Defense Daily Archive
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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
- Space Force Requests More Than $8 Billion For Space-Based AMTI
- Army Seeks Massive $36.6 Billion Missiles Investment In FY ‘27, With Big Bet On Reconciliation
- USAF Increases F-35 Request, But Number Lags That Required To Meet Combat-Coded Fighter Goal
- Pentagon More Than Doubles Funding For Missile Defense Interceptors In 2027 Request
- Air Force To Host Classified Industry Day For Standoff Attack Weapon
- DIU Soliciting For Open Mission Platform Aimed At Airlift And Tanker Aircraft
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Monday, April 6, 2026
- Defense Watch: Unhappy Dem, Hypersonic Test, More Army Ousters, DDG Launch
- Trump Officially Requests $1.5 Trillion FY ’27 Defense Topline, Seeks $350 Billion In Reconciliation Funds
- USAF Requests $5 Billion for F-47 In FY ’27, $1.5 Billion Increase
- Trump’s FY ‘27 Navy Budget Request Doubles 2026 Ship Level
- Pentagon Requests Massive Jumps for Weapons And Missiles in FY 2027
- Army Budget Request Appears To Forego Black Hawk, Apache Procurement In FY ‘27
- White House Requests $32.8 billion For NNSA In Fiscal 2027 Topline
- Garamendi Urges New START Extension; Says China Talks ‘Have To Start Somewhere’
- Anduril Wins Naval Postgrad School Missile Innovation Challenge
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Friday, April 3, 2026
- Marine Corps Awards Textron, GD Deals For ARV ‘Pre-Production’ Vehicles, Plans Downselect In Early FY ‘31
- Moving Target Indication, Orbital Warfare Among Areas Needing Increased Investment, Space Force Official Says
- DoD’s Drone Dominance Programs Opens Lethality Prize Challenge For Group 1 UAS
- Hegseth Ousts Army Chief Gen. Randy George
- Lockheed Martin Wins Another $1.36 Billion For CPS Modification
- Saltzman Wants NASA’s Help For Cislunar Space Domain Awareness
- X-Bow Partners With Factory Engineering Company UNION To Boost Manufacturing
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Thursday, April 2, 2026
- Pentagon, Boeing Announce Seven-Year Framework To Triple PAC-3 Seeker Production
- Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1
- As DAF Considers Future Communications Architecture, SDA Stays Focused On Supplier Diversity
- Space Force Looks To Begin Doubling Size With FY ’27 Budget Request
- Bloomberg, CNBC Report SpaceX Submitted Confidential Filing For IPO
- Meink And Duffey Determining Path Forward For GPS Ground System
- SpaceX Awarded Task Order For SDA-4 Mission
- Vantor Nabs Small Luno B Award To Provide Government Agencies Imagery Of Space Objects
- Godspeed Capital Acquires Airborne Networking Company GALT Aerospace
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Wednesday, April 1, 2026
- Hanwha Plans Alabama Site To Support U.S. Production Of K9MH Howitzer It’s Offering To U.S. Army
- Caudle Sees Frustration In Navy MUSV Changes, Previews Containerization Plan
- Autonomous Vessel Developer Saronic Raises $1.8 Billion To Accelerate Production, Add Capacity
- More Than $1 Billion Capacity Investment Will Help Boost F135 Production, Pratt & Whitney Says
- DOT&E Advises Completion Of Adequate Testing For Large Penetrator Smart Fuze
- Navy Issues RFP For T-45 Trainer Aircraft Replacement
- Rocket Lab Gets German Approval To Acquire Mynaric
- Red Cat Adds Swarming Autonomy Developer Apium To Portfolio
- Air Force Posts RFI For Deploying Reactors At Military Bases
- Air Force Awards BlackSky $99 Million To Large Aperture Optical Payload For Space-Based Imaging
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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- Strikes On AWACS And KC-135s At Prince Sultan Put Spotlight On Base Defense
- Army Plans New Effort To Outfit ISVs With Mobile C2 Capabilities
- State Dept: AUKUS Framework ‘Canary In A Coal Mine’
- Hanwha Philly Shipyard Gets First Navy Work, Subcontract For NGLS
- NGA Mission To Support World Magnetic Model Launches On SpaceX Rocket
- STRATCOM: Nuclear Modernization Remains Top Priority
- Bath Iron Works Designer Strike Ends With Ratification Of New Contract
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Monday, March 30, 2027
- Defense Watch: GMTI, New SASC Member, CH-47F Award, Big sUAS Order
- Prototype, Modular Silo For Sentinel To Aid Construction “At Scale”
- White House To Deliver FY ‘27 Budget Request To Congress On April 3, OMB Confirms
- AV Expects Upgraded LOCUST X3 Laser To Be ‘Forward Deployed’ In Coming Months
- To Help Meet USAF Demand, PBS Aerospace Plans To More Than Double Small Turbojet Engine Capacity
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Friday, March 27, 2026
- Navy Changes MUSV Plans Again, Cancelling MASC And Switches To Marketplace Family Of Systems Approach
- AM General Says JLTV A2 Fielding On Track For 2026, Program Is ‘Healthy’ Amid Army Pivot
- Space Force May Need Uptick In Wallops Island Launches Due To Commercial Demand
- STRATCOM: ‘High Confidence’ In Extending Ohio-Class Life; SLCM-N Can Match Russia, China
- Shield AI Raises $2 Billion; Acquiring Software Simulation Company Aechelon To Strengthen AI Pilot
- Lockheed Martin, Workers Building F-35, Begin Contract Negotiations
- Hundreds of Bath Iron Works Ship Designers Go On Strike
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Thursday, March 26, 2026
- DoD In New Framework Deals To Speed Production Of PrSM, THAAD Seekers, Various Subsystems
- Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says
- Graham Says GOP To Move Ahead On Second Reconciliation Bill, With Defense Funds As Priority
- Official: UAS Marketplace Likely Not Army’s ‘Primary’ Option For Buying Launched Effects
- Army’s SkyFoundry Plan To Build Own Cheap Drones Has ‘Evolved,’ Official Notes Commercial Involvement
- Lockheed Martin Reveals Rapid Fielding Center As Step Between Prototype And Full Production
- Space Systems Command Conducts VICTUS DIEM Tactically Responsive Space Exercise
- JIATF-401 Awards Small Counter-Drone Contracts To SmartShooter, AeroVironment
- AFRL’s Rapid Innovation Center Looks For Range Of Autonomous Point Defense Counters Against Group 1, 2 Drones
- PDW Raises $110 Million To Expand Offerings, Increase Drone Production
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026
- Army To Begin Testing M1E3 Abrams This Summer, Eyes Potential Production Start Around Fall ‘27
- No Estimate From Military Officials On Future Percentage Of Low-Cost Munitions For DoD
- Army Officially Launches ‘Amazon-Like’ UAS Marketplace
- Lockheed Martin Rolls Out Low-Cost Containerized Grizzly Launcher
- Army Pursuing Budget Line Consolidation For C2 In FY ‘27, More Flexible Funding In FY ‘28
- Epirus, GD And Kodiak Unveil Autonomous Directed Energy System For Domestic C-UAS Use
- Recruitment And Retention Of Contracting Officers Key, As DAF Examines Incentives
- Arms Control Head Says Continued Weapons Modernization Will Grab China’s ‘Attention’
- Space Company Execs Outline Supply Chain Challenges
- State Department Arms Control Chief: “No discussion” On Atmospheric Testing