Defense Watch: NGI Concerns, Valkyrie CCA, ESB-8 Delivery, Counter-Drone Partners
MQ-25 Engine. Rolls-Royce is awaiting word from the U.S. Navy on when the company’s AE 3007N engine for the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray refueling drone will see its first carrier landing […]
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Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort
Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]
Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests
The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]
U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says
The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]
White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA
The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]
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AV Nabs $51 Million Switchblade 600 Order With Deliveries To U.S. Army, FMS Customer
AeroVironment [AVAV] on Wednesday said it’s received a $51 million order from the Army to deliver additional Switchblade 600 loitering munitions. The deal was placed under a five-year, potentially $990 […]
Navy/USMC
Marines Plan OPF-L, Organic C-sUAS Fielding Soon Amid Ground Combat Element 2040 Push
The Marine Corps has detailed imminent plans to begin fielding new loitering munitions and organic counter-small drone capabilities, citing both as near-term efforts under its Ground Combat Element (GCE) 2040 […]
Air Force
Interview with Rolls-Royce’s F130 Program Director, Gregg Pyers on the B-52’s New Engine
Gregg Pyers, Rolls-Royce’s F130 program director, discusses the company’s development of the new engine for the B-52 under the Air Force’s Commercial Engine Replacement Program. Pyers provides updates on ongoing […]
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SAIC’s Earnings Dip In Second Quarter On Higher Taxes
Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] on Monday posted lower net income in the second quarter of its 2027 fiscal year due to a tax headwind while sales were higher. Net […]
Space
LeoLabs To Provide Space Force With Surveillance Radar
LeoLabs on Wednesday said the Space Force has awarded the company a $20.7 million contract to deliver a modified version of its Scout containerized space surveillance radar for a “new […]
Commentary
Why Brussels’ Spectrum Move is About More than Satellites
By Jean-Francois Morizur, Ph.D., Defense Opinion Writer. European Commission leaders recently said they want to reserve two-thirds of a coveted spectrum band for operators working within the EU. This is a proposal, and […]
Human Judgment is the Artificial Intelligence Edge
By Jonathan Aberman, Defense Opinion Writer. The Department of Defense (DoD) is moving fast on artificial intelligence (AI). Very fast. With $13.4 billion requested for AI and autonomous systems in fiscal year […]
Fix the Jones Act—Don’t Scuttle It
By Steven Wills, Ph.D., Defense Opinion Writer. The maritime legislation commonly known as the Jones Act of 1920 requires vessels moving goods between U.S. ports to be U.S.-built, U.S.-flagged, and U.S.-crewed. Critics […]
Batteries, Critical Minerals are a Major U.S. Vulnerability
By Michael Purzycki, Defense Opinion Writer. Rivalry between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is likely to be a defining characteristic of international affairs for many years […]
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U.S. Military Operations in the Middle East / Iran
From the Strait of Hormuz to underground bunkers, U.S. military operations in the Middle East have shaped modern warfare — but how well do you really know them? Test your […]
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