Defense Daily Archive
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Thursday, December 12, 2019
- House Passes FY ’20 NDAA; HASC Defends ‘Bipartisan, Essential’ Authorization Bill
- Air Force Plans to Move $9 Billion Worth of Space Systems to New Space Force in 2021
- Centauri Acquires Companies To Strengthen Positions In Space, Cyber, PNT
- DISA Awards Leidos Potential $6.5 Billion Deal To Continue Network Support Work
- DHS CWMD Office Stepping Up Stakeholder Outreach On Next-Generation Biodetection System
- Lockheed Martin Completes Successful First Test Of PrSM Missile Offering For Army
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019
- Air Force Space Command to Become U.S. Space Force in FY ’20 NDAA
- Schultz Encouraged By Industry Interest In OPC Recompete
- Authorizers Call for More Details on Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Program
- Final Version Of NDAA Urges Pentagon To Move Faster On 5G Development
- Pentagon Meeting With Microsoft This Week To Discuss Initial JEDI Cloud Work
- Defense Bill Directs Defense Department To Establish Strategic Port In Arctic
- Lord Details Roll-Out Of Acquisition Reform Efforts, New Cyber Contracting Standards In Coming Months
- Defense Authorizers Direct Increased Oversight of F-35 Upgrades
- GBSD Evades Funding Blockade in NDAA, Gets Saddled With New Reporting Reqs
- Bell-Boeing Deliver First Modified MV-22 Osprey to Marines
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019
- Congress Gearing Up to Pass FY ’20 NDAA This Week, Will Include Space Force
- $1 Billion Market for North American Drones Opens Due to Government Restrictions, Draganfly CEO Says
- Compromise NDAA Won’t ‘Restrict’ DoE Plutonium Plans, Lawmaker Says
- Bipartisan Council Urges Stronger Federal Role In Helping Private Sector Counter Cyber Threats
- DHS Continues to Warn Private Industry Against Using Foreign-Made Drones
- Pentagon Has Saved $5 Billion From Fourth Estate Review Process, Esper Says
- GD Announces Leadership Change At Land Systems Business
- Retired Navy Rear Admiral, POTUS Physician Running for Thornberry’s House Seat
- Pentagon Details Two Additional 5G Test Programs For Virtual Reality, ‘Smart Warehouses’
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Monday, December 9, 2019
- Defense Watch: 2021 Budget, Laser Experiments, Rocket Lab Launch
- CNO: FSA To Be Ongoing, Unclear On Future Fleet And After F-35C
- TSA Planning Additional Checkpoint Biometric Evaluations
- Army Holding Second Adaptive Squad Architecture Industry Day In January
- L3Harris Receives $50 Million AN/PRC-160 Radio Order From Marine Corps
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Friday, December 6, 2019
- SASC Member Urges DoD Leaders To Invest More In Logistics
- Negotiations Ongoing For NDAA As Clock Ticks Toward 2020
- While Navy Looks At CR Anomalies, Marines Expect None
- Former Army Acquisition Official Urges Caution On Current Rapid Prototyping Plan
- Plan For TSA To Lead Federal Counter Drone Operations At Airports ‘Unlawful,’ Hill Aide Says
- Acting Army Under Secretary Jim McPherson Nominated For Permanent Role
- BAE Systems Moves Into Aircraft Electrification, Signs MoU With Jaunt Air Mobility
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Thursday, December 5, 2019
- TSA Planning Testbed For Counter Drone Technologies At Airports
- Armed Services Leaders Express Renewed Confidence for NDAA Deal to Be Reached By Next Week
- Official: Six-Month CR Would Delay Army’s Long-Range Cannon Program, Postpone Key Test Range Demos
- Second CR Might Delay Five More Ship Maintenance Contracts, Boise Finally Into Dydock In Spring
- Future of Space Development Agency Could Be in Jeopardy as Budget Talks Continue
- Army Planning Next IVAS Demo For July To Inform Low-Rate Production Decision, Final Touchpoint In Spring 2021
- Military/Commercial Avionics Outlook Strong, Deloitte Says
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
- Griffin: Government Must Adopt Commercial Manufacturing Practices to Build New Space Architecture
- AFRL to Hold Counter-Small UAS Industry Day in New York
- Army To Test Rheinmetall’s StrikeShield Active Protection System In 2020
- Army Selects Leader For New Enterprise Cloud Management Office
- Sub State Congressmembers Want 10th Block 5 Virginia
- Air Force Continues to Evaluate U.S. Space Command HQ Location
- Bipartisan House Bill Wants CBP Plan To Screen All Vehicles Entering U.S. At Land Ports
- Global Defense Spending Expected To Continue Rising Through 2023, Deloitte Says
- OpenQKD Fuels European Quantum Computing Research, Potential in Aerospace
- Raytheon Showcases Virtual Reality Trainer for V-22 Maintainers at Orlando Conference
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Tuesday, December 3, 2019
- Navy Awards Largest Contract Ever, $22.2 Billion For 9 Block V Virginia Subs
- Pentagon Contract Financing Study Delayed as 2020 Budget Talks Stymied
- Lockheed Awarded $988 Million Contract to Continue Hypersonic Vehicle Development
- Companies Developing Lethal Autonomous Weapons, As Groups Seek Ban
- Cybersecurity Firm Urges NNSA Chief to Reconsider Contract With Rival
- Pentagon Details First Two 5G Pilot Programs, Soliciting Industry Feedback On Initial Projects
- Leonardo to Provide New Training Pods for U.S., Allied Air Forces
- DARPA Showing Progress In Small Drone Detection In Urban Environments
- Raytheon Showcasing New Virtual Reality Trainer For Dismounted Soldiers
- BAE Systems Developing Software For DARPA’s Semi-Autonomous Mission Planning Program
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Monday, December 2, 2019
- Defense Watch: Final Metal Shark, DoJ UAS Policy, Cyber Awareness
- Ongoing CR Into 2020 Could Affect Air Force’s Vanguard Programs
- GAO: Pentagon Has Tripled Use Of OTA Agreements Over The Last Three Years
- Curtiss-Wright To Acquire Small Supplier Of Electronic Solutions To Navy
- Lockheed Wins Two F-35 Contracts Worth $1.16 Billion, First Award For Lot 15
- Thales Expands on Psibernetix AI for Smarter Fighter Pilot Training Software
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Wednesday, November 27
- Roper Details Air Force’s Digital Century Series Initiative To Rapidly Produce Future Fighter Aircraft
- Thales Sees Applications for Next Generation PureFlyt FMS on Military Air Transport Planes
- Commerce Department Proposes Rule To Implement ICTS Supply Chain Security Directive
- Navy Establishes Sixth NavalX Tech Bridge