Defense Daily
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Friday, February 20, 2026
- Hegseth Hints At Potential Boeing Deal To Work Rapidly On ‘Exquisite Systems’ For Munitions
- Embraer Pledges $500 Million Investment In U.S. Production Of KC-390, If Sizeable Domestic Order Placed
- Navy Seeks New Longer Range Anti-Radiation Guided Missile
- Pentagon CTO Confirms Work With Anthropic Is ‘Under Review,’ Pushes Back On AI Use Concerns
- SDB II StormBreaker Reaches IOC On Navy Super Hornet
- Anduril Gets $44 Million In DPA Funding To Expand Rocket Motor Production
- DIU, DoD Partners Make Awards For Proactive Logistics Decision Support Tools
- Spagnoletti Named New CEO Of Ursa Major As Jablonsky Departs
- Trump Gives Ag Secretary DPA Authorities To Boost Domestic Supply Of Herbicide Material Important For Defense
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PentagonHegseth Hints At Potential Boeing Deal To Work Rapidly On ‘Exquisite Systems’ For Munitions
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday teased a new deal Boeing [BA] may sign soon related to rapid work on “exquisite systems” for munitions. “I’m hearing yet another deal will […]
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PentagonPentagon CTO Confirms Work With Anthropic Is ‘Under Review,’ Pushes Back On AI Use Concerns
The Pentagon’s chief technology officer confirmed the department’s relationship with artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is “under review,” after the company reportedly raised concerns over the department potentially using its technology […]
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Air ForceEmbraer Pledges $500 Million Investment In U.S. Production Of KC-390, If Sizeable Domestic Order Placed
MELBOURNE, Fla.—In 2024, L3Harris Technologies [LHX] backed out of a partnership begun two years earlier to develop a refueling boom for Embraer’s [EMBJ] KC-390 tanker, but on Thursday Northrop Grumman […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU, DoD Partners Make Awards For Proactive Logistics Decision Support Tools
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday said it and several Defense Department partners have awarded contracts to Air Space Intelligence (ASI) and Watchtower Labs for commercially-developed artificial intelligence tools […]
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Navy/USMCSDB II StormBreaker Reaches IOC On Navy Super Hornet
The Navy recently declared the RTX [RTX] GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II has reached Initial Operational Capability (IOC) on the Boeing [BA] F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The SDB II precision-guided […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks New Longer Range Anti-Radiation Guided Missile
The Navy is starting market research to find a new anti-radiation guided missile to operate at longer ranges than current systems, according to a Feb. 18 Request For Information (RFI). […]
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Business/FinancialSpagnoletti Named New CEO Of Ursa Major As Jablonsky Departs
Rocket motor and engine developer Ursa Major on Thursday appointed Chris Spagnoletti as its new CEO effective immediately, succeeding Dan Jablonsky who took over leadership of the company in August […]
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Business/FinancialTrump Gives Ag Secretary DPA Authorities To Boost Domestic Supply Of Herbicide Material Important For Defense
President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order directing the Agriculture Department to use the Defense Production Act (DPA) to boost the domestic supply of a critical mineral used […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril Gets $44 Million In DPA Funding To Expand Rocket Motor Production
The Defense Department has awarded Anduril Industries $43.7 million in industrial base funding to expand production capacity for solid rocket motors (SRMs). The new Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III […]