Defense Daily
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Friday, April 18, 2025
- Malave Departs Lockheed Martin; Evan Scott Named New CFO
- Army Seeks Industry’s Info On Production-Ready ‘Purpose-Built Attritable Systems’
- Space Force Outlines Elements Of Space Warfighting In First Framework
- Shaheen Seeks Info From DoD On Tariffs Impact, Potential For Rising Acquisition Costs
- USAF Considers FY 2027 EMD for Wedgetail Upgrades, Including MESA Replacement
- Shield AI Touts V-BAT Sorties In Ukraine
- Leidos Pitches New Low-Cost Attritable UUV
- STRATCOM Looking Into Strategic Impacts of Golden Dome, Commander Says
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Army
Army Seeks Industry’s Info On Production-Ready ‘Purpose-Built Attritable Systems’
The Army is seeking industry’s information on potential offerings for “Purpose-Built Attritable Systems (PBAS),” detailing an interest in small, first person view (FPV) drones that are “production-ready.” A new Sources […]
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Congress
Shaheen Seeks Info From DoD On Tariffs Impact, Potential For Rising Acquisition Costs
A senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees has raised concerns that the Trump administration’s widespread tariffs policy will lead to a spike in defense acquisition costs […]
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Unmanned Systems
Shield AI Touts V-BAT Sorties In Ukraine
The V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has conducted more than 130 sorties in Ukraine, including training and operations in contested environments in the country’s war against Russian invaders, drone manufacturer […]
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Space
Space Force Outlines Elements Of Space Warfighting In First Framework
The Space Force on Thursday released its first-ever Space Warfighting framework, outlining the activities and considerations to fight in, and out of, space to achieve superiority in the domain. The […]
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Uncategorized
STRATCOM Looking Into Strategic Impacts of Golden Dome, Commander Says
U.S. Strategic Command is looking into potential impacts of President Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense to the nation’s nuclear deterrence, the commander said in a fiscal 2026 Strategic Forces Posture […]
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Unmanned Systems
Leidos Pitches New Low-Cost Attritable UUV
Leidos [LDOS] last week pitched a new Sea Dart small, attritable low-cost uncrewed undersea vessel (UUV) as an alternative to more expensive systems during the annual 2025 Sea-Air-Space expo. “Sea […]
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Business/Financial
Malave Departs Lockheed Martin; Evan Scott Named New CFO
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Thursday announced the abrupt departure of Jay Malave as the company’s chief financial officer (CFO) and named Evan Scott as his successor, effective immediately. Malave, who […]
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Air Force
USAF Considers FY 2027 EMD for Wedgetail Upgrades, Including MESA Replacement
The U.S. Air Force is considering starting engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) in fiscal 2027 for upgrades to the Boeing [BA] E-7A Wedgetail, including a replacement of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Multi-Role Electronically […]
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Thursday, April 17, 2025
- Sentinel To Have New Silos, Air Force Leaders Tell Town Halls
- Saronic Acquires Gulf Coast Shipbuilder; Introduces 150-Foot USV
- USAF Offensive sUAS Program Surveys Industry for Multi-Domain Comms for Drone Swarms
- L3Harris Expands Payload Facility in Indiana to Meet Demand for Missile Defense Capabilities
- Minotaur IV Used for NRO Mission from Vandenberg
- AUV Developer Vatn Systems Employs Palantir To Scale Manufacturing
- Autonomous Technology Company Scout AI Exits Stealth With $15 Million Seed Round