Defense Daily Archive
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Monday, March 23, 2020
- Defense Watch: Haley Resigns From Boeing Board, Hunter Sentenced
- Memo: Defense Contractors Urged by Pentagon to Stay on the Job Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
- 2020’s Largest Air Show Canceled Amid COVID-19 Spread
- Pentagon Successfully Tests Hypersonic Weapon Glide Body
- House Members Call for 19 Extra F-35 Aircraft in FY ’21 Budget Deal
- Army’s FLRAA Competitive Demo Deal Includes $87 Million For Bell, $97 Million To Sikorsky-Boeing
- Senate Republican Stimulus Proposal Would Help Aerospace Manufacturers
- Lockheed Martin Wins $601 Million In Trident II D5 Support
- Avionics Builders Warn of Supply Chain Disruption and Other Fallout Due to COVID-19
- Maine Delegation Worries About COVID-19 At Bath Iron Works
- Army Details Coronavirus Response Effort, Have 45 Confirmed Cases
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Friday, March 20, 2020
- Northrop Grumman Warns Of Potential Business Impacts From Pandemic
- Army On COVID-19: No Current Impact On Awarding Contracts, Rescheduling Several Near-Term Efforts
- DoE Would Get $28 Million for Telework Aid in Second Emergency COVID-19 Bill
- Savannah River Nuke Site Ramps Up Emergency Response Team for COVID-19
- HASC Member Gabbard Suspends Campaign for Democratic Nomination
- Ultra Defense Acquires Ammo Manufacturer MAST Technology
- UAS Service Suppliers Discuss Comments on FAA’s Remote ID Proposal
- Contractors Need Federal Guidance For Telework, PSC Chief Berteau Says
- GAO Sees MDA Improvements But Still Wary Of NGI
- Viasat Hybrid Adaptive Network Fits U.S. Space Force Vision, Company Says
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Thursday, March 19, 2020
- At Nuke Production Sites, Full Steam Ahead — With Precautions — Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
- Lawmaker Group Lobby Appropriators For Second Virginia Sub
- April’s Advanced Battle Management System Demo Delayed Until June
- Lockheed Martin Explains New THAAD Seeker Buy
- Coast Guard Approves Full Deployment Of Small UAS Aboard National Security Cutter Fleet
- Hughes to Provide Next-Gen Satellite Communications Services for Army’s Gray Eagles
- Elbit America Looking To Offer Upgraded Iron Vision System For Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
- No COVID-19 Cases at STRATCOM, Yet; No Disruption to Weapons Exchanges With Civilian Nuke Agency
- Pentagon Soliciting 5G Prototype Proposals For Augmented, Virtual Reality Projects
- Space Force: No Impact to Launches, Other Mission-Essential Activities Due to Coronavirus
- HASC Member: Air Force’s Proposed A-10 Retirements ‘Pre-Judicial’
- Destroyer DDG-119 Completes Acceptance Trials
- Raytheon Counter UAS System Approved For International Sales
- Livermore Moving to Minimum Safe Operations as Surrounding County Locks Down to Combat COVID-19
- Raytheon Successfully Tests First Antenna Array On LTAMDS Radar
- MAG Aerospace To Acquire C5ISR Services Provider AASKI Technology
- Skyryse’s Flight Automation Technology is ‘Months Away’ from Certification
- BAE Wins Lockheed Martin Contract For Next-Gen THAAD Seekers
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
- Hewson Retiring As Lockheed Martin Chief; American Tower CEO Taiclet Tapped To Succeed
- Analysts Highlight Commercial Credentials Of Incoming Lockheed Martin CEO
- Rocket Lab to Acquire Satellite Hardware Company Sinclair Interplanetary
- Leonardo DRS Readying For Next Phases Of Two Army Maneuver Air Defense Programs
- Army Scales Down Defender 2020 Europe Exercise Due To Coronavirus
- Pratt & Whitney Wins Contract Modification for 32 New F-35 Engines
- Lawmaker Pushes DoD On Transferring HBTSS From MDA To SDA
- Lockheed Martin Nabs $22 Million Contract For Layered Laser Defense Prototype On LCS
- Uranium Modernization Costs at $7.4 Billion Through 2026; Little Progress on New Refining Tech, GAO Says
- GAO: Congress Should Require DoD to Develop ALIS Performance Measurement Process
- Former Nuke Weapons Plant Disinfected; DoE Limits Travel to ‘Mission-Critical’ Trips on Virus Fears
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Monday, March 16, 2020
- Defense Watch: COMSATCOM Plan, Ejection Seat Contract, Air Force One Recap
- Pentagon Seeking To Reevaluate Bids For JEDI Cloud Program
- MDA, Army Refuse Payment To Poland Aegis Ashore Builder Amid Slow Construction
- Senate Panel Passes Bipartisan Port, Cyber And Drone Security Bills
- Pentagon Moving Patriot Batteries Into Iraq Amidst Tensions With Iran, CENTCOM Commander Says
- Fluor Nabs $1.8 Billion Mod For More Naval Lab Work
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Friday, March 13, 2020
- Geurts: COVID-19 Could Have Longer Term Impact on Supply Chain
- Navy Submitted Proposal To Decouple Used And New Sealift Buys
- UTC, Raytheon Deal Set To Close In Early April
- Navy Canceling DDG-51 Class Extension Due To Funding, May Walk Back
- Official: Iron Dome Unable To Integrate With IBCS, A Requirement For Spring 2021 IFPC ‘Shoot-Off’
- Democrats, Republicans On House Panel Oppose Proposed Cuts To CISA’s Budget
- SOUTHCOM Commander: Expect Enhanced Ship, Aircraft Presence in Hemisphere
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
- Griffin: Four Bids Expected for Next-Gen Interceptor Program
- Cyber Commission Releases Year-Long Report With 75 Recommendations For New Strategy
- Perspecta Follows GD In Protesting Leidos’ NGEN-R SMIT Win, Work Paused
- Navy Not Extending All DDG-51 Destroyers Anymore, Officials Say
- TSA On-Track For Further Checkpoint Biometric Evaluations This Summer
- Sikorsky Receives $525 Million Order For 40 UH-60M Black Hawks
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Wednesday, March 11, 2020
- Coast Guard Remains Interested In Long-Range, High-Endurance UAS For Maritime Patrol, Schultz Says
- Marine Corps Partners with Air Force Agility Prime on eVTOL Aircraft for Logistics
- AUSA Cancels Global Force Symposium Due To Coronavirus
- Air Force Acquisition Chief: Reaper Replacement Plan Should Come in FY ’22 Budget Request
- Marine Corps Releasing Force Design Review For 2030 Within Weeks
- Coast Guard Examining Requirements For SCIF On Offshore Patrol Cutter
- Lockheed Martin Conducts Second Successful Test Of PrSM Missile Offering For Army
- Modly Launches Six-Month Future Carrier Task Force Study
- Hill: NGI Has Flexibility In Development Cycle, Replaces Whole Interceptor
- Nuke Weapons Agency Says One Site Could Handle All Warhead Core Work, ‘If Needed’
- Textron Says First Ship-to-Shore Connector Delivered in February
- First 10 LRDR Panels Delivered To MDA Alaska Facility
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
- White House to Soon Release New Guidance for Cybersecurity in Space
- Markey Wants State And Local Authorities To Test Counter Drone Technology
- CNO Argues Retiring First 4 LCSs Saves $2 Billion In Upgrades
- Army To Hold Limited User Test For IBCS Within Next Couple Months
- Airborne ISR Company AEVEX Sold To Private Investors Madison Dearborn, CoVant
- Three Industry-Led Teams to Build Protected Satcom Payload Prototypes
- Boeing Wins $800 Million Mod For P-8A Work