Managing Editor
Defense Daily
Ph: 703-522-5655
John Robinson
Articles By John
-
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Defense Watch: Polish Aerostats, Honeywell False Claims Act, Drone JV, Lockheed Martin Training Round
- U.S. OKs Nearly $7 Billion In FMS With Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Including Large JDAM-ER Deal With Riyadh
- DoD Begins Falcon Peak Counter-Drone Experiment With Focus On Southern Border
- Navy Demonstrated More Unmanned Refueling At Sea
- L3Harris Announces Production Completion of First 35 Viper Shields
- Trump Picks Army Civil Works Chief Adam Telle As Service’s Acting Secretary
-
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Defense Watch: Polish Aerostats, Honeywell False Claims Act, Drone JV, Lockheed Martin Training Round
- U.S. OKs Nearly $7 Billion In FMS With Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Including Large JDAM-ER Deal With Riyadh
- L3Harris Announces Production Completion of First 35 Viper Shields
- Navy Demonstrated More Unmanned Refueling At Sea
- DoD Begins Falcon Peak Counter-Drone Experiment With Focus On Southern Border
- Trump Picks Army Civil Works Chief Adam Telle As Service’s Acting Secretary
-
Friday, September 4, 2026
- Meink Directs MMA Acceleration, USAF Eyes $10 Million Unit Cost for Air Vehicle, $20 Million for CCA Air Vehicle
- Hermeus Selects Anduril’s Mission Autonomy Platform For Unmanned Supersonic Aircraft
- Anduril Pitches Lattice For Port Defense, Demonstrates Sea Integration At BlueTide
- U.S. Space Force SSC To Solicit For New Launch Companies Next Month
- Northrop Grumman Details Demos With IBCS-Enabled ISV, Work With Starlink Connectivity
- Software And Robotics Company XTEND Set For Public Debut Following Reverse Merger
-
Friday, September 4, 2026
- Meink Directs MMA Acceleration, USAF Eyes $10 Million Unit Cost for Air Vehicle, $20 Million for CCA Air Vehicle
- U.S. Space Force SSC To Solicit For New Launch Companies Next Month
- Northrop Grumman Details Demos With IBCS-Enabled ISV, Work With Starlink Connectivity
- Anduril Pitches Lattice For Port Defense, Demonstrates Sea Integration At BlueTide
- Hermeus Selects Anduril’s Mission Autonomy Platform For Unmanned Supersonic Aircraft
- Software And Robotics Company XTEND Set For Public Debut Following Reverse Merger
-
Thursday, September 3, 2026
- Army Exploring New Tracked Howitzer Modernization Effort
- Startup Energetics Manufacturer CMG Raises $10 Million In Seed Round
- Heven AeroTech Opens New Drone Manufacturing Facility In Virginia
- MH-139A Attains IOC, USAF Says, As House Looks for MH-139/HH-60W Comparison for Military District of Washington
- Army Awards AV ‘First-Ever’ DE Production Contract For Enduring High Energy Laser
- Trump Nominates Cao As Full SecNav
- Space Force Raises Ceiling Value Of HADES Contract To $389 Million
- Navy Reveals CCA Design Details in New RFI Prototype Project
- American Rheinmetall, GD Deliver Initial XM30 Prototypes To Army
- GE Aerospace Continues XA102 Work, Looks for Future USAF Timeline Guidance
- Interview with Anduril’s James Buescher on Production Of Autonomous Undersea Vehicles
-
Thursday, September 3, 2026
- Army Awards AV ‘First-Ever’ DE Production Contract For Enduring High Energy Laser
- Army Exploring New Tracked Howitzer Modernization Effort
- Startup Energetics Manufacturer CMG Raises $10 Million In Seed Round
- American Rheinmetall, GD Deliver Initial XM30 Prototypes To Army
- Heven AeroTech Opens New Drone Manufacturing Facility In Virginia
- MH-139A Attains IOC, USAF Says, As House Looks for MH-139/HH-60W Comparison for Military District of Washington
- Space Force Raises Ceiling Value Of HADES Contract To $389 Million
- Navy Reveals CCA Design Details in New RFI Prototype Project
- Trump Nominates Cao As Full SecNav
- Navy Pushes Back New Trainer Jet Bid Deadline And Award Date
- GE Aerospace Continues XA102 Work, Looks for Future USAF Timeline Guidance
- Interview with Anduril’s James Buescher on Production Of Autonomous Undersea Vehicles
-
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
- Army Faces Top Leadership Void Following Secretary Dan Driscoll’s Planned Exit This Week
- GE Aerospace Anticipates Full Qualification of T901 By End of Next Year
- DoD Announces $264 Million In Industrial Base Support, Including Aussie Gallium Deal
- GE Aerospace Plans to Flight Test HyCAT Hypersonic Test Bed in 2028
- House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature
- Sub Maintenance Delays Have Cost $3.4 Billion, Decommissioning Delays May Match It
- DARPA Plans Another Heavy Lift Challenge With Added Difficulty
- Army Awards $192 Million To Palantir, Anduril To Move TITAN Program Into Production
- Harpoon Coastal Defense System Passes Navy Developmental Test
- Army Picks Georgia Tech As Lead Weapons Integrator For CAML Prototyping Effort
- Interview with Rolls-Royce’s F130 Program Director, Gregg Pyers on the B-52’s New Engine
-
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
- Army Awards $192 Million To Palantir, Anduril To Move TITAN Program Into Production
- Army Faces Top Leadership Void Following Secretary Dan Driscoll’s Planned Exit This Week
- House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature
- DoD Announces $264 Million In Industrial Base Support, Including Aussie Gallium Deal
- Sub Maintenance Delays Have Cost $3.4 Billion, Decommissioning Delays May Match It
- GE Aerospace Anticipates Full Qualification of T901 By End of Next Year
- GE Aerospace Plans to Flight Test HyCAT Hypersonic Test Bed in 2028
- DARPA Plans Another Heavy Lift Challenge With Added Difficulty
- Army Picks Georgia Tech As Lead Weapons Integrator For CAML Prototyping Effort
- Harpoon Coastal Defense System Passes Navy Developmental Test
- Interview with Rolls-Royce’s F130 Program Director, Gregg Pyers on the B-52’s New Engine
-
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
- Hegseth Teases Update In October On Plans For ‘Generational’ Acquisition Reforms
- More Than $12.5 Billion in Contract Modification for F-35s in Lot 18-19
- BAE Eyes Deal In Early ‘26 To Extend AMPV Production, Teams With Forterra For Autonomy Effort
- Wilsbach Nominated for USAF Chief of Staff
- ATLAS Space Domain Awareness System Ready for Use, U.S. Space Force Says
- X-Bow Wins $191 Million Foreign Military Sale For Rocket Motors
- GD and BETA Partner For Classified Undersea Propulsion
- $705 Million Sale of HIMARS to Australia Approved By U.S. State Department
- Lockheed Martin Starts Land-Based Testing Of Japan’s Aegis Ship SPY-7 Radar
- Firehawk Completes Flight Tests Of Javelin And Stinger-Class Rocket Motors
-
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
- More Than $12.5 Billion in Contract Modification for F-35s in Lot 18-19
- BAE Eyes Deal In Early ‘26 To Extend AMPV Production, Teams With Forterra For Autonomy Effort
- Hegseth Teases Update In October On Plans For ‘Generational’ Acquisition Reforms
- GD and BETA Partner For Classified Undersea Propulsion
- ATLAS Space Domain Awareness System Ready for Use, U.S. Space Force Says
- X-Bow Wins $191 Million Foreign Military Sale For Rocket Motors
- Firehawk Completes Flight Tests Of Javelin And Stinger-Class Rocket Motors
- $705 Million Sale of HIMARS to Australia Approved By U.S. State Department
- Lockheed Martin Starts Land-Based Testing Of Japan’s Aegis Ship SPY-7 Radar