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Tory Bruno Hops From ULA, Skips To Blue Origin

Frank Wolfe

Friday, December 26th, 2025

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Tory Bruno Hops From ULA, Skips To Blue Origin

Pictured is a U.S. Space Force photo on Aug. 28, 2023 of then ULA CEO Tory Bruno discussing the NROL-107 launch with then Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, now a four-star general and the direct reporting manager for Golden Dome.

Tory Bruno is to be the new head of the national security division of Blue Origin, owned by Amazon [AMZN] billionaire Jeff Bezos and a top competitor to SpaceX in the launch business. For nearly 12 years, Bruno had been the CEO of United Launch Alliance (ULA), which announced his resignation on Monday. ULA is a Boeing [BA]-Lockheed Martin [LMT] joint venture that once dominated military launch with Atlas and Delta rockets but now faces the ascension of the significantly cheaper…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

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 […]