Defense Daily
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNavy, Marine Corps Experimenting With Large Scale Advanced Manufacturing Network During RIMPAC
The Navy, Marine Corps, industry and other partners are working with a large, distributed network of advanced manufacturing cells to 3D print drones and machine components as needed to enhance […]
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Air ForceAir Force Moving Forward On DVES For HH-60W, As House Appropriators Recommend $180 Million Add for More Helos
The House Appropriations Committee’s fiscal 2027 defense bill includes $180 million for more Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue helicopters by Lockheed Martin [LMT], as the […]
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ArmyMedia Gaggle With Lt. Col. Alex Morse, Capability Manager for Mobile Solutions at Joint Interagency Task Force-401
During this press event at Fort Benning, Ga., on July 8, Lt. Col. Morse discussed evaluations of autonomous targeting software being developed by Perennial Autonomy, which is supplying the Bumblebee […]
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Friday, July 10, 2026
- Army Launches Low-Cost Interceptor Competition, With Demos Planned For This Fall
- Pentagon Taps Lockheed, nLight For New Effort To Rapidly Field High-Energy Laser Weapons
- SOCOM to Buy Leidos AGM-190A for Small Cruise Missile Program
- Development Of Autonomous Targeting For Bumblebee Drone Progressing But Work To Do
- DIU And Air Force Collaborating On MQ-9A Follow-On
- CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million
- DIU And Navy Team Up For Modular Payload Prize Challenge
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Friday, July 10, 2026
- Army Launches Low-Cost Interceptor Competition, With Demos Planned For This Fall
- Pentagon Taps Lockheed, nLight For New Effort To Rapidly Field High-Energy Laser Weapons
- SOCOM to Buy Leidos AGM-190A for Small Cruise Missile Program
- Development Of Autonomous Targeting For Bumblebee Drone Progressing But Work To Do
- DIU And Air Force Collaborating On MQ-9A Follow-On
- CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million
- DIU And Navy Team Up For Modular Payload Prize Challenge
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon Taps Lockheed, nLight For New Effort To Rapidly Field High-Energy Laser Weapons
The Pentagon announced on Thursday it awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] and nLight Defense [LASR] a pair of deals to work on rapidly transitioning high-energy laser weapon systems into “field-ready, production-oriented […]
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WeaponsSOCOM to Buy Leidos AGM-190A for Small Cruise Missile Program
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has awarded Leidos [LDOS] a more than $27.2 million fixed price incentive contract for procurement of the company’s AGM-190A “Havoc Spear” Small Cruise Missile (SCM) […]
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Navy/USMCDIU And Navy Team Up For Modular Payload Prize Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week opened a new multiphase prize challenge with a $5 million prize pool, called Specular MIST, aimed at speeding development of containerized payloads for […]
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ArmyArmy Launches Low-Cost Interceptor Competition, With Demos Planned For This Fall
The Army is officially accepting industry’s proposals for its low-cost interceptor competition, with plans to conduct demonstrations of all-up rounds and critical components this fall before selecting winners in December. […]
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Unmanned SystemsCBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million
The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]