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Defense Daily
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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Friday, May 29, 2026
- Military Personnel Must Retain Targeting Decision Go Or No Go, Vance Says
- Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA
- Striveworks Tapped As First AI Firm To Work On Both Of Army’s NGC2 Prototyping Efforts
- DIU Awards $159 Million For Hermeus To Demonstrate High-Mach Flight And Payload Release
- Federal Spending On Venture And Private Equity-Backed Companies Increased In FY ‘25
- DIU Seeks Solutions For Autonomous Watercraft For Intra-Theater Logistics
- Austal USA Names Miller As New President
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Business/FinancialFederal Spending On Venture And Private Equity-Backed Companies Increased In FY ‘25
Annual federal obligations to venture capital and private equity-backed national security companies increased 22 percent to $4.3 billion in fiscal year 2025, according to a report this week. Silicon Valley […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Seeks Solutions For Autonomous Watercraft For Intra-Theater Logistics
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday posted a solicitation seeking solutions for autonomous unmanned surface vessels capable of ferrying containerized cargo over long distances in the Indo-Pacific theater. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Awards $159 Million For Hermeus To Demonstrate High-Mach Flight And Payload Release
Hermeus on Thursday said it has received a $159 million contract modification from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to demonstrate high-Mach flight and high-speed payload carry and release to […]
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Thursday, May 28, 2026
- Space Force Awards SpaceX $2.3 Billion Contract For Space Data Network
- F-35 Program And Lockheed Martin To Finish F-35 PTMS Analysis Soon, As HASC Argues Block 4 “Underfunded”
- Marine Corps Explores Adding Second Supplier For ‘Production-Ready’ JLTVs
- Boeing, USAF Conduct Preliminary Design Review of LAM Pylon for B-1B, Company Says
- Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC
- HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy
- HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps
- Navy Names New Temporary Acquisition Chief
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Thursday, May 28, 2026
- Space Force Awards SpaceX $2.3 Billion Contract For Space Data Network
- F-35 Program And Lockheed Martin To Finish F-35 PTMS Analysis Soon, As HASC Argues Block 4 “Underfunded”
- Marine Corps Explores Adding Second Supplier For ‘Production-Ready’ JLTVs
- Boeing, USAF Conduct Preliminary Design Review of LAM Pylon for B-1B, Company Says
- Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC
- HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy
- HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps
- Navy Names New Temporary Acquisition Chief
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CongressGaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC
A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]
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Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- HASC’s $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 Draft NDAA Doesn’t Shift Items Over From Reconciliation Request
- Air Force Could Transfer Appropriated Funding From Other Programs To ICBMs In 2027 And Beyond Under HASC Proposal
- HASC Bill Funds Second Destroyer, Adds Several Multi-Ship Procurements, Puts Limits On Battleship
- HASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Adds More Black Hawks, Chinooks For Army, No Plus-Up For Apaches
- USAF Establishes EPAWSS “Speedline” At Warner Robins To Accelerate System Fielding
- DoD’s Equity Stake In L3Harris Rocket Motor Business Comes At Expense Of Other Suppliers, HASC Warns
- Drone Dominance Program Selects 49 Companies To Compete In Phase 2 Qualifier
- DARPA Awards Voyager And Raytheon Contracts For Rocket Motor Technologies
- Hermeus’ Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 Aircraft Goes Supersonic In First For Unmanned Flight
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Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- HASC’s $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 Draft NDAA Doesn’t Shift Items Over From Reconciliation Request
- Air Force Could Transfer Appropriated Funding From Other Programs To ICBMs In 2027 And Beyond Under HASC Proposal
- HASC Bill Funds Second Destroyer, Adds Several Multi-Ship Procurements, Puts Limits On Battleship
- HASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Adds More Black Hawks, Chinooks For Army, No Plus-Up For Apaches
- DoD’s Equity Stake In L3Harris Rocket Motor Business Comes At Expense Of Other Suppliers, HASC Warns
- USAF Establishes EPAWSS “Speedline” At Warner Robins To Accelerate System Fielding
- Drone Dominance Program Selects 49 Companies To Compete In Phase 2 Qualifier
- DARPA Awards Voyager And Raytheon Contracts For Rocket Motor Technologies
- Hermeus’ Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 Aircraft Goes Supersonic In First For Unmanned Flight
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BudgetDoD’s Equity Stake In L3Harris Rocket Motor Business Comes At Expense Of Other Suppliers, HASC Warns
A draft defense bill released by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Tuesday says the committee is “concerned” with the Defense Department’s $1 billion equity investment this year in […]