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Cyber

Raytheon To Participate In DARPA’s Plan X

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, December 17th, 2013

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Raytheon To Participate In DARPA’s Plan X

Raytheon [RTN] subsidiary BBN Technologies said on Monday that it is participating in the Defense Advanced Research Agency’s (DARPA) Plan X. Announced in May 2012, Plan X is a five-year, $110 million project to explore the possibilities of cyberwarfare and the capabilities that the Department of Defense would need to succeed on the digital battlefield. Academics, the military services and the private sector have all contributed to what Director Arati Prabhakar has called the “cyber-offense research program.” The agency has…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]