X-Bow Nabs Rocket Motor Development Contract For Future Navy Missile
X-Bow Systems has received a potential $69.7 million contract to develop and qualify a solid rocket motor (SRM) booster for a next-generation Navy missile, an award that will enable the […]
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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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The Army plans to establish a new command focused on autonomous systems, along with a new acquisition office focused on efforts to rapidly field such capabilities by fiscal year 2028. […]
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AFLCMC Postpones Virtual Industry Day on More Than $4.5 Billion ‘Megatron’ Contract Vehicle
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Northrop Grumman’s First Plane Of Transport Layer Satellites Set For Monday Launch
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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
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