Defense Daily Archive
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
- Veritas Stays Busy, Teams With Evergreen To Acquire Cubic In $2.8 Billion Deal
- Threat of Small Drones Rises to Level of First Use of IEDs in Iraq, CENTCOM Commander Says
- Gillibrand Calls For Investigation Into ‘Disturbing Trend’ Of Recent Black Hawk Crashes
- Longtime Alabama Senator And Top GOP Appropriator Shelby Won’t Seek Reelection In 2022
- DHS Awards Potential $2 Billion COVID Testing Contract
- L3Harris Wins Frigate Systems Integration Contract
- Sikorsky Wins Another $479 Million Mod For Five More VH-92A Presidential Helos
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Monday, February 8, 2021
- Defense Watch: DynCorp Wins Again, Hicks Advances, Cruz’s Hold
- U.S. Air Force Considering New Vanguard Programs
- Kilby Outlines Factors Leading To Faster New Light Amphib Development
- DDG-118 Finishes Acceptance Trials
- CISA Extends ICT Supply Chain Risk Task Force To Continue Work
- Army Set To Conclude Future Tactical UAS Assessment Period With ‘Rodeo’ Event
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Friday, February 5, 2021
- AFRL to Test Multiple Skyborg Prototypes This Year
- MDA Changes Hypersonic Missile Defense To Glide Phase Interceptor Effort
- Following Northrop Grumman Deal, Peraton Realigns Operating Structure
- Peters Outlines Priorities For Senate Homeland Security Committee
- Geurts Designated As Temporary Navy Undersecretary
- Marine Corps Commandant Says He Must Do ‘Better Job’ Of Securing Long-Range Fires Funds
- CBP Reaching Out To Industry For Counter-Drone Solutions
- Senate GOP Taps New Alabama Sen. Tuberville To Serve On SASC
- Senate Energy and Resources Easily Approves Biden Energy Secretary Nominee Granholm
- DoE HQ Seeking Regular COVID Tests for Employees in Washington Region
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Thursday, February 4, 2021
- Berger: Trusted AI and Unmanned Tools Needed In the Future
- Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman To Support Air Force’s Platform One Software Program
- New START Extension Official, Secretary of State Says
- Biden Administration Plans to Move Ahead on Space Rules of the Road
- Navy Commander Stresses Allies, Partnerships For Help With Arctic Operations
- Senate Panel Approves Raimondo Nomination To Lead Commerce
- Senate Dems Nominate Kelly, Rosen To SASC, HASC Gets Organized With 16 New Members
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021
- Boeing Announces First Flight of F-15EX in Anticipation of Early Delivery of First Two Planes
- Acting SecNav: DoD Aims To Submit Budget In May, Unsure Of New Administration Changes Yet
- JCO Looking to Scale Directed Energy Capabilities for C-sUAS
- Nuke Site Ally Heinrich Moves to Senate Appropriations Committee From Armed Services
- AEI Merges Portfolio Companies NuWave, PCI To Scale-Up Data Analytics Platform
- DHS Moving Ahead With Plans For New Bio-Detection System
- Senate Confirms Mayorkas As DHS Secretary
- Reviews of Nuclear Modernization, Navy Shipbuilding Plan Among Top Items on Hicks’ Priority List
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021
- Two of Six KC-46 Category I Deficiencies Resolved, AMC Says
- Eaton To Acquire Cobham’s Mission Systems Business For $2.8 Billion
- General Atomics Acquires Small Space Systems Company Tiger Innovations
- Air Force Paid $787.2 Million to Northrop Grumman, Blue Origin for Meeting LSA Development Milestones
- Coast Guard Issues RFP For New Round Of Offshore Patrol Cutter Competition
- Lockheed Martin Confident in SPY-7 Progress and Performance; Offers alternative for DDG Backfit
- Veritas Completes $3.4 Billion Acquisition Of Northrop Grumman’s IT Business
- Raytheon Wins $291 Million Contract For F-35 Engine Maintenance
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Monday, February 1, 2021
- Defense Watch: Future NCA Weapons, Mayorkas Confirmation, Taiclet Adds Chairman Role
- U.S. Air Force Testing Dialable Effects Munition This Year
- COVID Dampens L3Harris’ Top And Bottom Lines But Cash Generation Strong
- Navy Starts Looking At Replacements For MH-60R/S and MQ-8B/C
- Germany Reboots Heavy-Lift Helicopter Competition Between Sikorsky, Boeing
- New NAVSEA Campaign Plan Focuses On On-Time Delivery, Digital Capability
- Upcoming Court Decision Could Force Pentagon To Reassess Future Of JEDI Cloud
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Friday, January 29, 2021
- Northrop Grumman Ends Strong Year On High Note, Adds To Share Buyback Program
- U.S. Air Force Continues Gray Wolf Low-Cost Cruise Missile Effort
- Northrop Grumman Exiting Cluster Bomb-Related Work As Warden Touts Sustainability
- U.S. Air Force Conducts First DEUCE Directed Energy Wargame
- Biden Admin Clarifies Support For Maintaining Ban On Huawei
- L3Harris Boosts Dividend, Authorizes $6 Billion Share Repurchase Program
- AEI To Build Out Unmanned Tech Platform Starting With UAV Factory Acquisition
- Budil Will Be Director of Livermore Nuke Lab in California
- Rafael Demos Lightweight Version Of Spike Anti-Tank Missile For The Army
- Cornyn, Hassan Reintroduce National Guard Cyber Security Bill
- U.S. Officially Proposes Five-Year New START Extension; Russia Accepts
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Thursday, January 28, 2021
- GD’s Earnings, Sales Dip In Fourth Quarter But Better Days Ahead
- Defense A Bright Spot As Commercial Woes Pummel Boeing
- Veritas To Acquire Perspecta For $7.1 Billion, Elevating Peraton To Top-Tier
- USAF Plans to Stand Up Spectrum Warfare Wing to Focus on Offensive EW
- Biden Administration To Pause And Review Foreign Arms Sales Approved By Trump
- Army Aims To Push Extended Range Cannon Artillery’s Lethality, Rate Of Fire In 2021
- USAF to Incorporate Work on Space Alternative Acquisition Report into NDAA Ordered Framework
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
- Lockheed Martin Punctuates Strong Year With Strong Fourth Quarter
- Income Down Sharply At Raytheon Technologies Amid Continued Commercial Weakness
- U.S. Space Command Unlikely to Settle in Permanent HQ in Next Few Years
- FTUAS Key Capabilities Include Runway Independence, Army Says
- Switch to Air Force Bomber Task Force Frees Up Planning Time for Theater Threats
- Senate Committee Moves Mayorkas Nomination To Floor
- House Republicans Nominate Nine New Members To Armed Services Committee
- Army Places Third Order For Thales’ Two-Channel IMBITR Handheld Radios
- Nuke Agency’s Rad Scanning Crew Again to Rack Up Yardage in Sky Ahead of Super Bowl Sunday
- Sweden Navy Chief Says Information Sharing Necessary For Gray Zone Threats