Defense Daily Archive
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Thursday, July 29, 2021
- Boeing Begins Rebound, Turns A Profit On Higher Sales
- GD Posts Strong Second Quarter Earnings Amid Flat Sales
- HASC Seapower Mark Directs Design Maturity, DDG(X) Testing
- HASC Panel Wants DoD Report on F-35 Pilot Breathing System
- Air Force Could Be Using Air Taxis in 2023
- Biden Memo Establishes Public-Private Cybersecurity Effort For Industrial Controls
- Seapower Panel Approves Mark, Adds Amphibious And Destroyer Amendments
- House Homeland Security Committee Approves Software Supply Chain Security Bill
- Army Delivers First Five UH-60V Black Hawks To National Guard Unit
- HASC Panel Seeks Army Update On Vehicle Electrification, Advanced Combat Engine Plans
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
- Defense, Commercial Power Raytheon Technologies To Strong Second Quarter
- HASC May Allows Cruiser Retirements, Adding Second Destroyer And Multiyear Authority
- Modernization of North Warning System for Arctic Needed, Hinote Says
- Senate Confirms Kendall as 26th Air Force Secretary on Voice Vote
- HASC Cyber Panel Proposes Pilot Programs To Help DoD Bridge Technology ‘Valley Of Death’
- Taiclet Suggests Industry, Government Form ‘Tiger Team’ To Bring Down F-35 Flying Costs
- Civilian Nuclear Weapons Budget Request for ’22 Barely Adequate, Joint Pentagon-DoE Group Says
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
- Lockheed Martin Posts Strong Second Quarter, Raises Earnings Guidance
- Commercial/Military Reconstitution of Military Satellites During Conflict Eyed by SASC
- BAE Wins $117 Million Contract To Build LRASM Seekers
- Deloitte Acquires Consulting Firm Supporting Navy
- Oshkosh Defense’s OMFV Concept Utilizes Hanwha’s Redback Chassis
- Saab Highlights Delivery of Second Aft Section for U.S. Air Force T-7A Red Hawk Trainer
- MDA Conducts SM-6 Missile Raid Intercept Test
- JROC Has Published Requirements For Joint Warfighting Concept’s Strategic Directives, Hyten Says
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Monday, July 26, 2021
- Defense Watch: Senate Confirms DoD Picks, Bomber Study, Cruiser Maintainability
- Army Selects Five Competitors To Work On Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Concepts
- SASC’s FY ‘22 NDAA Authorizes Second Navy Destroyer, Adds One More F-35A
- SASC Recommends Floor of 292 C-130s for U.S. Air Force
- Navy Official Calls SSN(X) The ‘Ultimate Apex Predator’
- Arctic Security Initiative Included In Defense Policy Bill
- Austin Directs U.S. Space Command to Develop Guidance on Space Tenets of Behavior
- U.S. Air Force Joint Simulation Environment for F-35A, F-22, Other Platforms to Build on F-35 JSE
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Friday, July 23, 2021
- SASC Approves $25 Billion Increase To Pentagon’s FY ‘22 Topline In Their NDAA
- Bipartisan Task Force Offers Legislative Proposals To Address DoD’s Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
- Bipartisan Group Of Senators Introduce Mandatory Cyber Incident Reporting Bill
- Collins Aerospace Sees NGAD, Other Military Systems as Opportunities for New Flight Control Computer
- Shield AI Acquires Another AI Pilot Company, Heron Systems
- GOP Lawmakers File Amendments to Provide Funds for Proposed Sea-Launched Nukes in DoE Budget
- Hruby Confirmed to Lead DoE Nuclear Weapons Agency
- VTG Awarded Contract To Install ODIN Laser Weapons On Five More Destroyers
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Thursday, July 22, 2021
- Kilby Says LCS-7 And 9 ‘Might’ Have Future After Divestment
- U.S. Air Force Finalizing Requirements for 140-160 ‘Bridge Tankers’
- Army To Fly Autonomy-Enabled Black Hawk At Next Project Convergence
- Austin ‘Concerned’ Pentagon Doesn’t Have Permanent Acquisition Chief In Place
- House Passes Bevy Of Cyber, Homeland Security Bills
- CNO Says Final Ford Elevators Delivered By End Of Year, Identifies Lessons learned
- CBP Issues RFI To Develop Acquisition Strategy For Future Aerostat Support
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
- HASC Seapower Leaders Rip Navy’s 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan Over Lack Of Specifics
- Sen. Warren Asks FTC To Review Defense Mergers To Maintain Competition
- Senators Introduce Bill To Help New National Cyber Director With Staffing
- TSA Issues Second Cybersecurity Directive For Pipeline Industry
- NRO Director Says Agency Wants Radar Efforts to Complement U.S. Space Force
- NATO Conducting Competition for Risk Reduction and Feasibility Studies on AWACS Replacement
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
- U.S., Allies Blame China For Maligned Cyber Activities, Included Targeting Defense Sector
- Navy Officials Explain Plan To Close Fighter Gap Early
- Bell Begins Building UH-1Y Again For Helicopters Headed To Czech Republic
- Kongsberg Demos Future CROWS Lethality Capability On Unmanned Platforms For Army
- ASGN Acquires Defense And Federal IT Solutions Provider IndraSoft
- U.S. Air Force Test Center Looks for Visual Display Systems for F-35A JSE
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Monday, July 19, 2021
- Defense Watch: Austin on AI; NG Hypersonics; India P-8 Delivery
- Marine Corps Selects GD, Textron For Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle Prototype Effort
- Biden Names Longtime Hill/Pentagon Staffer, Acquisition Guru, as Nominee for Air Force Acquisition Head
- U.S. Space Force Advised to Hone Acquisition Strategy
- House Approps Committee’s Civil Nuke Budget Holds Line on Major Weapons Programs
- After Lapse, DHS Office Renewing Focus On Nuke Detection Architecture
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Friday, July 16, 2021
- Poor Communication Hurting Army’s Ability To Grow Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Industrial Base, Report Says
- Northrop Grumman Announces Another Successful IBCS Test With ‘Widest Variety Of Sensors To Date’
- Sen. Hickenlooper Urges Objective Decisions on Future Command Locations
- Officials Explain Overlord USV Testing Lessons
- US Government Creates Website For Ransomware Resources
- Pentagon Announces More Naval Nominations