DoD Selects 25 Vendors To Compete In First Round Of Drone Dominance Program
The Defense Department on Tuesday said it has selected 25 companies to compete in the first phase of its program to quickly acquire low-cost, one-way attack unmanned aircraft systems while […]
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House May Vote Tuesday on Spending Package, As Democrats Look to Reform ICE
The House may vote Tuesday on a fiscal 2026 spending package passed by the Senate late last Friday, as Democratic legislators push for measures to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
Pentagon Set For Temporary Weekend Shutdown, As Senate Votes On Final Spending Deal
While the Senate will vote Friday night on a spending deal that includes final fiscal year 2026 defense appropriations, the Pentagon is set to have a temporary lapse in funding […]
Houses Passes Final $839 Billion FY ‘26 Defense Spending Bill, Heads To The Senate
The House on Thursday evening voted 341 to 88 to pass the final $839 billion fiscal year 2026 Defense Appropriations Bill. The measure was part of a three-bill “minibus” spending […]
Appropriators Restore Funding For Several Of Army’s Planned Cuts, Rebuke JLTV Decision
Congressional appropriators have restored funding in the final fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill for several of the programs the Army planned to cancel as part of its new transformation […]
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Army Awards $1 Billion To RTX For LTAMDS Radar Production
The Army on January 29 awarded $1.03 billion to RTX [RTX] for continued production of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS). The new contract modification covers production […]
Navy/USMC
L3Harris Nabs Marine Corps Precision Attack Strike Munition Contract
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on Friday announced it awarded L3Harris Technologies [LHX] an 86.2 million contract for its Red Wolf launched effects vehicles for the Marine Corps’ Precision Attack […]
Air Force
Mobile And Mid-Range Targets An Issue For USAF, Targeting Planner Says
Defense analysts have said that insufficient attention to fielded forces’ input in the determination of military service requirements has been a chronic problem for the Defense Department, one example of […]
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Drone Autonomy Company Swarmer Files To Go Public
Swarmer, a software company developing autonomy solutions to enable drones to collaborate and operate in swarms, on Monday registered to go public on the Nasdaq. The number of shares and […]
Space
Varda Space Capsule Launched In November Successfully Returns To Earth
A satellite equipped with a Navy payload that was launched in November 2025 successfully returned to Earth in January, marking the first time Varda Space Industries has used its own […]
Commentary
The Value of the V-22 in a Dangerous World
By Col. Wes Spaid (USMC, ret.), Defense Opinion Writer. As global threats intensify—from China’s coercion in the Indo-Pacific to instability across the Southern Hemisphere—the United States must safeguard a capability […]
A More Resilient Approach to Satellite Communications for the Military
By Bill Milroy, Defense Opinion Writer. Space-based communications are now as fundamental to military operations as fuel and logistics. Warfighters expect assured connectivity for command and control, intelligence and real-time […]
Commercial Equipment is Reshaping the Battlefield
By Ryan Gury, Defense Opinion Writer. In Ukraine, a seismic shift is underway. Not only in the new weapons being deployed, but in the blurring of the line between consumer […]
Restoring U.S. Industrial Agility: Nurturing Domestic UAV Supply Chains
By Jim Will, Defense Opinion Writer. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) illustrate the risk of globally dispersed electronics supply chains. But they also offer an opportunity for the U.S. to reimagine World […]
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