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Kongsberg Nabs Potential $329 Million Award To Build Turrets For Marines’ ACV-30
The Marine Corps has awarded Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace a contract worth up to $329 million to build medium caliber remotely-operated weapon systems for the turreted variant of the
Fincantieri And UAE Expand Naval Collaboration To Underwater Systems
Italy’s Fincantieri on Tuesday signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates’ EDGE Group to expand their cooperative work on naval systems to include underwater sys...
Palantir’s Sales To DoD Up 21 Percent In Third Quarter
Palantir Technologies on Monday reported surging sales in its third quarter that included strong revenue from Defense Department contracts and the U.S. government overall. Sales to the DoD were
State Department Approves $4.9 Billion Sale of E-7 Aircraft To South Korea
The State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale of $4.92 billion in Boeing E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft to South Korea. The Defense Security Cooperat...
Beck: DIU ‘Not Taking on Projects Anymore Where There’s Not a Pathway to Scale’
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has personnel at combatant commands and other forward locations to aid in fielding front-line equipment requests, DIU Director Doug Beck said last Friday. “The...
Boeing Workers End Strike; Cash Flow Will Remain Negative Through 2025
Boeing’s machinists’ union members on Monday voted to end their 53-day strike that shut down production at the company’s commercial aircraft plants in the Pacific Northwest but the company...
U.S. Space Force Says It May Award Four PTS-G Contracts
The U.S. Space Force may award four companies Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) contracts. “The government intends to competitively award up to four Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quanti...
https://www.defensedaily.com/u-s-space-force-says-it-may-award-four-pts-g-contracts/space/
BWX Technologies To Acquire Specialty Materials Business From L3Harris Technologies
BWX Technologies has agreed to acquire a specialty materials and manufacturing business from L3Harris Technologies ’ Aerojet Rocketdyne segment for $100 million. The Aerojet Ordnance Tennesse...
Top Defense Appropriators, NatSec Lawmakers Locked In Key Races Heading Into Election Day
The Senate and House’s top defense appropriators are both facing tough election day matchups that could help determine the majority in either chamber and potentially reshape key “cardinal” ...
Navigation Experts Urge Launch of Stored GPS Satellites with L5 Signal
The Global Positioning System (GPS) program, established in 1973, needs to launch four Lockheed Martin GPS III satellites with the L5 signal in short order to help counter adversary
Australia Cancels Satellite Effort With Lockheed Martin As Space Tech Advances
The Australian Ministry of Defence on Nov. 4 terminated its procurement activity with Lockheed Martin for a single communications satellite in favor of pursuing multiple spacecraft that could pr...
Private Equity Firm Acquires Defense Engineering Firm From Trident Maritime Systems
The private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Co. on Monday said its portfolio company Trident Maritime Systems has sold its Hoffman Engineering company to another investment firm, Branford Castle Partne...
BAE Nabs Contract For 10 Netherlands and Belgium Frigate Naval Guns
BAE Systems on Friday said it signed a contract with the Netherlands to provide eight new Bofors 40 Mk4 40mm naval guns for the Royal Netherlands and Belgian Navies. The
Teledyne Acquires Electronics Company Micropac Industries
Teledyne Technologies on Monday said it has acquired Micropac Industries in a $57.3 million deal that adds electronic components used in space, military, industrial, and medical applications. T...
Navy To Extend Life Of 12 Destroyers And Three Cruisers
The Navy plans to extend the operations of 12 Flight 1 Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers and three Ticonderoga-class cruisers past their planned service lives to boost fleet numbers, the se...
https://www.defensedaily.com/navy-to-extend-life-of-12-destroyers-and-three-cruisers/navy-usmc/
ARKA Group Acquires Radar And Sensor Tech Unit From Maxar Intelligence
ARKA Group last Friday said it has acquired the Radar and Sensor Technology (RST) business from Maxar Intelligence , providing it with experts that support classified government sensor programs. ...
CCA In-Flight Adaptation Likely Need for ‘Tactical Responsiveness’
Some defense technologists believe that the U.S. Air Force’s manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) sixth generation fighter, in order to survive a service-ordered review, will have to be ...
U.S. OKs $425 Million In More Weapons For Ukraine, As North Korea Sends Troops To Support Russia
The Biden administration has approved a new $425 million weapons aid package for Ukraine, which includes providing Kyiv with additional munitions, counter-drone equipment and Stryker vehicles. ...
Palantir’s CTO Sankar Issues Treatise On Reforming DoD Acquisition
A top Palantir executive last week offered a sweeping set of recommendations—he calls them theses—for transforming the way the Defense Departments buys weapons and systems, and how U.S. indu...
Defense Watch: Welding School, Bomber Task Force-Europe, Freedom’s Forge, Faulty Welds, New Rheinmetall JV
Welding School. The Navy’s Submarine Industrial base program announced the opening of the John D. Haynes School of Welding Technology at Mount Vernon High School on Oct. 24 to help
Airbus CEO Addresses Potential Space Consolidation
Airbus is evaluating potential consolidation for its Space segment in Europe, CEO Guillaume Faury told investors on Oct. 30. The Space segment at Airbus has been challenged this year with charge...
https://www.defensedaily.com/airbus-ceo-addresses-potential-space-consolidation/business-financial/
General Atomics-BAE Systems Aim to Demonstrate Autonomous EW for CCA
General Atomics‘ Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) subsidiary and BAE Systems said that they are teaming to demonstrate autonomous electronic warfare (EW) systems that the companies believe c...
CCAs to Have Short Sustainment ‘Tail’
The U.S. Air Force wants a short sustainment “tail” for its future fleet of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs), as the service’s Integrated Capabilities Command seeks to help the continua...
https://www.defensedaily.com/ccas-to-have-short-sustainment-tail/air-force/
U.S., South Korea To Establish New S&T Forum, Explore AUKUS Pillar II Opportunities
The U.S. and South Korea this week announced plans to establish a new Defense Science and Technology Executive Committee (DSTEC) to collaborate on emerging capabilities, with officials citing it ...
CACI Completes $1.3 Billion Acquisition Of Defense Electronics Company Azure Summit
CACI International on Wednesday said it completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of Azure Summit Technology, adding capabilities in radio frequency technology and engineering. Azure, which has mor...
HII’s Third Quarter Earnings Tumble On Delays In Submarine Awards, Labor And Supply Chain Challenges
HII’s strong momentum in 2024 came to a screeching halt in the third quarter due to several challenges in its shipbuilding operations, notably delays in an award from the
NRO Awards BALISTA Contracts
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) said on Wednesday that its Office of Space Launch (OSL) has awarded Broad Agency Announcements for Agile Launch Innovation and Strategic Technology Advanc...
https://www.defensedaily.com/nro-awards-balista-contracts/space/
DoD Awards dMetrics $100 Million To Provide AI Platform That Scours Open Source, Other Data For Connections
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Wednesday said dMetrics received a $99.5 million contract to provide its Minsky artificial intelligence platform for help Defense Department analysts search t...
Australia Details $14 Billion Plan To Boost Munitions Production, Includes New GMLRS Facility By 2029
Australia has released its plan to spend up to $14 billion over the next decade to boost domestic production of munitions, which will include building a new facility by 2029
Draft Environmental Review Of New Guam Missile Defenses Reveals More Details
A new draft Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the planned additions to Guam’s air and missile defense systems revealed yet more DoD details and timelines, li...
U.S. Space Force Releases New Solicitation for NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) on Wednesday released a new solicitation for Phase 3, Lane 1 of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, and SSC said that
Munsell Adds Chief AI Officer To Job Portfolio At NGA
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) this week named Mark Munsell as its new Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO), adding to his duties, formalizing the position, and elevati...
Lockheed Martin Closes Terran Orbital Acquisition
Lockheed Martin on Wednesday completed its acquisition of smallsat manufacturer Terran Orbital , acquiring the former SPAC as its largest customer. Terran Orbital and subsidiary Tyvak Internati...
https://www.defensedaily.com/lockheed-martin-closes-terran-orbital-acquisition/business-financial/
Hicks: Defense Bigs Collaborating with Smaller, Newer Entrants on Microelectronics
While defense industry entrants are bringing welcome competition to Pentagon modernization efforts, the heritage defense giants are also working with some of the new firms on microelectronics adv...
Leonardo DRS Reports Strong Third Quarter Financials
Benefiting from its sensing, radar, work, and force protection work, Leonardo DRS on Wednesday posted strong third quarter sales and earnings, continuing its robust momentum this year. Net incom...
U.S. State Department Approves Sale of Latest AMRAAM to Denmark
Denmark is to get the AIM-120D-3 missile, the latest version of RTX‘s Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The State Department has approved a $744 million foreign military sale
DoD Releases Plan Detailing ‘Concrete Actions,’ Billions In Investment For Strategy To Boost Industrial Base
The Pentagon on Tuesday released the implementation plan for its first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS), detailing “concrete actions” to bolster the industrial base such as in...
Israel Unveils $537 Million Iron Beam Deal, To Deploy Within A Year
The Israeli Ministry of Defense on Tuesday unveiled a $537 million deal to increase serial production of the laser interception system Iron Beam with primary developers and producers Rafael Advan...
Avio Considering Sites for U.S. Solid Rocket Motor Plant
Avio USA, a subsidiary of Italy’s Avio S.p.A, is considering sites for Avio’s first solid rocket motor (SRM) plant in the United States. The company said that it has picked
https://www.defensedaily.com/avio-considering-sites-for-u-s-solid-rocket-motor-plant/navy-usmc/
Propulsion and On-Orbit Servicing Areas for OSC Investment
Propulsion and on-orbit repair and refueling of satellites are underfunded innovation areas that the DoD Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has looked to take on. “Our 2024 investment strategy t...
https://www.defensedaily.com/propulsion-and-on-orbit-servicing-areas-for-osc-investment/space/
Indo-Pacific Command Plans To Begin Replicator Testing In January Ahead Of IOC Next Summer
Early in 2025, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) will begin testing of unmanned systems being acquired under the Defense Department’s Replicator initiative and will continue monthly experim...
Navy Exploring Drone Navigation Tech And Autonomy In SatNav-Denied Environment
The Navy is looking into options that would allow uncrewed vessels to continue to travel even if satellite navigation systems are denied in the environment, according to a recent notice.
Leidos Swings To Profit In Third Quarter; Restarting Glide Munition Production
Leidos on Tuesday reported strong third quarter financial results led by its health and defense segments and the company raised its guidance for 2024 and set expectations for further
Sikorsky Awarded $1.24 Billion For UH-60M Black Hawk Deliveries To FMS Customers
The Army has awarded Sikorsky a $1.24 billion contract modification covering UH-60M Black Hawks for foreign military sale (FMS) cases with Austria, Brazil, Greece, Sweden and Thailand. Work on
HDT Details Hunter WOLF Platform For Army’s S-MET Inc. II Prototyping Effort
HDT Global on Monday confirmed it will provide its 6×6 Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicle for the Army’s Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) Increment II prototyping effort. The co...
U.S. OKs $2 Billion In Potential Weapons Sales To Taiwan, Includes NASAMS Defense Systems
The State Department has approved nearly $2 billion in potential weapons deals with Taiwan, to include the sale of several National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS). The Defense S...
Senators Push OMB To Assess New Sub Funding Idea, Knock Navy On Hill Comms
A bipartisan group of senators expressed cautious optimism at a scheme to shift submarine funding to improve current production rates but also knocked the Navy for insufficient communication with...
Honeywell Partners with Near Earth Autonomy In Autonomous Rotorcraft Competitions
Avionics supplier Honeywell on Monday announced the start of an investment and collaboration agreement with autonomy provider Near Earth Autonomy to bid on for autonomous rotorcraft. Honeywell s...
Special Aerospace Services Adds Missile And Hypersonic Weapons Company To Portfolio
Special Aerospace Services (SAS) on Monday said it has acquired Concordia Technologies, which has expertise in hypersonic weapons and missile defense modeling and simulation, a deal that adds to ...
DIU Awards Astra Up To $44 Million Development Of New Launch System
Astra last week said it has received a potential $44 million contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to further develop and scale production capabilities of a new launch system