Defense Daily
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Cyber
Trump Signs Executive Order Establishing DOGE Office, With Focus On Upgrading Federal IT
President Trump on Monday evening signed an executive order formally establishing the Department of Government Efficiency, with the mandate highlighting that the initiative will focus on upgrading federal information technology […]
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Air Force
USAF Reports Receiving First Two F-15Es with EPAWSS
The U.S. Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath in England has received the first two F-15E Strike Eagles with BAE Systems‘ AN/ALQ-250 F-15 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability […]
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Army
Senior Civilian Aide Mark Averill Tapped As Acting Army Secretary
The Trump administration has tapped Mark Averill, administrative assistant to the secretary of the Army, to serve as the Army’s acting civilian leader. Averill, a member of the Senior Executive […]
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International
Australia Announces Another $164 Million For AUKUS Sub Industry
The Australian defense minister on Tuesday announced another $164 million investment in domestic industry to support the supply chain for the future AUKUS nuclear-powered attack submarine. The Albanese government specified […]
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Air Force
Acting DoD Acquisition Assistant Secretary Named Acting Air Force Secretary
As Troy Meink awaits a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing as President Trump’s nominee to become Air Force secretary, the new administration named Gary Ashworth as the acting service […]
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Navy/USMC
DARPA Office Head Named Acting SECNAV
President Trump on Monday named Terence Emmert, the director of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DAPRA) office, to be the acting Secretary of the Navy until a permanent appointee […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy’s Indian Head Division Making Progress On Road To Increasing Energetics Capacity
INDIAN HEAD, Md.—The Navy’s premier facility for developing and producing energetics for munitions and rocket motors is nearing completion of the initial phase of a long-term modernization effort that starts […]
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Uncategorized
Dipping Below Space, Redwire To Acquire Autonomous UAS Provider Edge Autonomy
New space economy company Redwire Corp. [RDW] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Edge Autonomy in a $925 million deal that would take it into new territory, autonomous […]
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Homeland Security
Trump Taps Long-Time Border Patrol Officer As Acting DHS Chief; Dumps Fagan, Pekoske
President Trump on Monday announced that Benjamin Huffman, who has been part of the Department of Homeland Security and a predecessor agency for 40 years, is acting secretary of homeland […]
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Congress
SASC Votes Along Party Lines To Advance Defense Secretary Nominee Hegseth
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted along party lines to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be the next secretary of defense, a source familiar with the process confirmed […]
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