Shipbuilding Propels GD To Strong Third Quarter
General Dynamics [GD] on Friday reported strong sales and earnings in the third quarter led by the company’s shipbuilding business followed by the Aerospace segment. The company’s Marine Systems segment […]
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Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia
As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]
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 […]
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Leonardo DRS To Perform E-HEL Vehicle Integration and Power and Thermal Management Work
Leonardo DRS [DRS] is to perform ruggedized integration and power and thermal management work as a subcontractor to AeroVironment [AVAV] for the U.S. Army’s future Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL). “DRS will […]
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Fairbanks Morse Defense Wins $99 Million Contract For Sub Overhaul Work
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) on Tuesday said it won a $99 million four-year contract to provide repair and parts for submarine Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG) overhauls on six U.S. Navy […]
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Flight Demonstration of Frenzy 6 FAMM Candidate Engine Planned for Next Year
To meet projected demand for smaller drones and munitions, Beehive Industries, a propulsion startup firm, has developed a 100-pound version of the company’s Frenzy engine family, and the company said on […]
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Northwood Space to Scale Ground Network Build-Out With $375 Million Funding Raise
Northwood Space raised $375 million in a Series C round as it works to expand its ground network by accelerating antenna production and growing its team by 400 people over […]
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Boeing To Receive Up to $945.9 Million Sole Source Contract for MILSATCOM Sustainment
U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) is to award Boeing [BA] an up to $945.9 million contract to sustain company-built wideband and narrowband satellite communication systems, including Wideband Global […]
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South Korea’s Hypersonic Trade-Off
By Ju Hyung Kim, Defense Opinion Writer South Korea’s recent test flight of its first domestically produced hypersonic weapon represents another milestone in the country’s growing defense industrial capacity. Nonetheless, […]
The ‘Warfighting Acquisition System’ and What it Means for Weapons Development
By Paul Maguire, Defense Opinion Writer. For decades, the Department of Defense has operated on a model that assumes time is an ally. The reality of 2026 and the array […]
Iran Conflict Reaffirms Need for More Aircraft Carriers
By Steven Willis, Defense Opinion Writer The most important naval lesson emerging from the ongoing conflict with Iran is the continuing value of aircraft carriers and their embarked air wings […]
The Pentagon’s AI Acceleration Challenge
By Zhenia Klevitsky, Defense Opinion Writer The Department of Defense’s race to operationalize artificial intelligence (AI) has entered a new phase. The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) allocated significant […]
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