Defense Daily
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BudgetSen. Schumer Resists Placing Defense ‘Anomalies’ In New CR
As lawmakers continued negotiations Dec. 20 on a new continuing resolution (CR), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Democrats would oppose attempts to include “anomalies” that are designed to get […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Takes Delivery Of Ninth Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship
The U.S. Navy accepted the delivery of the ninth of 12 expeditionary fast transport vessels, the USNS City of Bismarck (EPF-9) on Tuesday. EPFs are shallow draft non-combat transport catamarans […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Announces $300 Million In Investments Due To Tax Reform Bill
Following congressional approval on Wednesday of a contentious federal tax reform bill that will see the corporate tax rate plummet to 21 percent from the current 35 percent rate, Boeing […]
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ArmyNew Army, Marine Corps Manual Lays Out Plans For Future Urban Combat
With half the world’s population living in cities, both the Army and Marine Corps foresee intense urban combat as a likely element of future wars, leading to the publication of […]
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
- DOT&E Report: WIN-T Increment 2 Ready For Combat
- Blaming North Korea For WannaCry, White House Wants Greater Cooperation With Industry
- House Democrats Request Investigations, Briefing From DHS On Russian Voting System Attacks
- Boeing Unveils Its MQ-25 Unmanned Carrier Tanker Competitor
- Senate Leaders Negotiating New Federal Funding Deal
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CyberBlaming North Korea For WannaCry, White House Wants Greater Cooperation With Industry
The Trump administration on Tuesday publicly attributed a global ransomware attack earlier this year to the North Korean government, saying the release of the WannaCry malware demonstrates the need for […]
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CongressHouse Democrats Request Investigations, Briefing From DHS On Russian Voting System Attacks
House Democrats are requesting Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) bring DHS and FBI officials to brief all members of Congress on future election security priorities and direct all relevant committees to […]
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BudgetSenate Leaders Negotiating New Federal Funding Deal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Dec. 19 that he and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are trying to reach an agreement to prevent the government from shutting […]
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Navy/USMCBoeing Unveils Its MQ-25 Unmanned Carrier Tanker Competitor
Boeing [BA] unveiled its competitor for the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned carrier tanker program on Tuesday, revealing the first photo of the aircraft. The MQ-25 is geared for aircraft carrier-based aerial […]
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UncategorizedDOT&E Report: WIN-T Increment 2 Ready For Combat
Procurement of the Army’s mobile network was halted when tests showed it was vulnerable to a near-peer adversary, but recent tests show the slimmed-down version of the maligned Warfighter Information […]