Defense Daily Archive
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Monday, October 5, 2020
- Defense Watch: Stone Sea Trials, DHS Reform, Lockheed Martin Dividend
- SpaceX Launch of GPS III Important for NSSL
- New Pentagon Document Details Push To Expand Use Of Irregular Warfare Tools
- BAE Wins Contract For Naval Guns On UK Type 31 Frigate
- House Passes Bill Creating Cyber Security Grant Program For State And Local Governments
- MDA And Army Conduct Successful THAAD/Patriot Intercept Test
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Friday, October 2, 2020
- Delivery Of A KC-46 Tanker Delayed Due To Electrical System Issue
- DoE May Need to Ready First GBSD Warhead Variant for Tests in Three Years, AF Official Says
- Low-Cost Attritable Drones May Have Range of Air Force Roles
- Trump Declares National Emergency Due To U.S. Dependency On China For Critical Minerals
- Intelligence Community Issues New Guidance To Reduce Supply Chain Risks
- Trump Signs Continuing Resolution To Keep Government Open Through Dec. 11
- GD’s $1.2 Billion IM-SHORAD Deal Begins With $230 Million Order Covering 28 Vehicles
- AeroVironment Details ‘Bigger, Faster, More Effective’ Version Of Switchblade Loitering Missile
- Moton Lays Out PEO USC FY ’21 Priorities
- Navy Pushes To 30-Day USV Transits in FY 2021 Plans
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Thursday, October 1, 2020
- Army Awards $1.2 Billion IM-SHORAD Contract To General Dynamics
- DoD CIO: Pentagon Has No Plans To Own And Operate Its Own 5G Network
- Lickety Split, Senate Panel Advances Wolf Nomination As DHS Secretary
- OSI Systems Acquires Nuclear Security Company Nucsafe
- NAVSEA Disestablishes Directorate, Shifting Offices To PEO USC And Other Offices
- Army Begins Receiving First Iron Dome Battery From Israel
- Pentagon Finding Interim Cloud Options For Near-Term Efforts While JEDI Is Delayed, DoD CIO Says
- State Department Approves Billions In Potential FMS To Switzerland For Super Hornet, F-35 And Patriot
- CISA Needs To Improve Quality Of Cyber Threat Information Being Shared, Hire More Staff, IG Says
- Agreement with Lockheed Martin on Fixing F-35 Spare Parts Problems ‘Step in Right Direction,’ Democrats Say
- Teaming Arrangements Taking Shape for Competition to Manage Civilian Nuclear Weapon Production Sites
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020
- Bi-Partisan Future of Defense Task Force Advises ‘Manhattan Project’ on AI
- House Passes Trio Of Bill On Energy Cyber Security
- Army’s Long Range Fires Leader Discusses Interest In New Mid-Range Missile
- Avantus Aerospace Acquires Fastener Company
- MDA Initiates New Sea-Based Hypersonic Terminal Defense Project
- Pentagon Publishes Interim Rule For New CMMC Cyber Security Contracting Standards
- Naval Research Lab Designated as Navy Quantum Research Center
- Democrats’ Updated Pandemic Relief Bill Excludes Billions For Defense Industry
- Classification Regime Challenge for Bringing Non-Traditional Companies into Military Space
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
- Excelitas Acquires Defense Electronics Unit From Silicon Power
- Protector Drone Achieves First Flight, As General Atomics Looks for RAF Delivery Next Summer
- Construction of New Weapons Generation Facility at F.E Warren Begins
- Air Force to Hold Public Hearings on B-21 Bomber Bed Down Locations
- LANL Had a Couple New COVID Cases Last Week
- State Department Approves Potential Sale Of RAM Missiles To Japan
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Monday, September 28, 2020
- Defense Watch: Unmanned Tankers, Bigger Fighters, DHS Conflict of Interest?
- Budget Constraints Due To Pandemic May Slow Down Marines’ Force Redesign, Commandant Says
- Preliminary Design Review for B-52 Radar Modernization Set for Next Month
- Amentum To Acquire DynCorp, Creating $6 Billion Service Company
- US Space Force Contracts SpaceX to Fly Upcoming GPS III Satellites on Reused Boosters
- FAA Surveys Market For UAS, Counter UAS Support Services
- ONR Global-X Challenge Awards $1 Million To Four Winners
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Friday, September 25, 2020
- Air Force Completes $1.27 Billion Upgrade for B-1B Fleet
- Boeing Partners With General Atomics And Aerojet Rocketdyne In NGI Bid
- Army Sees Success At Project Convergence With Future Tech Pushing Target Data ‘In Seconds’
- Pentagon Aims To Solve Data Management Challenges By 2030, Hyten Says
- NATO Atlantic Command Reaches IOC
- State Department Approves $401.3 Million C-17 Support Deal With U.K., $241 Million PAC-3 MSE Sale To Netherlands
- Cuccinelli Asks Congress For Funding To Acquire Counter-Drone Systems
- Isotropic Systems, SES Win DoD Contract to Test Multi-Beam O3b Terminal
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Thursday, September 24, 2020
- Marine Corps Commandant Talks Divestitures, Budget Outlook To Meet 2030 Force Redesign Plan
- Air Force Considers Legacy Platform Retirements and Replacement by eSeries Systems
- House Passes CR To Fund Government Through Dec. 11
- DHS IG Blames CBP For Failing To Protect Biometric Data That Ended Up On Dark Web
- First MQ-8C Delivered To East Coast
- Army Reviewing $16 Billion Ammo Production Modernization Plan Over Safety, Supply Chain Concerns
- If CR Goes Longer, Navy Will Ask For More Exemptions
- Coast Guard Awards Bollinger $222 Million For Four FRCs
- Sievers Taking Over as Y-12 Site Manager as CNS Leadership Shuffle Continues
- BAE Unveils New Medium UUV
- Army Flies CH-47 Chinook With GE Aviation’s T408 Engine
- Coast Guard Cutter Waesche Suffers Fire, Arrives In Port For Inspection
- NNSA Estimates W87-1 Will Cost Almost $15B, GAO Questions Ready Date
- Sandia Office Space Being Cleaned Up After Confirmed COVID-19 Case
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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
- Geurts: ACV On Track, Full-Rate Production Decision Soon
- Marine Corps Taking Close Look At Army’s FVL Efforts To Inform Future Attack/Utility Aircraft
- NASA Administrator Suggests Challenge to Nations Violating OST Liability Convention
- HII Signals Deep Commitment To Unmanned Systems With New Facilities
- AF Chief: Digital Engineering ‘Key Aspect’ of NGAD
- Air Space Limitations, Awareness, State And Local Authorities Will Aid Drone Security, Industry Official Says
- Nuke Brain-Drain in Military ‘Bottomed Out,’ ‘Turned the Corner,’ LLNL Resident Scholar Says
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
- Wideband Global Satcom-11 Satellite to Feature Agile Beams to Avoid Jamming
- HII Wins $352 Million Mod For More Early Boise Work
- Kongsberg Tapped To Deliver XM914 Remote Weapon Stations For Marine Corps’ JLTVs
- SAIC To Consolidate Business Groups
- Nuclear Weapons Labs Picked Up Four Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Last Week
- Government Services Provider QuantiTech Acquires Dynamic Concepts
- BAE Nabs $189 Million Contract For Archerfish Mine Neutralizers
- Pentagon Considers Operating Its Own 5G Networks, Seeking Industry Input On Spectrum Sharing
- House Dems’ CR Includes Exemption For Columbia Subs, Extends Deadline For Defense Industry’s COVID Claims
- Esper: Unmanned Vessels Will Push Fleet Over 355 Ships