Defense Daily Archive
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020
- For Aerojet Rocketdyne Deal, Taiclet Touts Integrated Product Benefits, Alignment With Defense Needs
- CBP Planning New Procurement Of Surveillance Towers For Border Security
- BlueHalo Acquires Base2, Fortego To Strengthen Cyber, SIGINT Portfolio
- Navy Picks L3Harris For Next Generation Jammer Low Band Award
- California Drone Firm Receives Skyborg Contract
- Congress Wants To Hear From Coast Guard On Need For 12th NSC
- Honeywell Receives Potential $1.1 Billion Deal From Army For Upgraded Abrams Tank Engines
- $2.3 Trillion FY ‘21 Spending Deal Includes $696 Billion For Defense, Extends Sec. 3610 Reimbursement Program
- U.S. Space Command Wants Joint Warfighting Concept to Integrate Phases
- Senate Rolls House Again in Civilian Nuke Negotiations; DoE Weapons Budget at $19.7B in Omnibus
- U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin Hold Sixth IMV Flight Test of ARRW
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Monday, December 21, 2020
- Defense Watch: Oshkosh Deal, Polar Cutter, Hill Cyber Support, AMPV Deliveries, Big Abrams Deal For GD
- Level of Allowed Autonomy Key Question for U.S. Air Force on Skyborg, Other Drones
- Army Opens Competition For Rebooted OMFV Program With RFP For Digital Design Phase
- Court Denies Perspecta’s NGEN Protest, Freeing Navy, Leidos To Move Forward
- Senate Panel Plans Hearings On Cyber Hack, Related Legislation
- Biden Transition Team Pushes Back On Pentagon’s Call To Pause Briefings Over Holidays
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Friday, December 18, 2020
- Chief of Space Operations Wants All Launches to Be Autonomous by 2025
- Elbit America, BAE Systems To Demonstrate Mobile Howitzers For Army At Upcoming ‘Shoot-Off’
- FBI, CISA, ODNI Coordinating Whole-Of-Government Response To Cyber Hack
- DoD Releases Tri-Service Maritime Strategy, Focuses On China Threat
- Air Force Testing THOR Base Defense System in Africa, Chief Scientist Says
- Orbs Find Potential Use in Contingency Response & CSAR Missions
- Biden Says Cyber Security Will Be A Top Priority; Requires Investments, Deterrence
- White House Issues Space Policy Directive on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
- Bell’s V-280 Offering For FLRAA Reaches 200 Flight Hours, New Mission Capability Demos
- Raytheon Receives Contract for Command and Control Switching Systems
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Thursday, December 17
- U.S. Space Command Says Russia Has Again Tested Direct-Ascent ASAT
- Artificial Intelligence Used as Co-Pilot for U.S. Air Force U-2
- Senator Says Decision Could Come Soon To Lease Icebreakers For Coast Guard
- Army Official Details Decision To Drop Idea Of Submitting Its Own Design For OMFV
- Amazon Urges Court To Overturn Microsoft’s JEDI Cloud Award, Calls It ‘Flawed And Politically Corrupted’
- BAE Systems Names Tondreault President Of Platforms & Services Sector
- How is Industry Using FACE in Military Avionics Systems?
- GE To Provide Gas Turbine For Constellation-class Frigate
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020
- Lockheed Martin ARRW Hypersonic Flight Demonstration Planned This Month
- New COVID Relief Proposal Includes Extending Sec. 3610 Reimbursement Program Through April
- Redwire Acquires Space Technology Company LoadPath
- Northrop Grumman Investing In AI Startup Deepwave Digital
- Tankers to Play Significant Role in ABMS Operational Fielding
- Biden Transition Team Speaks with Gen. Raymond of U.S. Space Force
- Boeing Delivers Upgraded Laser-Based Counter UAS System To DoD
- Israel and U.S. Conduct David’s Sling Intercept Test
- State Department Approves $500 Million Deal With Italy To Integrate Mission Equipment On G550 Aircraft
- GD, BAE Systems In Delivery Process For Light Tank Prototypes Ahead Of Upcoming Soldier Assessment
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
- ManTech Acquires Small Company To Bolster Cyber Defense Capabilities
- Army’s Upcoming Arctic Strategy An Action Plan For Rebuilding Expertise In Region, Officer Says
- Navy To Analyze Carriers In 2022, May Change CVN-82 Configuration
- New Army Strategy Calls For 5G, Emerging Tech To Enable Future ‘Smart’ Bases
- U.S. Sanctions Turkey Over Purchase Of Russian S-400 Missile Defense System
- LCS-23 Finishes Acceptance Trials
- U.S. Air Force Picks New Manager for Space Enterprise Consortium
- Lockheed Martin Continues Development of Open Mission Systems Computer for U-2
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Monday, December 14, 2020
- Defense Watch: Stronger Icebreakers, DHS Startup, Katko New Ranking Member of Homeland Security Panel
- DIU Director Proposes Swarming Drones as Candidate for Future AFWERX Prime Program
- NDAA Conference Bill Authorizes $250 Million for Project Maven
- Lockheed Martin Wins Contract Worth Potential $900 Million for F-16 Depot Work
- MQ-25 Test Vehicle Flies With Aerial Refueling Store
- Outgoing Trump Administration Proposes DoD Cuts To Increase Navy Fleet
- Peters, Portman Introduce Bill To Improve Federal Sharing Of Cyber Threat Information
- Senate Passes $741 Billion FY ‘21 NDAA Conference Report With Veto-Proof Majority
- Army To Begin Six-Month Soldier Assessment With Mobile Protected Firepower Prototypes In January
- Group Of Defense Contractors, Industry Associations Urge Congress To Extend Sec. 3610 Through FY ‘21
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Friday, December 11, 2020
- Marine Corps Approves BAE Systems’ ACV For Full-Rate Production, Places $184.4 Million Order For 36 Vehicles
- Pentagon Acquisition CISO Previews Upcoming Trusted Capital Program
- DISA Releases Final RFP For Potential $11.7 Billion Single Vendor Network Consolidation Contract
- Air Force Finds Replacement Canisters for ECM Pod for F-16s in Korea
- Leidos Boosting Cloud, Digital Modernization Capabilities With 1901 Acquisition
- House Committee Urges Coast Guard To Pursue Unmanned Systems More Agressively
- Nominees for Space Acquisition Unlikely Before Biden Assumes Office
- Sikorsky Receives $507 Million Army Order For UH-60Ms And HH-60Ms
- Senate Votes Down Measures Aimed At Blocking $23 Billion Arms Sale To UAE
- First Military Airworthiness for eVTOL Awarded to Joby Aviation
- Delayed Navy Shipbuilding Plan Maps Huge Fleet Increase
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Thursday, December 10, 2020
- Outlook For Defense In 2021 Stable, Deloitte Says In New Forecast
- Schiff Wants Intelligence Community Briefing On FireEye Hack
- Army Details Contract Award Plans, Vehicle Characteristics At Virtual Industry Day For OMFV
- House Passes One-Week CR To Keep Government Open Through Dec. 18
- Navy Adds Two More Tech Bridges In Florida And Hawaii
- Navy Expects To Issue LAW Solicitation This Month
- L3Harris Receives $57 Million Order From Army For Two-Channel Handheld Radios
- One More Month to Narrow Down Tech Choice for Domestic Uranium Enrichment, NNSA Says
- National Space Council Holds 8th and Final Meeting Before Biden Takes Office
- Pentagon Appoints Ex-NNSA Administrator Gordon-Hagerty to Advisory Board
- House Passes FY ‘21 NDAA Conference Report With A Veto-Proof Majority
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
- AeroVironment Enters Unmanned Ground Vehicle Space With Telerob Acquisition
- TSA Expanding Evaluations Of Biometrics To ID Travelers At Checkpoints
- Veritas Acquiring IT And Mission Support Services Of Northrop Grumman To Build Up Peraton
- Joint Warfighting Concept Needs Bolster of Airpower, Official Says
- Biden Chooses Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, Former CENTCOM Leader, To Be His Defense Secretary
- House Voting Wednesday On One-Week CR To Keep Government Open Through Dec. 18
- BAE Wins $60 Million Subcontract For LRASM Seekers