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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 […]


Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]


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 […]



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Army

Army To Field Joint Laser Weapon System By July 2028, Pentagon’s Critical Tech Lead Says

The Army has committed to transitioning the Pentagon’s Joint Laser Weapon System (JLWS) program to fielding, the department’s critical technologies lead said on Wednesday, reiterating plans to deliver capability by […]



Navy/USMC

Navy Reveals CCA Design Details in New RFI Prototype Project

A Navy notice published this week revealed several details of what the service is seeking in a future aircraft carrier-based Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), including the testing of two fully […]



Air Force

GE Aerospace Bids $11.5 Billion for Cleveland-Based Engine Castings Maker

Cincinnati’s GE Aerospace [GE] said on Tuesday that it is to buy Cleveland-based Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) a 6,600 employee maker of military and commercial engine castings, for $11.5 billion, […]



Business/Financial

Pixxel Targets US Growth, New Sensing Tech With $100M Raise

Hyperspectral satellite startup Pixxel completed a $100 million funding raise that the company says will fuel its growth in the U.S. and expansion into sensing technologies beyond hyperspectral. Temasek and Seraphim led […]



Space

BAE, Space Systems Command Complete Critical Design Review For Epoch Two Constellation

The Space Force’s Space Systems Command and BAE Systems completed the critical design review for the first two orbital planes of the Epoch 2 missile warning and tracking satellites that […]