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Matthew Beinart
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Capitol Hill Report 7.27.26
// PDF View- House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0
- White House Seeks Exceptions From FY ‘27 Continuing Resolution Limitations In Shipbuilding And Munitions
- Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding
- Navy Under Secretary Argues Focus On Acquisition Cost Usually Counterproductive; Explains Reform Moves
- White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA
- Breaking China’s Rare Earth Hegemony
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Plans Demos Soon To Find Ground-Based, Long-Range Strike Systems To Scale Rapidly
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has detailed a new effort to hold demonstrations in the coming months to find “mature, affordable, long-range precision strike systems” that can be scaled […]
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CongressWhite House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA
The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]
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Capitol Hill Report 7.20.26
// PDF View- House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense
- Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost
- Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns
- At Least 15 F-35s “DD-250’ed” Since May 2025
- Pentagon Suspends CMMC Phase II Plans, Cites Concerns With Compliance ‘Burdens’
- Reform Opportunities Hiding in the Pentagon’s Reorganization
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DDNW 7.21.26
// PDF View- Army Negotiating With AV On Enduring-High Energy Laser Contract, Lozano Says
- L3Harris And Sierra Space Receive $1.75 Billion For SDA Tranche 3, Tracking Layer
- Defense Watch: MQ-25, HASC Repubs, PA DIB, Green Wolf
- Pentagon Suspends CMMC Phase II Plans, Cites Concerns With Compliance ‘Burdens’
- At Least 15 F-35s “DD-250’ed” Since May 2025
- Singularity, Startup Developing Low-Cost Air Defense Systems, Exits Stealth With $80 Million Round
- LITENING Large Aperture Pod, In USAF Operational Testing, May Aid C-UAS, Northrop Grumman Official Says
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CongressHouse Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0
The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]
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CongressSenate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding
Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Announces New PAC-3 ACE Low-Cost Interceptor
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday announced its new PAC-3 Adapted Capability Effector (PAC-3 ACE), which it said is “less than half the cost” of the current PAC-3 MSE interceptor per […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBETA Working With Sikorsky On New MV250 Hybrid-Electric VTOL For Contested Logistics
BETA Technologies [BETA] on Monday announced its new MV250 hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, which utilizes Sikorsky’s [LMT] MATRIX autonomy capability and is aimed at supporting unmanned logistics […]
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ArmyOfficial: Army Could Make Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher Awards In August
The Army may make awards for its Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) effort in August, a lead official has said. Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano, the Army’s program acquisition executive for […]