Defense Daily Archive
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
- Army Looking To New Data-Driven Models To Help Inform Divestiture Decisions
- Army Sees Industry Keeping COVID-Related Safety Measures In Place, Experienced A Couple Delayed Deliveries
- Belgium Selects Oshkosh Defense To Deliver 322 JLTV-Based Vehicles
- CNO On Light Carrier Utility And Next Destroyer Size In Navy Plan
- Preliminary Design Review for F-35 Full Motion Video Data Link Upcoming
- Lockheed Martin To Acquire Hypersonics Portfolio Of i3
- Nuke Engineering Labs Had Nine New COVID Cases Last Week
- B-1B Systems Engineer Explains How IBS Makes Future Bomber Upgrades Easier
- Army’s New Ammo Production Modernization Plan Will Look To Transform Facilities
- Aether Spy Next-Generation Multi-Function Radar to Advance, Northrop Grumman Says
- Collins Aiming To Build Digital Backbone For FVL
- Private Equity Firms Acquire Military Aerospace Parts Manufacturer Seanair Machine
- In a First for the DoD, Kubernetes Installed on U-2 Dragon Lady
- In Past Year, Counter Drone Systems Deployed ‘Dozens’ Of Times, DoJ Says
- Bell To Begin Build This Month Of 360 Invictus Prototype For Army’s FARA Program
- Leonardo DRS Set To Wrap Up Deliveries Of Trophy APS For Army Abrams, Pursuing Interest In Lighter, Updated Version
- Textron Completes Follow-On Testing Of Upgraded Shadow Block III Drone, Soldier Evaluation For FTUAS Offering
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
- Defense Watch: Space Transportation, Space Weapons, Fastener Deal
- DARPA Plans to Re-Use Aerial Dogfight Algorithms for ISR, EW
- Coast Guard Releases Draft RFP For Next Go-Round Of OPC Procurement
- Kongsberg Finalizing $500 Million Extension For CROWS Remote Weapon Station
- State Department Approves F-35 and Super Hornet Sales For Finland Fighter Competition
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Friday, October 9, 2020
- Pentagon Awards $600 Million In Deals For Work On 5G Pilot Programs
- Pentagon Releases New Enterprise-Wide Data Strategy
- LCS-26 Finishes Acceptance Trials
- AMDR Arrives At Navy Test Site
- SECNAV Names First FFG(X) Frigate USS Constellation
- AI Commission Adopts Recommendations To Strengthen Roles Of DoD, Intelligence CTOs
- GD Unveiling New Medium-Weight Robotic Vehicle, Delivery Of MPF Prototypes On Schedule
- Textron Team Readying Delivery Of First RCV-M Prototypes, Received Deal For All-Electric Variant
- Pentagon Will Reassign 1K+ Enlisted Personnel to US Space Force Cybersecurity Team, Air Force General Says
- Space Force and Boeing Announce Completion of PDR for WGS-11, as Company Says Production to Start Next Year
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
- U.S. TRANSCOM Mulling Possibility of Rocket Deliveries
- New Navy Fleet Plan Gets Mixed Reception on Hill
- McCarthy: Army To Assess Readiness Requirements, ‘Borderline Contentious’ Divestitures To Save Funds
- Coast Guard Begins Evaluations Of Autonomous Surface Vehicles
- More Big Companies, Another University Hopeful, Looking at DoE Nuke Production-Site Contract
- Honeywell Acquires Thermal Management Solutions Company Rocky Research
- Lawmakers Push For Sanctions Over Turkey’s Potential Use Of S-400 To Track F-16s
- Pentagon Seeing Success With New Adaptive Acquisition Reforms
- Xenith Solutions Acquires TRI-COR Industries, Providing Access To DoD Market
- NATO Looks to the Future of Medium Rotorcraft Development
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Wednesday, October 7, 2020
- Esper Outlines Plan For 500-Ship Fleet By 2045
- Several Members Of Joint Chiefs Quarantining After Exposure To Official With COVID-19
- Raytheon Looks to Provide Sustainment for Army OMFV
- DHS Releases First Homeland Threat Assessment
- DoE Clears CARES Reimbursements for COVID Leave to Continue
- Joint Warfighting Concept Assumes ‘Contested Logistics’
- HASC Chair Sees DoD Budget Dispute Among Dems If Biden Wins
- Pentagon Expects Final Rule For CMMC Next Spring, Starting With Up To 15 Contracts In FY ‘21
- House Panel Calls For More Federal Basic Research Spending To Aid Intelligence Community
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
- Space Development Agency Awards Contracts for Missile Tracking Layer
- Boeing Named 3rd Competitor for Space Force ESS Satellite System Contract
- Navy Establishing First MQ-25A Stingray UAV Squadron In 2021
- KBR Completes Acquisition Of Centauri
- Army Looking For Single-Channel Radios To Support IVAS
- Northrop Grumman Nabs Up To $1.16 Billion In Follow-On SEWIP Block 3 Production Contract
- Air Force Envisions Improved Communications and Sensor Capabilities for Arctic
- AEVEX Aerospace Acquires IKHANA, Geodetics To Bolster Airborne ISR Capabilities
- Livermore Wraps Customer Requirements Review for W87-1, Holds to 2030 First-Production Date
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Monday, October 5, 2020
- Defense Watch: Stone Sea Trials, DHS Reform, Lockheed Martin Dividend
- SpaceX Launch of GPS III Important for NSSL
- New Pentagon Document Details Push To Expand Use Of Irregular Warfare Tools
- BAE Wins Contract For Naval Guns On UK Type 31 Frigate
- House Passes Bill Creating Cyber Security Grant Program For State And Local Governments
- MDA And Army Conduct Successful THAAD/Patriot Intercept Test
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Friday, October 2, 2020
- Delivery Of A KC-46 Tanker Delayed Due To Electrical System Issue
- DoE May Need to Ready First GBSD Warhead Variant for Tests in Three Years, AF Official Says
- Low-Cost Attritable Drones May Have Range of Air Force Roles
- Trump Declares National Emergency Due To U.S. Dependency On China For Critical Minerals
- Intelligence Community Issues New Guidance To Reduce Supply Chain Risks
- Trump Signs Continuing Resolution To Keep Government Open Through Dec. 11
- GD’s $1.2 Billion IM-SHORAD Deal Begins With $230 Million Order Covering 28 Vehicles
- AeroVironment Details ‘Bigger, Faster, More Effective’ Version Of Switchblade Loitering Missile
- Moton Lays Out PEO USC FY ’21 Priorities
- Navy Pushes To 30-Day USV Transits in FY 2021 Plans
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Thursday, October 1, 2020
- Army Awards $1.2 Billion IM-SHORAD Contract To General Dynamics
- DoD CIO: Pentagon Has No Plans To Own And Operate Its Own 5G Network
- Lickety Split, Senate Panel Advances Wolf Nomination As DHS Secretary
- OSI Systems Acquires Nuclear Security Company Nucsafe
- NAVSEA Disestablishes Directorate, Shifting Offices To PEO USC And Other Offices
- Army Begins Receiving First Iron Dome Battery From Israel
- Pentagon Finding Interim Cloud Options For Near-Term Efforts While JEDI Is Delayed, DoD CIO Says
- State Department Approves Billions In Potential FMS To Switzerland For Super Hornet, F-35 And Patriot
- CISA Needs To Improve Quality Of Cyber Threat Information Being Shared, Hire More Staff, IG Says
- Agreement with Lockheed Martin on Fixing F-35 Spare Parts Problems ‘Step in Right Direction,’ Democrats Say
- Teaming Arrangements Taking Shape for Competition to Manage Civilian Nuclear Weapon Production Sites
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020
- Bi-Partisan Future of Defense Task Force Advises ‘Manhattan Project’ on AI
- House Passes Trio Of Bill On Energy Cyber Security
- Army’s Long Range Fires Leader Discusses Interest In New Mid-Range Missile
- Avantus Aerospace Acquires Fastener Company
- MDA Initiates New Sea-Based Hypersonic Terminal Defense Project
- Pentagon Publishes Interim Rule For New CMMC Cyber Security Contracting Standards
- Naval Research Lab Designated as Navy Quantum Research Center
- Democrats’ Updated Pandemic Relief Bill Excludes Billions For Defense Industry
- Classification Regime Challenge for Bringing Non-Traditional Companies into Military Space