BAE Agrees To Increase APKWS Production Under Multi-Year Framework With DoD
BAE Systems will “surge” production of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) to 25,000 annually for the Defense Department under a new agreement that also creates a path to […]
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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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Sikorsky’s [LMT] U-Hawk platform, an unmanned version of its Black Hawk helicopter optimized for autonomous cargo-carrying operations, has officially moved into a flight test program, the company’s lead official said. […]
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The U.S. Air Force may award a contract for the development and construction of the Tactical Multi-Mission Over-the-Horizon Radar (TACMOR) on the Pacific island of Palau by next October. The […]
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Hadrian, Lockheed Martin Formalize Agreement For Automated Manufacturing Of Missile Parts
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Four Democratic Senators Ask SpaceX for Answers on Starshield Restrictions
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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
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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
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