:

Business/Financial

Sierra Space Launches Defense Unit With Plans To Expand Manufacturing

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, June 11th, 2025

SHARE:

Sierra Space Launches Defense Unit With Plans To Expand Manufacturing

Sierra Space has chartered a new defense unit, and plans to add more manufacturing space. Photo: Sierra Space

Commercial space company Sierra Space has created a new business unit focused on its growing defense business, and as part of the shift is expanding its manufacturing capacity to meet accelerating needs, the company said on Wednesday. Sierra Space Defense will be led by Erik Daehler, a Sierra Space vice president. Sierra Space has 1,600 employees with about 500 working on defense projects, he told Defense Daily in an email reply to questions. In the past two years, Sierra Space…

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]

Army

Army ‘Looking At Options’ For Supporting Munitions Boost Plans If Reconciliation Fails, Official Says

The Army is “looking at options” for how it would support planned boosts to munitions production if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation bill with the requested funding, a senior acquisition […]

Build Of At Least 45 MQ-9s By Start Of FY 2029 Required By SASC Bill

Down to an inventory of 135 MQ-9A Reapers due to the loss of two dozen aircraft in strikes on Iran, the Air Force would have to field at least 45 […]