Defense Daily
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BudgetSenate Leaders Reach Two-Year Deal To End Budget Stalemate
Senate leaders announced Feb. 7 that they have reached a bipartisan agreement to lift congressionally mandated spending caps in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 and end a months-long budget impasse. […]
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SpaceFalcon Heavy’s Center Booster Missed Landing Ship And Splashed Into Ocean
The center booster that SpaceX used in Falcon Heavy’s first flight test late Feb. 6 failed to land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean as planned, according to […]
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ArmyModular, Open Software Key To Fielding Army Ground Robots
Robotic and autonomous systems, deemed necessary for the Army to fight future wars, may be out of its price range unless the service can harness affordably upgradeable, open-architecture systems to […]
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CongressNational Vetting Center Would Consolidate Existing Screening Efforts, Duke Says
A National Vetting Center directed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday that will be focused on better integrating data held within various national security agencies about individual terrorists and other […]
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018
- SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy For First Time
- Tillerson Proposes New State Department Cyber Bureau
- DHS, NIST Kickoff Smart Cities Effort To Include Cyber Security, Privacy Concerns
- CBP Deploys Integrated Fixed Tower System In New Area
- Polaris Unveils Optionally-Manned Light Ground Vehicle
- Navy Sets Up Oversight Council To Implement Reviews
- New Sub-Launched Warheads a ‘Bargaining Chip’ Against Russia, Mattis Says
- Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Pairs With Rheinmetall for German Helo Competition
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SpaceSpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy For First Time
SpaceX’s new Falcon Heavy launch vehicle lifted off for the first time Feb. 6 during a flight test from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The three-booster, 230-foot-tall rocket smoothly cleared […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Sets Up Oversight Council To Implement Reviews
The Navy on Jan. 30 established a council to oversee reforms and recommendations stemming from the reviews spurred by deadly Navy mishaps, the service said Feb. 2. The Navy is […]
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UncategorizedNew Sub-Launched Warheads a ‘Bargaining Chip’ Against Russia, Mattis Says
About a month after word first leaked that the White House wanted to develop a pair of new low-yield nuclear warheads, Defense Secretary James Mattis on Tuesday characterized the proposal […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Sikorsky Pairs With Rheinmetall for German Helo Competition
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Tuesday its Sikorsky division has signed a strategic teaming agreement with Germany’s Rheinmetall to bid the CH-53K helicopter for the German Air Force helicopter competition, where […]
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CyberTillerson Proposes New State Department Cyber Bureau
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has proposed a new plan to merge two State Department offices to form a new cyber-focused bureau, following concerns over a department reorganization downgraded his […]