Reporter: Business/Homeland Security
Defense Daily
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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Unmanned SystemsReplicator 2 Effort Now Within JIATF-401, Director Says
The Pentagon’s 15-month old effort to acquire counter-drone solutions to protect domestic Defense Department installations and assets has fully transitioned to the new Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF)-401 from the […]
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InternationalRTX Awarded $1.7 Billion FMS Contract To Supply Patriot Systems To Spain
The Defense Department on Monday said it awarded RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business a $1.7 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract to supply Spain with four Patriot air and missile defense […]
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InternationalDenmark Gets State Department Approval For AMRAAM-ER Purchase
The State Department on Monday said it has approved a potential $951 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles—Extended Range (AMRAAM-ER) to Denmark. The pending FMS […]
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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
- Trump Wants To Bring Back Battleships With New Ship Class Named After Himself
- Trump To Defense Industry Leaders: Slash Executive Pay, Dividends And Buybacks In Favor Of Production Investments
- CACI Makes Play To Bolster Space Capabilities With $2.6 Billion Bid For ARKA Group
- USAF Designates Talon CCA Contender As YFQ-48A
- DoD Awards First Round Of APFIT Projects Using FY ’26 Funds
- Parsons Receives $30 Million Under DARPA Blackjack Program, Company Says
- 3D Printing Tech Company Velo3D Nabs $33 Million DIU Award To Help Weapons Program
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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
- Trump Wants To Bring Back Battleships With New Ship Class Named After Himself
- Trump To Defense Industry Leaders: Slash Executive Pay, Dividends And Buybacks In Favor Of Production Investments
- CACI Makes Play To Bolster Space Capabilities With $2.6 Billion Bid For ARKA Group
- USAF Designates Talon CCA Contender As YFQ-48A
- DoD Awards First Round Of APFIT Projects Using FY ’26 Funds
- Parsons Receives $30 Million Under DARPA Blackjack Program, Company Says
- 3D Printing Tech Company Velo3D Nabs $33 Million DIU Award To Help Weapons Program
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Business/FinancialTrump To Defense Industry Leaders: Slash Executive Pay, Dividends And Buybacks In Favor Of Production Investments
President Donald Trump next week plans to meet with defense industry leaders about investing in, and boosting, weapons production and to pay for it by reducing executive pay, shareholder dividends […]
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PentagonDoD Awards First Round Of APFIT Projects Using FY ’26 Funds
The Defense Department on Monday said it has awarded over $400 million in more than a dozen contracts to aid companies in moving technologies into production under the Accelerate the […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology3D Printing Tech Company Velo3D Nabs $33 Million DIU Award To Help Weapons Program
Velo3D [VELO], a developer of medal additive manufacturing solutions used in aerospace, defense and other industries, won a $32.6 million contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to help the […]
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SpaceCACI Makes Play To Bolster Space Capabilities With $2.6 Billion Bid For ARKA Group
CACI International [CACI] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire ARKA Group for $2.6 billion in cash, a deal that would make it a major player in high-end imaging […]
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Monday, December 22, 2025
- Defense Watch: LCS Drone Launch, PhantomStrike Award, Tungsten Mining
- Navy Picks HII To Build New Small Surface Combatants Based On National Security Cutter
- SDA Awards Over $3.5 Billion For Tracking Layer Of Tranche 3
- New Navy Frigate Will Be “Mothership” To Control Unmanned Systems For Future Hybrid Fleet
- JIATF-401 Chief Says U.S. Counter-Drone Framework Should Tie Into Golden Dome
- Nammo And Firehawk Aerospace Make More Rocket Motor Investments In U.S.