Space Force Outlines Vision, Requirements To Increase Assured Access To Space
The Space Force this week released the first in a series of documents outlining its vision and requirements for boosting launches and assuring safe access to space from its spaceports […]
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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 Long-Range Fires Unit Based in Europe Fires Tomahawk From Typhon For First Time
An Army long-range fires unit based in Europe recently conducted its first live fire of a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile using the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built Typhon launcher, the service has […]
Navy/USMC
Fairbanks Morse Defense Starts Building New Sub Component Facility With AUKUS Investment
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) this week broke ground on a $60 million manufacturing facility that will increase production on Virginia-class naval propulsion components funded in part from international AUKUS funds. […]
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USAF Examining KC-46A Software Integration Effort
The U.S. Air Force may undertake a KC-46A Software Integration Sustainment & Support (K-SWISS) effort for the Boeing [BA] refueling aircraft. The effort would involve the KC-46A Systems Integration Laboratory […]
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Watchtower Labs Raises $35 Million In Seed Round With Focus On AI Applications For Logistics
Watchtower Labs, a startup initially focused on developing artificial intelligence-native applications for logistics planning, on Wednesday emerged from stealth with $35 million in seed funding. The investment was led by […]
Space
Four Democratic Senators Ask SpaceX for Answers on Starshield Restrictions
Four Senate Democrats are seeking insights from SpaceX [SPCX] on the degradation of the company’s military Starshield system for Ukraine. On Oct. 14, Ukrainian officials reported a lack of access […]
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The ‘Warfighting Acquisition System’ and What it Means for Weapons Development
By Paul Maguire, Defense Opinion Writer. For decades, the Department of Defense has operated on a model that assumes time is an ally. The reality of 2026 and the array […]
Iran Conflict Reaffirms Need for More Aircraft Carriers
By Steven Willis, Defense Opinion Writer The most important naval lesson emerging from the ongoing conflict with Iran is the continuing value of aircraft carriers and their embarked air wings […]
The Pentagon’s AI Acceleration Challenge
By Zhenia Klevitsky, Defense Opinion Writer The Department of Defense’s race to operationalize artificial intelligence (AI) has entered a new phase. The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) allocated significant […]
Optimizing Data Centers to Meet Growing Mission Demands
By Jason Dunn-Potter, Defense Opinion Writer A century ago, innovation in national defense wasn’t defined by data, but by dominance. After World War I, the aircraft carrier became one of […]
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