Defense Daily Archive
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Thursday, May 21, 2020
- Air Force Formally Launches Skyborg Drone Program with Multiple Contracts Possible
- McConnell: Senate Could Confirm Defense Nominees Before Memorial Day Weekend
- Navy Finishing Next-Gen Jammer Low Band Tests
- F-35A Crash Lands Days After F-22 Crash
- Air Force Releases Final RFP to Replace B-52 Engines
- Navy Finished Frigate Debriefs, Geurts Comfortable With Program
- Army Has Delayed Robotic Combat Vehicle Experiments, Restructured Later Phase To Boost Competition
- Flexible, Neural Networks Will Be Part of FCAS Design, Airbus Official Says
- NIST Initiates Building Block Effort With Private Sector On 5G Cyber Security
- Respirators for COVID-19 Protection Will Cost NNSA More Than it Bargained For
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
- Marine Corps To Use Army’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon Program To Replace Its M27 Rifles
- Lockheed Martin to Slow F-35 Deliveries Due to COVID-19-Related Supplier Delays
- L3Harris Completes Sale Of Instrumentation Business Unit
- Navy Vet Garcia Sworn In As New CA-25 GOP Lawmaker
- Energy Dept. Publishes Return-to-Work Guidelines
- CBP Guardian UAS Damaged After ‘Hard Landing’
- Key Milestones Reached for Space Force’s Next Weather Satellite Program
- DHS Releases Draft Scope For FirstSource III Contract
- Pentagon’s Technology Office Places Microelectronics As New Top Priority
- GAO Details Denial Of Airbus Navy Helo Trainer Protest
- After Corrective Action, CBP Awards $1.3 Billion Aircraft Maintenance Contract To PAE
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
- Number of Contractors to Work on Air Force’s ABMS Program Expected to Ramp Up
- Northrop Grumman Nabs $2.3 Billion for Two Satellites in Space Force’s Next-Gen OPIR Program
- TSA Releases Insider Threat Roadmap For Transportation Sector
- ULA Launches X-37B Spaceplane for Space Force
- Navy Looking Into Grenades For C-UAS
- Army Seeking Second Source Supplier For Small Caliber Ammo
- Joint Artificial Intelligence Center Awards Booz Allen Hamilton $800 Million Deal For Battlefield AI
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Monday, May 18, 2020
- Defense Watch: DHS CFO, Drone Security, Blackjack Launch F-22 Crash
- Air Force Expands Criteria for Future U.S. Space Command Headquarters Location
- U.S. Puts Further Restrictions On China’s Huawei
- Air Force Completes Key Milestone for Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent
- MDA Considering OTA Consortium Manager For Research And Prototyping
- Navy To Hold Industry Day For Next Generation Logistics Ship
- Texas A&M Approves $79.3 Million To Begin Construction Of Army Futures Command Facility This Fall
- Oshkosh Defense, Saudi Arabia’s Al Tadrea Establish New Armored Vehicle Joint Venture
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Friday, May 15, 2020
- Trump Questions Value of F-35’s Global Supply Chain
- DHS Needs To Review Cyber Security Guidance For Chemical Facilities, GAO Says
- Leonardo Cleared To Build New Navy Helo Trainer
- Report To Congress Seeks Clarification On Marine Corps’ Redesign Plans
- AeroVironment Receives $75 Million From Army For Swtichblade Loitering Munitions
- TSA Not Monitoring Key Performance Requirements For Body Scanners, IG Says
- Sikorsky Wins $905 Million Contract For 24 MH-60R Helicopters
- FAA Targets 2021 for Launch of Drone Remote ID Service
- Boeing Wins $2.6 Billion In International Missile Sales
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Thursday, May 14, 2020
- SOCOM’s Armed Overwatch Program Renews Industry’s Light Attack Ambitions
- Air Force May Spend Hundreds of Millions on Electric VTOL Aircraft By 2025
- BAE Systems Selects Kongsberg’s Medium Caliber Turret For ACV Variant
- House’s $3T COVID-19 Relief Bill Offers Protections, Aid for Federal Contractors
- Navy Holding MCM USV Industry Days This Month
- Navy Explains NavalX Successes And COVID Work
- Johnson Backs Need For National Cyber Director But Wants Details
- GAO: Removing Turkey From F-35 Program Risks Pushing Test Schedule Right
- SOCOM’s Near-Term Modernization Push Includes Sensor Fusion Tools, Platform Mobility, Next-Gen ISR
- FBI, DHS Warn Of Chinese Cyber Hacking Against U.S. COVID-19 Research
- McPherson Suspends Future Carrier Study
- Navy Tests MQ-8C With AN/ZPY-8 Radar
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
- Space Force Official: DoD Could Assist OneWeb, Other Space Startups Impacted By COVID-19
- Air Force Selects Three Companies to Prototype New Ground-Based Radars
- SOCOM Details Modernization Priorities For Enterprise Network, Tactical Communications
- LANL Wants to Test Own Employees for COVID-19 Starting Today
- GAO: New Navy Maintenance Approach Lowers Costs But Still Runs Late
- Navy Announces Six More NavalX Tech Bridges
- Weaknesses, Lack Of Independent At DHS Make It ‘Susceptible’ To White House Control, Report Says
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Tuesday, Mary 12, 2020
- Wicker Seeks Stakeholder Feedback On TSA Budget And Operations
- Industrial Policy Required To Boost Investments in Basic Research Projects, Biden Adviser Says
- Fincantieri Works With Gibbs & Cox On FFG(X), Others Disappointed
- National Ignition Facility Experiments Have Resumed, DoE Says
- Two More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed at DoE HQ
- Senate Armed Services Committee Wants to Pass NDAA By July 4
- DoD OIG Evaluating Navy’s Response To COVID-19 On Ships
- DoD Awards ForAllSecure $45 Million For New Tool To Detect Weapon System Cyber Security Flaws
- Boeing, GKN Extend Partnership On Military Aircraft Components
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Monday, May 11, 2020
- Defense Watch: Lighter Amphibs, Rocket Lab Update, FMS Fees
- Armed Services Lawmakers Largely Slam FCC Ligado Decision, But Next Steps Unclear
- Northrop Grumman Leads NGI Bid With Raytheon, Will Use RKV Lessons
- SecNav Nominee Suggests Unmanned Ships Can Take Missile Defense Mission
- Global Supply Chain Concerns A Focus Of DHS Panel Reviewing Economic Security
- Lockheed Martin Expects To Deliver First F-Model Javelin Missiles To The Army This Fall
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Friday, May 8, 2020
- SecNav Nominee Supports 355+ Ships, Second Attack Sub, Block Buys
- Thornberry Wants Maxed Out NDAA Funds, With COVID-19 Top-Off
- RTC Doesn’t Offer 2020 Outlook Due To COVID Uncertainty But Says Defense Remains Strong
- Navy Nuke Propulsion Builder Sees Second Virginia-Class Support
- Sandia Rad-Hardened Electronics Lab Reopens After Deep Cleaning From COVID-19 Case
- Next ABMS Demo Pushed to August Timeframe, to Focus on Space-Related Scenario
- Air Force Chief of Staff Nominee: Service to Better Incorporate Industry, Academia to Speed Hypersonic Programs
- Strong Shipbuilding Performance, Pension Tailwind Boost Huntington Ingalls But Virus Impacts Coming
- Air Force Expanding AI Predictive Maintenance Tools To 16 Aircraft Series By End Of 2020
- Amazon Has Filed A New JEDI Cloud Protest Directly With The Pentagon
- State Department Approves $2.3 Billion Apache Helicopter Deal With Egypt, $556 Million MRAP Sale With UAE