L3Harris And Sierra Space Receive $1.75 Billion For SDA Tranche 3, Tracking Layer
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] is receiving $955 million and Sierra Space $798 million under fixed price Other Transaction Authority (OTA) rapid prototyping contracts for an expedited launch of Tranche 3, Tracking […]
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House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails
The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]
Bipartisan Group Of House Members Introduce U.S.-Ukrainian Co-Production Bill For Unmanned Systems
A bipartisan group of six House legislators have introduced the Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership Act–a bill to improve drone collaboration between the U.S. and Ukraine. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the […]
House Appropriators ‘Concerned’ With JLTV A2 Delays, Shift Funds For Marines’ Second Supplier Effort
House appropriators have said they’re “seriously concerned” with Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) A2 delays, as their fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill shifts funds to support the Marine Corps’ […]
House Appropriators Approve $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill Amid Reconciliation Uncertainty
The House Appropriations Committee has approved its $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, advancing a bill with a historic topline while uncertainty lingers over Congress’ next step to […]
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Army Picks Companies For New Autonomous Logistics, Breaching Prototyping Efforts
The Army has announced vendors picked to work on two new initiatives to develop new autonomous systems and ground robots in support of logistics resupply and breaching operations. For the […]
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DIU And Navy Team Up For Modular Payload Prize Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week opened a new multiphase prize challenge with a $5 million prize pool, called Specular MIST, aimed at speeding development of containerized payloads for […]
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Air Force Moving Forward On DVES For HH-60W, As House Appropriators Recommend $180 Million Add for More Helos
The House Appropriations Committee’s fiscal 2027 defense bill includes $180 million for more Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue helicopters by Lockheed Martin [LMT], as the […]
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Singularity, Startup Developing Low-Cost Air Defense Systems, Exits Stealth With $80 Million Round
Singularity, a startup developing low-cost air defense systems to counter similarly low-cost munitions, has emerged from stealth with an $80 million funding round let by Khosla Ventures and Felicis. The […]
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Space Force NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1 Field Now At Seven With Two New Companies Added
The field of companies eligible for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3, Lane 1 awards is now at seven after the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded […]
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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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By Robbin Laird, Defense Opinion Writer. Somewhere over Kuwait during the dense barrage phase of Operation Epic Fury, Kuwaiti air defense operators tracking a cluttered radar picture identified a flight […]
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