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In This Issue
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Air ForceDefense Appropriations Conferees Provide $900 Million Boost For Boeing E-7 Wedgetail
The Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetail for the U.S. Air Force receives a $900 million boost to $1.1 billion in the fiscal 2026 defense appropriations conference bill which prohibits the Pentagon […]
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CongressFinal FY ‘26 Defense Spending Bill Has $8.4 Billion Increase, Addresses Some ‘Broken Glass’ Requirements
Congressional appropriators on Tuesday unveiled the final $839 billion fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill, including an $8.4 billion topline boost covering some but not all of the priorities sought […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome Budget Data Still Lacking, Impeding Oversight, Appropriators Say
The Trump administration has yet to provide Congress with budgetary and other information about the Golden Dome homeland missile defense program as directed, impairing congressional oversight of the multi-billion dollar […]
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ArmyGeorge: Army To Keep Moving ‘Faster’ On Modernization Priorities With Potential FY ‘27 Spending Boost
The Army’s top uniformed official said Tuesday the service, with a potential defense spending boost in fiscal year 2027, would look to maintain its modernization priorities while using increased funds […]
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Navy/USMCFF(X) Needs Five “Significant” Capability Adds, Navy Starts From Scrapped 11th NSC
The Navy has identified five areas that require design study to add capabilities to the new FF(X) frigate program, according to a budget document released by the House Appropriations Committee […]
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Space$528 Million For Two More GPS IIIFs, As Appropriators Seek DAF Annual Commitment To Program
Two Lockheed Martin [LMT] GPS III Follow-On (GPS IIIF) satellites receive $528 million in funding from congressional appropriators in their negotiated fiscal 2026 defense bill, as they seek an annual […]
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InternationalSingapore Gets Okay For $2.3 Billion Sale Of P-8 Aircraft And Related Equipment
The State Department on Tuesday approved a potential $2.3 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of P-8A maritime patrol aircraft and MK 54 lightweight torpedoes to Singapore. The pending FMS would […]
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BudgetDefense Bill Provides $500 Million To Add Alternative Solid Rocket Motor Sources
Congressional defense appropriators have agreed to provide $500 million for the Defense Department to spend on adding alternate production sources of solid rocket motors (SRMs) to help eliminate them as […]
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SpaceNRO Launches Twelfth Proliferated Architecture Mission
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) last Saturday said it successfully launched its 12th proliferated architecture mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking the first of about a dozen launches […]
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Business/FinancialCanadian Software Firm Focused On Arctic Security Raises $15 Million In Seed Round
Canadian defense technology startup Dominion Dynamics on Monday said it raised $15.2 million in a seed round to accelerate the deployment of its software that enables the fusion of sensor […]
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Nuclear ModernizationMinibus That Funds NNSA Passes Senate, Heads To Trump’s Desk
The Senate last Thursday passed a minibus bill 82 to 15 that includes appropriations for Energy and Water development, which would provide $25.4 billion in funds to the National Nuclear […]