Defense Daily
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Air Force
Department of Air Force Has 20 Percent More Infrastructure Than Needed, Official Says
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has 20 percent more infrastructure, including bases, than needed, a department official said on Wednesday. “Fact–we probably have about 20 percent more infrastructure […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
DoD Awards First FY ’25 APFIT Funds To Transition Technologies Into Production
The Defense Department on Wednesday announced the award of at least $10 million each to five small businesses to transition their technologies into production for different Defense Department customers. The […]
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Missile Defense
Army Conducts Another Successful Patriot-LTAMDS-IBCS Air And Missile Defense Test
The Army on Wednesday announced another set of intercept tests of Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar combined with the Patriot Advanced Capacility-3 interceptors, integrated via the […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
DIU Solicits For Speedy, Autonomous Counter-Drone Command And Control Capability
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week asked for solutions that would significantly reduce the time it takes warfighters at the tactical edge to detect and defeat threats multiple unmanned […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Looks To Expand Unmanned ISR Opportunities
The Navy on Monday issued a notice that it intends to expand industry partnerships for more small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) performing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, hosting an […]
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Space
Next-Gen OPIR GEO Enters System Testing
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said that its first Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Block 0 satellite has advanced to system level testing at the company’s plant […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
CDAO Creates Rapid Capabilities Cell To Speed DoD Adoption Of Leading AI Capabilities
The Defense Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) on Wednesday stood up a new unit charged with accelerating the adoption of advanced generative AI technologies in use cases […]
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Missile Defense
Final Defense Authorization Bill Orders East Coast Missile Defense Site
The House and Senate conference version of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill includes a House provision requiring DoD establish a third missile defense interceptor site on the East […]
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Thune: DOGE Cuts May Be Included In A Second GOP Reconciliation Package
- State And Local Law Enforcers Need Counter-Drone Authorities Given Limited Federal Resources
- Anduril Offers Software Development Kit For Lattice Networking Platform To Boost Interoperability
- Army Materiel Command Leader Fired After Investigation Into Promotion Board Interference
- MDA, Lockheed Martin Successful In First Flight Test Of Guam Defense System
- Manned NGAD Will Be Program to Watch in New Administration
- HASC’s Top Dem To Oppose FY ‘25 NDAA Over Inclusion Of Transgender Care Ban
- Acceleration of Commercial Space for National Security Likely Under Trump
- First Operational ORCA XLUUV To Be Delivered Early 2025
- Zumwalt Back In Water As HII Upgrades To Field Hypersonic Weapons
- Del Toro Optimistic Congress Will Pass Ships For America Act
- L3Harris Announces Completion of PDR for Company’s Tranche 2, Tracking Layer Satellites
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Thune: DOGE Cuts May Be Included In A Second GOP Reconciliation Package
- Manned NGAD Will Be Program to Watch in New Administration
- L3Harris Announces Completion of PDR for Company’s Tranche 2, Tracking Layer Satellites
- Anduril Offers Software Development Kit For Lattice Networking Platform To Boost Interoperability
- State And Local Law Enforcers Need Counter-Drone Authorities Given Limited Federal Resources
- Zumwalt Back In Water As HII Upgrades To Field Hypersonic Weapons
- Manned NGAD Will Be Program to Watch in New Administration
- Acceleration of Commercial Space for National Security Likely Under Trump
- Del Toro Optimistic Congress Will Pass Ships For America Act
- MDA, Lockheed Martin Successful In First Flight Test Of Guam Defense System
- HASC’s Top Dem To Oppose FY ‘25 NDAA Over Inclusion Of Transgender Care Ban
- First Operational ORCA XLUUV To Be Delivered Early 2025