Defense Daily Archive
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
- U.S. Strategic Command “Down to Two of a Particular Type of Switch” for Minuteman III Launch Control Centers
- CENTCOM Chief Says ‘Bigger, Better, Different’ ISR Capability Than MQ-9 Required For Future Operations
- AFRICOM Chief Cites Concern On China’s Growing Presence, Push For Rare Earth Minerals In Region
- Biden Administration Targets Electric Utilities For Cybersecurity Protections
- Raytheon Spotlights Passive Radar Detection System
- Lockheed Martin Opens Year With Solid First Quarter; Raises Guidance
- Army Awards $436.7 Million Order To Boeing For AH-64E Apaches
- Boeing Extends Retirement Age For Calhoun; CFO Smith Retiring
- HII Unveils New REMUS 300 UUV
- NAS Panel Says Nuclear Weapons Monitoring And Detection Needs High Priority
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
- Army Signs Off On Rapid Development Plan For Tactical Space Layer Effort
- HASC Panels to Receive Testimony on F-35 Program Updates
- Navy Begins First Unmanned Battle Problem
- Rheinmetall, Northrop Grumman Partner On Extended Range 155mm Artillery Ammo
- Coast Guards Adds UAS To Additional National Security Cutters
- South Korea’s Hanwha Confirms It’s Teamed With Oshkosh Defense On OMFV Proposal
- Bollinger Expands Ship Construction, Repair Capabilities With Gulf Island Acquisition
- Navy Finishes Another ANTX Exercise
- Biden Nominates Fagan To Be Coast Guard Vice Commandant
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Monday, April 19, 2021
- Defense Watch: S-97, F-15EX, LCS-24
- USAF Looks to Remedy Cybersecurity Shortfalls in Flight Training System for Fighters
- JCO Completes First C-sUAS Demonstration
- Triton Operating Better Than Expected, Navy Official Says
- Oshkosh Defense Submits Proposal For OMFV, GD Details Team Working On Its Offering
- Official Details Increasing Role Of Robots In Army’s Next Project Convergence Event
- Army Announces Five Firms Working On ERCA ‘Fire Faster’ Concepts, Detail Autoloader Progress
- NORTHCOM, SOUTHCOM Chiefs Want Improved Domain Awareness, Data Analytics
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Friday, April 16, 2021
- EUCOM Chief Wants To Bolster Region’s C2 Systems, Cites Importance Of F-35 And Destroyers
- U.S. Air Force Says F-15C AMRAAM Operational Test Hit Sets Range Record
- BAE Systems, GD Submit Proposals For Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle
- 10 Starlink Satellites to Enhance Arctic Communications for NORTHCOM
- White House Attributes SolarWinds Hack To Russian Agency
- UK Warhead Upgrade Will Move With Or Without W93, British Official Says
- Navy Decommissions Fire-Damaged USS Bonhomme Richard
- DoD Announces Navy Flag Officer Nominations
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Thursday, April 15, 2021
- Tournear Cites Cyber, Supply Chain Threats to SDA Transport Layer
- Army Signs Off On FARA Requirements, Awaiting Final Approval For Acquisition Strategy
- Biden Administration To Move Ahead With $23 Billion Arms Sale To UAE, Lawsuit Pending
- Defense Department Accelerating Move To Zero Trust Framework In Response To Recent Hacks
- Effective User Interfaces for ABMS a “Momentous Challenge,” U.S. Space Force Says
- AFRL Requests Proposals For $500 Million C-sUAS Technology Program
- Moton: USV/UUV Development Tests Acquisition Strategies, Building Autonomy Library
- Rheinmetall Adds L3Harris To Team Vying For Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle
- Hruby Nominated to Civilian Nuclear Weapons Agency
- Moton Lays Out Development Pillars Of USVs
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Wednesday, April 14 2021
- HASC Chair ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Delayed Budget, Wants Full Request By May 10
- Pallet Lavatories for KC-46 Encounter “Spillage”
- Army Bolstering Long-Range Fires, Advanced Cyber Capabilities In Europe With New Units
- ODNI’s Annual Global Threat Assessment Returns; US Faces Diverse Challenges
- Army Details Effort To Test Interoperability Of Joint Tech Ahead Of Next Project Convergence
- Lockheed Martin Announces New Line of Tactical ISR Satellites
- Lockheed Martin Nabs $447 Million Order Of 12 MH-60R Seahawks For South Korea
- TransDigm To Sell Airborne Components Business Unit To Private Equity Firm
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
- KC-46, F-15 EPAWSS Had Top ACAT 1 Forecast Delays in FY ’19 and ’20, According to USAF Biennial Report
- Biden Taps Christine Wormuth To Be First Female Army Secretary
- BAE Systems Details Beowulf Platform Competing For Army’s New Cold-Weather Vehicle
- Rep. Roybal-Allard Questions Resourcing In Homeland Security Request
- Biden Nominates Army, Industry Cyber Vet To Lead CISA
- Biden Nominates Long-Time NSA Official Inglis As National Cyber Director
- House Defense And Science Committee Chairs To Work On Academic Research Security With Biden
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Monday, April 12, 2021
- Defense Watch: White House Summit, Cyber Command, Space Force
- JAIC Director Details Need For Network Of Operating Platforms To Employ AI At Tactical Edge
- Biden To Request $715 Billion For Pentagon In FY ‘22; Slight Increase Over Current Budget
- Homeland Security Budget Proposal Increases Cyber Security Funding
- No Nuclear Spending Proposal in White House Skinny Budget; Posture Review Ongoing
- New Type of Non-Structural Modification Contract to Return C-5 Transports to Fleet More Rapidly
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Friday, April 9, 2021
- Interference with Space Maneuver and Communications of Concern, Space Force Official Says
- Army’s ‘Project Angel Eye’ Leveraging Industry To Bolster Open Source Intelligence Collection
- Trussler Says Final Approval Of JADC2 Strategy Soon
- GAO: DoD’s Ground Readiness Increased, Sea Readiness Decreased In Recent Years
- Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Optionally-Manned Firebird Aircraft In Maritime Envirionment
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
- U.S. Air Force Expects Program Initiation for B-52 Radar Modernization This Month
- CNO: Lasers On Carriers, USVs May Defend Against Chinese Missiles
- U.S. Air Force Rolls Out F-15EX, While Danes Showcase F-35A
- Pentagon To Roll Out Document This Spring Detailing New Joint Data Structure Requirements
- Russia Added 100-Plus Warheads Under New START in Last Year
- Northrop Sets GBSD Baseline; Doesn’t Divulge Details
- Leidos Delivers Seahawk USV To Navy
- SAIC Secures $4.4 Billion In New Deals To Continue Supporting Army’s Aviation & Missile Center
- Arms Control, Modernization Consensus Gone, Modernization Architect Says
- Cyber Sprints Create Urgency In Priority Areas, DHS Official Says