Defense Watch: AUSA Week, Aussie Hivemind, Troublemaker
AUSA. The Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) will hold its annual conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12-14. The event arrives as the Army is currently without Senate-confirmed top leadership, […]
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Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine
A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]
Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]
CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year
A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]
House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature
The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]
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NGC2 Architecture To Be Deployed Across Army’s I Corps By End Of 2027, Anduril Says
The Army is planning to have Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) capability deployed across I Corps by the end of 2027, lead contractor Anduril told reporters on Friday. “Then […]
Navy/USMC
Overland AI Unveils IBEX Autonomous Ground Vehicle For Marine Corps MADIS Program
Autonomous ground vehicle (AGV) developer Overland AI this week introduced its latest product, IBEX, the first AGV to be built under a production contract with deliveries to Marine Corps set […]
Air Force
USAF Expects TACMOR Radar Contract Award In FY 2027
The U.S. Air Force may award a contract for the development and construction of the Tactical Multi-Mission Over-the-Horizon Radar (TACMOR) on the Pacific island of Palau by next October. The […]
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TOTE Gets Promised Contract For MDA Vessel And Subcontracts To Hanwha Philly
TOTE Services on Wednesday officially signed a contract with the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) to serve as the Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) for the Missile Defense Agency’s Missile […]
Space
STAR-FISH Effort Seeks ‘Secure By Design’ Satellite
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s space vehicles directorate at Kirtland AFB, N.M., is considering a program to develop a “secure by design” satellite under the Space Technology Advanced Research – […]
Commentary
The ‘Warfighting Acquisition System’ and What it Means for Weapons Development
By Paul Maguire, Defense Opinion Writer. For decades, the Department of Defense has operated on a model that assumes time is an ally. The reality of 2026 and the array […]
Iran Conflict Reaffirms Need for More Aircraft Carriers
By Steven Willis, Defense Opinion Writer The most important naval lesson emerging from the ongoing conflict with Iran is the continuing value of aircraft carriers and their embarked air wings […]
The Pentagon’s AI Acceleration Challenge
By Zhenia Klevitsky, Defense Opinion Writer The Department of Defense’s race to operationalize artificial intelligence (AI) has entered a new phase. The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) allocated significant […]
Optimizing Data Centers to Meet Growing Mission Demands
By Jason Dunn-Potter, Defense Opinion Writer A century ago, innovation in national defense wasn’t defined by data, but by dominance. After World War I, the aircraft carrier became one of […]
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