Defense Daily Archive
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Thursday, February 11, 2021
- Army To Begin Delivering Equipment For Hypersonic Weapon Prototype To Unit In March
- Amentum, Apex, Leidos Create Joint Venture To Compete For ICBM Support
- KC-46A Pegasus Refueler for Japan Conducts Maiden Flight
- Neuberger Says Biden Administration Will Work ‘Hand-in-Glove’ With Private Sector On Cyber Issues
- Biden Announces Pentagon’s New China Task Force
- Fincantieri Starts Building New Facility For Frigates
- Army Has Second Successful Test Of New Multi-Mode Seeker, Planning Max-Range PrSM Test Shot This Fall
- Krebs Says CISA Needs More Resources For Outreach Efforts
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
- Rapid Innovation, Increased Partnerships Will Color Defense Industry In Future, Warden Says
- Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks As Deputy Defense Secretary
- DHS Issues RFI To Understand Future Satellite Communications Capabilities
- Navy Plans To Field Initial Project Overmatch Network on Roosevelt Carrier Group In 2023
- BAE Systems Offering AI Tools, Data Labeling Service On AWS’ Marketplace
- AFRL Looking At Flexible Effects for JDAM, Laser JDAM
- Vice Chief of U.S. Space Force Predicts More Than 10,000 Satellites on Orbit in Near Term
- SAIC Receives $830 Million Deal From Army To Continue Aviations Systems Engineering Work
- Oshkosh Defense Produces 10,000th JLTV, Confident In Competing For Follow-On Production Deal
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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