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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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Army

As Army’s Planned ISV Buy Grows To 12,000 Vehicles, GM Defense Exec Sees Potential To ‘Double That’

While the Army has already boosted the planned acquisition objective for the GM Defense [GM]-built Infantry Squad Vehicle to 12,000 vehicles, the company’s top executive has said he believes the […]



Navy/USMC

Navy Tests Drone Without GPS To Land On Moving Ships

The Navy this week announced that over the summer it successfully proved out software that can have a drone navigate missions then land on moving Navy ships without GPS or […]



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 […]



Business/Financial

Hadrian, Lockheed Martin Formalize Agreement For Automated Manufacturing Of Missile Parts

Advanced manufacturing startup Hadrian has reached a seven-year agreement to bring its digital-based solutions to Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Missiles and Fire Control facility in Grand Prairie, Texas, to help scale […]



Space

York Space Systems to Support Space Force’s SDN

York Space Systems [YSS] has received two task orders to support the U.S. Space Force’s Space Data Network (SDN), a future network of low Earth orbit military communications satellites, the […]