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Thursday, October 8, 2026
- Deep Tapped As Next CEO Of General Dynamics; Novakovic Will Be Executive Chair
- Army Awards $93.6 Million To Nine Companies For NGC2 Applications
- AFLCMC Postpones Virtual Industry Day on More Than $4.5 Billion ‘Megatron’ Contract Vehicle
- CMG Acquires Rocky Mountain Scientific To Vertically Integrate Energetics Capabilities
- X-Bow Nabs Rocket Motor Development Contract For Future Navy Missile
- BWXT Awarded $189 Million Naval Nuclear Fuel Contract
- HII Promotes Greg Ennis to CFO of Mission Technologies
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
- Anduril To Start New Baltimore Shipyard For Sub Parts With $3.7 Billion Investment
- AI Maturity for Fighter Missions Looms As Big Challenge for CCA
- Aventra Defense Raises $18 Million To Support Long-Range Strike System
- Decision Support Software Firm ConductorAI Nabs AFPIT Award Supporting DIA
- Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine
- Lockheed Martin Awards BAE Systems Subcontract for ASQ-239 for Lot 20-22 of F-35
- Lockheed Martin Nabs $245 Million Mod For Second IRST Block II Order
- The ‘Warfighting Acquisition System’ and What it Means for Weapons Development
- Tech Execs, Former Defense Officials Picked For Pentagon’s Project Meridian Future Warfare Panel
- Ursa Major Wins Contracts For Navy Solid Rocket Motor Development
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
- Anduril To Start New Baltimore Shipyard For Sub Parts With $3.7 Billion Investment
- AI Maturity for Fighter Missions Looms As Big Challenge for CCA
- Aventra Defense Raises $18 Million To Support Long-Range Strike System
- Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine
- Decision Support Software Firm ConductorAI Nabs AFPIT Award Supporting DIA
- Ursa Major Wins Contracts For Navy Solid Rocket Motor Development
- The ‘Warfighting Acquisition System’ and What it Means for Weapons Development
- Tech Execs, Former Defense Officials Picked For Pentagon’s Project Meridian Future Warfare Panel
- Lockheed Martin Awards BAE Systems Subcontract for ASQ-239 for Lot 20-22 of F-35
- Lockheed Martin Nabs $245 Million Mod For Second IRST Block II Order
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Tuesday, October 6, 2026
- AV, Boeing, Epirus And Kord Selected For Directed Energy C-UAS Pilot
- Anduril Nabs Potential $1.8 Billion Army Deal To Support ‘Corps-Scale Fielding’ For NGC2
- U.S. State Department Green Lights More Than $2.2 Billion in Weapons to UAE, Egypt, and Kuwait
- Australian Navigation Company To Begin Manufacturing In U.S.
- Army To Establish New Command, Acquisition Office For Autonomous Systems
- Talon Blue Debuts In Autonomous Flight From Mojave
- SAIC Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Information Security Corporation
- DHS IG Dings Coast Guard FRC Program For Operational Shortcomings
- Boeing Awarded $14.7 Billion Contract For PAC-3 MSE Seekers To Match Framework Agreement
- Early Equipment Delivery Advances Savannah River Pit Production Training Facility
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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
- Skillman Nominated As VCNO, Mahan Moved From Acting Navy Acquisition Chief To Temporary Under Secretary
- NROL-97 Mission Features First Agency Use of Falcon Heavy Rocket
- Northrop Grumman’s First Plane Of Transport Layer Satellites Set For Monday Launch
- Navy Awards RTX $24.4 Billion Contract To Accelerate SM-6 Production
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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