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Senate’s stopgap funding bill rejects special requests for Trump battleship, munitions

Northrop gets $3B framework deal to increase motor production for PAC-3, THAAD

The deal will allow Northrop to stand up production as a second supplier of solid rocket motors for the PAC-3 interceptor.

By Valerie Insinna

All Domain

Multinational RIMPAC exercise played ‘primary laboratory’ for cutting edge tech

Experiments involving 3D printing and launching missiles from uncrewed vessels were expected to take place among high-end warfighting training.

By Mike Yeo

Space

Facing a lack of kit, Space Force creates $981M pool to buy training capabilities

Gen. Greg Gagnon, head of Space Force Combat Forces Command, said a number of key mission areas face a serious lack of simulators needed for training Guardians.

By Theresa Hitchens

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Air Warfare

Marine Corps F-35 suffers crash in California

The pilot ejected and is receiving medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the service.

By Diana Stancy

Air Warfare

Key B-52 upgrades face cost, schedule risks: GAO

A new audit from the Government Accountability Office found concerns with the Air Force’s modernization of the B-52 Stratofortress, which is planned to fly through the middle of the century.

By Michael Marrow

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GCAP timeline could shrink ‘by a couple of years,’ Leonardo CEO says

Lorenzo Mariani said the sixth-gen fighter could enter service two years ahead of its 2035 target date, but only if some requirements for the "initial version" were altered.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Opinion

The devil was in the waivers: How new minerals procurement rules will change the game

Establishing durable domestic mineral supply chains will likely require closer coordination between US defense primes as well as small businesses and new entrants, says Abigail Hunter.

By Abigail Hunter

Networks & Digital Warfare

Light at the end of M-code’s tunnel? Receivers for ships, planes to finish tests by 2027

An Air Force office recently took over the sprawling M-code project, meant to give jam- and spoof-proof GPS receivers to potentially a million pieces of tech.

By Theresa Hitchens and Carley Welch

Land Warfare

JIATF-401 awards CACI $500M for non-kinetic cUAS

JIATF-401 also awarded AeroVironment (AV) a $500 million three-year contract earlier this month.

By Carley Welch

Pentagon

How the Pentagon plans to help mitigate industry concerns over critical mineral EO

An executive order on sourcing critical minerals could shake up supply chains for industry.

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Pentagon

Senate takes next steps toward confirming key Pentagon officials

Lawmakers voted en bloc, setting up a next round of votes to confirm a new Pentagon comptroller, along with other influential positions.

By Ashley Roque and Theresa Hitchens

Land Warfare

Fixing the Achilles’ heel of air-and-missile defense with solid rocket motors

Resupply of SRMs during a high-tempo engagement like Iran could take years without procurement changes.

By Casey Laughman

Pentagon

L3Harris postpones missile unit IPO until mid-2027

CEO Chris Kubasik told investors that "market conditions do not reflect the value we're building," and it would be better to wait for them to "settle down."

By Valerie Insinna

Land Warfare

Army opens new testing hub for further air defense integration

The test hub will serve as a “permanent hackathon environment,” the Army stated, by which they mean eliminating manufacturer software restrictions on air defense systems.

By Carley Welch

Networks & Digital Warfare

Leonardo DRS to acquire software company Raft

The $450 million all-cash offer seeks to improve DRS's ability to offer a wider range of technologies to customers.

By Mark Pomerleau

Opinion

Airpower opened Iran’s skies. Why hasn’t it reopened Hormuz?

The hardest lesson of the Iran war for a US military "that has dominated the blue skies for generations," two Stimson Center experts argue, "may be that the decisive contest has moved below."

By Maximilian K. Bremer and Kelly Grieco

Global

Rafael CEO eyes IPO by end of year, plans to attend French defense shows in future

In an interview with Breaking Defense, Yoav Tourgeman acknowledged that questions remain about how exactly the Israeli defense giant would go public.

By Aaron Mehta

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