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Monday, October 5, 2026
- Defense Watch: Possible MUSV Lease, CBO and Golden Dome, X-BAT Sites
- Hegseth Moves To Speed C-UAS Use In The Homeland, Expands JIATF’s Roles
- Pentagon Partners With In-Q-Tel On Rapid ‘Technology Scouting’ For Critical Priorities
- NROL-97 Mission Features First Agency Use of Falcon Heavy Rocket
- Northrop Grumman’s First Plane Of Transport Layer Satellites Set For Monday Launch
- Skillman Nominated As VCNO, Mahan Moved From Acting Navy Acquisition Chief To Temporary Under Secretary
- Navy Awards RTX $24.4 Billion Contract To Accelerate SM-6 Production
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Friday, October 2, 2026
- Navy Awards RTX $24.4 Billion Contract To Accelerate SM-6 Production
- Army Picks Initial 30 Finalists For Low-Cost Interceptor Demonstrations
- Blackbeard Flight Tested On Super Hornet
- Neros Says Gauntlet II Order For Drones And Explosive Payloads Is $100 Million
- USAF Looks for Long-Range Communications Drones Deployable from AFSOC Fixed Wing Platforms
- W93/Mk7 Enters Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase
- Domestic Supply Chain Still Needs To Catch Up To Meet Growing Energy Demands, Officials Say
- DIU And Navy Award Three MCM Modernization Prize Winners
- Varda Launches Two Hypersonic Reentry Capsules On SpaceX Transporter-18 Mission
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Friday, October 2, 2026
- Navy Awards RTX $24.4 Billion Contract To Accelerate SM-6 Production
- Army Picks Initial 30 Finalists For Low-Cost Interceptor Demonstrations
- USAF Looks for Long-Range Communications Drones Deployable from AFSOC Fixed Wing Platforms
- Varda Launches Two Hypersonic Reentry Capsules On SpaceX Transporter-18 Mission
- Domestic Supply Chain Still Needs To Catch Up To Meet Growing Energy Demands, Officials Say
- Blackbeard Flight Tested On Super Hornet
- W93/Mk7 Enters Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase
- Neros Says Gauntlet II Order For Drones And Explosive Payloads Is $100 Million
- DIU And Navy Award Three MCM Modernization Prize Winners
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Thursday, October 1, 2026
- Army Picks Five Companies To Develop Long-Range PrSM Inc. 4 Prototypes
- Ukraine Requests U.S. Provision of S-300 ‘Clones’ and TELs For APKWS
- Counter-Drone Tech Company Fortem Closes $50 Million Series B Round
- Hegseth Announces Plans For New Autonomous Warfare Command, Project Meridian Panel
- Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House
- Miller Tapped to Head SPACECOM, Oversee Move To Huntsville
- Navy Takes Partial Acceptance of CVN-79 Carrier, HII Nabs CVN-75 Midlife Overhaul Contract
- Powerus Set To Go Public On Thursday
- DIU Launches $100 Million Low-Cost Aerial ISR Prize Challenge
- NNSA, Task Force Sign Agreement To Share Counter-Drone Data
- Boeing Says It’s Working to Up Rate to Two F-15EX Per Month, As Company Announces Nearly $2.4 Billion Award for 22 in Lot 7
- U.S. and U.K. Sink Decommissioned Frigate In Missile And Torpedo Test
- Boeing Picked For Navy’s F/A-XX Carrier Fighter
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Thursday, October 1, 2026
- Army Picks Five Companies To Develop Long-Range PrSM Inc. 4 Prototypes
- Ukraine Requests U.S. Provision of S-300 ‘Clones’ and TELs For APKWS
- Counter-Drone Tech Company Fortem Closes $50 Million Series B Round
- Miller Tapped to Head SPACECOM, Oversee Move To Huntsville
- DIU Launches $100 Million Low-Cost Aerial ISR Prize Challenge
- Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House
- Powerus Set To Go Public On Thursday
- Boeing Says It’s Working to Up Rate to Two F-15EX Per Month, As Company Announces Nearly $2.4 Billion Award for 22 in Lot 7
- Hegseth Announces Plans For New Autonomous Warfare Command, Project Meridian Panel
- NNSA, Task Force Sign Agreement To Share Counter-Drone Data
- Navy Takes Partial Acceptance of CVN-79 Carrier, HII Nabs CVN-75 Midlife Overhaul Contract
- U.S. and U.K. Sink Decommissioned Frigate In Missile And Torpedo Test
- Boeing Picked For Navy’s F/A-XX Carrier Fighter
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
- L3Harris Awarded $6 Billion Deal From Lockheed For THAAD Propulsion Production Boost
- Saronic’s Port Alpha Breaks Ground With LCU-1700 Backlog, Open To Building Navy Modules
- Avio Breaks Ground On New Solid Rocket Motor Facility Expected To Begin Production In 2029
- DoD Takes Equity Stake In Steel Firm As Part Of Funding Raise
- Navy Awards Contracts To Three MUSV Phase One Trials Winners, Others Continue To Phase 2
- JIATF-401, Army Establish $7 Billion In Counter-Drone Contracts For Domestic Shield
- Anduril, Voyager Formalize Partnership As Shared Programs Move Into High-Rate Production
- Pentagon Plans $450 Million Buy For Drone Dominance’s ‘More Complex’ Phase 3 Competition
- New BAE Systems IFF System Receives Certification for Use on F-16
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
- Pentagon Plans $450 Million Buy For Drone Dominance’s ‘More Complex’ Phase 3 Competition
- Saronic’s Port Alpha Breaks Ground With LCU-1700 Backlog, Open To Building Navy Modules
- Anduril, Voyager Formalize Partnership As Shared Programs Move Into High-Rate Production
- DoD Takes Equity Stake In Steel Firm As Part Of Funding Raise
- JIATF-401, Army Establish $7 Billion In Counter-Drone Contracts For Domestic Shield
- Avio Breaks Ground On New Solid Rocket Motor Facility Expected To Begin Production In 2029
- L3Harris Awarded $6 Billion Deal From Lockheed For THAAD Propulsion Production Boost
- Navy Awards Contracts To Three MUSV Phase One Trials Winners, Others Continue To Phase 2
- New BAE Systems IFF System Receives Certification for Use on F-16
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
- Shield AI’s Hivemind Used In Autonomous USV Teaming In U.K. Demo
- Army Eyes Potential ‘Multiple Awards’ For Rare Earth Magnets To Support Brushless Motor Work
- USAF Plans Participation of Early CCA Production Aircraft In Emerald Flag
- Army Establishes Dedicated Counter-Drone Testing Lanes At Yuma
- 21 Tranche 1, Transport Layer Satellites Delivered to Vandenberg, Northrop Grumman Says
- Korte Construction Awarded $52.4 Million Contract For Nuclear Command Facility
- V2X Wins $46 Million Air Force Contract Supporting B-52 LRSO Integration
- Col. Rob Kinney, Chief of Fires, XVIII Airborne Corps, Discusses Scarlet Dragon 26.3
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
- Shield AI’s Hivemind Used In Autonomous USV Teaming In U.K. Demo
- Army Eyes Potential ‘Multiple Awards’ For Rare Earth Magnets To Support Brushless Motor Work
- USAF Plans Participation of Early CCA Production Aircraft In Emerald Flag
- 21 Tranche 1, Transport Layer Satellites Delivered to Vandenberg, Northrop Grumman Says
- Korte Construction Awarded $52.4 Million Contract For Nuclear Command Facility
- V2X Wins $46 Million Air Force Contract Supporting B-52 LRSO Integration
- Army Establishes Dedicated Counter-Drone Testing Lanes At Yuma
- Col. Rob Kinney, Chief of Fires, XVIII Airborne Corps, Discusses Scarlet Dragon 26.3
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Monday, September 28, 2026
- Defense Watch: Munitions Shortages, IVEWS LRIP, Satellite Infrastructure
- Upcoming High-Energy Laser Counter-Drone Shoot Off Has $200 Million At Stake
- Navy Establishes New Robotic And Autonomous Warfighting Development Center
- Northrop Grumman Receives Long-Lead Funding for 67 APG-85 Radars for F-35s
- Navy Previews MUSV Phase II Project