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GDIT scores $1.3 billion National Guard IT contract

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The state of DoD Zero Trust: Progress toward target level

Join us August 26th at 2pm ET as industry leaders discuss the current state of Zero Trust and what the roadmap looks like for the next 2 years.

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Land Warfare

Army opens ranges in US, Morocco to speed interceptor testing, development

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told reporters he hopes to get companies who have internally funded their own munitions onto testing ranges within 30 days of a request.

By Carley Welch

Pentagon

Senate confirms nominees for Pentagon comptroller, space acquisition and NRO chief

Until today, the Pentagon had gone a year and a half without a confirmed comptroller.

By Ashley Roque and Theresa Hitchens

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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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Insights and observations from this year's Farnborough International Airshow.

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

Naval Warfare

Navy awards $76.6B in contracts for new Virginia, Columbia-class subs

General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding jointly build the Virginia and Columbia-class submarines.

By Diana Stancy

Land Warfare

Army adds $54B to Lockheed PAC-3 agreement, totaling $59B

The contract is undefinitized, meaning dollar values and quantities could change as negotiations continue.

By Carley Welch

Space

SpaceX wins $1.6B to launch Space Force ‘sensing and targeting’ sats

The SpaceX task order is the first to be awarded since the Space Force's July 17 massive $11.4 billion plus-up to the NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 contract vehicle ceiling.

By Theresa Hitchens

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Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense

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