Defense Daily
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks Prototypes For New Air-Launched Torpedo
The Navy on Tuesday issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry’s ability to design, test and make a new cost-effective prototype air-launched torpedo. A new government notice said the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationArmy Chooses Five Companies To Build Janus Reactors At Military Sites
Almost a year after the Janus program was announced in October 2025, the Army has selected five nuclear companies and awarded a collective $2.2 billion to them to build over […]
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Navy/USMCCastelion Nabs Another $90 Million Navy Order To Fund First 50 Blackbeard Weapons
The Navy on Tuesday awarded hypersonic weapons developer Castelion another $90 million firm-fixed-price order to further develop and advance the Blackbeard hypersonic weapon system and the first 50 Early Operational […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Warfighting Lab Accepts First Aussie-Designed Prototype Surface Craft
The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) earlier this month received the first of two Ancillary Surface Craft (ASC) prototypes, according to an Aug. 18 news release. The ASC is designed […]
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SpaceLeoLabs To Provide Space Force With Surveillance Radar
LeoLabs on Wednesday said the Space Force has awarded the company a $20.7 million contract to deliver a modified version of its Scout containerized space surveillance radar for a “new […]
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SpaceSmaller Space Companies Want To See Programs Of Record For Their Investments
Smaller space companies want to see how the “commercial first” mantra of Pentagon acquisition reform translates into programs of record. The Space Force contends that its nine, new program acquisition […]
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Air ForceRaytheon Awarded $603 Million For New Radar For B-52
The Air Force on Tuesday said it awarded RTX‘s [RTX] Raytheon an up to $603 million contract through August 2031 for a new radar, the APQ-188, for the service’s 75 […]
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Unmanned SystemsCounter-Drone Startup Mara Raises $7 Million To Advance Spike, An Integrated System
Mara on Tuesday said it raised $7 million in a pre-seed round to build its Spike portable counter-drone platform, which includes targeting sensors and small interceptors for 360-degree coverage against […]
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026
- Ursa Major Going Public To Scale Hypersonic Weapon, Rocket Motors And Engines
- Oshkosh Invests $50 Million-Plus To Support Potential JLTV ‘Bridge’ Production For Marines
- MDA Looking To “Dramatically” Lower Costs Of Missile Defense Kill Vehicles
- SDA Director Says Constellation’s Tranche 1 Checkouts Progressing Faster After Slow Start
- Auriga Fires Containerized Electromagnetic Launcher In First Field Test
- Air Force Mulls Draft Solicitation On Future Air Operations Center Weapon System
- SecNav Creates New Defense Industrial Base Office
- White House Links Nuclear Energy To National Security And Deterrence
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026
- Ursa Major Going Public To Scale Hypersonic Weapon, Rocket Motors And Engines
- Oshkosh Invests $50 Million-Plus To Support Potential JLTV ‘Bridge’ Production For Marines
- MDA Looking To “Dramatically” Lower Costs Of Missile Defense Kill Vehicles
- SDA Director Says Constellation’s Tranche 1 Checkouts Progressing Faster After Slow Start
- Auriga Fires Containerized Electromagnetic Launcher In First Field Test
- Air Force Mulls Draft Solicitation On Future Air Operations Center Weapon System
- SecNav Creates New Defense Industrial Base Office
- White House Links Nuclear Energy To National Security And Deterrence