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Cal Biesecker
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Friday, May 15, 2026
- Golden Dome Head Pushes Back on CBO Estimate; Sen. Sheehy Agrees On Trillion Dollar Scale
- Without Iran Supplemental Soon, Caudle Expects To Make Tradeoffs In July Timeframe
- CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones
- Teledyne FLIR Defense To Provide Rogue 1 Loitering Munition For Army’s LASSO Effort
- Space Force Soliciting Industry Prototypes For $783 Million Program To Upgrade Ground-Based Radars
- Anduril Details Scaling Up NGC2 Work At Division-Level Ivy Mass Exercise
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Friday, May 15, 2026
- Golden Dome Head Pushes Back on CBO Estimate; Sen. Sheehy Agrees On Trillion Dollar Scale
- Without Iran Supplemental Soon, Caudle Expects To Make Tradeoffs In July Timeframe
- CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones
- Teledyne FLIR Defense To Provide Rogue 1 Loitering Munition For Army’s LASSO Effort
- Space Force Soliciting Industry Prototypes For $783 Million Program To Upgrade Ground-Based Radars
- Anduril Details Scaling Up NGC2 Work At Division-Level Ivy Mass Exercise
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BudgetWithout Iran Supplemental Soon, Caudle Expects To Make Tradeoffs In July Timeframe
Ongoing operations in the Middle East to contend with Iran will require additional funding soon or the Navy will be facing choices soon on “force generation,” the service’s top officer […]
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Pentagon Signs Framework Deals To Rapidly Buy Low-Cost Cruise Missiles, New Hypersonic Weapon
- Addition Of Production Lines For F-15EX Eyed By USAF, MQ-9 Follow-On In Works
- CBO Estimates Golden Dome With Boost-Phase Space Interceptors At $1.2 Trillion
- Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement
- Anduril Raises $5 Billion In New Round; Company Valuation At $61 Billion
- With Software Add, L3Harris Turns Its Tactical Radios Into Counter-Drone Sensors And Effectors
- Less Than $400 Million Needed to Modify VC-25B Bridge Aircraft, USAF Estimates
- Coast Guard Finalizes $3.5 Billion Contract With Davie For Five Icebreakers
- RTX Wins SeaRAM Ship Self-Defense Contract For Australian Frigates
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Pentagon Signs Framework Deals To Rapidly Buy Low-Cost Cruise Missiles, New Hypersonic Weapon
- Addition Of Production Lines For F-15EX Eyed By USAF, MQ-9 Follow-On In Works
- CBO Estimates Golden Dome With Boost-Phase Space Interceptors At $1.2 Trillion
- Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement
- Anduril Raises $5 Billion In New Round; Company Valuation At $61 Billion
- With Software Add, L3Harris Turns Its Tactical Radios Into Counter-Drone Sensors And Effectors
- Less Than $400 Million Needed to Modify VC-25B Bridge Aircraft, USAF Estimates
- Coast Guard Finalizes $3.5 Billion Contract With Davie For Five Icebreakers
- RTX Wins SeaRAM Ship Self-Defense Contract For Australian Frigates
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Finalizes $3.5 Billion Contract With Davie For Five Icebreakers
The Coast Guard on Wednesday said it has finalized a $3.5 billion contract it awarded Davie Defense in February for five Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs), the first of which will […]
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Unmanned SystemsWith Software Add, L3Harris Turns Its Tactical Radios Into Counter-Drone Sensors And Effectors
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Wednesday introduced an upgrade to an existing waveform used in its tactical radios that transforms them into a distributed network of radio frequency sensors and effectors […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril Raises $5 Billion In New Round; Company Valuation At $61 Billion
Anduril Industries on Wednesday said it has raised $5 billion in a late-stage venture capital round to continue investing in manufacturing capacity, development, and infrastructure, as the company continues to […]
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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
- Army Awards Leidos $2.7 Billion To Accelerate Hypersonic Work
- More Defense Contractors Participating In Army’s Right To Integrate Initiative
- 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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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