Defense Daily
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Navy/USMCLawmakers Boost LSM Spending, Confirm Fincantieri As Shipbuilder But Warn On Cost Growth
Congressional appropriators added $800 million to the Navy’s Medium Landing Ship program (LSM) in the latest defense spending bill in order to help shift the shipyard building the two Constellation-class […]
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CongressAppropriators Fund More Multi-Years For Munitions, But Not All Of DoD’s ‘Very Late’ Request
The final fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill approves eight critical munitions for multi-year contracts, while the list does not cover the entirety of a larger request proposed by the […]
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SpaceSpace GMTI Partially Moves To Procurement Funding Account
The Space Force effort to develop and field Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) satellites has partially moved to procurement. The Space Force requested more than $1 billion in research and […]
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SpaceBlue Origin Reveals TeraWave LEO/MEO Constellation For Enterprise, Government Connectivity
Blue Origin dropped some surprising news on Wednesday afternoon, announcing plans to deploy TeraWave, a new constellation of optically linked satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO), geared toward […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Reschedules Modular Missile Industry Day
The Navy has rescheduled an industry day for the Naval Modular Missile (NMM) program for Feb. 27, after it was previously postponed in October during the government shutdown, according to […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Seeks Help With Satellite Ground Systems, Ops Centers
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command on Wednesday issued a draft solicitation for prototype and operational satellite ground systems, satellite operations centers and support services under the pending Hybrid Architecture […]
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SpaceSpace Force To Undertake Pilot Acquisition Reform Program, Appropriators Say
Under language in the fiscal 2026 defense appropriations conference bill, the Space Force would undertake a pilot program for the Pentagon in the development of sustained program expertise. In April […]
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CongressWittman Introduces Bill To Speed Arms Sales To Taiwan
A bill to streamline arms sales to Taiwan has been introduced in the House after companion legislation was approved in the Senate, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) said on Tuesday. The […]
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Business/FinancialHypersonic Testing Company Stratolaunch Raises New Capital
Stratolaunch on Tuesday said it has “completed a significant capital raise” to accelerate its capabilities in providing hypersonic testing services for its customers. The amount of the raise was not […]
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Navy/USMCAppropriators Direct F/A-XX EMD Contract Award While Boosting Funding To Nearly $1 Billion
Appropriators are pushing the Navy to award an Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract for the Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter aircraft while boosting funding close to $1 billion, according to […]