Defense Daily Archive
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Thursday, April 2, 2020
- Navy Review Continues But COVID-19 Delays May Offset Savings
- Lockheed Awarded $4.7 Billion to Build 78 F-35 Aircraft
- Ohio Lawmakers Seek Guidance from Pentagon for Local Contractors
- Thompson Proposes Bipartisan Commission To Assess COVID-19 Readiness And Response
- Pentagon Soliciting 5G Prototype Proposals For Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Projects
- Raytheon Wins $641 Million To Modernize and Produce Maritime Tomahawks
- Lockheed Martin Receives $426 Million ATACMS Missile Deal From Army
- U.S. Must Enhance Arctic Influence On Broad Scale, CSIS Analysts Argue
- Goldfein: Air Force Undergoing ‘Reset’ to Protect Critical Missions During COVID-19
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
- Air Force Tacks Another Major Deficiency on KC-46 Program
- Air Force to Transfer 23 Missions, 1,840 Billets to Space Force
- Bath Iron Works Says Half Workforce Off, Adding Cleaning And Resources For Pandemic
- DHS Ends Cyber Vulnerability Testing Of Boeing 757-200
- Air Force to Begin Rapid Solicitation for Skyborg Program Soon
- L3Harris Readying For Army’s Integrated Tactical Network Evaluation, Exploring Interest In HF Radios
- Boeing Wins $1.55 Billion for 18 P-8As For U.S., New Zealand And South Korea
- DHS Creates Procurement Team For COVID-19 Response
- ModalAI’s VOXL Flight Offers US-Made Option for Small UAS Hardware Architecture
- ICE Awards Bode Contract For Rapid DNA Testing On Southwest Border
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
- Report Outlines COVID-19 Shipbuilding Risks, Looks At Congress Options
- Despite COVID-19, Officials Moving Forward with New Space Force Acquisition Plans
- Kansas City is Latest NNSA Facility to Expand Telework, Limit On-Site Personnel
- GPS III Ground System Upgrades Hit New Milestones
- HASC Announces FY ’21 NDAA Markup Delayed Due to COVID-19
- Oshkosh Receives $346.4 Million From Army To Recapitalize Heavy Truck Fleets
- HII Updates COVID-19 Cases: Five At Newport News, Seven At Ingalls
- Tech Industry Groups Express Concerns With Pentagon’s New CMMC Cyber Standards
- State Department Approves $194 Million Deal With South Korea For F-16 Upgrades
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Monday, March 30, 2020
- Defense Watch: USAF Acquisitions On Track, COVID-19 Bill, Space Fence IOC
- Marine Corps May Shift At Least $12 Billion Toward Future Force Design Efforts
- Lockheed Martin Advancing $50 Million To Suppliers As Part Of Virus Response
- ABMS-Developed Tech Could Help Military Telecommute During COVID-19
- MDA Awards First Multi-Year Contract As Raytheon Wins $2 Billion For SM-3 IB
- DoJ Blesses UTC, Raytheon Merger But Requires UTC To Divest Space Optical Business
- Gulf Island Shipyards Wins $130 Million For Two T-ATS Ships
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Defense Daily, Friday, March 27, 2020, Vol. 285, Issue 57
// PDF View- So Far, Little Impact On SAIC From Pandemic, Keene Says
- Senate Passes $2.2 Trillion COVID-19 Bill, Includes Billions for DoD and Defense Industry
- Eurosatory Conference In Paris Canceled Due To Coronavirus
- CGI To Acquire Federal IT Consulting Firm TeraThink
- Navy Baselined Acquisition Work To Separate Pandemic Delays, Monitor Small Businesses
- Army’s Latest On COVID-19: 288 Cases, Recruiting Retired Medics For Assistance, Addressing Production Challenges
- Australian Drone-Based Health Monitoring Project Selects Draganfly as Exclusive Integrator
- Army To Conduct Final Design Review For Bell, Sikorsky FARA Offerings At End Of 2020
- Space Force Launches Final Advanced EHF Payload and First Ever NATSEC Mission
- Navy Working On Future Fleet Plans During Pandemic, But Sees Readiness And Modeling Challenges
- Raytheon Awards Aerojet $1 Billion Sourcing Deal For Standard Missile Propulsion Systems
- CVN-78 Completes Two Carrier Certifications, Reaches 1,000 Launches And Recoveries
- Lockheed Martin Receives Sustainment Contract for Navy MUOS
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Thursday, March 26, 2020
- Geurts Says Navy Accelerating Contract Awards To Help Industry During COVID-19
- Rocket Lab Pauses Launch Prep for NASA, NRO-Packed Missions Due to COVID-19
- No Major Impacts To Industry Workforce From Pandemic So Far, Lord Says
- SASC Transitions to ‘Paper Hearings’ During Coronavirus Pandemic
- Navy Confirms LSE Postponed Due To COVID-19; No Decision On RIMPAC
- Raytheon Out Of Army’s Precision Strike Missile Competition
- Army Selects Sikorsky, Bell To Build Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Prototypes
- Lockheed Martin Wins $933 Million U.S./Saudi THAAD Mod
- DoD Using ‘Heat Map’ To Monitor Supply Chain; Creates Portal To Assess Industry Health
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
- Worker at DoE Nuke Production Site Has COVID-19
- L3Harris To Sell Electro-Optical Business Unit To American Holoptics
- Hyundai Hires Scott Drennan, Former Bell Vice President of Innovation, for Air Taxi Project
- Coast Guard Awards Eight OPC Study Contracts
- BAE Systems Receives $339 Million Full-Rate Production Order From Army For M109A7 Howitzers
- Second GPS III Satellite Declared Ready for Military Use
- Raytheon Nabs $392 Million Mod For More AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles
- Navy Anticipating COVID-19 Will Impact Shipyards But No Effects Yet
- Amazon Opposes Pentagon’s Proposed Plan To Correct JEDI Cloud Solicitation
- Marine Corps’ 2030 Redesign Plan Eliminates Tank Battalions, Boosts Investments In Long-Range Fires, Unmanned Systems
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
- DoD Boosts Progress Payment Rates To Industry; Boeing To Pause Puget Sound Operations
- Bath Iron Works Says No Impact From COVID-19 Amid First Case, Unions Push For Paid Time Off
- HII Shipyards Stay Open Amid First Two COVID-19 Cases
- Air Force SpeedDealer Radar Solicitation Deadline Extended Due to COVID-19
- Viken Detection Says It Is Subject Of Lawsuit By OSI Systems
- Leonardo DRS To Deliver New Rugged Tablets For Army Mortar Fire Control System
- Roper: Impacts of Coronavirus on Acquisition Evolving ‘Daily’
- Kongsberg Details Plans For ‘Tech Refresh’ Remote Weapon Station, New Lighter RWS Aimed At Special Ops
- Esper: Pentagon To Act As ‘Gapfiller’ For Cities Hit Hardest By COVID-19, Readying Assistance For New York, Seattle
- DoE Nuke Site Has Positive COVID-19 Case; Agency Tracking Disease-related Expenses; Mo. Weapons Factory Exempted From Lockdown
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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