Defense Daily Archive
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Monday, October 28, 2019
- Defense Watch: Bipartisan AI, Boeing Adds Former CNO to Board, Another HASC Departure, X-37
- Air Force Issues Final RFP to Procure Several Light Attack Aircraft By Year’s End
- Ford Back To Sea Trials After 15-Month PSA
- STRATCOM Chief Designate Tells Senators DoE Pit Plan Has ‘Issues’
- House Committee Passes Bill Preventing DHS from Buying Chinese Drones
- Lockheed Martin Working On ‘Human-Machine’ Optimization Sensor Technology
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Friday, October 25, 2019
- Air Force RCO: December 2021 ‘Earliest’ Target Date for B-21 First Flight
- Northrop Grumman Sees No Impact To GBSD Acquisition Strategy Despite FTC Review
- Sales Up, Earnings Down In Northrop Grumman’s Third Quarter; Raises Earnings Outlook
- Raytheon Pegs LTAMDS Franchise At $20 Billion Or More
- Raytheon Delivers Strong Third Quarter Results; Raises Guidance For Sales, Earnings
- SASC Member Presses STRATCOM Head Nominee on RKV Cancellation
- Federal Supply Chain Council Moving Ahead On Advising DHS, DoD On Risk Assessments
- Navy Plans MUUV Draft RFP By End Of Year
- House Armed Services Chair Puts Long Odds On Blocking Low-Yield Nuke
- DHS Working With OMB On Potential New Vulnerability Disclosure Policy For Federal Agencies
- Submarines Taking the Lead in Future Mines, Accelerated Acquisition For New System
- HAC-D Member Ryan Pulls Out Of 2020 Democratic Presidential Race
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Thursday, October 24, 2019
- SASC Chair Prepping ‘Skinny’ NDAA in Event of Failure to Approve Conference Bill
- Air Force Approves KC-46 Tanker Program for IOT&E Phase
- GD Reports Strong Third Quarter Results On Broad Strength
- 737 MAX Woes Weigh Down Boeing In Third Quarter; Defense Turns A Profit
- Northrop Grumman Stands Alone on GBSD After Air Force Cuts Funds for Boeing Contract
- Raytheon Announces Leaders For Consolidated Segments Under UTC Deal
- State Department Approves $150 Million Sale Of Reburbished FFG-49 To Bahrain
- Lockheed Martin To Divest Distributed Energy Services Business
- Pentagon Releasing Draft RFP In November For 5G Experimentation
- First GPS Satellite Connects to Lockheed-Built Ground Control Software Update
- Navy Needs Mine Countermeasures Speed From Industry
- Oshkosh Receives $159 Million Deal To Deliver FMTV Trucks To Israel
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
- Lockheed Martin Plows Forward With Strong Third Quarter
- House’s New Future Of Defense Task Force To Release Report Following Six-Month Tenure
- Esper Removes Himself From JEDI Cloud Review
- NAVSEA Commander: Truman Repairs Expected to Be Complete Within Weeks
- Cyber Security Experts Advocate For Stronger U.S. Government Role In Helping Private Sector
- Blue Origin Taps Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Draper for NASA Human Landing System
- Navy Officials Name New Civilian Sustainment Leader
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
- Army Selects Four Vendors To Submit RCV-Light Prototype Proposals
- DoD 5000 Update to Be Complete By End of 2019
- Elbit America’s Tech Demonstrator Shows Capabilities To Enable Reduced Crew Size, Autonomous Operations
- Justice Department Issues Proposed Rulemaking To Authorize DHS Collection Of DNA
- Air Force Awards $6.4 Billion Adversary Air Training Contract
- Sub Head Nominated To Lead STRATCOM
- 5th Fleet Hosts International Maritime Exercise
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Monday, October 21, 2019
- Defense Watch: New AF Secretary, GBSD Defense, Digital Soldier Award
- F-35 Milestone C Decision Could Be Delayed For One Year
- GD Unveils Stryker IM-SHORAD, Delivering First Prototypes To The Army
- Coast Guard Issues RFI For OPC Recompete, Plans Award In FY ’22
- Upcoming ALIAS Test To Demonstrate Autonomous Flight
- Oshkosh Pitching New Light All-Terrain C2 Vehicle Based On JLTV To the Army
- HASC Stands Up New Task Force Dedicated to ‘Future of Defense’
- FAA Making Progress On Counter-UAS Plans
- Brenda Davidson, Lockheed Martin
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Friday, October 18, 2019
- Local Health Officials Share Concerns With New DHS Biodetection Plans
- Three Companies Win $413 Million In P-8A Engine Work
- General Dynamics Details Purpose-Built Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Offering
- Army Releases New Modernization Strategy, Sets Path For Multi-Domain Force By 2035
- State Department Approves $253 Million South Korea AMRAAM Sale
- Senators to Continue to Garner Support for Turkey Sanctions Bills
- Senate Tees Up Potential Vote on Appropriations Bills Including Defense Next Week
- Raytheon Selected For Army’s LTAMDS Program To Deliver New Patriot Radar
- L3Harris To Upgrade Rover Under $90 Million Army Contract
- Army Wants Funding Increase for FLRAA, as Service Seeks Common Avionics Interfaces
- AECOM to Sell Government Contracting Biz to Investment Group for $2.4 Billion
- BWXT Gets $800M+ Contract to Begin Early Work on Reactor Components for Nuke Subs, Carrier
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Thursday, October 17, 2019
- Extended CR Would Affect Army’s Major Weapons Development, Engagement With Small Business
- DHS, FAA Expect RFI This Week For Drone Security
- Army To Consider Pushing Precision Strike Missile Range Up To 800 Kilometers
- HASC GOP Member Introduces Sanctions Bill to Ban Arms Sales to Turkey
- Navy Soon To Solicit Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle
- FARA Proposals Feature Modular Open Systems Approach for Avionics
- Space Development Agency Moving Ahead with Stand-Up Efforts During CR
- MUOS Full Operational After Finishing Test And Eval Phase
- Senate Confirms Barbara Barrett as Air Force Secretary
- Cyber Supply Chain Task Force Chairs Highlight Legal Obstacles To Information Sharing
- PODCAST: FAA’s Military ADS-B Exemption Policy
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
- Industry Brings Robotic Vehicles To AUSA, Army Awarding Deals For Initial Prototypes Next Spring
- Decision To Reopen OPC Competition Will Stretch Out Acquisition
- Army Has Selected Vendor For LTAMDS, Contract Announcement Expected Within Weeks
- Army May Lose More Than $7 Billion In Buying Power Due To CR, McCarthy Says
- Senate Expected to Confirm Permanent Air Force Secretary This Week
- Lawmakers Consider Proposed Turkey Sanctions Packages
- PODCAST: FAA’s Military ADS-B Exemption Policy
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
- Lockheed Martin Unveils Raider X FARA Design
- Rheinmetall Looking To Discuss OMFV Participation With Army Following Bid Sample Disqualification
- BAE’s RAVEN Soft-Kill Countermeasure System Successfully Integrated With Army MAPS
- AeroVironment Unveils New Puma UAS with Increased Range, Payload Capacity
- UK: No Negative Turkey F-35 Repercussions, Looks To Gripen Model For Tempest
- General Dynamics Nabs $434 Million Virginia Sub Lead Yard Support Contract
- PODCAST: FAA’s Military ADS-B Exemption Policy