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Defense Daily
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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
- Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives
- HAC-D Lawmakers Skeptical Of Battleship; CNO Says Will Use Ford Reactor
- SPACECOM Chief: Maneuver Needed For High Value Satellites
- Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage
- Shipbuilding Plan Reveals Battleship Will be Nuclear Powered and Armed, Pitches Some Foreign Ship Construction
- More Defense Contractors Participating In Army’s Right To Integrate Initiative
- Army Awards Leidos $2.7 Billion To Accelerate Hypersonic Work
- All Future Systems Should Have Autonomy Features, Reed Says
- Graham Criticizes DoE Reprogramming Of Savannah River Funds To Los Alamos Pit Work
- NRO Launches 13th Proliferated Architecture Mission
- Swarmer Leads Ukrainian Team Developing Counter-Unmanned Systems Platform
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ArmyArmy Awards Leidos $2.7 Billion To Accelerate Hypersonic Work
Leidos [LDOS] on Tuesday said it received a $2.7 billion Army contract to unify two hypersonic programs it is developing for the Army and Navy in an effort to accelerate […]
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ArmyMore Defense Contractors Participating In Army’s Right To Integrate Initiative
An increasing number of defense contractors have agreed to participate in an Army initiative that will unlock proprietary weapons, software, radar and other military systems to able to share and […]
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SpaceNRO Launches 13th Proliferated Architecture Mission
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Monday night launched its 13th proliferated architecture mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, […]
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Unmanned SystemsSwarmer Leads Ukrainian Team Developing Counter-Unmanned Systems Platform
The drone autonomy company Swarmer [SWMR] on Tuesday said it will integrate technologies from three Ukrainian-based firms to create a containerized system that can send swarms of drones into the […]
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
- Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says
- NGAP Contenders Complete Assembly Readiness Reviews For Prototype Engines
- Navy Establishes Three More PAEs For Aviation, Mission Systems, Munitions
- USAF To Meet With Companies On Support Equipment For B-52 CERP
- NRO Created GPU-Based Testing Environment To Validate AI Models, Director Says
- Naval Reactor Office Could Save Billions Partnering With Environmental Office, GAO Says
- USSOCOM Experimenting With Commercial GEOINT Imagery And Analytics At The Edge
- BWXT Wins $1.4 billion In Naval Nuclear Propulsion Contracts
- Earnings Up At BWXT Due Nuclear Manufacturing, PCG Acquisition
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
- Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says
- NGAP Contenders Complete Assembly Readiness Reviews For Prototype Engines
- Navy Establishes Three More PAEs For Aviation, Mission Systems, Munitions
- USAF To Meet With Companies On Support Equipment For B-52 CERP
- NRO Created GPU-Based Testing Environment To Validate AI Models, Director Says
- Naval Reactor Office Could Save Billions Partnering With Environmental Office, GAO Says
- USSOCOM Experimenting With Commercial GEOINT Imagery And Analytics At The Edge
- BWXT Wins $1.4 billion In Naval Nuclear Propulsion Contracts
- Earnings Up At BWXT Due Nuclear Manufacturing, PCG Acquisition
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNRO Created GPU-Based Testing Environment To Validate AI Models, Director Says
To test and verify the artificial intelligence-based models that the agency is increasingly using as it applies the technology to its workflows, on-orbit checkout, satellite tasking and data fusion, the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUSSOCOM Experimenting With Commercial GEOINT Imagery And Analytics At The Edge
SkyFi is under a research and development contract with U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to allow Special Forces to assess the startup’s commercial-based self-service Earth observation platform and analytics on […]
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Monday, May 11, 2026
- Defense Watch: Mythos, DARC, DARPA Plane, New SWO Boss, Startup Raises
- Space Control Budget More Than Doubles To About 30 Percent Of Space Force Request
- Northrop Details Phase II Deal For Army’s ITDS, Delivering Prototypes In Third Quarter Of FY ‘27
- Army Details Interest In Unmanned Ground Vehicle For ‘Last Tactical Mile’ Operations