Defense Daily
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InternationalState Department Approves $3.2 Billion Sale Of Patriot System To Sweden
The State Department approved a possible $3.2 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Sweden of four Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units on Feb. 20. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) […]
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Business/FinancialBehrman Capital Acquires Defense Electronics Preparation Firm
The private equity firm Behrman Capital this week said it has acquired Corfin Industries, a provider of component preparation services for microelectronics in the defense, commercial aerospace, space, and healthcare […]
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CyberArmy Research Lab Awards Awards $25 Million Grant For IoBT Device Network Concepts
Army officials are looking to a new five-year, $25 million grant with research institutions to develop a cyber network concept needed to thwart threats aimed at its growing number of […]
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ArmyArmy Expecting Nearly $7 Billion More In 2018, Mostly For Modernization
When and if Congress passes a two-year bipartisan spending bill, the Army stands to receive a nearly $7 billion plus-up to its fiscal 2018 budget, most of which will be […]
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InternationalState Department OKs Sale Of Naval Equipment And Weapons To Kuwait And Finland
The State Department approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) on Tuesday to Kuwait for $100 million in fast patrol boats and Finland for $70 million in MK 41 Vertical […]
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ArmyLeadership Changes Imminent At Army Training And Doctrine Command
Leadership of the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is set to change hands in early March as current chief Gen. David Perkins and his deputy both retire after more […]
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IIOTCSIS Says Costs Of Cybercrime Growing Globally
The cost to the global economy of cybercrimes has risen from an estimated $445 billion in 2014 to nearly $600 billion currently, according to a new study. The reasons for […]
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Homeland Security‘W76 Mod 2’ Would Be NNSA’s New Low-Yield Sub-Launched Warhead
The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) could turn the existing W76 warhead into the low-yield submarine-launched weapon requested by the Donald Trump administration by dialing back its explosive yield, […]
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Homeland SecurityLANL Director ‘Confident’ Lab Can Handle Low-Yield Warhead
The director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory said Tuesday he is “confident” the Northern New Mexico nuclear weapons site could help create the low-yield nuclear warheads the Trump administration […]
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SpaceFAA To Revamp Licensing For Commercial Space Launches
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to take a series of steps to simplify and speed up its “somewhat rusty” licensing process for commercial space launches, Deputy Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Rosen said […]