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Monday, May 5, 2025 • 67^th Year • Volume 306 • No. 24

Uncategorized \| by DDN Staff
	Defense Watch: ALPV Update, Russian EW, Sentinel, Blue UAS Revamp, HPM — ALPV Update. Lt. Gen. Eric Austin, Deputy Commandant of Combat Development and Integration, on April 30 confirmed the Marine Corps is currently testing two Autonomous Low Profile Vessels [ALPVs] out of Okinawa, with two more on the way. Delivered by…

Army \| by Matthew Beinart
	Army Cancels Procurement Of M10 Booker Combat Vehicle — The Army is canceling procurement of the General Dynamics Land Systems [GD]-built M10 Booker combat vehicle, a senior defense official confirmed to Defense Daily. The decision to move on from the M10 Booker arrives just over a year after the…

Budget \| by Matthew Beinart
	GOP Lawmakers Knock White House’s Use Of Reconciliation To Reach $1 Trillion Defense Request — The Trump administration’s outline for a $1 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2026 received swift pushback from senior Republican lawmakers for the decision to include anticipated reconciliation funds to reach the record topline. While the White House touted an…

Budget \| by Cal Biesecker
	Administration’s ‘Skinny Budget’ Request For DHS Relies On Reconciliation For Boost — The Trump administration last Friday released the broad outlines of its fiscal year 2026 funding budget request, proposing a 65 percent increase for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that relies entirely on reconciliation bills the House committee has already…

Air Force \| by Rich Abott
	V-22 Official Expects Normal Ospreys Ops Return By End Of 2026 After Fixes — The V-22 Joint Program Office manager expects the Ospreys to finally move back to unrestricted flight operations by the end of 2026 once several component changes to improve safety are implemented, he said during a recent conference. Notably, the metal…

Navy/USMC \| by Rich Abott
	Navy Performs First Hypersonic Test Using Future Sea-Based Launch Systems — The Navy on Friday said it conducted the first end-to-end flight test of the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile using the cold gas launch approach it plans to use off of submarines and surface ships. The service said this…

Air Force \| by Frank Wolfe
	Nuclear Modernization and Space Resilience Top Challenges Lohmeier Says He Plans to Address — Nuclear modernization, including the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM, and space resilience are top Department of the Air Force challenges that Matthew Lohmeier, the nominee for undersecretary of the Air Force, said he plans to address. “If confirmed,…

Advanced / Transformational Technology \| by Cal Biesecker
	Air Force Taps Ursa Major To Integrate Tactical Flight Demonstrator For Hypersonic Uses — The Air Force Research Laboratory last Thursday awarded Ursa Major a $28.6 million contract to served as the integrator of a tactical flight demonstrator that will be powered by the company’s Draper liquid rocket engine, which is safely storable like…

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