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
CACI Nabs $500 Million JIATF-401 Deal To Supply C-UAS Capabilities
The Army-led Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) on Thursday awarded CACI International [CACI] a $500 million contract for procurement of the company’s counter-drone capabilities. The initial task order is […]
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
L3Harris Pauses IPO Of Missile Solutions Business, Says Market Undervalues
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Wednesday evening said it has paused the planned initial public offering (IPO) of its Missile Solutions segment because market interest does not recognize the value the […]
Space
Space Force Awards Contracts Worth Up To $981 Million For Test And Training Technologies
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded contracts to 15 companies for advanced technologies for test and training–contracts that could be worth a total of $981 million over […]
Commentary
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 […]
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 […]
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Defense Daily Korean War
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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