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Defense Daily
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Matthew Beinart
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Navy/USMCLead Landing Ship Medium Contract Award Planned For Mid-2026
A contract award to build the lead Landing Ship Medium (LSM) is expected in mid-2026, a senior Marine Corps official said Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Lee Meyer, the Marine Corps’ director […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Seapower Chair Backs Battleship Concept, Reiterates Support For Navy’s F/A-XX
The top lawmaker on the House’s Navy acquisition oversight panel on Wednesday backed the Trump administration’s plan to build a new fleet of battleships, calling the initiative a “great idea.” […]
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ArmySNC Buys A Fourth Global 6500 Jet To Be First Non-Prototype For Army’s HADES Program
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) said Tuesday it has procured a fourth Bombardier Global 6500 business jet, which it will integrate as the first non-prototype aircraft for the Army’s High Accuracy […]
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ArmyLockheed Conducts Successful First Flight Test Of Stinger Replacement Offering
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has conducted a successful first flight test of its offering for the Army’s program to develop a Stinger missile replacement, the company said Tuesday. The Next-Generation Short-Range […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHegseth Directs ‘AI-First’ Military Strategy
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed a new strategy to accelerate the Pentagon’s adoption of artificial intelligence, detailing an aim to become an “AI-first” military. A new memo from Hegseth […]
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InternationalNew Two-Bill Spending Deal Has $1 Billion Foreign Military Financing Boost, With Israel, Taiwan Funds
A two-bill appropriations package unveiled Sunday evening includes $6.2 billion for the State Department’s Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program, a $1 billion increase from the Trump administration’s request, covering $3.3 […]
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ArmyArmy Plans October LRPM Prototype Award To Build Hundreds Of Lethal Launched Effects
The Army is moving ahead on development of the Long Range Precision Munition (LRPM), its lethal Launched Effects variant, with plans to award a contract in October and eventually build […]
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BudgetHASC, SASC Chairs Back Trump’s Call For $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget In ‘27
The top lawmakers on the House and Senate Armed Services Committee have backed President Trump’s call to increase the defense budget to $1.5 trillion in 2027. “We commend President Trump […]
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ArmyLockheed, M1 Also Advance In Army’s Flight School Next Effort, As Lawmakers Seek More Info
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and M1 Support Services have also advanced to the next phase of the Army’s evaluation process for the program to modernize rotary-wing pilot training, both companies have […]
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Navy/USMCWork To Begin Building First FF(X) Frigate Is ‘Imminent,’ HII CEO Says
Work to begin building the first FF(X) multi-mission frigate is “imminent,” the CEO of shipbuilding firm HII [HII] has said, adding he has “high confidence” meeting the Navy’s goal for […]