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Matthew Beinart
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CongressSenate Dems Add Slotkin to SASC, Ossoff And Gillibrand To Appropriations Committee
Senate Democrats on Thursday announced their rosters for the powerful Appropriations and Armed Services Committees, with newly-elected Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) joining the latter panel. Slotkin, a former Pentagon official, […]
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ArmyFinal FY ‘25 NDAA Scraps House Plan To Establish Army Drone Corps
The final version of the next National Defense Authorization Act does not include a House-proposed provision to establish a Drone Corps as a new branch within the Army. The move […]
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ArmyGAO Denies Protest Of Army’s Nearly $1 Billion Switchblade Award To AeroVironment
The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest of the nearly $1 billion contract award to AeroVironment [AVAV] for its Switchblade loitering munitions, the company said Tuesday. Mistral Inc., a […]
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CongressMcConnell: $900 Billion Defense Topline ‘Not Nearly Enough,’ Calls For ‘Significant’ Increase
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has offered the most extensive insight to date on his priorities as he takes over the Defense Appropriations chairmanship, to include encouraging the incoming Trump administration […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmy, Navy Complete Successful Hypersonic Weapon Test
The Army and Navy have completed a successful end-to-end flight test of their jointly-developed common hypersonic glide body, deemed a key step toward fielding of hypersonic weapons. The Pentagon on […]
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ArmyArmy Details Successful PrSM Limited User Test
The Army has completed a successful limited user test with its new Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), with soldiers launching two missiles to take out simulated rotary wing […]
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CongressThree HASC Republicans To Join House Appropriations Committee
Three Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, Reps. Mark Alford (R-Mo.), Dale Strong (R-Ala.) and Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.), will join the Appropriations Committee in the next Congress. Rep. Tom […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU’s Kumar: Flexible Funding Should Be ‘Proliferated’ Across DoD To Support Rapid Innovation
A lead official from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit said Thursday that flexible funding authorities her office has “should be proliferated” across the department to support the rapid fielding of […]
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CongressHouse Passes Final $895.2 Billion FY ‘25 NDAA
The House on Wednesday voted 281-140 to pass the final $895.2 billion compromise version of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The defense policy legislation now heads […]
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ArmyDynetics’ New IFPC Inc. 2 Production Contract Could Cover Up To 317 Launchers
The Army’s recent production award to Leidos’ [LDOS] Dynetics for Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Inc. 2 systems could cover procurement of up to 317 new launchers, a service spokesperson […]