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House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]


Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]


U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]



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Army

Lockheed Nabs $1.2 Billion Army Production Contract For Seeker-Enabled PrSM Inc. 2

The Army on Monday evening awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.2 billion Early Operational Capability production contract for Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2.  PrSM Inc. 2 integrates the weapon […]



Navy/USMC

White House Sends New Top Navy Civilian Nominees To The Senate

The White House on Monday formally sent over the nominations of Hung Cao and William Toti to the Senate as the administration’s nominees to be the new permanent secretary and […]



Air Force

USAF, Northrop Detail Sentinel ICBM ‘Vertical Stacking’ Demo, On Track For Flight Tests In 2027

The Air Force and Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Monday said they recently completed a full assembly of the LGM-35A Sentinel future intercontinental ballistic missile in its “operational orientation,” citing the […]



Business/Financial

DoD Makes $450 Million Equity Investment In Domestic Tungsten Supplier The Elmet Group

The Defense Department on Monday said it has taken a $450 million equity stake in The Elmet Group [ELMT] that the Maine-based company will use to support a more vertically […]



Space

DAF Space Acquisition Chief Looking to Draw Lessons From Munitions MYPs for Launch

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Department of the Air Force is examining multi-year procurement (MYP) and flexible mission rockets as ways to boost launch capacity, in addition to the department’s consideration of […]