Defense Daily
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ArmyArmy Seeks $2.4 Billion In FY ‘26 To Flexibly Move Around Drones, C-UAS, EW Portfolios
The Army is officially moving ahead with its push for more agile funding authority, requesting $2.4 billion for fiscal year 2026 that it would look to flexibly move around its […]
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BudgetDoD Cites ‘Flexibility’ In Defending Use Of Reconciliation For Budget, Including Golden Dome, Shipbuilding
After releasing the most extensive details to date on its $961.6 billion fiscal year 2026 budget request, the Pentagon on Thursday defended its decision to factor in anticipated reconciliation funds […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Says Budget Request Includes $13 Billion For Autonomy And Related Systems
The Defense Department is requesting $13.4 billion in fiscal year 2026 for autonomous systems and autonomy technology, the first time it has ever broken this out as its own category […]
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Air ForceDoD Cites E-7 Wedgetail Unit Cost Increase from $588 Million to $724 Million
In proposing the fiscal 2026 cancellation of the U.S. Air Force planned buy of E-7A Wedgetail airborne warning aircraft by Boeing [BA] in favor of space-borne air moving target indication […]
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Air ForceU.S. Space Force Halts Tranche 3 of Transport Layer, Looks Into New Communications Options
When the office of the DoD comptroller released its fiscal 2026 budget documents on June 27, there was a reference to the U.S. Space Force providing $277 million for the […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Hosting Industry Tech Challenge For Remote Identity Validation
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate this year is hosting a technology challenge for vendors to test their capabilities to remotely verify the authenticity of identity […]
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Air ForceDTRA Scrutinized Fordow for More Than 16 Years Before June 21 B-2 Strikes
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), which has expertise in the destruction of hard and deeply buried targets, has studied Iran’s Fordow nuclear site since at least June 2008, Chairman […]
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Thursday, June 26, 2025
- Updated Defense Reconciliation Bill Adds Industrial Base Support, Reduces Border Support Funds
- Navy Leaders Tell Lawmakers Columbia Sub About 17 Months Late
- Maxar Releases Geospatial Monitoring Solution For Predictive Intelligence
- SAIC Unseats KBR as Air Force TENCAP HOPE Contractor
- AeroVironment Posts Strong Fourth Quarter, Sees More Of the Same In New Year
- House Appropriators Approve $66 Billion DHS Bill For FY ‘26
- Cotton Plugs Bill to Increase COCOM Counter-Drone Authority
- NATO Releases its First Commercial Space Strategy
- $250 Million for Penetrating Munitions in DoD Reconciliation Bill Takes on New Light After Strikes on Iran
- Startup Developing Reusable Satellite Bus Emerges From Stealth
- SpaceWERX Announces Winners For Sustained Maneuver Challenge
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Thursday, June 26, 2025
- Updated Defense Reconciliation Bill Adds Industrial Base Support, Reduces Border Support Funds
- SAIC Unseats KBR as Air Force TENCAP HOPE Contractor
- Navy Leaders Tell Lawmakers Columbia Sub About 17 Months Late
- SpaceWERX Announces Winners For Sustained Maneuver Challenge
- Cotton Plugs Bill to Increase COCOM Counter-Drone Authority
- House Appropriators Approve $66 Billion DHS Bill For FY ‘26
- AeroVironment Posts Strong Fourth Quarter, Sees More Of the Same In New Year
- Maxar Releases Geospatial Monitoring Solution For Predictive Intelligence
- $250 Million for Penetrating Munitions in DoD Reconciliation Bill Takes on New Light After Strikes on Iran
- Startup Developing Reusable Satellite Bus Emerges From Stealth
- NATO Releases its First Commercial Space Strategy
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Navy/USMCNavy Leaders Tell Lawmakers Columbia Sub About 17 Months Late
The Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) is now projected to be ready by early 2029, Navy officials told lawmakers this week. The Navy says its highest priority program is […]
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