Defense Daily Archive
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Friday, June 12, 2020
- SASC Votes to Advance Its Version of FY ’21 Defense Authorization Bill
- Senate Armed Service’s FY ’21 NDAA Boosts F-35s, Prohibits Retiring Of Legacy Aircraft
- Army’s Next-Gen Helicopter Engine Program Entering Critical Design Review This Month
- Senate Committee’s Defense Authorization Act Has Requested $19.8B For NNSA
- SASC NDAA Maintains Ship Request, Adds Long Lead Funds And Restricts Unmanned Vessels
- SASC Leadership Supports DoD Need For Funds To Reimburse Industry’s COVID Costs
- Senate Bill Would Boost Cyber Threat Information Sharing By Defense Industry
- Pentagon Reopening Next Week Under ‘Phase 1’ COVID-19 Precautions
- Coast Guard Reorganizes C4I Unit To Better Deliver Technology Solutions
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
- Pentagon Seeks Congress’ Help Facing Billions Of Dollars In Industry’s COVID Claims
- Air Force Defers KC-46 IOT&E, Full Rate Production Milestones
- Futures Command Leader Mulls Prioritizing Modernization Programs Amid Tight Budgets
- MDA Seeks Info For Missile Defense Radar Upgrades
- Army Awards GD $2.5 Billion For Latest Version Of Double V-Hull Strykers
- NNSA Needs More Powerful Manager For Microelectronics Sustainment At Sandia, GAO Says
- State Department Seeks Solutions For Trusted 5G Networks
- DHS Plans Public Survey On Perceptions Of First Responders’ Drone Use
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
- Trump Wants Review Of Polar Security Cutter Needs In Arctic, Antarctic
- Senate Confirms PACAF Leader to Become First African-American Air Force Chief of Staff
- Boeing To Deliver New Minuteman III Crypto Units This Year
- Roper: Air Force Plans to Finalize NGAD Business Plan This Summer
- Army Readying RFIs For Additional CAPSET 21 Network Components
- Navy Received First JPALS Production Unit
- Hughes Transmits Live, HD Video In Black Hawk Helicopter Demonstration
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Monday, June 8, 2020
- Defense Watch: AFWERX, Forward on FFG(X), Paycheck Protection
- AFRL Looks to Develop ‘Link 16 From Space’ Transponder in Proliferated LEO
- HASC Releases FY ’21 NDAA Markup Schedule
- GAO Names EASR As Biggest LHA-8 Risk
- CPI Completes Purchase Of GD SATCOM Technologies
- SOCOM Awards Polaris Follow-On Contract For Light All-Terrain Tactical Vehicles
- Army Opens Search For New Kit To Remotely Control Assault Breacher Vehicles
- SAIC Posts Higher Sales But Earnings Fall On Acquisition, COVID Costs
- TSA Roadmap For On-Person Screening Aims At Seamless, Uninterrupted Checkpoint Experience
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Friday, June 5, 2020
- Army Completes Successful Multi-Mode Seeker Test, Award For Next PrSM Phase Is ‘Imminent’
- Air Force Releases RFI for Next-Gen ISR Drone to Potentially Replace Reaper
- MQ-25 Schedule/Costs May Increase If Navy Misses Install Windows
- CBO Report Estimates Cost of Potential ‘Space National Guard’ to DoD
- Bell Announces Full Team Of Partners Building Invictus Prototype For Army’s FARA Program
- CACI Nabs $1.5 Billion NGA Award, Largest In Company History
- Honeywell Reaches Agreement With Army To Test Latest Version Of T55 Engine For CH-47s By 2023
- JAIC’s Chief Technology Officer To Serve As Acting Director
- General Atomics Acquires Employees, Assets Of Sensor Control Company IJK Controls
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Thursday, June 4, 2020
- Air Force Awards First Round of Advanced Battle Management System Contracts
- Georgia Senators Urge Air Force to Deliver Advanced Battle Management System Report to Congress
- Pentagon Announces New 5G Pilot Programs At 7 Bases, RFPs To Be Released This Summer
- Agility Prime ‘Air Race to Certification’ Moves Ahead, Air Force Examines eVTOL Supply Chains
- GAO Outlines Columbia Technology And Schedule Issues
- Congress Should Label UAVs As Combat Aircraft To Loosen Export Controls, Defense Analyst Says
- Esper Opposes Invoking Insurrection Act; DoD Reviewing Use Of National Guard Helicopter Over Protestors
- CISA Central Opens As Agency’s Integrated Approach To Information Sharing
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020
- Lawmakers Demand Answers from Officials on Potential Military Action Against U.S. Protestors
- Bipartisan Cyber Commission’s New Recommendations Include IoT Security Law, Grant Programs
- COVID-19 Cramped Columbia Tube Work, Navy Program Officer Says
- Army Researchers ‘Very Optimistic’ About Having Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Available By End Of 2020
- CISA Sees Increased Demand For Services From State And Locals During Pandemic
- Navy Announces Information Warfare Industry Days
- Annual BALTOPS Maritime Exercise Starts Next Week
- Private Equity Firm Thoma Bravo To Acquire Exostar
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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
- Officials Say Ford Carrier Sees Technology Improvements
- BAE Systems To Provide AI And Autonomy Tools For DARPA’s Squad X Program
- CBP Plans June Solicitation For Drive-Through Scanning Portal
- Success! SpaceX Leads U.S. Return To Crewed Spaceflight
- Equity Firm Launches Consolidated Space Technology Platform Following New Company Acquisitions
- CMMC Accreditation Board To Open Registration For Third-Party Assessors Later This Week
- Army Seeking Additional Industry Partners For Joint Data Sharing Program
- Northrop Grumman, Synopsys Teams Selected By DARPA To Boost Semiconductor Security
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Monday, June 1, 2020
- Defense Watch: COVID Impact on Defense Work, Leidos Payment, Hill Schedule
- Final Space Acquisition Alternatives Report to Be Sent to Congress ‘Soon’
- DHS To Update Industry On Needs Amid Pandemic Response
- DoD Uses CARES Act Funds to Support Space Defense Industrial Base
- Navy Seeks New Multi-Engine Trainer Aircraft
- Army Awards $3.4 Billion Deal To General Dynamics For Hydra-70 Rockets
- MDA Aims To Upgrade LRDR By 2023
- DIU Selects ZScaler For Secure Cloud Management Prototype Competition
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Thursday, May 28, 2020.
- Army Planning Potential Demo This Fall To Test New ‘Sensor-To-Shooter’ Network For Modernization Systems
- Air Force Official: Palletized Munitions ‘Major Element’ of New Warfighting Concept
- Outlook For F-35 Growth Remains Bright, Hewson Says
- Marine Corps Says No Official Decision Made To Use Army’s Next-Gen Squad Weapon Program To Replace M27 Rifles
- No Clear Answers on How to Effectively Detect, Mitigate Drone Threats, Experts Say
- Boeing Begins Involuntary Layoffs, with Minimal Impact to Defense Sector
- Navy Releases RFP For LCS and LUSV Combat System Integration And Testing
- House Democrats Propose Commission To Update Counterterrorism Policy