Defense Daily Archive
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Monday, April 7, 2025
- Defense Watch: SecNav Message, Maven Smart System, Drone Incursions, Ukraine Aid
- SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin Receive NSSL Contracts Worth Up to Nearly $14 Billion
- Lockheed Martin’s New PrSM Inc. 1 Contract Begins With Order For 400 Missiles
- DIU Launches Blue Manufacturing To Vet Key Commercial Tech Suppliers
- Guillot: HBTSS ‘Extremely Promising,’ Kill Vehicles Against Hypersonic Missiles Big Challenge
- Intelsat Wins US Space Force PLEO Task Order for Maritime Connectivity
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Friday, April 4, 2025
- Army Selects 10 Vendors For Potential $4.2 Billion Aerostat Systems Contract
- Wicker Calls for Ten-Fold Increase in Annual DoD Replicator Spending
- Defense Industrial Base Needs Capacity, Surge Ability, Flexibility, And Resilience, Report Says
- DoD IG Opens Investigation On Hegseth’s Use Of Signal App To Discuss Yemen Strikes
- Anduril Unveils New Undersea Sensor Network
- HII’s Kastner Minimizes Metal Tariff Affect To Shipbuilding, Australian Suppliers Helps Fragile Industrial Base
- DARPA Selects 18 Firms For First Stage Of Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
- Hawk vs. Dove: Wicker and Others ‘Reject’ Arguments Against Golden Dome From Kelly and Others
- Leidos Announces Up to Five Year, $390 Million SIGINT Award
- First OA-1K Skyraider Delivered to AFSOC
- Spacecraft Developer Portal Space Raises $17.5 Million In Seed Round
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Thursday, April 3, 2025
- USMC Plans For Anduril’s Small Drone Defeat Capability At Up To 34 Locations, FOC In FY ‘34
- Senate Keeps $150 Billion Defense Topline In Updated Budget Reconciliation Blueprint
- Space Force Conducts First War Game For Commercial Reserve With Satellite Comm Providers
- L3Harris Expects Passive Detection System to Field First on Navy Destroyer in 2027
- Slingshot Aerospace Nabs AFWERX Award To Apply AI Tool For Space Domain Awareness
- HevenDrones Targeting Border Security With Drone Offerings
- Northrop Grumman Awarded In-Space Refueling Contracts
- REPKON USA Acquires GD Metal Parts Business
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Joint Chiefs Chair Nom Caine: DoD Needs ‘Sense Of Urgency’ On Budget, Innovation Reform
- Cramer: Sentinel Design Changes May Be Possible to Fit In Minuteman III Silos
- Limited Resources Limit DIU’s Ability To Clear Commercial Drones For DoD, Industry Official Says
- Navy Nuke Head Says New Tech Easing Sub Production Increase
- DIU Plus UK and Australian Partners Launch Second AUKUS Innovation Challenge
- USAF Awards Boeing Nearly $2.5 Billion C-17 Sustainment Contract
- DoD Strategic Capital Office Receives $9 Billion In Loan Applications
- U.S. OKs Potential $5.6 Billion Deal With Philippines For 20 F-16s
- Energy Secretary Pledges To Build ‘More Than 100’ Pits In Trump Administration
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Next-Gen C2 Contract Awards Expected ‘Imminently’ As Army Looks To Scale Up Effort
- Leidos Successfully Flies Guided Small Cruise Missile
- MDA To Hold Golden Dome Missile Defense Summit In April
- MDA Unveils New Acquisition Vehicle Targeted At New Golden Dome Tech And Sources
- GE Aerospace Awarded Subcontract To Deliver Avionics Systems For Army’s FLRAA
- USAF Sustainment Center Examines Reduction in AWACS Costs
- L3Harris Closes $800 Million Sale Of Commercial Aviation Solutions Business
- Upcoming Personnel Changes May Be Particularly Acute for Relatively Small U.S. Space Force
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Monday, March 31, 2025
- Defense Watch: F-47 Contract, Starshield Vs. SDA Layer, Large SRM, Sentinel
- Army Awards Nearly $5 Billion PrSM Inc. 1 Production Contract To Lockheed Martin
- Nominee For DoD CTO Sees Room For Culture Change; Supports APFIT Program
- Army Confirms AEVEX, Anduril, RTX Selected For Launched Effects Short Range Demo
- Canada Examining Alternatives to F-35A
- Allen Control Systems Nets $30 Million To Speed Deployment Or Robotic Gun Platform
- Meink Favors Multiple Competitions Within Programs, Examining Large ‘Heavy Press’-Type Industrial Investment
- Hegseth Announces Marine Corps NMESIS Anti-Ship Deployment To Philippines
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Friday, March 28
- Air Force Secretary Nominee Plans Comprehensive Review Of Modernization And Readiness
- Embraer Sees Significant Market in United States
- Boeing Awarded $240 Million To Deliver Five More MH-47G Block II Chinooks
- Rocket Lab, Stoke Space Nab Spots On National Security Space Launch Program
- Trump Metal Tariffs Could Increase Shipbuilding Costs, Navy Official Admits
- Kaine Eyes SASC Tightening Minimum Amphib Levels
- Lockheed Martin To Integrate Google Cloud AI Technology Into Toolkit
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Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Army Official Sees ‘Cheaper, ‘Quicker’ Path To Autonomous Launcher With Industry Concept
- Army Taps Three Vendors For Short Range Launched Effects Special User Demo
- Kelly Calls SLCM-N Program ‘Disruptive,’ STRATCOM Commander Disagrees
- Portuguese Air Force Analyzing Options for F-16 Replacement
- Drone Defense For NNSA Proposed in Bipartisan Legislation
- ULA Vulcan Rocket Now Certified for US National Security Missions
- Coast Guard Awards $952 Million Contract Mod To Bollinger To Complete First Polar Icebreaker
- Space Force Warfighting Strategy Coming Soon
- Electric Boat Nabs $1 Billion Contract Mod For Virginia Block VI Sub Material
- Qatar In Line For Potential $2 Billion FMS Deal For MQ-9s, Munitions, Other Equipment
- SOCOM Awards Anduril $86 Million To Enable Rapid Integration Of Autonomous Capabilities
- White House Picks Heritage Naval Analyst To Lead MARAD
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Army To Spend Over $1 Billion On TiC 2.0 Fielding, Includes Drones, EW, Mobility Platforms
- Acting Under: Army ‘Systematically Reviewing’ Legacy Programs, Eyes Resources For TiC
- Portuguese ‘Rhinos’ Pleased with KC-390
- RTX Demos DeepStrike Autonomous Launcher For Army, Fires New Training Rocket Offering
- Space Imagery Sharing Pause With Ukraine Damages Private Sector’s Standing With Other Customers, Warner Warns
- Senate Confirms Phelan As SECNAV
- MDA And Navy Test Aegis Against Hypersonic Target
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Army Awards Lockheed Martin $213 Million For 12 More Sentinel A4 Radars
- All-Domain Integration Key Enabler For Golden Dome Missile Defense Shield, Guetlein Says
- HII Nabs Army Award To Develop High-Energy Laser Weapon
- NROL-69 Mission Successfully Launches From Cape Canaveral
- MDA Should Not Lead Golden Dome, Griffin And Porter Say
- Boost-Phase Missile Defense From Space Almost Impossible, Former Trump Officials Say