Defense Daily Archive
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Tuesday, January 5, 2021
- U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Modification Worth Up to $4.9 Billion for Next Gen OPIR
- Teledyne To Acquire FLIR In $8 Billion Deal That Broadens Sensor Capabilities
- Huntington Ingalls Acquires Spatial Integrated Systems’ Autonomy Business
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Chief Evans Dies After Battling Cancer
- Congress Overrides Trump’s Veto Of The FY ‘21 NDAA
- State Department Approves $4 Billion AH-64E Apache Deal With Kuwait
- Nuke Lab Brings in Ex-Raytheon Exec as Deputy Director
- Navy Issues RFP For Snakehead LDUUV
- Israel Delivers Second Iron Dome Battery To U.S. Army
- Volansi Looks to Offer Drone Payload/Communications Relay Capability for Skyborg
- U.K. Declares New Carrier Strike Group IOC Before Initial Deployment
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020
- Leidos Plans To Accelerate Takeover Of NGEN After Court Rejects Protest
- U.S. Space Force Looks to Range of the Future 2028 Initiative
- Congress Passes $2.3 Trillion Spending Deal, Lawmakers Plan For Potential NDAA Veto Override Vote
- Raytheon Technologies Completes Acquisition Of Blue Canyon Technologies
- Virus Relief Bill Includes Border Security, Counter UAS Legislation
- Lawmakers Press Army On IVAS, CH-47F Block II Plans In Final FY ‘21 Appropriations Bill
- NuWave Acquires Analytics Company ProModel Government Services
- ARRW Booster Flight Test Expected Before New Year
- Super Hornet Demonstrates Ski-Jump Ramp Compatibility
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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