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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard MH-60 SAR Helo Crashes In Alaska
A Coast Guard Lockheed Martin Sikorsky [LMT] MH-60 Jayhawk search and rescue (SAR) helicopter crashed during a training flight on Monday near Harbor Mountain in Sitka, Alaska, the U.S. Coast […]
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026
- Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans
- L3Harris Delivers Air Force One Bridge Aircraft
- Rocket Lab Launches Responsive Victus Haze Mission for Space Force
- Army Picks Anduril For NGC2’s Common Data Baseline As It Builds Beyond Prototyping
- MDA Space to Acquire Blue Canyon from Raytheon to Reach US Defense Market
- Navy Demos Dual Use Laser For Power Transfer And C-UAS
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026
- Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans
- L3Harris Delivers Air Force One Bridge Aircraft
- Rocket Lab Launches Responsive Victus Haze Mission for Space Force
- Army Picks Anduril For NGC2’s Common Data Baseline As It Builds Beyond Prototyping
- MDA Space to Acquire Blue Canyon from Raytheon to Reach US Defense Market
- Navy Demos Dual Use Laser For Power Transfer And C-UAS
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Air ForceL3Harris Delivers Air Force One Bridge Aircraft
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] delivered the modified 747-8i aircraft gifted by Qatar’s emir as the VC-25B Air Force One bridge aircraft, the company announced on Friday. The company noted it transformed […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNavy Demos Dual Use Laser For Power Transfer And C-UAS
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) recently demonstrated a dual-use laser system able to both wirelessly transmit power over long distances and quickly switch to defensive counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) missions. […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]
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Navy/USMCRetired Admiral Breckenridge Tapped As Shipbuilding Advisor
Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao appointed retired Vice Adm. Richard Breckenridge to be his new senior advisor for shipbuilding, the Navy announced Monday. The announcement said Breckenridge will […]
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Navy/USMCCastelion Nabs First Delivery Award For Blackbeard Hypersonic Weapon
The Navy last week awarded Castelion a $23 million firm-fixed-price order to produce and deliver 50 Blackbeard early operational capability pre-production prototype hypersonic weapons. The Defense Department June 11 contract […]
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Navy/USMCMach Industries Wins DIU Contract For Runway-Independent Navy Drones
Startup weapons developer Mach Industries on Tuesday announced it won a contract award to serve as aircraft integrator for a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) program focused on developing runway-independent long-range […]