Defense Daily Archive
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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
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Thursday, March 19, 2020
- At Nuke Production Sites, Full Steam Ahead — With Precautions — Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
- Lawmaker Group Lobby Appropriators For Second Virginia Sub
- April’s Advanced Battle Management System Demo Delayed Until June
- Lockheed Martin Explains New THAAD Seeker Buy
- Coast Guard Approves Full Deployment Of Small UAS Aboard National Security Cutter Fleet
- Hughes to Provide Next-Gen Satellite Communications Services for Army’s Gray Eagles
- Elbit America Looking To Offer Upgraded Iron Vision System For Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
- No COVID-19 Cases at STRATCOM, Yet; No Disruption to Weapons Exchanges With Civilian Nuke Agency
- Pentagon Soliciting 5G Prototype Proposals For Augmented, Virtual Reality Projects
- Space Force: No Impact to Launches, Other Mission-Essential Activities Due to Coronavirus
- HASC Member: Air Force’s Proposed A-10 Retirements ‘Pre-Judicial’
- Destroyer DDG-119 Completes Acceptance Trials
- Raytheon Counter UAS System Approved For International Sales
- Livermore Moving to Minimum Safe Operations as Surrounding County Locks Down to Combat COVID-19
- Raytheon Successfully Tests First Antenna Array On LTAMDS Radar
- MAG Aerospace To Acquire C5ISR Services Provider AASKI Technology
- Skyryse’s Flight Automation Technology is ‘Months Away’ from Certification
- BAE Wins Lockheed Martin Contract For Next-Gen THAAD Seekers
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
- Hewson Retiring As Lockheed Martin Chief; American Tower CEO Taiclet Tapped To Succeed
- Analysts Highlight Commercial Credentials Of Incoming Lockheed Martin CEO
- Rocket Lab to Acquire Satellite Hardware Company Sinclair Interplanetary
- Leonardo DRS Readying For Next Phases Of Two Army Maneuver Air Defense Programs
- Army Scales Down Defender 2020 Europe Exercise Due To Coronavirus
- Pratt & Whitney Wins Contract Modification for 32 New F-35 Engines
- Lawmaker Pushes DoD On Transferring HBTSS From MDA To SDA
- Lockheed Martin Nabs $22 Million Contract For Layered Laser Defense Prototype On LCS
- Uranium Modernization Costs at $7.4 Billion Through 2026; Little Progress on New Refining Tech, GAO Says
- GAO: Congress Should Require DoD to Develop ALIS Performance Measurement Process
- Former Nuke Weapons Plant Disinfected; DoE Limits Travel to ‘Mission-Critical’ Trips on Virus Fears
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Monday, March 16, 2020
- Defense Watch: COMSATCOM Plan, Ejection Seat Contract, Air Force One Recap
- Pentagon Seeking To Reevaluate Bids For JEDI Cloud Program
- MDA, Army Refuse Payment To Poland Aegis Ashore Builder Amid Slow Construction
- Senate Panel Passes Bipartisan Port, Cyber And Drone Security Bills
- Pentagon Moving Patriot Batteries Into Iraq Amidst Tensions With Iran, CENTCOM Commander Says
- Fluor Nabs $1.8 Billion Mod For More Naval Lab Work
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Friday, March 13, 2020
- Geurts: COVID-19 Could Have Longer Term Impact on Supply Chain
- Navy Submitted Proposal To Decouple Used And New Sealift Buys
- UTC, Raytheon Deal Set To Close In Early April
- Navy Canceling DDG-51 Class Extension Due To Funding, May Walk Back
- Official: Iron Dome Unable To Integrate With IBCS, A Requirement For Spring 2021 IFPC ‘Shoot-Off’
- Democrats, Republicans On House Panel Oppose Proposed Cuts To CISA’s Budget
- SOUTHCOM Commander: Expect Enhanced Ship, Aircraft Presence in Hemisphere
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
- Griffin: Four Bids Expected for Next-Gen Interceptor Program
- Cyber Commission Releases Year-Long Report With 75 Recommendations For New Strategy
- Perspecta Follows GD In Protesting Leidos’ NGEN-R SMIT Win, Work Paused
- Navy Not Extending All DDG-51 Destroyers Anymore, Officials Say
- TSA On-Track For Further Checkpoint Biometric Evaluations This Summer
- Sikorsky Receives $525 Million Order For 40 UH-60M Black Hawks