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If We Don’t Fund It, You Will. Top U.S. Air Force officials have said that they want to move quickly to space-based air moving target indication to replace the service’s […]
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Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain
Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]
“Not Sure How They Get To Where They Wanna Be,” Calvert Says of $1.5 Trillion Defense Topline Proposal
As the federal government enters a third week of tardiness in a fiscal 2027 budget release, a big question is how the Pentagon will be able to spend $500 billion […]
Path Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill
The path to achieve the White House’s call for a $1.5 trillion defense topline in 2027 appears murkier now after President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the prospects of […]
Senate Budget Dems Push For Defense Reconciliation Spending Details, Cite ‘Slush Fund’ Concerns
Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee have raised “significant concern” with the Pentagon’s move to classify reconciliation spending plans, urging the department to provide more public details on how the […]
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Army To Solicit Industry’s Prototype Proposals This Summer For New Ground Robotics Effort
PITTSBURGH – The Army is planning to solicit industry’s prototype proposals this summer for a new ground robotics effort, focused on rapidly finding solutions to meet logistics resupply, breaching and […]
Navy/USMC
Spending Plan Outlines How Navy Seeks To Expand UUV Production, Confirms Shift Away From Orca XLUUV
A Pentagon plan submitted to Congress outlining how it will spend funds from the 2025 reconciliation bill includes details on how it will expand production of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) […]
Air Force
USAF May Reopen Hypersonic Test Facility In Sandusky, Ohio
To improve its testing of scramjet engines, the Air Force may reopen Sandusky, Ohio’s Hypersonic Test Facility (HTF) at the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility–known as Plum Brook Station […]
Business/Financial
Rocket Lab Hits Record Revenue In 2025, But Delays Neutron Launch
Rocket Lab [RKLB] reached a new record for revenue and annual launches in 2025, but its sunny financial progress was clouded by another delay for the first Neutron launch. Rocket […]
Space
Critical Design Review Complete For SDA’s Fire Control Ground System, Kratos Says
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] has successfully completed the critical design review (CDR) of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure (AFCGI) System that will support […]
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A National Strategy to Ensure Greater Use of Trusted Commercial Electronics
By Jim Will, Defense Opinion Writer. The Department of Defense’s “commercial-first” directive aligns with longstanding defense procurement practices, with every major defense system now relying heavily on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) electronics. […]
Lessons from Ukraine: Battlefield Drone Innovation Redefines Modern Defense
By Anna Iovenko, Defense Opinion Writer. Defense innovation typically moves slowly, shaped by long procurement cycles and controlled testing. The war in Ukraine has upended that model. Since 2022, Ukraine […]
Open Season on Ghost Fleets in Wake of U.S. Venezuela Operations
By Steven Wills, Ph.D., Defense Opinion Writer. The U.S. recently seized a seventh Venezuelan tanker, which Washington accuses of being part of a global “ghost fleet” that surreptitiously moves Russian and Iranian […]
The Value of the V-22 in a Dangerous World
By Col. Wes Spaid (USMC, ret.), Defense Opinion Writer. As global threats intensify—from China’s coercion in the Indo-Pacific to instability across the Southern Hemisphere—the United States must safeguard a capability […]
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