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Industry Groups ‘Urge’ Congress To Block Stock Buyback Restriction From Final FY ‘27 NDAA

More than three dozen industry associations on Monday called on congressional defense committee leaders to scrap a provision in the final version of the next National Defense Authorization Act that […]


Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

Two senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, including a potential frontrunner for the panel’s top GOP role, have officially lost their reelection bids. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and […]

Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]


Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]



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Army

Army Officially Puts Out Call For Industry’s MTC-Tracked Solutions To Replace M109

The Army has officially put out a call for industry’s solutions to meet its new tracked artillery modernization requirement, as it aims to find a replacement for the M109 self-propelled […]



Navy/USMC

Northrop Grumman Declines To Protest F/A-XX

Northrop Grumman [NOC] declined to protest its loss of the F/A-XX next generation Navy fighter program award to Boeing [BA], Defense Daily confirmed. In late September the Pentagon announced it selected […]



Air Force

USAF Spare Parts Assurance A Three-to-Five-Year Effort

The U.S. Air Force said that spare parts assurance to fill in a $14 billion gap is a three-to-five-year effort. The fiscal 2027 $4.3 billion in critical spare parts requested […]



Business/Financial

Fairbanks Morse Defense Acquires Valve-Maker Truflo Marine

Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) on Monday announced it closed on the acquisition of the U.K.-based valve maker Truflo Marine and argued it is strengthening the industrial base for allied navies. […]



Space

Bridenstine: First Quantum Space Delivery ‘Will Be Well Ahead’ Of 2031 First Task Order Due Date Under Andromeda

Rockville, Md.-based Quantum Space believes its satellites will be ready for U.S. Space Force low Earth orbit to geostationary orbit (GEO) maneuvers and rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) several years […]