DARPA recently joined the U.S. Air Force to do in-air testing of an F-16 fighter jet using an artificial intelligence (AI) agent to autonomously control its flight. The milestone advances the... Read More »
The House of Representatives passed the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 on Wednesday. The bill provides $47.32 billion to fund national security and border protections and numerous programs. "The Fiscal Year 2027 bill continues this effort... Read More »
The Space Development Agency announced the awarding of two agreements worth $1.75 billion for additional space vehicles in the missile warning, missile tracking and missile defense sector. As support for the U.S. Space Force Program Acquisition Executive for Missile Warning and Tracking, the... Read More »
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said a study found that Texas gets an economic boost of nearly $148.8 billion from U.S. military installations in his state. The study analyzed the economic impact of the population and employees directly affiliated with military installations in Texas, including... Read More »
Lockheed Martin announced it has been awarded a contract modification to extend the life of the Trident II missile. The $850 million awards would extend the life of the missile that serves as a critical piece in the nation’s nuclear triad. The U.S. Department of War announced the contract in... Read More »
The Marine Corps recently launched a service-level organization responsible for integrating, standardizing, and institutionalizing training for Group 1 and Group 2 small unmanned aircraft systems and counter-small unmanned aircraft systems. It is assigned under Marine Air Ground Task Force Training... Read More »
According to the White House, President Donald Trump secured a defense investment from its allies during NATO’s 2026 Ankara Summit. In a statement, the White House said the agreements with the U.S. allies amounted to $3 billion in major deals and joint ventures to expand the “Arsenal of... Read More »
Organizations in law enforcement and in the retail industry are asking Congress to advance bipartisan legislation combating organized retail crime as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The bipartisan bill, the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, was filed as an amendment to the... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and state and local partners will be working together to identify and address fraudulent and illegal practices in commercial driver’s license (CDL) schools. … Read More
The U.S. Department of Defense, referred to as the U.S. Department of War by the Trump administration, and Anduril Industries announced they had entered into an agreement to scale production of affordable munitions. Anduril said it had signed a framework … Read More
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $2.2 billion contract to TOTE Services LLC for vessel construction management (VCM) of the new Medium Landing Ships. The contract will allow TOTE Services to oversee the acquisition of the new LSM, and will … Read More
The U.S. House of Representatives announced the passage of 10 bipartisan bills advanced by the Committee on Homeland Security to strengthen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s core mission. If passed, the bills will modernize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), … Read More
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced it had signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS). The agreement, signed by Rob Law, Under Secretary of Strategy, Policy, & Plans (PLCY) … Read More
Laser company nLIGHT, Inc. announced it had been selected for a Joint Laser Weapon System Other Transaction Authority agreement recently to support the U.S. Department of War’s next-generation cruise missile defense architecture. The contract, which has an initial award value … Read More
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently announced it completed “diamond stamping” of all canned subassemblies for the B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb three months ahead of schedule. “Diamond stamping” means a weapon component has met all NNSA certification process requirements … Read More
Virginia-based defense company Northrop Grumman and Mississippi-based Camgian, a software development company, recently entered into a strategic collaboration to advance Camgian’s innovative artificial intelligence platform. The Reactor AI platform will be used to enhance command and fire control capabilities for … Read More
