Defense Daily
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
- “Wartime Footing” Message Not Reaching Some In Industry, Phelan Says
- CNO Supports Battleship Lasers, Foresees Them Reaching One Megawatt-Power Level
- HASC Seapower Chair Backs Battleship Concept, Reiterates Support For Navy’s F/A-XX
- CNO Seeks Defense Spending Over Four Percent Of GDP, Says Adding Nuclear Power To Battleship Would Delay It
- Lead Landing Ship Medium Contract Award Planned For Mid-2026
- DHS Official Sees Path To Boosting Buys Of Coast Guard NSCs, OPCs and Future Arctic Cutter
- Northrop Grumman Says It’s In Tune With Rapid Production Goal In DoD-L3Harris Agreement
- Army’s First HADES ISR Jet Prototype To Begin Flying This Spring, SNC Says
- Lockheed Martin, Saildrone Eye Missile Launch From USV This Summer During RIMPAC
- DIU, DAWG, Navy Launch $100 Million Challenge For Autonomous System Control
- Navy Marks Progress On Flight IIA Destroyer Modernization Effort
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
- “Wartime Footing” Message Not Reaching Some In Industry, Phelan Says
- CNO Supports Battleship Lasers, Foresees Them Reaching One Megawatt-Power Level
- HASC Seapower Chair Backs Battleship Concept, Reiterates Support For Navy’s F/A-XX
- CNO Seeks Defense Spending Over Four Percent Of GDP, Says Adding Nuclear Power To Battleship Would Delay It
- Lead Landing Ship Medium Contract Award Planned For Mid-2026
- DHS Official Sees Path To Boosting Buys Of Coast Guard NSCs, OPCs and Future Arctic Cutter
- Northrop Grumman Says It’s In Tune With Rapid Production Goal In DoD-L3Harris Agreement
- Army’s First HADES ISR Jet Prototype To Begin Flying This Spring, SNC Says
- Lockheed Martin, Saildrone Eye Missile Launch From USV This Summer During RIMPAC
- DIU, DAWG, Navy Launch $100 Million Challenge For Autonomous System Control
- Navy Marks Progress On Flight IIA Destroyer Modernization Effort
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ArmyArmy’s First HADES ISR Jet Prototype To Begin Flying This Spring, SNC Says
The Army’s first prototype aircraft for the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) program will begin flight testing this spring, lead integrator Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) confirmed to Defense […]
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Navy/USMCLead Landing Ship Medium Contract Award Planned For Mid-2026
A contract award to build the lead Landing Ship Medium (LSM) is expected in mid-2026, a senior Marine Corps official said Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Lee Meyer, the Marine Corps’ director […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Marks Progress On Flight IIA Destroyer Modernization Effort
Modernization of additional Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyers are underway following the completion of the first phase of the upgrades with the initial destroyer, the USS Pinkney (DDG-91), the program […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Says It’s In Tune With Rapid Production Goal In DoD-L3Harris Agreement
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said that it is in tune with the rapid production goal that the Pentagon said motivated its agreement with L3Harris Technologies [LHX] to spin off the latter’s […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Seeks Defense Spending Over Four Percent Of GDP, Says Adding Nuclear Power To Battleship Would Delay It
The Navy’s top officer this week argued the U.S. annual defense budget should stick to a “new normal” above four percent of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to maintain […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Supports Battleship Lasers, Foresees Them Reaching One Megawatt-Power Level
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on Wednesday said he strongly supports putting large-power laser weapons on the Trump-class battleship and even foresees lasers reaching upwards of one megawatt in […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Official Sees Path To Boosting Buys Of Coast Guard NSCs, OPCs and Future Arctic Cutter
The Coast Guard has a need for more surface assets than currently planned and sees a path forward to expand its fleet, a senior Department of Homeland Security official said […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Seapower Chair Backs Battleship Concept, Reiterates Support For Navy’s F/A-XX
The top lawmaker on the House’s Navy acquisition oversight panel on Wednesday backed the Trump administration’s plan to build a new fleet of battleships, calling the initiative a “great idea.” […]