Defense Daily Archive
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Monday, May 10, 2021
- Defense Watch: Space Guard, Sky Warden, DHS Cyber Hiring
- Acting Air Force Secretary Recommends Legislative Change to Permit Space SAE Before Oct. 1 Next Year
- Lead Program Official Calls ISV A ‘Paradigm Shift’ For More Agile Army Acquisition
- CVN-74 Arrives At HII For Mid-Life Refueling
- BETA’s eVTOL Receives First Air Force Airworthiness Approval for Human Flight in Electric Aircraft
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Friday, May 7, 2021
- DoE Secretary Tells Congress She Supports Existing Plan for Nuke Core Production
- B-1Bs Resume Flight After April Grounding for Fuel Leak
- GD Submits Prototype Proposal For Marine Corps ARV, SAIC Is Out
- White House Wants More Focus On Preventing Cyber Attacks, Sees Software Supply Chain As Critical
- Army Announces New Small Business Cohort For Robotic Combat Vehicle Sustainment
- USAF Plans to Award Honeywell Contract for TAWS Software Updates for C-130J
- Huntington Ingalls Posts Lower Earnings On Pension Headwind; Operations Solid
- Rheinmetall Unveils New HX3 Tactical Truck
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Thursday, May 6, 2021
- ASAT Weapon Prohibition Proposals Would Face Hurdles
- Navy Completes Ford Carrier Post-Delivery Trials, Touts Success And Outlines Next Steps
- Lawmakers Discuss Support For Including Navy’s Shipyard Improvement Plan In Infrastructure Package
- Unarmed Minuteman III Launch Ends After Detection of Launch Sequence Fault
- AFRL Conducts First Flight Test of Skyborg Autonomy Core System
- Lawmakers Urge Support For CH-47F Block II, Abrams Tank Upgrades Ahead Of Army’s Budget Release
- Establishment of Space National Guard a Top Priority for Chief of National Guard
- Tillis Interested In DoD’s Plans For Platform Electrification, Cites GM Defense’s Demo Vehicle As Positive Development
- OneWeb, Hughes to Demonstrate LEO Connectivity for US Air Force Research Lab
- House Members To Introduce Bill Authorizing Federal Grants For SLTT Cybersecurity
- TSA Completes Deployment Of Initial Checkpoint CT Systems
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
- ATLAS Space Domain Awareness System to Be Operational Next Year, U.S. Space Force Says
- GM Defense Lining Up Partners, Supply Chain As It Eyes JLTV Follow-on Production Deal
- Textron Bids New Cottonmouth For Marine Corps ARV Prototype
- U.S. Air Force to Look Into Parts Obsolescence with B-1, B-2 Oxygen Systems
- GM Defense Names Steve duMont As New President, Opens ISV Production Facility
- Leidos Posts Strong First Quarter Financial Results
- Rep. Wilson Appears Ahead of Budget Hearings to Seek Funding Increase for SRS Plutonium Pits
- Booz Allen Hamilton To Acquire Digital Solutions Provider Liberty IT
- AeroVironment Closes Deal For Telerob, Awaits Air Force Decision On EOD Robotic Program
- Noblis Acquires McKean Defense, Expanding Reach Into Navy
- Net Income, Revenue Dip for BWXT In First Quarter
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
- Marines Consider Adding Missiles To Light Amphibious Warship
- Army Needs To Include Emerging Open Architecture Approach Early In Acquisition Process
- Army Aviation Officials Detail Push For Open Architecture On Future Platforms, Enduring Fleet
- GAO: MDA Cancelled Planned 2020 Cybersecurity Assessments To Change Approach
- Space Force Releases RFP for Building Counter Communications System Meadowlands
- L3Harris ATLAS System to Improve Space Domain Awareness
- Army Awards Northrop Grumman $959 Million For CIRCM Production
- BAE Systems Signs $200 Million Deal With Sweden For 127 More BvS10s
- Oshkosh Defense Receives $146.8 Million FHTV Contract Extension Covering 353 Trucks
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Monday, May 3, 2021
- Defense Watch: F-35 BAFO, Navy Shipbuilding, Hypersonic Work
- Hicks Says FY ‘22 Budget Will Emphasize New Tech Development, ‘Sustainable Approach’ To Divestitures
- Harker: Navy Could Accelerate Shipyard Infrastructure Plan If Given More Funds
- State Department Approves Potential $2.4 Billion Deal With India For P-8I Patrol Aircraft
- U.S. Air Force Seeks Alternative Sources for L3Harris BRU-57 Smart Bomb Rack
- Marine Corps And Raytheon Test Naval Strike Missile Off Ground Vehicle
- Initial Design Review for U.S. Space Force EO/IR Weather System Completed
- Eastern Shipbuilding Awarded $366 Million To Build Third OPC, Acquire Materials For Fourth
- Earnings Soar At L3Harris In First Quarter As COVID Impacts Ebb
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Friday, April 30, 2021
- Senate Armed Services Committee Delays NDAA Mark-Up Until July
- State Department Approves $2 Billion In Deals With Australia For Armored Vehicle Equipment, CH-47F Helicopters
- Digital Twins To Be New Hallmark for Air Force Weapons Systems
- CNO: Hypersonic Weapons To First Go On Zumwalt Destroyers By 2025
- Army Will Use Commercial Services And SDA’s Transport Layer To Support Tactical Space Layer
- Northrop Grumman Posts Strong First Quarter, Raises Guidance
- Senate Passes Water Bill That Includes Cyber Protections
- First Core Stage for Space Launch System for NASA Artemis Missions Arrives in Florida
- York Space Systems Introduces More Powerful LX-Class Spacecraft for Government, Commercial Missions
- GAO Urges Better Vetting For NNSA’s High-Performance Computer Purchases
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
- Alaskan Command Intercepted More Than 60 Russian Aircraft Last Year, May Consider Intercept Alternatives to F-22
- Armor Supplier Point Blank Enterprises Vying For Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle
- MQ-8B Crashes Into Littoral Combat Ship After Launch
- Bipartisan Bill Pushes For $25 Billion In Shipyard Infrastructure Funds
- Court Denies Motions To Dismiss Amazon Web Services’ Legal Challenge Of JEDI Cloud
- GD Opens Year With Strong Sales, Flat Earnings
- Calhoun Sees 2021 As “Inflection Point” For Recovery; Boeing Posts Losses, Lower Sales
- Navy Picks Martin UAV V-BAT In Prototype Effort
- Army Awards Lockheed Martin $214.7 Million To Restore 40 More M270 MLRS Launchers
- Coast Guard Award For Third OPC Expected This Week; Challenges Mount With MH-65 Fleet
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
- Biden Taps Frank Kendall For Air Force Secretary, Heidi Shyu For Pentagon’s Top R&E Official
- Threat of Small Drones Top Concern for CENTCOM Commander
- Army Faces “Tremendous Amount Of Risk” With Potential Smaller Budget, Acting Secretary Says
- Unmanned Systems Aid In Shooting SM-6 In Battle Problem
- Hayes Doesn’t See Defense Department Adding Second Engine Source For F-35
- Investments In Data Systems May Help Improve DoD’s Audit Results, Witnesses Tell SASC
- ULA Delta IV Lofts NRO Payload into Orbit in First National Security Space Launch This Year
- Raytheon Technologies Swings To Profit In First Quarter
- Thales Wins $100 Million Lockheed Martin Contract For U.S., FMS MH-60R Sonars
- Serco Completes Acquisition Of WBB
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
- Mitchell Institute Paper Advises DoD Undertake Long-Range Strike Cost Effectiveness Study
- Ford Finishes Combat Systems Ship Trials, Reaches 8,000 Aircraft Launches/Recoveries
- State Department Approves $1.7 Billion Deal With Australia For MQ-9B Drones
- Navy Awards $850 Million SeaPort-NxG Task Order
- FCC Honing In On Network Service Providers That Pose National Security Risks
- SAIC To Acquire Data Intelligence Firm Koverse
- New Center to Tackle Military Space Technology, Policy and Strategy
- Raytheon Technologies Hikes Dividend, Hayes Set To Assume Chairmanship