Defense Daily Archive
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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
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Thursday, July 15, 2021
- U.S. Air Force Needs to Neck Down to Two Bomber Fleet “As Quickly As Possible”
- SecNav Nominee Supports Larger Navy Plan, Unmanned Systems Only When Ready
- UK Plans to Incorporate Squadrons of “Swarming Drones” to Foil Adversary Air Defenses
- Brown Withdraws Nomination To Serve As Pentagon’s Top Acquisition Official
- Increase In Drone Use At Southern Border Leads USNORTHCOM To Consider Detection Capabilities
- Two More Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessels To Sail Next Year
- House Appropriators Cut Half Of Guam Missile Defense Funds
- Army Awards BAE Systems $62 Million Order For New 2CAWS Missile Warning System
- Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Bill Approved By Senate Panel
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
- Three-Year Sustainment Contract for F-35 to Include Incentives to Improve Full Mission Capable Rates
- House Appropriations Approves $706 Billion Defense Bill As Republicans Take Aim At Topline During Markup
- DoE Nuke Agency Finishes First Copy of Refurbed Submarine Warhead; Deliveries Sked’d for 2022
- Biden Taps SAIC Exec For Army Under Secretary, Jeff Flake For Turkey Ambassador
- DHS Spending Bill Approved By House Appropriators
- MDA Deploys Nanosats To Test Technology For HBTSS
- House Defense Appropriators Advise $900 Million Aircraft Procurement Boost for Air Force
- SAIC Creates Strategic Advisory Board That Includes Former Top DoD Officials
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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
- House Defense Panel Aims For Greater Oversight On GBSD Cost Control Measures
- House Appropriators Criticize Navy For Destroyer, LCS Decommissioning Plan
- DOE Nuke Agency Would Get Requested Weapons Funding in Draft House Budget Bill; GOP Says ‘Short Changes’
- House Appropriators Look To Boost R&D Funds For Army’s CFTs, Propose Another IVAS Cut
- House Panel Boosts Funding For CISA Program To Detect Threats On Private Networks
- Senate Confirms Easterly To Lead CISA
- Booz Allen Invests In AI Tech Startup
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Monday, July 12, 2021
- Defense Watch: B-21 Rendering; Missile Defense; US Aircraft to Afghans
- More Than 80 Companies Competing in U.S. Air Force JADC2 Effort
- US Response To Russian-Based Ransomware Attacks Forthcoming, Administration Official Says
- Army Taps 10 Firms For Small Business Cohort To Work On RCV Sustainment Ideas
- GovCIO To Acquire Salient CRGT Creating $700 Million Federal IT Company
- Navy Seeks Market Research On LAW Simulator