Defense Daily

The Air Force-led review of an anomaly that occurred during the June flight of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket has determined the cause to be a faulty […]

By Jen DiMascio The Army’s chief of staff has asked the service to look at the possibility of resetting units within six months of their return from deployment. Currently the […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Army’s top civilian and military leaders say the Future Combat System (FCS) is a priority, it is "real," and the service will work to "protect" the […]

By Geoff Fein Alliant Techsystems [ATK] is planning in 2008 to install its newest lightweight remotely operated 25mm chain gun on a variety of platforms, from Humvees to helicopters and […]

By Calvin Biesecker Textron [TXT] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire United Industrial Corp. [UIC] for $1.1 billion in cash, a deal that gives it a strong platform […]

By Geoff Fein Delores Etter, the Navy’s acquisition chief, resigned Friday to return to teach at the United States Naval Academy, where she had been a professor before taking the […]

By Ann Roosevelt The 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) has filed an Operational Needs Statement (ONS) for improved situational awareness (SA) by requesting nearly 1,000 […]

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 Geoff Fein The effort to develop and field a replacement for the Humvee is going to be delayed as both the Army and Navy have been told by the […]