Defense Daily
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Air Force
U.S. Air Force and Navy Brief Trump and Congress on NGAD
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) tactical air and land forces panel, said on Tuesday that he recently received a briefing from the […]
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Congress
Wittman: Defense In Budget Reconciliation May ‘End Up’ Above $100 Billion, Cites CR Impact
The vice chair of the House Armed Services Committee said Tuesday he believes the final defense topline for an eventual budget reconciliation bill will “end up somewhere north” of $100 […]
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Uncategorized
DoD Officials Discuss Progress In Workforce Reductions
Nearly 21,000 Defense Department personnel have opted to voluntarily resign from the civilian workforce and about 6,000 slots open each month are not being filled due to a hiring freeze […]
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Congress
HASC To Emphasize Acquisition Reform In Next NDAA, Vice Chair Says
The House Armed Services Committee will emphasize acquisition reform in its work crafting the next defense policy bill, the panel’s vice chair said Tuesday. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) said HASC […]
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Navy/USMC
Wittman Says OMB Director Seems Open To SAWS-Type Shipbuilding Workforce Effort
The vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee this week said the new director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seems open to a Navy and industry […]
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Air Force
USAF Wants to ‘Stop the Bleeding’ in Sustainment Accounts
One top U.S. Air Force priority is bolstering sustainment and flying hours funding, as the service moves to an envisioned fleet of cheaper to maintain, unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) […]
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Uncategorized
GAO Recommended NNSA Improve ‘Decentralized’ Reporting On Risks To Industrial Base
The Government Accountability Office said in a report last week that the National Nuclear Security Administration “does not clearly communicate” its needs to Congress on risks to its industrial base. […]
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International
Brits Receive First Autonomous Anti-Mine Vessel
The U.K. Ministry of Defense last week announced it received its first new end-to-end autonomous mine hunting vessel, the unmanned surface vessel (USV) RNMB Ariadne. In a March 14 announcement, […]
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Business/Financial
Booz Allen, Shield AI Partner On Autonomous Solutions For U.S. Military
Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] and Shield AI are collaborating to bring artificial intelligence-powered autonomous solutions to warfighters. The partnership leverages Booz Allen’s mission expertise and Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomous pilot […]
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Business/Financial
Mach Industries To Manufacture UAS For HevenDrones In New Partnership
Mach Industries will manufacture drones designed by HevenDrones under a new partnership between the companies that will allow the Miami-based developer of the unmanned aircraft (UAS) to scale its production […]
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