Defense Daily

CR Enacted. President Donald Trump signed into law Dec. 8 a continuing resolution (CR) that will keep the federal government running until Dec. 22. The two-week CR, which the House […]

Decision-making authority for several major U.S. Air Force programs, including the Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite constellation and the KC-46A tanker, shifted from the Pentagon’s acquisition chief to the […]

The Army is seeking proposals for short-range air defense (SHORAD) capabilities aboard a Stryker wheeled fighting vehicle to protect units from enemy aircraft, especially the proliferating threat of unmanned aerial […]

The newly confirmed Army secretary is determined to shorten the time it takes to develop and field new technologies to soldiers. Mark Esper intends to shrink the time it takes […]

Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] last Thursday posted higher earnings and sales in its third quarter due to federal contracts in its defense and civilian portfolios and lower interest expense. […]

Raytheon [RTN] on Dec. 7 said it has created a subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates to further strengthen its partnerships in the small Middle Eastern country that is a key […]

The acquisition chiefs for the Defense Department and the military services at once were put on notice by lawmakers that they must figure out how to buy weapons in a […]

The lack of a fiscal year 2018 defense appropriations act is delaying Pentagon plans to boost production rates for heavily used munitions, a Department of Defense official said Dec. 7. […]

Raytheon [RTN] on Thursday said it has created a subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates to further strengthen its partnerships in the small Middle Eastern country that is a key […]