Defense Daily Archive
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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
- MQ-25 Model Conducts First Unmanned Aerial Refueling
- USAF Requests $711 Million for 525 “Max Production” of JASSM-ER
- Data Analytics Company BigBear.ai Going Public, Plans Commercial Expansion
- U.S. Space Force Unfunded Priorities List Includes $431 Million for Programs to Provide “Warfighting Punch”
- Navy Focusing On 32 LCS Reliability Issues
- Marine Corps Completes First AH-1Z Flight Test With Link-16
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Monday, June 7, 2021
- Defense Watch: Golden Horde; Army Network Boost; Oshkosh Teammate
- AFRL To Issue Solicitation Soon on New, “Rocket Cargo” Vanguard Program
- Austin Signs Off On Pentagon’s JADC2 Strategy
- Navy Establishes DDG(X) Program Office, Construction Planned For 2028
- Navy Seeks $30 Million To Develop SSN(X) In FY 2022
- Dynetics Details Enduring Shield Offering For Army’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability
- SAIC Posts Strong Start To Fiscal Year; Acquiring Federal Health IT Company
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Friday, June 4, 2021
- Oshkosh Defense Wins Army’s Stryker Medium Caliber Weapon System Deal Worth Up To $942 Million
- GAO Says Navy Not Ready For Battle Damage Repair
- Army Details 37 Programs Reduced In FY ’22 Budget Request To Save Over $1.5 Billion
- USAF General Not Concerned About Delays to New ICBM Warhead Core, Despite SNAFU With Construction of Civilian Manufacturing Plant
- State Department Approves $3.5 Billion Sale Of Apache Helicopters To Australia
- Leidos Touts Its Bronco II Offering for SOCOM Armed Overwatch Program
- Lockheed Martin Exceeds 135 Kilometers Again In Final Extended Range GMLRS Engineering Test
- Neuberger Urges Private Sector To Fortify Cyber Defenses Against Ransomware
- Navy To Homeport Frigates At Naval Station Everett
- IG Points To Shortcomings In DHS Deployment Of Cybersecurity Defenses
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Thursday, June 3, 2021
- Second DDG-51 And Naval Tactical Grid Work In 2022 Leads Navy’s $5.56 Billion Unfunded List
- Department of Air Force Budget Has Clues on U.S. Space Force Program for Space-Based GMTI
- Second DDG-51 And Naval Tactical Grid Work In 2022 Leads Navy’s $5.56 Billion Unfunded List
- Army’s $4.4 Billion Unfunded Priorities List Calls For More JLTV, CH-47F Block II Funds
- Army Details Priorities For Network CAPSET 25, Plan To Award Prototype Deals In January 2022
- Navy 2022 Budget Divests Capability To Prioritize Readiness And Reinvestment
- Air Force Awards Contract for Up to Six More BACN Planes
- Contractor for Civilian Nuke Production Sites Gets Short Extension
- Accenture Federal To Acquire Analytics Company Novetta
- Pentagon Drones Have Flown Twice the Flying Hours of Manned Aircraft
- Congressman Introduces Vulnerability Disclosure Bill For Contractors
- Pangiam Acquires Computer Vision Company Trueface
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
- U.S. Air Force Could Lose Two Squadrons of F-15C/Ds in Fiscal 2022
- SOCOM Requests $170 Million for Six Armed Overwatch Aircraft
- Army Official Details Decision To Stretch JLTV, AMPV Production In FY ‘22 Budget Request
- Navy’s 2022 Budget Requests $3 Billion Less Aircraft Procurement As Programs End
- NASA Requests Budget Increase to Fund Priorities Like Artemis and Climate Research
- Acting DHS Intel Chief Outlines Role In Cybersecurity
- Eaton Closes $2.8 Billion Deal For Cobham Mission Systems
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
- Defense Watch: Long Range Fires; Shipyard Support; ABMS Boost
- DoD’s $715 Billion FY ‘22 Budget Request Includes Largest Ever R&D Investment, Billions In Legacy System Cuts
- U.S. Air Force Proposes Divestments of 201 Aircraft, Big Increases for GBSD, NGAD
- Navy 2022 Budget Requests $22.6 Billion In Shipbuilding, Prioritizing Readiness Over Fleet Growth
- Army Gets Reduced Topline In FY ‘22 Budget Request, Makes Cuts To Keep Modernization On Track
- U.S. Space Force Requests $800 Million Increase in R&D, $456 Million More for Acquisition
- MDA FY 2022 Budget Request Slightly Lower Than Current Year
- Biden’s $20B Civil Nuke Budget Whacks Weapons, Compared With Trump Forecast
- DHS Request For CISA’s Cybersecurity Efforts Essentially Flat
- Coast Guard Acquisition Budget Takes A Hit In FY ’22 Request; Readiness Boosted
- Navistar To Pay U.S. $50 Million To Settle Complaint It Overcharged For MRAP Parts
- Nuke Core Factory Might be Five Years Later Than Hoped, Civilian Weapons Nominee Tells Senators
- Wicker Introduces Bill Seeking New Coast Guard Fleet Mix Analysis
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Friday, May 28, 2021
- Austin, Milley Preview FY ‘22 Budget Request’s Plans For Prioritizing Modernization, Shedding Legacy Systems
- Navy Tests First Stage Rocket Of Hypersonic Weapon
- U.S. Air Force’s Golden Horde Vanguard Program Finishes CSDB Flight Tests
- Airmen Test Boeing KC-46 Tactical Data Link During Mobility Exercise
- Lockheed Martin Completes Flight Test Integrating Sniper Pods On Kuwait Super Hornets
- Northrop Showcases M-ACE C-UAS Solution
- TSA Directs Pipeline Owners And Operators To Report Cyber Incidents, Identify Security Gaps
- NSC Official Says Biden’s Cyber Order Will Strengthen Operational Technology
- Belcan Acquires Small Company That Supports SOCOM, Federal Agencies
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Thursday, May 27, 2021
- Space Information Warfare Looms, As U.S. Military Seeks to Use Starlink, Other Commercial Providers
- NAVAIR Extending Super Hornet Initiatives To Other Aircraft
- GAO Finds Pentagon Had $128 Billion In Unused Funds Over 10-Year Stretch
- SRS Finished Tritium Upgrades for B61-12 in February
- GM, Lockheed Martin Partner To Develop Lunar Terrain Vehicle For NASA’s Artemis Program
- Mayorkas Says Budget Proposal Will Bolster Cyber Capabilities Of DHS Components
- Leasing Icebreakers Won’t Compromise Coast Guard’s Acquisition Plans, Mayorkas Says
- LCS-28 Completes Acceptance Trials
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
- Kendall “Personally…Not Convinced” of Need for U.S. Space Force SAE
- Nominee For DoD’s Top R&E Role Wants To Make It Easier For Small Firms To Work With Pentagon
- DoD IG Says P-8A Mission Capable Rates Below Requirement
- NIST Initially Focusing On Identifying Existing Federal Guidance To Enhance Software Security
