Defense Daily
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Army
Bell Details Team Pursuing Army’s Potential Next Training Helicopter
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bell [TXT] announced Wednesday it will look to offer its Bell 505 as a potential option for the Army’s next training helicopter. As the Army explores potentially replacing […]
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Space
Geosynchronous Orbit Awareness System to Leverage Commercial Parts and Construction
The U.S. Space Force found that reducing requirements on a geosynchronous orbit awareness system would reduce construction time by one-third and cost by more than one-half, a service official said […]
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Army
Following Army’s Planned Cut, Mingus Says Marines Can ‘Absolutely’ Still Buy JLTV A2s
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – While the Army no longer plans to buy new Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), a senior official confirmed Wednesday the Marine Corps can still purchase the platform under […]
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Army
Army’s 101st Airborne Division Will Be First To Get FLRAA, Potentially By Late ‘28
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Army’s 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell in Kentucky will be the first division to receive the new Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) and those deliveries […]
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Budget
Coast Guard Pulled National Security Cutter From Planned Pacific Patrol To Support Border Surge
To help it meet President Trump’s directive for the U.S. government to achieve operational control of the southern border, the acting Coast Guard Commandant said he changed plans for one […]
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Missile Defense
MDA Issues Wide-Ranging Opportunity To Take In ‘Unique And Innovative’ White Papers
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week issued a new solicitation as part of its Golden Dome efforts that give industry an ongoing five-year opportunity to present new missile defense […]
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Missile Defense
Golden Dome Industry Summit Set For June
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) rescheduled its upcoming Golden Dome for America industry summit for June 11 in Huntsville, Ala. An MDA notice from March originally announced the summit focused […]
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Missile Defense
Reed Looks to Prevent Golden Dome ‘Slush Fund,’ Design of Detection/Comms Systems Crucial
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said on Tuesday that despite rumblings about the future U.S. Golden Dome missile shield being under construction, the program is still in its early stages and […]
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Uncategorized
Despite B-52 Cost Breach, W80-4 Will ‘Stay the Course,’ Sandia Director Says
The W80-4 warhead will stay on schedule, despite the cost breach of its delivery vehicle the B-52 bomber, Sandia National Laboratories director Laura McGill said during an online press conference […]
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Air Force
Prototype CCA Range to Be Greater Than F-35A and F-22
The range of the U.S. Air Force’s prototype autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) is to be at least 700 nautical miles–greater than the 590 nautical mile range of the Air […]
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