Defense Watch: AUKUS Review, Navy Hearings, Int’l Laser Sale
AUKUS Review. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby on Thursday said the administration’s 2025 review of AUKUS was “the best thing that ever happened to AUKUS because it’s like […]
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Trump Urges Senate To Move ‘Immediately’ On $350 Billion Defense Reconciliation Bill In Lame Duck
President Trump on Thursday urged Senate leadership to move “IMMEDIATELY” on a reconciliation bill that would include $350 billion for defense. The call arrives as Republicans navigate a lame duck […]
House Republicans Block Measure To Impeach Hegseth
House Republicans on Tuesday evening voted to block an attempt to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a 211-204 vote, the House moved to refer Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) articles […]
Top House Defense Appropriator Calvert Officially Wins Reelection Bid
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), House Republicans’ top defense appropriator, has officially won his reelection bid. Calvert was running for a redistricted seat against fellow House Republican Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.), […]
No Path To Defense Reconciliation, Including GOP’s $350 Billion, Coons Says
Top Senate Democrats threw cold water on any GOP plans for a $350 billion fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill, or any defense reconciliation bill, before a new Congress is sworn in […]
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Lockheed Tests New GD-Built Rocket Motor For GMLRS, On Track For Qualification In 2027
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday said it recently completed the first test of a new General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems [GD]-built solid rocket motor (SRM) for its Guided Multiple […]
Navy/USMC
2028 Target for U.S. Navy to Receive 30 MUSVs
The Department of the Navy plans to field 30 Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (MUSVs) by the end of 2028. “What’s the delivery time to build a DDG today–how many years?” […]
Air Force
USAF Looks for Company Insights on AFLRW Acquisition Strategy
The U.S. Air Force wants industry insights on the service’s acquisition strategy for the future Air Force Long-Range Weapon (AFLRW). Deemed controlled unclassified information, a second AFLRW request for information […]
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Robotic Welding Company Path Raises $300 Million To Further Scale Manufacturing
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Space
First Anduril Satellite On Orbit Is For Space Domain Awareness
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Commentary
South Korea’s Hypersonic Trade-Off
By Ju Hyung Kim, Defense Opinion Writer South Korea’s recent test flight of its first domestically produced hypersonic weapon represents another milestone in the country’s growing defense industrial capacity. Nonetheless, […]
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 […]
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