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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 […]


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 […]



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Army

Army Eyes Potential ‘Multiple Awards’ For Rare Earth Magnets To Support Brushless Motor Work

The Army is looking to identify companies that could manufacture rare earth magnets to support the service’s production of brushless motors for small drones, with plans to potentially make “multiple […]



Navy/USMC

Saronic’s Port Alpha Breaks Ground With LCU-1700 Backlog, Open To Building Navy Modules

Ahead of the planned Wednesday groundbreaking on Saronic Technologies’ new Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, company officials said it will start off with a solid backlog that is pushing […]



Air Force

Ukraine Requests U.S. Provision of S-300 ‘Clones’ and TELs For APKWS

The U.S. would conduct industry competitions for the provision of nearly $2.7 billion in military equipment requested by Ukraine this month and funded by Norwegian “jump start” dollars and Foreign […]



Business/Financial

DoD Takes Equity Stake In Steel Firm As Part Of Funding Raise

Steel company Hertha Metals on Tuesday said it raised $134 million in an investment round that includes a $65 million equity stake by the Defense Department, funding that will be […]



Space

21 Tranche 1, Transport Layer Satellites Delivered to Vandenberg, Northrop Grumman Says

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Monday that it has delivered 21 satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., for Tranche 1 of the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s Transport […]