Reporter: Cyber Security/IT/Military
Defense Daily
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Matthew Beinart
Articles By Matthew
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SpaceGM, Lockheed Martin Partner To Develop Lunar Terrain Vehicle For NASA’s Artemis Program
General Motors [GM] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are teaming up to develop a lunar terrain vehicle for NASA’s Artemis program that would be used to transport astronauts on the moon, […]
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PentagonNominee For DoD’s Top R&E Role Wants To Make It Easier For Small Firms To Work With Pentagon
Heidi Shyu, the nominee to serve as the Pentagon’s next top technology official, said Tuesday she wants to make it easier for small firms to work with the department on […]
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CongressDem Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill To Save $73 Billion Through Nuclear Weapons Cuts
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) on Monday reintroduced a bill that aims to save $73 billion over the next decade through cuts to nuclear weapons programs, […]
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ArmyArmy Assessing How To Reduce Demand On Patriot Batteries
A lead Army missile defense official said last Friday the service is assessing how to bring down the operational tempo and global demand for its Patriot air defense batteries by […]
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CongressSenate Votes Down GOP Proposal For Defense Spending Parity Measure
The Senate on Thursday voted down a Republican proposal that would have required increasing defense spending to match every dollar added to non-defense spending. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member […]
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BudgetDoD Technology Officials Push For Greater Budget Flexibility To Get After Latest Innovations
Lead technology officials from the military services told lawmakers on Thursday that additional budget flexibility would improve their ability to more rapidly get after new capability innovation efforts, particularly those […]
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Special OperationsSOCOM’s Little Bird Replacement Plans To Be Informed By Whether Army’s FARA Pick Carries Troops
U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) decision on a path forward for replacing its H-6 Little Bird helicopters will be informed by whether the Army goes with a platform for its […]
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Special OperationsSOCOM Wants To Double Investment In Next-Gen Effects Research, Focus On More Cyber And EW
Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is planning to double its investment in next-generation effects research, with a lead official signaling the focus of future projects will shift from precision strike to […]
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Special OperationsSOCOM Wants To See Pilot Program For More Agile SBIR Process Scaled Across DoD
U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) top acquisition official said Monday he would like to see a pilot program that doubled interest in the command’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) opportunities […]
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Special OperationsSOCOM To Evaluate Armed Overwatch Offerings From Five Vendors This Summer
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) will evaluate the five offerings for its Armed Overwatch aircraft program at a series of flight tests this summer at Eglin Air Force Base in […]