Defense Daily
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Business/Financial
ICEYE Adds $65 Million To Existing Funding Round
Earth observation company ICEYE on Wednesday said it has closed a $65 million extension to an earlier growth funding round, bringing the total amount raised in 2024 to $158 million. […]
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Congress
Coast Guard Seeks DHS Decision Thursday To Begin Polar Security Cutter Construction
The Department of Homeland Security this week will consider a Coast Guard request to give the nod to Bollinger Shipyards to begin construction of the nation’s first new heavy polar […]
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Navy/USMC
Latest CR Includes $5.7 Billion In More Virginia Sub Funds
The newest Continuing Resolution unveiled by the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday that extends federal funding into March includes an additional $5.68 billion to fund the Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) program. […]
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Congress
Final Defense Authorization Bill Heads to White House, As Senate GOP Pledges Return to ‘Regular Order’
The $895.2 billion fiscal 2025 defense authorization bill is on its way to President Biden after the Senate passed it early Wednesday afternoon on a vote of 85 to 14. […]
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Navy/USMC
Siemens Energy Selected For DIU LOC-NESS Naval Energy Project
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), working with Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships, selected Siemens Energy to develop a prototype maritime energy storage system to be installed on a Navy platform. […]
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Unmanned Systems
Missing Radiation Source Found in New Jersey; State, Federal Agencies Say They Did Not Use Drones To Look For It
Federal and state agencies on Tuesday said they did not look for a radiation source, since recovered, that went missing in New Jersey earlier this month. Spokespersons for the Nuclear […]
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Nuclear Modernization
W80-4 ‘On Schedule,’ First Production in FY2027, LLNL Official Says
LIVERMORE, Calif. — The W80-4 warhead’s final design reviews are complete and its first production unit is still on track for fiscal year 2027, a senior official at the Lawrence […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Ursa Major Rocket Motor Powers RTX Missile As Part Of Army Program
In what it says is a key milestone for the rocket motor industrial base and itself, Ursa Major on Wednesday said its long-range solid rocket motor (SRM) was used in […]
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- GAO Denies Protest Of Army’s Nearly $1 Billion Switchblade Award To AeroVironment
- Navy Wasted Almost $2 Billion On Cruiser Modernization Work With Mismanagement, GAO Finds
- Rogers Says He Favors Budget Boost for U.S. Space Force, Opposes ‘Endless’ Cost Plus Contracts
- SpaceX Proposing 25 Starship/Super Heavy Launches Annually
- Lockheed Martin Creates Subsidiary Focused On Secure AI Solutions For Defense, Commercial Sectors
- NRO Successfully Launches Last Proliferated Architecture Mission Of 2024
- Final FY ‘25 NDAA Scraps House Plan To Establish Army Drone Corps
- Space Force Launches Seventh GPS III, As Others Await Vulcan Certification
- Amentum Earnings Fall But Future Looks Bright, CEO Says
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- GAO Denies Protest Of Army’s Nearly $1 Billion Switchblade Award To AeroVironment
- Navy Wasted Almost $2 Billion On Cruiser Modernization Work With Mismanagement, GAO Finds
- Lockheed Martin Creates Subsidiary Focused On Secure AI Solutions For Defense, Commercial Sectors
- SpaceX Proposing 25 Starship/Super Heavy Launches Annually
- NRO Successfully Launches Last Proliferated Architecture Mission Of 2024
- Final FY ‘25 NDAA Scraps House Plan To Establish Army Drone Corps
- Rogers Says He Favors Budget Boost for U.S. Space Force, Opposes ‘Endless’ Cost Plus Contracts
- Amentum Earnings Fall But Future Looks Bright, CEO Says
- Space Force Launches Seventh GPS III, As Others Await Vulcan Certification