Defense Daily

By Jen DiMascio The Army has requested $1.4 billion in supplemental funding to buy a radio for soldiers that the service’s own science board recommends it should "stop buying immediately." […]

By Ann Roosevelt The 2nd Infantry Division’s 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment (Manchu’s) soldiers in Iraq asked for and will receive the ability to pinpoint snipers in the next few […]

By Ann Roosevelt Key members of the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) have agreed to discuss another Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) for the National Guard when the House-Senate Conference Committee […]

By Jen DiMascio The president of Boeing [BA] Integrated Defense Systemslast week sent a letter to Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), suggesting comments made about a new plant in Mobile were […]

By Michael Sirak Lockheed Martin [LMT] continues to pursue enhancements to its Sniper targeting pod as the Air Force and international customers step up to buy more of the combat-proven […]

By Jen DiMascio Members of Congress are threatening to oppose the proposed sale of precision-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia unless the Bush administration can guarantee that those weapons will not […]

Sen. Peter Domenici (R-N.M.) last week announced he will not seek another term in office but will stay through the remainder of this Congress. Domenici has been a member of […]

Marco Pistoni has been named Business Management Director for MEADS International (MI) and the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program. The multinational joint venture MI made the announcement Oct. […]

The Defense Department last week authorized the creation of the Defense Intelligence Operations Coordination Center (DIOCC). DIOCC will strengthen the ability of defense intelligence to synchronize intelligence operations and collection […]

By Ann Roosevelt The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) Oct. 5 announced that Thales UK in partnership with Boeing [BA] were selected as the preferred bidder for the role […]