Defense Daily
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CongressNavy Might Someday Consider Buying More Than 12 Columbia-Class Submarines
The U.S. Navy, which has said for years that it wants to buy 12 Columbia-class, nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines to replace its aging Ohio-class fleet, is leaving open the possibility […]
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Navy/USMCDavidson At Fleet Forces Tapped For PACOM
Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced late Tuesday that the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command is being nominated to head U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). While at Fleet Forces, Adm. […]
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Air ForceAFSOC Lines Up Partial Funding For Laser Gunship Demo
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is making progress in getting funding to demonstrate a laser gunship prototype but remains well short of what it needs, according to the […]
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CyberConnected Aircraft Open New Cyber Threat Vectors To Commercial Aviation, Thales USA Chief Warns
As commercial aircraft increasingly become connected to the larger Internet of Things, the potential for safety risks also rise, the head of Thales’ business operations in the U.S. said on […]
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Navy/USMCF-35 Chief: Program Structure Should Change As Jet Enters Production, Operation
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Impending changes to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter management structure are a natural result of the program moving from development to production and the jets becoming […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Leaving Options Open For Future Polar Icebreaker Fleet Type
As the Coast Guard prepares to review industry bids for a new heavy polar icebreaker, the service is keeping its options open for the right number and mix of polar […]
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Wednesday, April 11, 2018
- Navy Nearing Multi-Year Destroyer Contract That Ramps Production To Three Ships Per Year
- TRANSCOM Head Defends Plan To Buy Foreign-Made Cargo Ships
- Marines Seeking Foreign Buyers To Extend H-1 Production Line Out To 2030s
- Lockheed Martin’s MQ-25 Has No Prototype, But An F-18 Engine
- Navy Continues To Expand Testing Envelope For E-2D Refueling Upgrade
- Some Years Coast Guard Acquisition Budget Will Need To Spike Above $2 Billion, Zukunft Says
- HII Sees Two Carrier Buy Saving $1.6 Billion Before GFE
- Only V-22 Can Ferry Spare Engines To F-35s Aboard Navy Carriers
- Bell, Leonardo Vying For Potential Navy Training Helicopter Contract
- Sen. Shelby Takes Helm Of Appropriations Committee And Defense Subcommittee
- MDA Tests THAAD And Patriot Interoperability
- Altaris Capital To Acquire Analogic For $1.1 Billion
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Navy/USMCHII Sees Two Carrier Buy Saving $1.6 Billion Before GFE
National Harbor, Md. — The president of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) said the company sees a two-carrier purchase of the next Gerald R. Ford-class carriers as […]
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BudgetSen. Shelby Takes Helm Of Appropriations Committee And Defense Subcommittee
Senate Republicans formally tapped Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) April 10 to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC). Shelby, whose appointment had been expected due to his seniority, announced later in […]
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Business/FinancialAltaris Capital To Acquire Analogic For $1.1 Billion
After a 10-month strategic review, Analogic Corp. [ALOG] on Tuesday said it will be acquired by the private equity firm Altaris Capital Partners for $1.1 billion in cash. Analogic, which […]