Army Faces Top Leadership Void Following Secretary Dan Driscoll’s Planned Exit This Week
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will officially step down from his role after Thursday, a defense official told Defense Daily, leaving the service without Senate-confirmed top leadership amid its ongoing acquisition […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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Army Awards AV ‘First-Ever’ DE Production Contract For Enduring High Energy Laser
The Army said on Wednesday it has awarded AeroVironment [AVAV] a contract for the Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program, which the company described as the “first-ever production contract for directed […]
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Navy Pushes Back New Trainer Jet Bid Deadline And Award Date
The Navy is pushing back its deadlines for competitive proposals for the Navy’s new training jet and postponing the award date as well, according to a new Request for Proposals […]
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MH-139A Attains IOC, USAF Says, As House Looks for MH-139/HH-60W Comparison for Military District of Washington
The U.S. Air Force MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter by Boeing [BA] attained initial operational capability (IOC) on Aug. 10 in the planned replacement of the service’s UH-1Ns by Bell [TXT] […]
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SAIC’s Earnings Dip In Second Quarter On Higher Taxes
Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] on Monday posted lower net income in the second quarter of its 2027 fiscal year due to a tax headwind while sales were higher. Net […]
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Space Force Raises Ceiling Value Of HADES Contract To $389 Million
Less than a month after releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking engineering, development and operational support services for prototype and operational satellite ground systems, the Space Force this week […]
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Why Brussels’ Spectrum Move is About More than Satellites
By Jean-Francois Morizur, Ph.D., Defense Opinion Writer. European Commission leaders recently said they want to reserve two-thirds of a coveted spectrum band for operators working within the EU. This is a proposal, and […]
Human Judgment is the Artificial Intelligence Edge
By Jonathan Aberman, Defense Opinion Writer. The Department of Defense (DoD) is moving fast on artificial intelligence (AI). Very fast. With $13.4 billion requested for AI and autonomous systems in fiscal year […]
Fix the Jones Act—Don’t Scuttle It
By Steven Wills, Ph.D., Defense Opinion Writer. The maritime legislation commonly known as the Jones Act of 1920 requires vessels moving goods between U.S. ports to be U.S.-built, U.S.-flagged, and U.S.-crewed. Critics […]
Batteries, Critical Minerals are a Major U.S. Vulnerability
By Michael Purzycki, Defense Opinion Writer. Rivalry between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is likely to be a defining characteristic of international affairs for many years […]
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