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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 […]


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 […]



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Army

Army Launches Effort To Speed Up Industry’s Access To Test Ranges

The Army has launched a new effort to speed up industry’s access to its test ranges, pushing to compress the timeline for securing space that can currently take 12-18 months […]



Navy/USMC

TOTE Hosts LSM Industry Day With Over 30 Companies

TOTE Services LLC, hosted more than 30 companies in an industry day for the Navy and Marine Corps’ Medium Landing Ship (LSM) on August 6 as it ramps up in […]



Air Force

Air Force Looking For Drone Production In Remote, Forward Locations

The Air Force is soliciting ideas from companies on their capacity to build Group 1 and Group 2 drones at remote, forward sites and to scale up that production. Group […]



Business/Financial

Joby Aviation Agrees To Acquire Resonant Sciences To Expand, Diversify Defense Business

Joby Aviation [JOBY] on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Resonant Sciences for $500 million in a deal that expands its defense business and adds new technologies. The transaction […]



Space

Rocket Lab Introduces Containerized Launch System For Global Deployments

Rocket Lab [RKLB] this week unveiled GHOST, a containerized platform to support suborbital and orbital launches globally using the company’s Electron and HASTE rockets. The Global Hypersonic & Orbital Spacecraft […]