Space Force Awards 14 Companies Space Domain Awareness Contracts Under “Andromeda”
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Wednesday that it has awarded 14 companies more than $1.8 billion in firm fixed price “Andromeda” contracts for the Geosynchronous Reconnaissance […]
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Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]
Graham Says GOP To Move Ahead On Second Reconciliation Bill, With Defense Funds As Priority
Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Wednesday, with the White House’s backing, his panel will move “expeditiously” on crafting a second reconciliation bill, citing priorities for defense and […]
Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says
U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]
Wicker Backs “Crash Program” To Supply Ukraine With Low-Cost Weapons
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Thursday proposed a rapid effort to supply Ukraine with low-cost weapons to aid that country in turning back Russia. “We […]
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BAE Tapped As Second Source To Provide Cannons For Howitzer
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Pentagon More Than Doubles Funding For Missile Defense Interceptors In 2027 Request
The Pentagon’s fiscal year 2027 budget request is seeking billions of dollars more to procure missile defense interceptors, according to documents published Friday. The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) procurement budget […]
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USAF Seeking Advanced IR Countermeasures For HH-60Ws
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Vantor Introduces Two New Satellite Classes For High Resolution Imaging, Frequent Revisits
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Culture, Not Cash, Biggest Obstacle to Europe’s Rearmament
By Daniel Biedermann, Defense Opinion Writer. Europe presented a united front at the recent Munich Security Conference. Across panels and meetings and in speeches, heads of state and officials of […]
Securing Artificial Intelligence is Vital to New Command, Control Network
By Chris Finch, Defense Opinion Writer. When Congress passed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act late last year, among the priorities they wisely included in the legislation were provisions requiring […]
U.S. Indo-Pacific Forces Need a Digital Upgrade
By Peter O’Donoghue and Deshawn Bell, Defense Opinion Writers. The Indo-Pacific is the most strategically vital and contested theater of the 21st century. Its vast geography and escalating threat environment […]
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