Defense Daily Archive
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Monday, March 23, 2026
- Defense Watch: Railgun Testing, DOGE Endures, FAMM Engines, Faster FMS
- Army Accepts First Optionally-Piloted Black Hawk, Will Inform Scaling Autonomy Across The Fleet
- Hadrian Launches AI-Powered Maritime Industrial Base Factory, Starts with Sub Focus
- U.S. And Japan Conduct First SPY-7 ASEV Live Tracking Test
- USAF Seeks Benchmarking Of Northrop Grumman’s Performance On SiAW
- Space Force Re-Assigns GPS III Mission Next Month from Vulcan To Falcon 9
- Science Committee Dem Wants Commerce Department To Explain USA Rare Earth Investment
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Friday, March 20, 2026
- Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’
- GD Wins $15 Billion Award For Columbia-Class Sub Industrial Base Support
- State Department Okays $17 Billion In FMS Deals For Middle East Partners
- Lockheed Says PrSM Inc. 2 With Multi-Mode Seeker Slated For Fielding Between FY ‘27-28
- With an Eye To CCA Increment 2, Talon IQ Conducts Test Flight
- Palladyne AI Nabs Navy Contract For Air-Launched Near Hypersonic Missile
- Army Plans To Take Over THAAD Program In 2027
- Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says
- Sentinel Delays Keep Pressure On Aging Minuteman III, STRATCOM Says
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Thursday, March 19, 2026
- Official: Army To Fully Field First Operational Hypersonic Weapon Battery ‘Within A Few Weeks’
- Pentagon Discussing Second B-21 Production Line, FY 2027 Budget May Give Clues On Space Control And EA-37B Buy
- Army Taking ‘More Refined’ Approach On Push For Right To Repair Reforms, Obadal Says
- MDA Awards $8.41 Billion Ceiling Increase For RTX’s SM-3 Contract
- Rocket Lab Nabs $190 Million Contract For HASTE Launches In Support Of Hypersonic Testing
- U.S. Space Command Forecasts On-Orbit Maneuver In Geosynchronous Orbit As Important
- Army Enlists Advanced Manufacturing Startup Hadrian To Bring Automation To Red River Depot
- U.S. International Defense Sales Rose 4 Percent In Fiscal 2025
- Navy To Increase Hammerhead Mine Orders
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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- Guetlein Names Golden Dome C2 Primes, Adds $10 Billion To Total Cost
- Pentagon Eyes April Rollout Of FY ‘27 Budget Docs, Will Detail Multi-Year Requests Beyond Munitions
- USAF Looks To Have Analysis On Numbers, Unit Cost Goals For CCA By Summer Or Fall
- Funding To Support Multi-Year Missile Production Deals Expected In Iran Supplemental, FY ’27 Request
- No Need For More Survivable Airborne Operations Centers Than Four Planned, Meink Says
- Navy Eyes Another Three to Five PAEs, Aims To Minimize Direct Reporting PMs
- Space Force Adds Portfolio Acquisition Executives For Four More Mission Areas
- USNORTHCOM Chief Lauds Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit
- Swarmer To Raise Up To $17.25 Million In IPO; Trading Starts Today
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
- Anduril Says New $20 Billion Army Enterprise Deal Is An ‘Ordering Guide’ For Its Commercial Tech
- USAF Expects KC-135 Center Console Refresh Solicitation In May
- Navy Establishes Five More PAEs As Key Part Of Acquisition Reform
- Lockheed Conducts First Flight Test Of New PrSM Inc. 2 With Seeker To Hit Maritime Targets
- AeroVironment Expands Manufacturing Capacity, UAS Products, With ESAero Acquisition
- “We Can Do A Lot:” Fincantieri Sees LSMs As Way Back To Serial Production, Could Start Production This Year
- Earnings, Sales Fall At SAIC In Fourth Quarter On Shutdown, Enterprise IT Headwinds
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Monday, March 16, 2026
- Defense Watch: PAC-3 and Wedgtail Awards, C-UAS Standards, Dem Praises Hegseth
- Anduril Nabs $20 Billion Army Award For Enterprise-Wide Counter-Drone Solutions
- Use Of Commercial Imagery Under TacSRT Likely To Grow, Space Force Official Says
- RTX Wins $267 Million To Restart SM-3 IB Line, Deliver 23 Interceptors
- Army To Expand UAS Marketplace Across DoD Soon, Details CSO For Industry’s Offerings
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Friday, March 13, 2026
- Official: DoD’s FY ‘27 Budget Request Coming ‘Relatively Soon,’ Makes ‘Generational Investment’
- Wicker Backs “Crash Program” To Supply Ukraine With Low-Cost Weapons
- Pentagon ‘Working Options’ On Iran Supplemental, May Seek Funds For New Capabilities
- Anduril Nabs First Spot In DIU’s XLUUV Prototype Effort, Aims To Avoid Orca Pitfalls
- Design And Production Challenges Loom For C-5M, C-17 Replacement
- Air Force Flight Tests Affordable Missile Demonstrator With Ursa Major Engine
- York Strengthens Vertical Integration With Acquisition Of In-Space Propulsion Supplier Orbion
- Counter-Drone Needs Will Be Addressed In Next NDAA Based On Iran War Lessons, Banks Says
- Rambeau Departs L3Harris To Lead Karman; Mehta Adds To Roles
- Army Acquisition Chief Says XM30 Remains ‘On Path,’ Will Test Prototypes This Summer
- Second Japanese SPY-7 Aegis Radar Shipset Done, Lockheed Martin Says
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Thursday, March 12, 2026
- Dem Lawmakers Want To Codify Trump’s Push For More Defense Contractor Accountability
- Space Force Terminating AV’s SCAR Contract; Previous Stop Work Order Leads To Third Quarter Loss
- Army Taps Elbit America To Join SBMC Development Effort, Will Test Prototypes This Year
- Anduril Acquiring Space Domain Awareness, Missile Defense Software Company ExoAnalytic Solutions
- Havoc Adds Air, Land Domains To Its Collaborative Autonomy Solutions With Two Acquisitions
- Ukrainian Defense Companies Moving To All Domestic Production Of Components
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Wednesday, March 11, 2026
- Robinson Helicopter Details New Unmanned Business Unit, Cargo UAS Project With Sikorsky
- Courtney Presses On Delayed Multi-Year Sub Contract
- X-Bow To Acquire Evolution Space, Enhancing Hypersonics And Energetics Capabilities
- U.S. OKs Potential $930 Million Deal With Sweden For HIMARS, Munitions
- Ukraine Only Country That Can Provide ‘Immediate Counter-Action’ Against Shahed Drones, Ambassador Says
- Lux Aeterna, Startup Developing Reusable Spacecraft, Raises $10 Million In Seed Round
- Drone Dominance Program Round Two Likely To Include More Complex Missions
- DIU Awards Nikon Contract for 3D Printing Of Metal Parts Under FORGE Program
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
- Bell, DARPA Complete Design Review For X-76 Aircraft, On Track For Early ‘28 Flight Test
- Army Wants Long-Range PrSM Inc. 4 On Accelerated Timeline, Plans Fly Off In Late FY ‘28
- BAE Systems Completes Preliminary Design Review For Epoch 2 Constellation
- Space Force Surveying Industry On Collaboration With Canada On Allied Space Domain Awareness C2
- Drone Dominance Program Selects 11 Finalists For Potential Orders After First Gauntlet
- Administration Fast Tracks Another Israel Arms FMS Bypassing Congress Amid Iran Campaign
- Ondas To Acquire Mistral, Giving Access To U.S. Prime Contracts, Manufacturing Footprint