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Matthew Beinart
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ArmyArmy Vet, Anduril Exec Michael Obadal Nominated To Be Army Under Secretary
President Trump has nominated Anduril Industries executive and veteran Michael Obadal to be the Army’s next under secretary. If confirmed, Obadal would be the service’s no. 2 civilian and have […]
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CongressCR Includes Slight Boost To Navy Shipbuilding, Adds Funds For Third Destroyer
The stopgap funding measure passed by the House and pending before the Senate to avert a government shutdown includes $33.3 billion for shipbuilding, a slight boost above the Navy’s request, […]
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CongressHouse Narrowly Passes Full-Year CR With Defense Boost, Sends To Senate
The House on Tuesday narrowly passed a stopgap funding measure to avert a pending government shutdown with a 217-213 vote, sending the bill to the Senate. The lower chamber voted […]
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InternationalU.S. Lifts Pause On Security Aid For Ukraine, As Kyiv Backs Ceasefire Proposal
The U.S. will “immediately” lift its pause on providing military and intelligence support to Ukraine, after Kyiv on Tuesday endorsed a 30-day ceasefire proposal aimed at ending Russia’s invasion. Following […]
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ArmyArmy Rebrands IVAS Next, Plans Open Competition For Prototyping Period
The Army has rebranded the follow-on effort for its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) as the Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC), with plans to hold a full and open competition […]
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Navy/USMCAnduril Wins $642.2 Million Marine Corps Deal For Capability To Protect Bases From Small Drones
The Marine Corps has awarded Anduril Industries a $642.2 million contract to provide capability for protecting installations from small drone threats. Anduril beat out nine other competitors to win the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySikorsky Details Successful ‘Full Mission Profile’ Demos With Rotor Blown Wing UAS Concept
Sikorsky [LMT] on Monday detailed recent successful demonstrations with its “rotor blown wing” unmanned aircraft system (UAS), flying its prototype in both helicopter and “winged aircraft” mode through a “full […]
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Congress
House GOP’s Full-Year CR With Defense Boost Faces Narrow Path, Senate Dem Pushback
The House’s stopgap funding proposal to avert a government shutdown, which includes an $8 billion defense add, faces a tight path to pass the lower chamber this week but is […]
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CyberHegseth Signs Memo Directing DoD ‘Maximize’ Use Of Tools To Rapidly Deliver Software
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to “maximize” the use of existing rapid acquisition authorities to speed up the delivery of software capabilities, according to a new memo. […]
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ArmyPalantir Delivers Two More TITAN Intel Ground Station Prototypes To Army
Palantir [PLTR] on Friday announced it’s delivering the next two prototypes of the Army’s new intelligence ground station. The latest update follows the delivery of the initial Tactical Intelligence Targeting […]