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Unmanned SystemsHicks: Speed in Affirming Systems Meet Command Needs Key in Replicator
As industry awaits the debut of military service program of record requests for Replicator in the upcoming fiscal 2026 budget, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said on Wednesday that accelerating […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAuterion, ModalAI, Neros Selected To Prototype sUAS Solutions In Contested EMI Space
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Wednesday said it has selected solutions from three companies to demonstrate and test commercial dual-use technologies in small drones to be able to operate […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Aims for Initial Inventory by Next December
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) said that it wants to have an initial inventory by next December on the way to a clean audit in 2028. Lockheed Martin [LMT] […]
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CyberDoD Proposes Cybersecurity Compliance Rule For Contractors
The Defense Department on Thursday published proposed changes to federal acquisition regulations that would phase in three years contractor compliance with certain cybersecurity measures. The proposal would implement the Cybersecurity […]
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PentagonUkrainian Ask–2.5 Million Drones, DoD IG Says
Ukrainian Armed Forces’ (UAF) demand for drones in the country’s effort to turn back Russian forces has grown, the U.S.-led Security Assistance Group-Ukraine (SAG-U) has told the Pentagon Inspector General. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Loan Office Plans On First Funding Availability Notice This Year
A relatively new Defense Department office charged with developing a loan program to aid companies developing key technologies that are part of the supply chain but are frequently starved of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHicks Lauds RDER Effort In Speeding Program Transitions
New approaches to quickly assessing joint warfighting capabilities are proving themselves and enabling more rapid acquisitions of systems, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said on Wednesday. Her remarks were […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Solicits To Refresh Blue UAS Roster
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Monday released a solicitation for an upcoming prize challenge for vendors to potentially have their unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related capabilities added to […]
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PentagonNational Defense Strategy Panel Urges Reforms, Lifting Spending Cap To Avoid ‘Shift In China’s Favor’
The commission tasked with reviewing the Biden administration’s National Defense Strategy (NDS) has called for removing the debt limit deal’s spending cap and boosting defense investments in the coming years, […]
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PentagonPentagon Overvalued Weapons Aid To Ukraine By Another $2 Billion, GAO Finds
The Pentagon has discovered it overvalued weapons aid provided to Ukraine by another $2 billion, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The disclosure is part of a […]