Rep. Bacon Broaches APG-83 Radar for Ukrainian F-16s
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, has broached the idea of providing the Northrop Grumman [NOC] active electronically scanned array AN/APG-83 radar for the […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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Lockheed Nabs $1.2 Billion Army Production Contract For Seeker-Enabled PrSM Inc. 2
The Army on Monday evening awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.2 billion Early Operational Capability production contract for Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2. PrSM Inc. 2 integrates the weapon […]
Navy/USMC
Navy Picks Three New Yards To Build More LCU-1700 Landing Vessels
The Navy on Tuesday awarded three new shipyards prototype contract agreements as part of a deal to expand production of the Landing Craft utility (LCU) 1700 class craft. The service […]
Air Force
No USAF Pursuit of NGAS, As Service Examines Future Self-Protection for Tankers
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The U.S. Air Force will not pursue a future tanker, stealthy or otherwise, but instead self-protection systems to ensure access for refueling tankers in future conflicts, the service’s […]
Business/Financial
DoD Makes $450 Million Equity Investment In Domestic Tungsten Supplier The Elmet Group
The Defense Department on Monday said it has taken a $450 million equity stake in The Elmet Group [ELMT] that the Maine-based company will use to support a more vertically […]
Space
Second Tranche 1 Data Layer Satellite Launch Weeks Away; Full Tranche 1 Constellation Up In 2027
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Space Development Agency (SDA) expects the second launch of Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites to occur in early October and the current goal is to have the […]
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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
By Jason Dunn-Potter, Defense Opinion Writer A century ago, innovation in national defense wasn’t defined by data, but by dominance. After World War I, the aircraft carrier became one of […]
Small Businesses Struggle to Contribute to National Defense
By Nancy Langer, Defense Opinion Writer Whenever I was in a tight spot in a war zone I always thought, “why don’t I have a gun?” As a humanitarian I […]
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 […]
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