Defense Daily
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InternationalU.S. State Department Green Lights More Than $2.2 Billion in Weapons to UAE, Egypt, and Kuwait
The U.S. State Department has approved more than $2.2 billion in arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, and Kuwait. UAE requested more than $1 billion for guidance […]
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Monday, October 5, 2026
- Defense Watch: Possible MUSV Lease, CBO and Golden Dome, X-BAT Sites
- Hegseth Moves To Speed C-UAS Use In The Homeland, Expands JIATF’s Roles
- Pentagon Partners With In-Q-Tel On Rapid ‘Technology Scouting’ For Critical Priorities
- Skillman Nominated As VCNO, Mahan Moved From Acting Navy Acquisition Chief To Temporary Under Secretary
- NROL-97 Mission Features First Agency Use of Falcon Heavy Rocket
- Northrop Grumman’s First Plane Of Transport Layer Satellites Set For Monday Launch
- Navy Awards RTX $24.4 Billion Contract To Accelerate SM-6 Production
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Monday, October 5, 2026
- Defense Watch: Possible MUSV Lease, CBO and Golden Dome, X-BAT Sites
- Hegseth Moves To Speed C-UAS Use In The Homeland, Expands JIATF’s Roles
- Pentagon Partners With In-Q-Tel On Rapid ‘Technology Scouting’ For Critical Priorities
- NROL-97 Mission Features First Agency Use of Falcon Heavy Rocket
- Northrop Grumman’s First Plane Of Transport Layer Satellites Set For Monday Launch
- Skillman Nominated As VCNO, Mahan Moved From Acting Navy Acquisition Chief To Temporary Under Secretary
- Navy Awards RTX $24.4 Billion Contract To Accelerate SM-6 Production
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon Partners With In-Q-Tel On Rapid ‘Technology Scouting’ For Critical Priorities
The Pentagon announced on Friday it’s officially partnering with the CIA-backed In-Q-Tel (IQT) venture capital non-profit for “technology scouting” to support rapid development of promising capabilities within the department’s six […]
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Unmanned SystemsHegseth Moves To Speed C-UAS Use In The Homeland, Expands JIATF’s Roles
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week directed his department to lower barriers to fielding counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) speeding approval processes. As part of the goal to accelerate the fielding […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman’s First Plane Of Transport Layer Satellites Set For Monday Launch
The Space Development Agency (SDA) early Monday morning plans to launch the first half of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] 42 satellites that make up part of the data transport layer for […]
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Defense WatchDefense Watch: Possible MUSV Lease, CBO and Golden Dome, X-BAT Sites
Navy Could Lease MUSVs. Christopher Miller, Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager (DRPM) for Robotic and Autonomous Systems, told reporters on Sept. 29 that given many of the companies competing for the […]
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SpaceNROL-97 Mission Features First Agency Use of Falcon Heavy Rocket
Late Thursday, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and System Delta 80 under the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command launched the NROL-97 mission, which the agency said marked its first […]
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Navy/USMCSkillman Nominated As VCNO, Mahan Moved From Acting Navy Acquisition Chief To Temporary Under Secretary
Vice Adm. Brad Skillman was nominated by the Trump administration to become the next Vice Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on Sept 29 on the same day acting Secretary of […]
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