Defense Daily Archive
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019
- Army’s Rapid Tech Office Set To Deliver Initial Hypersonics Capability In FY ’23, 50KW Laser Weapon In FY ’22
- Over 600 Personnel To Transfer From STRATCOM To New SPACECOM
- Draft House Appropriations Bill Adds Start Up Funds For Second Icebreaker, 12th National Security Cutter
- Southern Command Wants Predator UAS For Counter-Drug Missions, Official Says
- House Panel Looks To End Ford Carrier Cost Cap
- Raytheon Finishes First Dual-Target Test Of Ford Defense System
- HASC Subcommittee Unanimously Approves FY ’20 Mark For Air And Land Programs
- L3 Wins Multi-Million Air Force Contract for C-130H Avionics Upgrade
- House Seapower Authorization Markup Has Sealift and Frigate Amendments
- HASC Subcommittee Moves To Constrict DOE Plans For Nuclear Weapon Cores
- State Department Approves $1.7 Billion F-16 Deal With Bulgaria
- Northrop Grumman Has Completed Demo Of LTAMDS Offering For Army
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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
- HASC Subcommittee to Authorize Two F-15EX Buys, Require Program Plans For Future Procurement
- HASC Strategic Forces Mark Bans Low-Yield Warhead Funding for FY ‘20
- House Authorizers ‘Concerned’ With Lack of Army Aviation Strategy
- House Authorization Bill Switches Oiler With LPD-31, Prevents Carrier Retirement
- House Panel Seeks Strategies In Next NDAA To Protect DoD’s 5G, Future Tech Investments
- HASC Subcommittee Wants SDA to Focus on New PNT Capabilities, Commercial SSA Procurement
- House Panel Wants to Withhold CH-53K Funds Until Navy Reports on Progress
- BAE Adds To Autonomous Capabilities With Acquisition Of Company Focused On UUVs
- Navy Renames SPAWAR As NAVWAR
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Monday, June 3, 2019
- Defense Watch
- ATEC ITEP Bid Protest Involved Three-Day Hearing With GAO, GE, Army
- Air Force Solicits Industry for New Rapid Space Launch Capabilities
- Army Readying Light Robotic Combat Vehicle Program, Plan To Award Two Prototype Deals
- Ford Elevator Work Prioritized And Extending Past October
- DHS Awards ECS Federal $276 Million For Cyber Security Dashboard Ecosystem
- Oshkosh Receives Potential $109.8 Million Army Deal To Deliver New Semitrailers
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Friday, May 31, 2019
- L3 Opens Interactive Center To Showcase, Test Passenger Screening Systems And Concepts
- Cost And Schedule Performance Deteriorating On NASA’s Major Programs, GAO Says
- Northrop Declares First Stage Test of New OmegA Rocket a Success
- Navy Issues RFI For Shipyard Infrastructure Plan
- 2nd Fleet Reaches IOC, To Lead BALTOPS
- Boeing Pitches F-model Chinook As Germany’s Next Heavylift Helicopter
- Northrop Grumman Nabs $65 Million Contract For Three Triton UAVs
- Army To Award Prototype Deals In April ‘20 For Next-Gen Squad Weapon Fire Control System
- Marine Corps Releases Market Survey For Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle
- Boeing Bags $259 Million Air Force Deal for Weapon Planning Software
- DIA Believes Russia Is “Probably” Not Adhering To Nuclear Test Ban
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Thursday, May 30, 2019
- Dunford to Successor: In Tough Budget Times, Consider Quality Over Quantity
- ICE To Expand Evaluation Of Rapid DNA Technology On Southwest Border
- Lockheed Martin Will Not Pursue FFG(X) Bid
- Leonardo DRS Sees Future in Survivability Systems
- Army’s Work On Autonomous Turret Informing Blueprint For Future Logistics Solutions
- Army Looking To Smartphone-Like Apps, Software Upgrades To Address Logistics Challenges
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
- Poland Formally Requests New F-35As to Replace Aging Fighters
- SASC Markup Increases Funds To Build Up U.S. Rare Earth Supply To Counter China
- Trump Reiterates EMALS Criticism, Says New Carriers Will Use Steam Catapults
- AEA Investors Acquires Defense Electronics Company From J.F. Lehman
- NATO Air And Missile Defense Exercises Used Kratos Targets And Raytheon Missiles
- Sikorsky Offers CH-53K to German Air Force
- France’s Parrot Working On Army’s Prototype Program For New Small Surveillance Drone
- Administration Bypassing Congress To Approve $8.1 Billion In Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia, UAE And Jordan
- France Accelerates Joint Light Helicopter Program, Names H160M ‘Guépard’
- Leonardo DRS Receives Potential $977 Million Deal To Continue Supporting SOCOM Network
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019
- Defense Watch: Disaster Relief, Space X vs Air Force, NATO Cyber
- Griffin Prepares To Halt RKV Work Due To Technical Issue
- Air Force Cuts 100 Years of ‘Unnecessary Schedule’ from Existing Programs, Completes ‘Century Challenge’
- Navy Establishes Surface Development Squadron For DDG-1000, Unmanned Systems
- Sierra Nevada To Install Degraded Visual Environment System on Air Force Pave Hawks
- HII Starts Construction On Columbia Subs
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Friday, May 24, 2019
- SASC Approves $750 Billion FY ’20 Defense Budget with Uncertain Path to Success
- SASC Authorizes ‘Measured’ Space Force Establishment in FY ’20 Markup
- SASC Bill Adds Advanced Procurement To Navy’s Shipbuilding Funds
- Serco To Acquire Alion’s Naval Systems Business For $225 Million
- Five Companies Win Stryker 30mm Design Integration Study
- Additional AH-64Es, UH-60Vs advised by SASC
- Senate Committee Authorizes Full Funding for Controversial Nuclear-Warhead Core Plants
- Inspection Technology Deployments Will Increase Drug Seizures At Land Ports, McAleenan Says
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Thursday, May 23, 2019
- Florida House Appropriators Push for Light Attack Aircraft, Criticize Air Force’s Backtrack
- Florida Evaluating Elections Systems Security In Wake Of Cyber Hack Disclosed By Mueller
- HASC Leaders Criticize New DoD Memo Restricting Congressional Access
- Nuclear Weapons Spending Bill Moves to House Floor
- Austal Lodges Protest Over HII’s LCS Planning Yard Services Win
- HAC Favors Old Sub Maintenance Over Third New Attack Sub
- Lockheed Martin’s Space Fence System Detects Debris from Indian ASAT Test
- Army To Award Four Contracts For Enterprise IT “As A Service” Pilot Programs By August
- Raytheon Completes Test Of Warhead On Missile Offering For Army’s PrSM Program
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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
- House Appropriators Vote to Send FY ’20 Defense Bill Out of Committee
- Electric Boat Wins $497 Million Mod For Sub Industrial Base
- Trump Nominates New Air Force Secretary As Wilson Bids Farewell
- V-280 Has Met All Tech Demo Key Performance Parameters in Flight Testing, Bell Says
- Raytheon Completes Demo Of LTAMDS Offering For The Army
- Coast Guard Expects Impact To OPC Program From Hurricane Michael, Commandant Says
- GAO Urges Independent Study to Prevent Further Delays of Air Force’s GPS OCX Program
- Bipartisan Senate Bill Looks To Invest $2.2 Billion In AI Over Next Five Years
- Pentagon Awards Perspecta $75 Million To Modernize Background Investigation Process