Defense Daily
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Business/FinancialKratos Introduces Landing Gear Variant Of Valkyrie Tactical Drone
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] recently unveiled a version of its Valkyrie stealthy, aerial combat drone with internal landing gear to enable conventional takeoff and landing to give customers […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBattery Manufacturer Lyten Launches Unit Focused On Drones
Lithium-sulfur battery developer and manufacturer Lyten on Thursday said it is launching an initiative to bring its lightweight, domestically-sourced batteries to the drone industry. Battery cells produced by Lyten were […]
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Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Army Aims To Speed Up FLRAA To 2028, No Commitment On Another Black Hawk Multi-Year
- B-52 Radar Modernization Program in Significant Nunn-McCurdy Breach
- MDA’s Next-Gen Interceptor And First Hypersonic Defense Systems Already Running Late From Early Downselects
- First Production Unit of B61-13 Gravity Bomb Could Be Out This Month, NNSA Exec Says
- Coast Guard Interested in High-Power Microwaves To Stop Small Craft, Drones
- No Decision Made Yet on Reusing Minuteman Siloes for Sentinel, Commander Says
- USAF ‘Driving Toward’ 465 Tankers, As Service Accounts for 18-Month RVS 2.0 Delay for KC-46
- Quantum Computing Company IonQ to Acquire Capella Space
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Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Army Aims To Speed Up FLRAA To 2028, No Commitment On Another Black Hawk Multi-Year
- USAF ‘Driving Toward’ 465 Tankers, As Service Accounts for 18-Month RVS 2.0 Delay for KC-46
- B-52 Radar Modernization Program in Significant Nunn-McCurdy Breach
- MDA’s Next-Gen Interceptor And First Hypersonic Defense Systems Already Running Late From Early Downselects
- Quantum Computing Company IonQ to Acquire Capella Space
- First Production Unit of B61-13 Gravity Bomb Could Be Out This Month, NNSA Exec Says
- Coast Guard Interested in High-Power Microwaves To Stop Small Craft, Drones
- No Decision Made Yet on Reusing Minuteman Siloes for Sentinel, Commander Says
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Business/FinancialQuantum Computing Company IonQ to Acquire Capella Space
Quantum computing company IonQ [IONQ] has signed an agreement to acquire Capella Space to accelerate its plans in quantum networking. IonQ, based in College Park, Maryland, announced the move on Wednesday. Capella […]
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ArmyArmy Aims To Speed Up FLRAA To 2028, No Commitment On Another Black Hawk Multi-Year
The Army wants to speed up fielding of its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) by two years to 2028 but won’t commit to future plans for awarding another multi-year […]
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Missile DefenseMDA’s Next-Gen Interceptor And First Hypersonic Defense Systems Already Running Late From Early Downselects
The director of the Missie Defense Agency (MDA) last week confirmed both the next homeland ballistic missile defense interceptor and first dedicated hypersonic missile defense interceptor are both running late […]
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Air ForceB-52 Radar Modernization Program in Significant Nunn-McCurdy Breach
Unit costs for the U.S. Air Force B-52 Radar Modernization Program (RMP) have increased to 15 percent over the baseline–a status that represents a significant Nunn-McCurdy breach. The Air Force […]
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UncategorizedFirst Production Unit of B61-13 Gravity Bomb Could Be Out This Month, NNSA Exec Says
Teresa Robbins, acting head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), said on Wednesday that the first production unit of the B61-13 gravity bomb is “anticipated” to be complete later […]
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Air ForceUSAF ‘Driving Toward’ 465 Tankers, As Service Accounts for 18-Month RVS 2.0 Delay for KC-46
U.S. Transportation Command needs some 465 tankers, according to its Mobility Capabilities Study, as the U.S. Air Force looks to fix five Category 1 deficiencies on its Boeing [BA] KC-46A […]