Defense Daily
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CongressHouses Passes Final $839 Billion FY ‘26 Defense Spending Bill, Heads To The Senate
The House on Thursday evening voted 341 to 88 to pass the final $839 billion fiscal year 2026 Defense Appropriations Bill. The measure was part of a three-bill “minibus” spending […]
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CongressAppropriators Restore Funding For Several Of Army’s Planned Cuts, Rebuke JLTV Decision
Congressional appropriators have restored funding in the final fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill for several of the programs the Army planned to cancel as part of its new transformation […]
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SpaceAfter Review Of 60 Programs Last Year, 2026 Is SSC’s Year Of Execution, Purdy Says
In 2022, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command got guidance from Frank Calvelli, then the Space Force’s service acquisition executive (SAE), to move to fixed-price contracts, limit non-recurring engineering costs, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyStratolaunch, Varda Space Selected As Launch Providers For Hypersonic Test Bed
The Defense Department and one of its technology accelerators have picked Stratolaunch and Varda Space Industries to provide reusable and recoverable launch services for a test bed aimed at increasing […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Explores Pilot Project With AWS For Genesis, Fed Spending Site Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has awarded Amazon Web Services (AWS) a contract worth up to $30.7 million to complete high-performance computing support and data processing services for the […]
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PentagonPentagon Launches Pilot Waiving Fees For 400 Patents To Help ‘Productize’ Its Billions In IP
The Pentagon wants to license more of its intellectual property to industry, and on Thursday launched a two-year pilot project waiving fees and royalties for around 400 patents in top […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA’s Williams: President Trump Will Make Call On Nuclear Testing
Brandon Williams, administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), told the Exchange Monitor Wednesday it is “certainly not my job to agree” with President Donald Trump on whether to […]
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Missile DefenseDoD Names Golden Dome Deputy
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced the White House has nominated Army Maj. Gen. Brian Gibson to be appointed as lieutenant general and assigned as military deputy to […]
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Navy/USMCDDG-1000 Finishes HII Builders Trials After Hypersonic Launcher Installed
HII’s [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding division this week announced it completed builder’s sea trials for the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) destroyer following the completion of a modernization period that makes it the […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril Expanding In Southern California With 1.2 Million Square Feet Of Space
Anduril Industries on Thursday said it is adding nearly 1.2 million square feet of office and industrial space at a new campus in Southern California, a sign of the company’s […]