Defense Daily Archive
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
- Less Procurement, More R&D Dollars in $705 Billion Defense-Wide Budget Request
- Air Force FY ’21 Request Includes More F-35s, F-15X Fighters, Helicopters
- DHS Outlines Requirements For Hybrid Cloud Environment
- Army Details $178 Billion FY ’21 Budget Request, Boosts Funds For Modernization Programs
- Trump Administration Trims CISA’s Cyber Security Request
- Navy Budget Request Down $4 Billion For Eight Ships, Plans To Retire First Four LCSs
- Lockheed Martin Nabs Another $348 Million For F-35 Long-Lead Materials
- New DoE Secretary Backs Big Budget Increase for Civilian Nuclear Weapons Programs in 2021
- New Space Force Requests $15 Billion in FY ’21 in ‘Critical First Step’ to Combat Threats
- Coast Guard Budget Seeks Funds For Second Icebreaker, Additional Offshore Patrol Cutters
- Air Force FY ’21 Budget Request to Retire Over 100 Legacy Aircraft to Fund New Multi-Domain Tech
- State Department Approves $1.9 Billion Deal With India For Integrated Air Defense Weapon System
- Amazon Seeking Testimony From Trump, Esper In JEDI Cloud Contract Legal Challenge
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Monday, February 10, 2020
- Defense Watch: Personnel Moves, SDA Funding, F-35 Spares, G/ATOR
- Army Restarts Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Prototype Search
- DOT&E Report Calls Out Ongoing F-35 Software Deficiencies
- Private Equity Firm AE Industrial Partners Acquires American Pacific
- Airbus Files Protest Against Leonardo’s Navy Trainer Helo Win
- State Department Approves $990 Million Deal With Australia For 200 LRASMs
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Friday, February 7, 2020
- Esper: DoD Review Found $7 Billion For Higher Priorities, Calls For Return To 3-5% Budget Growth
- Department of Energy Warns of Possible Delay Delivering Nuclear Weapon Components
- CISA Has Expanded Election Security Efforts But National Strategy For 2020 Lacking, GAO Warns
- CBP Not Finding Demographic Bias In Use Of Face Recognition, Official Says
- Space Force Legislative Proposal Due Feb. 20, Space Policy Official Says
- Raytheon Excalibur S Munition Passes Navy Test
- SAIC Acquiring Unisys Federal To Better Position For Government IT Modernization
- Space Fence Radar System Set for IOC in Early 2020
- Leidos Wins $7.7 Billion Navy NGEN-R IT Contract
- U.S. Air Force Upgrading C-17 and C-130H Avionics As Supplier Base for Legacy Systems Falls
- Boeing Delivers First Upgraded Super Hornet To Navy
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Thursday, February 6, 2020
- Federal Agencies Partner To Improve Cyber Security Cooperation In Energy Sector
- Bedingfield Departing As Northrop Grumman CFO; Former CSRA Finance Chief Will Succeed
- Air Force Tests Minuteman III Missile One Year From Expiration of New START
- NTS-3 Satellite PNT Program Passes Preliminary Design Review
- Coast Guard Revising Schedule For First Polar Security Cutter, GAO Says
- Marine Corps Orders Additional G/ATOR Radars From Northrop Grumman
- Ford Finishes Aircraft Compatibility Testing
- DOT&E Reports MQ-8C Fire Scout Not Operationally Effective
- Army Readying Final RFP For Infantry Squad Vehicle, Production Award Set For June
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020
- Leidos $1 Billion Deal For L3Harris Detection Business Will Create Comprehensive Security Portfolio
- Pentagon Confirms Navy Has Deployed Low-Yield SLBM
- U.K. Autonomous Vessel Systems Provider Sonardyne Acquires Underwater Imaging Firm
- DOT&E Criticizes Knifefish Testing Environment As Too Limited
- L3Harris Posts Higher Sales, Operating Income In Fourth Quarter
- DOT&E Says Navy Fielded New Torpedo Mods Before Testing Ended
- Army Plans To Expand 3D Printing Capacity To All Plants, Depots And Arsenals
- Huntington Ingalls To Gain Share Of Small, Medium UUV Market With Hydroid Deal
- Navy And Boeing Tested Unmanned EA-18G Growlers
- Peraton To Continue Supporting DHS Radar Program With $278 Million Award
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020
- DoE Backs Off Drive To Speed Up Pit Production At Los Alamos
- U.K.’s Decision To Work With Huawei On 5G Is ‘Problematic,’ Pentagon Says
- Fitzgerald Starts At-Sea Tests After Collision Repairs
- Lockheed Martin Wins $2.3 Billion Contract To Refurbish MH-60 Parts
- Viasat DVE to Improve Satellite Connectivity for Military ISR Aircraft
- Coast Guard Issues RFP For Polar Star Service Life Extension
- Israel Selects Rafael To Deliver Future Sensor-To-Shooter System
- Ex-Nuke Lab Scientist To Be Sentenced In April For Alleged Lies About Chinese Connection
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Monday, February 3, 2020
- Defense Watch: Ford Elevators, Impeachment Impact, NRO Launch
- Poland Officially Commits to $4.6 Billion F-35 Contract
- Pentagon Rolls Out New Cyber Contracting Standards, Will Be In All Programs Starting In FY26
- Navy To Test Hypersonic Glide Body In Early 2020
- Trump, Michigan Lawmakers Push for Air Force to Base F-35s in State
- Airbus To Pay U.S. Nearly $600 Million To Settle Bribery, Corruption Allegations
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Friday, January 31, 2020
- SOUTHCOM Calls for More Ships in FY ’21 Budget Posture Hearing
- Modly: Future Carrier Force Unclear, All Options On The Table
- Pentagon Working On Iraq’s Permission To Deploy Patriot Defense System To The Region
- SOUTHCOM, AFRICOM Request More ISR Resources Ahead of FY ’21 Budget Release
- Income, Sales Higher At Raytheon In Fourth Quarter; Kennedy Touts Classified, International Work
- Northrop Grumman Reports Strong Fourth Quarter Despite Accounting Related Charge
- Five Firms Win $751 Million Ship Repair And Modernization Work At Pearl Harbor
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
- General Dynamics Posts Strong Earnings In Fourth Quarter
- MAX Woes Send Boeing To $1 Billion Loss In Fourth Quarter; Defense Suffers From Starliner Setback
- Modly Explains Why 355 Ship FSA In A Decade, Presenting To Esper In Days
- Hyten Calls for Loosening Classification Standards, All in on JACD2
- Army Interest in Electric Aircraft Tied to More Powerful Batteries
- House Homeland Security Committee Approves Five-Year Term For CISA Director
- House Panel Discusses Doubling R&D Funding Over Next Ten Years Facing China’s Technology Push
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
- Pentagon to Leverage Commercial R&D in Hybrid VTOL Aircraft for Logistics
- Space Force Architecture Enterprise Summit to Take Place Next Month
- Lockheed Martin Ends Strong 2019 On High Note
- TRANSCOM Looking To Industry To Address Aerial Refueling, Sealift Readiness Challenges
- IG Finds MSC Did Not Accurately Report Surge Sealift Vessel Readiness
- Raytheon Awarded Air Force Contract to Provide Ground System for Missile Warning Architecture