Defense Watch: FF(X) and BBG(X), AUKUS, K2 Raise, Unmanned News, A-LE
HII Frigate Work. HII has started build work on a preliminary basis on the Navy’s new FF(X) frigate, which is based on the Legend-class Coast Guard cutters built by the […]
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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says
The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]
White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA
The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]
House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0
The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]
Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding
Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]
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Army
Army Plans ISV-Heavy Production Decision In Second Half Of FY ‘27
The Army is targeting the second half of fiscal year 2027 to make a production decision for its Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy competition, a service spokesperson told Defense Daily. The […]
Navy/USMC
Construction Manager For New Marine Corps LSMs Sees Them As Test Case For VCM Model
TOTE Services LLC, the Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) for the Navy and Marine Corps’ Medium Landing Ships (LSM), sees this ship class program as a test case for expanding the […]
Air Force
USAF Looking at ISR Niches for Group 2 and Group 3 Drones
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force is examining niches that Group 2 and Group 3 drones could fill in the service’s future intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) network. This month, the […]
Business/Financial
HII Turns In Strong Second Quarter On Carrier Work, Assault Ships, JVs
HII [HII] on Thursday posted strong second quarter results driven by double-digit sales gains across its shipbuilding segments and impressive operating earnings related to its work on aircraft carriers and […]
Space
$1.6 Billion In NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1 Task Orders Awarded To SpaceX
SpaceX [SPCX] has won $1.6 billion in two task orders for 18 launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., for the company’s Falcon 9 rocket by the end of next […]
Commentary
Keeping Defense Operations Connected
By Michael Chappell, Defense Opinion Writer. Military personnel frequently operate in austere environments. They face unreliable communications, limited bandwidth, and unexpected disruptions to connectivity. The situation is so common that […]
How Drone, Missile Threats are Changing Emergency Medical Services
By Raphael Herbst, Defense Opinion Writer. Ongoing security threats across the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the Persian Gulf are forcing emergency medical systems into prolonged periods of high-intensity emergency […]
Breaking China’s Rare Earth Hegemony
By Mathew August, Defense Opinion Writer. When China imposed export controls on heavy rare earths and permanent magnets in April 2025, the disruption that followed was not the cause of […]
Reform Opportunities Hiding in the Pentagon’s Reorganization
By Joseph Gagnard, Defense Opinion Writer. The news media wrote up January’s Pentagon reorganization as another org-chart shuffle. But read alongside the Department of Defense’s $20 billion budget request for […]
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U.S. Military Operations in the Middle East / Iran
From the Strait of Hormuz to underground bunkers, U.S. military operations in the Middle East have shaped modern warfare — but how well do you really know them? Test your […]
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