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Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]


Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]

CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]


House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]



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Army

Army To Establish New Command, Acquisition Office For Autonomous Systems

The Army plans to establish a new command focused on autonomous systems, along with a new acquisition office focused on efforts to rapidly field such capabilities by fiscal year 2028. […]



Navy/USMC

Skillman Nominated As VCNO, Mahan Moved From Acting Navy Acquisition Chief To Temporary Under Secretary

Vice Adm. Brad Skillman was nominated by the Trump administration to become the next Vice Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on Sept 29 on the same day acting Secretary of […]



Air Force

AI Maturity for Fighter Missions Looms As Big Challenge for CCA

The maturity of artificial intelligence (AI) for fighter missions is looming as a significant challenge for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. “The motto of the Air […]



Business/Financial

CMG Acquires Rocky Mountain Scientific To Vertically Integrate Energetics Capabilities

Startup energetics manufacturer Critical Materials Group (CMG) has acquired another small company, Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory (RMSL) that develops, formulates and tests energetics, bringing more capabilities in-house to meet customers’ […]



Space

Northrop Grumman’s First Plane Of Transport Layer Satellites Set For Monday Launch

The Space Development Agency (SDA) early Monday morning plans to launch the first half of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] 42 satellites that make up part of the data transport layer for […]