Defense Daily
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InternationalSaildrone Signs Production Agreement To Build USVs In Norway
Unmanned vessel builder Saildrone signed a production agreement with Norway’s shipbuilder Umoe Mandal on Nov. 4 for the latter to build a next-generation Surveyor unmanned surface vessel (USV) during the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Signs $250 Million Conditional Loan Commitment With U.S. Battery Materials Company
The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) on Thursday said it has signed a $250 million conditional loan commitment with 6K, Inc., to scale the company’s advanced battery materials […]
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Unmanned SystemsShield AI Acquiring Radar Manufacturer Echodyne For $5.3 Billion In C-UAS Play
Making a big play to diversify its business into the fast-growing counter-drone and airspace security markets, Shield AI on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire radar developer and manufacturer […]
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InternationalExecutive Branch Decisions on Ukraine Loom, Including New Starshield Contract and F-16 Upgrades
Executive branch decisions on Ukraine military aid lie ahead, including a new contract for SpaceX‘s [SPCX] Starshield military communications satellites and upgrades for Ukraine’s several dozen older F-16s by Lockheed […]
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SpaceRedwire to Fly Second VLEO Test for DARPA Otter Program
DARPA awarded Redwire a $20 million contract to fly a second Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) test as part of its Otter program, Redwire said Thursday. The new award funds […]
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Thursday, November 5, 2026
- Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off
- NRO Official Details New Cyber Office With $250 Million Budget
- Shield AI Completes First X-BAT Prototype; Preps For First Flight
- LeoLabs Up For $150 Million Loan From DoD To Expand Space Domain Awareness Network
- ULA To Bring Payload Fairing Manufacturing for Vulcan In-House
- HII Picks Eastern Shipbuilding Group To Build LPD-32 Modules, First Flight II LPD Finishes Builder’s Trials
- ONCD Intelligence Lead Warns of AI Accelerating Cyber Attacks
- Town Halls for USAF LGM-35A Sentinel to Restart This Month
- Cao Picks Rucker To Lead PAE Maritime
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Thursday, November 5, 2026
- Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off
- HII Picks Eastern Shipbuilding Group To Build LPD-32 Modules, First Flight II LPD Finishes Builder’s Trials
- LeoLabs Up For $150 Million Loan From DoD To Expand Space Domain Awareness Network
- ULA To Bring Payload Fairing Manufacturing for Vulcan In-House
- NRO Official Details New Cyber Office With $250 Million Budget
- Town Halls for USAF LGM-35A Sentinel to Restart This Month
- Shield AI Completes First X-BAT Prototype; Preps For First Flight
- ONCD Intelligence Lead Warns of AI Accelerating Cyber Attacks
- Cao Picks Rucker To Lead PAE Maritime
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CongressDems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off
Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]
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Navy/USMCCao Picks Rucker To Lead PAE Maritime
Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao on Wednesday announced he was appointing Rear Adm. Jonathan Rucker to be the next Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAEO) Maritime, which is responsible for […]
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Navy/USMCHII Picks Eastern Shipbuilding Group To Build LPD-32 Modules, First Flight II LPD Finishes Builder’s Trials
HII [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding selected Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) to build structural modular units for the future USS Philadelphia (LPD-32), set to be the third San Antonio-class Flight II […]
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