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Defense Daily
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Matthew Beinart
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CongressDoD Would See ‘Historically Costly’ Impacts With Year-Long CR, Joint Chiefs Chairman Says
The Pentagon’s top uniformed official has said the department will face “historically costly” impacts to thousands of programs, ranging from nuclear modernization to multi-year munitions procurement plans, if it has […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards $2.3 Billion Lot 10 Production Order To Boeing For 15 More KC-46As
The Air Force has awarded Boeing [BA] a $2.3 billion Lot 10 production order to build 15 more KC-46A tankers. With the latest production order, Boeing said it’s now under […]
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ArmyArmy Taps Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman To Develop Payloads For Launched Effects Drones
The Army has selected Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] to work on developing sensing and electronic warfare payloads for its Launched Effects drone program. The multi-phased competitive prototyping […]
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Navy/USMCElbit America Nabs $500 Million Deal To Continue Delivering Marines’ New Night Vision Devices
The Marine Corps has awarded Elbit Systems of America a new $500 million contract to continue delivering the new Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggles (SBNVG). The new deal is Elbit […]
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ArmyArmy Seeking Industry Input To Inform Hybrid-Electric Stryker Plans
The Army is soliciting industry’s input for capabilities to get after pursuing a hybrid-electric version of its Stryker combat vehicle, according to a recent notice. A new Request for Information […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Taps Four Firms For SPRINT Program To Develop High-Speed VTOL X-Planes
DARPA has selected Boeing’s [BA] Aurora Flight Sciences, Bell [TXT], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Piasecki Aircraft to develop competing vertical takeoff and landing prototypes capable of flying at speeds of […]
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ArmyOshkosh Defense Receives $368.9 Million In JLTV Orders As Contract Nears End
Oshkosh Defense [OSK] has recently received $368.9 million in new orders for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), as it nears the end of its manufacturing contract for the program and […]
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ArmyFollowing Successful Qualification Test, Army Nears Acceptance Of First PrSM Missiles
The Army is nearing acceptance and fielding of the initial Lockheed Martin [LMT] -built Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), which follows a successful first production qualification test with the new weapon. […]
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PentagonPentagon Fails Sixth Consecutive Audit, Cites Incremental Progress Over Last Year
The Pentagon has failed its sixth consecutive audit, highlighting incremental progress while noting the department received “disclaimers,” or failing opinions, for roughly the same number of components as last year. […]
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CongressCongress Passes CR To Avoid Shutdown, Senate Moves To Begin NDAA Conference
The Senate has passed a stopgap funding measure to avoid a government shutdown that now heads to the president’s desk and voted to move into formal conference negotiations with the […]