DOD’s $66B IT budget pivots to AI and efficiency
DOD’s $66B IT budget pivots to AI and efficiency
Science & Tech
Oracle books $88M Air Force Cloud One contract
This award follows a $581 million contract with Amazon Web Services as the Air Force continues to build out its multi-cloud infrastructure.
Defense
Air Force charts new path to recompete nuclear missile support work
Instead of one big contract, the service branch will hold separate competitions for different lines of work to aid in the transition to a new ground-based system.
Defense
Three firms move ahead in Army’s future-of-flight-training helicopter training takeover
Despite Congressional concerns, the Army is sprinting to Phase III of its “Flight School Next” initiative.
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Science & Tech
Pentagon leaders should have more control over services’ tech budgets, GAO suggests
Unsurprisingly, “The Departments of Army, Air Force, and Navy disagreed.”
Ideas
Space: the Final Frontier for data processing?
Earth may not be the hub for space-based communications much longer, and for good reason.
Ideas
Space-based interceptors make even less sense now
The Pentagon and its Golden Dome contractors are proposing to replace one showstopping problem with another.
Science & Tech
York Space Systems raises $629M in public offering
The 14-year-old satellite manufacturer got the valuation it wanted from Wall Street in an active year for space listings.
Science & Tech
Trump nominee to lead NSA commits to backing controversial spying law
Lt. Gen. Josh Rudd also promised to prioritize NSA efforts to protect U.S. elections.
Defense
Lockheed CEO: Air Force RQ-170 drones used in mission to capture Maduro
Missions for the “Beast of Kandahar” stealth drone are rarely acknowledged, experts say.
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Defense
US developed ‘non-kinetic’ cell ahead of Venezuela mission to push cyber operations
Officials said that cyber capabilities are expected to play a central role in future U.S. military undertakings.
Defense
Northrop CEO: deal to accelerate B-21 production could arrive in months
Last year’s government shutdown delayed negotiations between the company and service. Another is looming.
Defense
ICEYE Growing in Popularity as Europe Seeks to Improve Space-Based Capability
A growing number of countries are investing in sovereign SAR satellite constellations amid a broader push for strategic autonomy in space.
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The right roadmap to defense innovation in space
The defense community faces a fundamental challenge: as requirements grow more complex, timelines expand, and adversaries seize the opportunity to accelerate their own capabilities and leapfrog the leaders.
Defense
Space Force probably needs twice as many guardians, vice chief says
The service’s budget and constellation have doubled since its founding, Gen. Shawn Bratton noted.
Defense
Space Force previews $200M ground operations support recompete
The service branch unveils a draft solicitation for its effort to hire a contractor that can aid in the prototyping and operations of satellite ground systems and satellite operations centers.
Defense
Booz Allen commits $400M to Andreessen Horowitz's late-stage fund
The government contractor and venture capital firm alike are looking to expand their networks through this capital infusion as well as a related tech partnership pact.
Defense
Where’s all that Golden Dome money going? Lawmakers want to know
Appropriations bill would give Pentagon two months to detail its spending on the sprawling missile-defense program.
Science & Tech
A handful of space and defense tech M&A moves to highlight
One of these transactions involves three defense technology and professional services providers, which are joining forces with private equity backing.
Defense
Pentagon launches wide 8(a) review, targeting billions in awards
Secretary Pete Hegseth said only contracts that can pass a "lethality" test will survive.
