Defense Daily
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Business/FinancialLeidos Negotiating Co-Investment Deals With DoD For Key Programs
The Defense Department and Leidos [LDOS] are negotiating framework agreements for co-investments in key acquisition programs for the company, Leidos CEO Tom Bell said on Tuesday. The forthcoming co-investment opportunities […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE, Pentagon Transport Reactor, Wright Says Three Small Reactors Running By July 4
A nuclear reactor was airlifted from March AFB, Calif.. to Hill AFB, Utah, on Sunday, according to a release on the Pentagon’s website. This is the first time a nuclear […]
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Unmanned SystemsVenom Prototype Flew 71 Days After Design Start, Mach Industries and Divergent Technologies Say
Startup weapon systems developer Mach Industries and startup digital manufacturer Divergent Technologies have rapidly prototyped a jet-powered flight demonstration aircraft, going from design start to flight test in 71 days, […]
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CongressPath Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill
The path to achieve the White House’s call for a $1.5 trillion defense topline in 2027 appears murkier now after President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the prospects of […]
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Defense WatchDefense Watch: F/A-XX Update, Help Needed, ChatGPT, Drone JV
F/A-XX Slow And Steady. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle last Tuesday told reporters that while it seems like the Navy and Defense Department have delayed the down-select for […]
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Air ForceWhither the F-35’s AN/APG-85?
With a radar or without, F-35A iron on the ramp is what some are voicing as a major Air Force need. A 24-page Long Term U.S. Air Fighter Force Structure […]
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Navy/USMCNavy SWO Boss Sees Zumwalt’s Powering Lasers, Repeating Aegis-Like Development For Battleship
SAN DIEGO – The three-ship Zumwalt-class destroyer’s ability to generate electricity, and its size, makes it the right candidate to test lasers and other weapons in preparation for the Trump-class […]
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Friday, February 13, 2026
- FY ‘27 Budget Will Double FY ‘26 Ship Procurement Numbers And Focus On Auxiliary, SecNav Says
- Air Force CCA Mission Autonomy Phase Begins With Software From Collins Aerospace And Shield AI
- Marine Corps Pushing For Full 35-Ship LSM Fleet, Next Budget To Fund Up To 23 Ships
- Navy Mulls New Robotic And Autonomous Warfighter Role To Integrate Drones Into Strike Groups
- Space Force Deploys GSSAP Sensor After USSF-87 Launch; Service And ULA Investigating SRM Anomaly
- Pentagon Policy Chief Makes Pitch For NATO 3.0, With Increased European Responsibility
- Use of Commercial Technologies Obviates Need for C-17 Re-engining, USAF Says
- CRS Report Says ‘Little Indication’ Alternatives To AUKUS Were Examined
- DoD Hypersonics Office Makes Six S&T Awards
- Pentagon Invests To On-Shore Optical Display Supply Chain
