Defense Daily, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Vol. 306, Issue 11

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 • 67th Year • Volume 306 • No. 11 View PDF archive

Advanced / Transformational Technology  |  by Cal Biesecker
NATO Acquires Maven For Military Planning And Operations Office

NATO on Monday said has acquired the Maven Smart System (MSS) from Palantir Technologies [PLTR] for use by the alliance’s office that conducts military planning and operations. The value of the contract was not disclosed. The NATO Communications and Information…

Navy/USMC  |  by Rich Abott
New SSBN 12-18 Months Late But Trying To Recover Partial Time, Navy Tells Lawmakers

A Navy official told a panel of senators last week that the lead Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine is currently running 12 to 18 months late, but they are trying to recover some of that delay time. In a written statement…

Advanced / Transformational Technology  |  by Rich Abott
Epirus Reveals High-Power Microwave Disables Boat Motors, Used In Navy Test

Epirus recently unveiled the name and test results of its new prototype high-energy high-power microwave (HPM) system that can disable various unmanned vehicle engines, the Leonidas H2O. The company on April 8 announced it used the Navy’s Advanced Naval Technology…

Army  |  by Matthew Beinart
Northrop Grumman Opens Facility To Expand IBCS Production Capacity

Northrop Grumman [NOC] announced Monday it has opened a new 175,500-square foot facility in Madison, Alabama to increase production capacity for the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS). The company said it invested $20 million into…

Uncategorized  |  by Sarah Salem
B61-13 ‘Significantly Ahead of Schedule,’ NNSA Says

The National Nuclear Security Administration will complete the First Production Unit of the B61-13 this fiscal year, according to a news report last week.  With production complete in December for the B61-12 life extension program, the National Nuclear Security Administration…

Intelligence Community  |  by Cal Biesecker
NRO Launches Another Proliferated Architecture Mission

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) last Saturday morning launched its ninth proliferated architecture mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The 8:25 am EDT launch of NROL-192 in partnership…
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