Army Names FLRAA As Cheyenne II; Plans First Unit With 24 Aircraft In FY ‘30 While Noting Timeline ‘Variables’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Army announced Wednesday it has officially designated its MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) as the Cheyenne II, with senior leaders affirming a plan to […]
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Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]
Graham Says GOP To Move Ahead On Second Reconciliation Bill, With Defense Funds As Priority
Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Wednesday, with the White House’s backing, his panel will move “expeditiously” on crafting a second reconciliation bill, citing priorities for defense and […]
Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says
U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]
Wicker Backs “Crash Program” To Supply Ukraine With Low-Cost Weapons
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Thursday proposed a rapid effort to supply Ukraine with low-cost weapons to aid that country in turning back Russia. “We […]
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Bell Taps RTX’s Collins Aerospace To Provide Key Systems For MV-75 FLRAA
RTX’s [RTX] Collins Aerospace announced Monday it has secured multiple contracts from Bell [TXT] to provide five key systems for the Army’s new MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). […]
Navy/USMC
CNO Sees Role For Foreign Shipbuilders To Build And Maintain Some Auxiliary Ships, Invest In U.S.
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on Monday said he envisions leveraging foreign shipyards to improve the U.S. Navy by having them maintain and build some auxiliary ships while investing […]
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Solid Rocket Motors For First Five Sentinel Flight Tests In Construction
Solid rocket motors for the first five Air Force flight tests of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM are in construction, the company said on Monday. “Every propulsive […]
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Rocket Lab Closes Mynaric Acquisition At Higher Price Than Originally Agreed
Rocket Lab [RKLB] on Tuesday said it closed its acquisition of optical communications terminal (OCT) supplier Mynaric AG for $155.3 million, $5.3 million more than the original deal terms announced […]
Space
White House Lays Groundwork For 2030 Moon Reactor Mission
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy unveiled in a Tuesday memorandum a new initiative focused on the use of nuclear power in space. Within 30 days of […]
Commentary
Practical Considerations for Modernizing the Military Procurement System
By Chuck Cynamon, Defense Opinion Writer. With his memo last November and address at the National War College, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has made clear that the acquisition process for military […]
How to Ensure the Success of Military Artificial Intelligence Systems
By Brad Harrison, Defense Opinion Writer. The next phase of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption at the Pentagon will be shaped less by technology, funding or capability and more by culture […]
Culture, Not Cash, Biggest Obstacle to Europe’s Rearmament
By Daniel Biedermann, Defense Opinion Writer. Europe presented a united front at the recent Munich Security Conference. Across panels and meetings and in speeches, heads of state and officials of […]
Securing Artificial Intelligence is Vital to New Command, Control Network
By Chris Finch, Defense Opinion Writer. When Congress passed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act late last year, among the priorities they wisely included in the legislation were provisions requiring […]
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