The Defense Department should invest more research-and-development funds toward efforts to eventually field a space-based early warning sensor layer in lower orbits, the U.S. military’s number-two general said Jan. 17. Speaking for the first time publicly in his role as vice chairman of the Joint ...

In this new monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource leaders, to the engineers and logistics officers. Paul Markwardt has spent four ...

The Navy portion of the fiscal year 2021 presidential budget will include schedule adjustments for when the service plans to formally acquire large unmanned surface vessels (LUSVs), a service official said. Jan. 16. “The prototypes are ongoing now, [but] when are we going to transition to a ...

The Navy deserves a larger cut of the annual budget to ensure it is prepared for its role in a future conflict with peer adversaries, but must make tough choices and coordinate both Navy and Marine Corps assets to successfully make that case to Congress, a House Armed Services Committee member and ...

The Defense Department is opening a new storefront near the Pentagon with dozens of personnel dedicated to counter-unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technologies, the department’s chief acquisition leader said Jan. 14. The new office in Crystal City, an area of Arlington, Virginia, will be led by an ...

Air Force Gen. John “Jay” Raymond was sworn in as the first chief of space operations to lead the nascent U.S. Space Force Jan. 14, becoming the first-ever Space Force officer. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the White House and was presided over by Vice President Mike Pence, who lauded ...