Defense Daily Archive
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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
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
- Navy Projects Up to 30 New Light Amphibs, Single Selection
- Army’s Future Vertical Lift Transition May Leave Smaller Suppliers Vulnerable, CSIS Report Says
- Air Transport Customers Want ‘Touchless’ Experience For Agents, Travelers, Krone Says
- Xator Acquires Government Solutions Provider InCadence
- X-37B Space Plane’s Next Launch Scheduled for Mid-May
- AMERGINT Acquires Space Technology Company Tethers Unlimited
- Geurts Replacing PEO EIS With Two Offices
- Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Complete Production Of First F-Model Javelin Missile
- Pentagon To Release First Spectrum Strategy Within Next Two Months
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
- Esper: Likely Flat Budgets Will Lead To More Legacy Cuts In The Near-Term
- Bridenstine: NASA Committed to Boeing-Built Space Launch System
- L3Harris Posts Higher Sales, Income In First Quarter
- Leidos Posts Mixed Results In First Quarter; Lowers Profit Outlook On Covid Impacts
- Defense Secretary Urges FCC To Overturn Approval Of Ligado’s 5G Network Plan, Cites GPS Risks
- Trump Admin Nominates New State Dept. Arms Control Chief
- NASA Partnering with Space Force for Asteroid Tracking, Protective Defense
- Navy Pushing Small Business Awards For Pandemic
- BWX Technologies Cites Strong First-Quarter Earnings
- Navy Remotely Tests C/KC-130T Avionics Software Fixes
- Will Open-Source Development Help the Pentagon Fight Back Against DJI?
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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
- Esper Sees Long-Term ‘New Normal’ For DoD Under Pandemic, Addresses Supply Chain And Funding Concerns
- Leidos Completes $1 Billion Acquisition Of L3Harris’ Detection And Automation Businesses
- Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Partner For NGI
- Trump Nominates Retired Army Three Star to Become Next Ambassador to Ukraine
- BAE Closes Acquisition Of Raytheon Technologies’ Airborne Tactical Radio Business
- Livermore Tightening On-Site COVID-19 Protocols as Workers Trickle Back
- AFA Plans Annual Air, Space, Cyber Symposium to Take Place in Fall
- Eastern Shipbuilding Begins Construction Of First OPC
- Army Taps Silvus Technologies For Radios To Support IVAS
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Monday, May 4, 2020
- Defense Watch: COVID Delays, DDG-1002, SASC Hearings, OPC
- Navy Lays Out Frigate Cost And Schedule, Follow-On Ships Below Target Cost
- Sabrewing Unveils Prototype ‘Rhaegal-A’ Unmanned VTOL Cargo Aircraft
- Northrop Grumman Developing New Gateway Translator for Air Force’s ABMS Program
- Trump Moves To Secure U.S. Bulk-Power System From Cyber Attacks
- Lockheed Martin Nabs $6 Billion In PAC-3 MSE Missiles And Equipment
- Army Expecting Supply Chain Challenges For ‘Months And Months Ahead’
- Drone Likely First to Receive Neuromorphic Computing Under U.S. Air Force Effort
- Lockheed Martin Joins GPS Innovation Alliance