Army Launches Low-Cost Interceptor Competition, With Demos Planned For This Fall
The Army is officially accepting industry’s proposals for its low-cost interceptor competition, with plans to conduct demonstrations of all-up rounds and critical components this fall before selecting winners in December. […]
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House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails
The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]
Bipartisan Group Of House Members Introduce U.S.-Ukrainian Co-Production Bill For Unmanned Systems
A bipartisan group of six House legislators have introduced the Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership Act–a bill to improve drone collaboration between the U.S. and Ukraine. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the […]
House Appropriators ‘Concerned’ With JLTV A2 Delays, Shift Funds For Marines’ Second Supplier Effort
House appropriators have said they’re “seriously concerned” with Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) A2 delays, as their fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill shifts funds to support the Marine Corps’ […]
House Appropriators Approve $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill Amid Reconciliation Uncertainty
The House Appropriations Committee has approved its $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, advancing a bill with a historic topline while uncertainty lingers over Congress’ next step to […]
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Media Gaggle With Lt. Col. Alex Morse, Capability Manager for Mobile Solutions at Joint Interagency Task Force-401
During this press event at Fort Benning, Ga., on July 8, Lt. Col. Morse discussed evaluations of autonomous targeting software being developed by Perennial Autonomy, which is supplying the Bumblebee […]
Navy/USMC
DIU And Navy Team Up For Modular Payload Prize Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week opened a new multiphase prize challenge with a $5 million prize pool, called Specular MIST, aimed at speeding development of containerized payloads for […]
Air Force
Air Force Moving Forward On DVES For HH-60W, As House Appropriators Recommend $180 Million Add for More Helos
The House Appropriations Committee’s fiscal 2027 defense bill includes $180 million for more Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue helicopters by Lockheed Martin [LMT], as the […]
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Aurelius, Rheinmetall Partner On Ground Robot-Based Laser Drone Defense
Startup Aurelius Systems on Tuesday said it has partnered with American Rheinmetall to integrate its autonomous laser system on the manufacturer’s robotic combat vehicles to meet counter-drone needs. Aurelius is […]
Space
Space Force NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1 Field Now At Seven With Two New Companies Added
The field of companies eligible for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3, Lane 1 awards is now at seven after the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded […]
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The Solution for Fixing a Command and Control Failure
By Robbin Laird, Defense Opinion Writer. Operation Epic Fury highlighted a structural command and control failure. Namely, that U.S.- and Israel-led coalition was fighting a single battle from multiple unconnected air […]
What Operation Epic Fury Revealed About Air and Missile Defense
By Robbin Laird, Defense Opinion Writer. Somewhere over Kuwait during the dense barrage phase of Operation Epic Fury, Kuwaiti air defense operators tracking a cluttered radar picture identified a flight […]
Shielding U.S. Forces from Spies that Use Location Tracking
By Brett Harrison and Shaun Moore, Defense Opinion Writers. Americans serving abroad often carry devices that can share precise location data across multiple commercial apps, services and data-broker systems, frequently […]
The Golden Dome: A Costly Blind Alley
By John Fairlamb, Ph.D., Defense Opinion Writer. Defending the entire U.S. against Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) armed with nuclear warheads is a complex technical issue. Yet Americans are asked to […]
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It’s been called “The Forgotten War” — but how much do you actually remember? From the desperate defense of the Pusan Perimeter to the first jet-vs-jet dogfights in history, this […]
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