Defense Daily
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Navy/USMCNavy Picks Three New Yards To Build More LCU-1700 Landing Vessels
The Navy on Tuesday awarded three new shipyards prototype contract agreements as part of a deal to expand production of the Landing Craft utility (LCU) 1700 class craft. The service […]
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Air ForceNo USAF Pursuit of NGAS, As Service Examines Future Self-Protection for Tankers
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The U.S. Air Force will not pursue a future tanker, stealthy or otherwise, but instead self-protection systems to ensure access for refueling tankers in future conflicts, the service’s […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGeneral Dynamics Gets $194 Million Contract for SLCM-N Fire Control Work
The Navy awarded General Dynamics [GD] a $194.1 million contract modification to support development of the fire control subsystem for its nuclear-armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) program. The Sept. 3 […]
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CongressCBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year
A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]
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Air ForceRep. Bacon Broaches APG-83 Radar for Ukrainian F-16s
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, has broached the idea of providing the Northrop Grumman [NOC] active electronically scanned array AN/APG-83 radar for the […]
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InternationalEurope Needs To Embrace Risk To Bolster Space Capabilities, Officials Say
PARIS — Europe needs to embrace risk if it is to benefit more from next generation of space capabilities and keep its space assets secure. This was one of the […]
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
- Two AGM-190As Fired Recently in AFRICOM, LRIP for 45 Underway
- Castelion Gets First Production Lot Order For Blackbeard
- DAF Space Acquisition Chief Looking to Draw Lessons From Munitions MYPs for Launch
- Design for Ground Support of Sentinel ‘Has Really Turned the Corner’
- Second Tranche 1 Data Layer Satellite Launch Weeks Away; Full Tranche 1 Constellation Up In 2027
- At Outset Of Epic Fury, Space Force Used Electronic Weapon System To Target Adversary
- DoD Counter-Drone Task Force Director Sees $30 Billion Annual Market By 2030
- White House Sends New Top Navy Civilian Nominees To The Senate
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
- Design for Ground Support of Sentinel ‘Has Really Turned the Corner’
- Second Tranche 1 Data Layer Satellite Launch Weeks Away; Full Tranche 1 Constellation Up In 2027
- Castelion Gets First Production Lot Order For Blackbeard
- Two AGM-190As Fired Recently in AFRICOM, LRIP for 45 Underway
- DAF Space Acquisition Chief Looking to Draw Lessons From Munitions MYPs for Launch
- At Outset Of Epic Fury, Space Force Used Electronic Weapon System To Target Adversary
- DoD Counter-Drone Task Force Director Sees $30 Billion Annual Market By 2030
- White House Sends New Top Navy Civilian Nominees To The Senate
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Navy/USMCCastelion Gets First Production Lot Order For Blackbeard
The U.S. Navy on Monday awarded hypersonic weapons developer Castelion a $43.6 million order for the first production lot of 444 Blackbeard hypersonic weapon All-Up Rounds (AURs). This award is […]
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SpaceDAF Space Acquisition Chief Looking to Draw Lessons From Munitions MYPs for Launch
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Department of the Air Force is examining multi-year procurement (MYP) and flexible mission rockets as ways to boost launch capacity, in addition to the department’s consideration of […]
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