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Defense Daily
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Matthew Beinart
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ArmyArmy Ends ITEP, FTUAS, RCV Development, HAC-D Seeks Details On Planned Cuts
The Army has canceled development of the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), the Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) and the Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV), two senior defense officials confirmed to Defense […]
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ArmyArmy Aims To Speed Up FLRAA To 2028, No Commitment On Another Black Hawk Multi-Year
The Army wants to speed up fielding of its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) by two years to 2028 but won’t commit to future plans for awarding another multi-year […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Launches Replicator Effort To Evaluate, Quickly Scale Low-Collateral C-UAS Solutions
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit has launched a new effort to find new solutions from industry for more safely taking out small drones that it aims to scale rapidly across […]
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CyberDoD Initiates 90-Day Sprint For New Plan To ‘Fast Track’ Software Acquisition
The Pentagon has begun a 90-day “sprint” to develop a plan for more rapidly assessing and acquiring software, according to a new memo. Katie Arrington, the acting DoD chief information […]
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ArmyHASC’s Top Dem Calls Army’s New Transformation Plan With Program Cuts ‘A Positive Step’
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee has signaled support for the Army’s new, wide-ranging transformation plan, which has included cutting several major programs, calling it “a positive […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril Acquires Tactical Computing Firm Klas, Details New Menace-T Rugged C4 System
Anduril Industries has signed an agreement to purchase Klas, its first acquisition of a tactical computing and communication firm that it said will help bolster capability offerings for programs such […]
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BudgetGOP Lawmakers Knock White House’s Use Of Reconciliation To Reach $1 Trillion Defense Request
The Trump administration’s outline for a $1 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2026 received swift pushback from senior Republican lawmakers for the decision to include anticipated reconciliation funds to […]
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ArmyArmy Cancels Procurement Of M10 Booker Combat Vehicle
The Army is canceling procurement of the General Dynamics Land Systems [GD]-built M10 Booker combat vehicle, a senior defense official confirmed to Defense Daily. The decision to move on from […]
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ArmyNew Memo Orders Army To Merge Futures Command And TRADOC, Pursue Acquisition Reforms
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new memo directing sweeping changes within the Army calls for merging the service’s modernization-focused Futures Command with Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), prioritizing acquisition reforms and […]
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ArmyHegseth Directs Army Scrap ‘Outdated’ Systems, Cuts Include JLTVs, AH-64Ds, Gray Eagles
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Army to cut “outdated weapon systems” as part of a new “comprehensive transformation strategy,” with the service’s leaders confirming plans to cancel procurement […]