT To Continue Providing IT Services For Army INSCOM
General Dynamics [GD] Information Technology has received a new contract to continue providing information technology (IT) maintenance services for the Army’s Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). Under the deal, announced […]
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Business/FinancialCBP Awards General Atomics $276 Million For Predator O&M Services
General Atomics has received a potential $275.9 million contract to provide operational and maintenance (O&M) services to Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) fleet of nine MQ-9 Predator B drones that […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Establishes Organization To Permanently Oversee West Pacific Ship Readiness
The Navy formally established the Commander, Naval Surface Group Western Pacific (CNSG WP) in Japan to oversee surface ship maintenance and certification of forward deployed naval forces in Japan (FDNF-J), […]
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CongressWicker Expects Schultz To Be Confirmed As Next Coast Guard Commandant
At the conclusion of a Senate hearing on Tuesday to consider the nomination of Vice Adm. Karl Schultz to be the next Commandant of the Coast Guard, Sen. Roger Wicker […]
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