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Defense Department signs conditional loan commitment to develop small, unmanned aircraft systems
The Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) under the U.S. Department of Defense announced it had signed a $450 million conditional loan commitment to a U.S.-based unmanned aircraft system developer. The commitment to Neros, Inc., is intended to support its domestic manufacturing expansion and reduce... Read More »
U.S. Air Force announces arrival of first HH-60W at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland
The U.S. Air Force announced it received its first HH-60W Jolly Green II at Joint Base Andrews, in Prince George's County, Md., bringing rotary-wing capabilities to the nation’s capital for the first time in 60 years. The arrival of the HH-60W will expand the capabilities of the National... Read More »
DOJ announces grants to combat violent crime for four cities
The U.S. Department of Justice said it was awarding four cities federal funding to combat crime. The cities—Jacksonville, Florida; East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; and St. Louis, Missouri—will split nearly $300 million as part of the DOJ’s Model Cities Initiative... Read More »
FEMA approves $1B to help communities recover from disasters
FEMA recently announced it had approved more than $1 billion in funding to empower states to recover from recent disasters and invest in resiliency for the future. The funding approved more than $950 million from FEMA’s Public Assistance program that empowers states and local communities to... Read More »
DHS blocks Chinese genomics companies linked to forced labor
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force announced it had added three Chinese companies to the Uyghur Force Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. Officials said the companies - Shenzhen BGI Technology Co., Ltd. (BGI Group), the controlling shareholder... Read More »
Anduril, Qualcomm partner on product line to spur American computer production
Anduril, an American defense technology company, announced recently it will join Qualcomm to produce a new product line dedicated to rebuilding American computer manufacturing. The companies said the line, BlueChip, will develop American-built computing hardware for America’s most critical... Read More »
Army, DHS partner to study hazards of transporting ammonia
The U.S. Army announced it has joined up with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) to study how to better transport bulk ammonia in order to better understand and mitigate community hazards. The study, the Ammonia Port Preparedness and Emergency... Read More »
U.S. Army accelerates software adoption, streamlines cybersecurity accreditation
The U.S. Army’s Office of the Chief Information Officers announced the launch of Project Gatekeeper, a DevSecOps platform and security evaluation tool it says will transform how the service tests, accredits and deploys commercial software. Project Gatekeeper will provide a dedicated... Read More »
Lockheed signs agreement for multi-year F-35 production
Lockheed Martin announced it had signed a framework agreement for F-35 Lightning II production and sustainment. The multi-year framework includes more than 850 U.S. aircraft over 20 years with associated spares, as well as 10 years of modification kits and sustainment, and a continued... Read More »
Legislation introduced to strengthen U.S. Defense innovation by partnering with Ukraine
U.S. Reps. Jim Costa (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Wesley Bell (D-MO), and Mike Quigley (D-IL) have introduced legislation aimed at strengthening American military innovation through a partnership with Ukraine. The legislation, the Frontline Innovation Act, would authorize the U.S. Department of... Read More »
BAE Systems signs agreement with Defense Department about APKWS production
BAE Systems announced it had signed a multi-year framework agreement for up to seven years of procurement with the U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump administration as the U.S. Department of War, to increase production capacity of its laser-guidance kits. The agreement... Read More »
L3Harris awarded $876M for communications disruption technology
Salt Lake City, Utah-based L3Harris Technologies announced it had received an undefinitized contract modification award from the U.S. Navy for the next phase of the Next Generation Jammer Low Bank program. The contract, worth more than $876 million, will support an accelerated timeline for... Read More »
Antheia secures conditional funding from Defense Department
Biosynthesis company Antheia announced it has received a conditional commitment of up to $80 million in a long-term loan from the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) under the U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump administration as the U.S. Department of War. The conditional... Read More »
Justice Department, ATF conclude large-scale ‘Operation Show Me Justice’
The U.S. Department of Justice announced it had partnered with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Marshalls service and other law enforcement offices to conclude “Operation Show Me Justice.” The DOJ-sponsored operation saw the arrests of 435 dangerous... Read More »
U.S. Coast Guard offloads nearly 30,000 pounds of drugs interdicted in Eastern Pacific
The U.S. Coast Guard announced that its cutter, Tampa, recently offloaded an estimated 29,600 pounds of cocaine and 3,355 pounds of marijuana in Port Everglades. The drug seizure, estimated to be worth $226.7 million, was the result of six interdictions in international waters in the Eastern... Read More »
Sens. Cantwell, Rounds call for coordinated national approach to AI safety, cyber defense
U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) are urging the White House to take a more comprehensive approach to AI safety and cybersecurity threats posed by AI technology. In a letter to Jay Clayton, director of National Intelligence and chair of the White House Task Force on Super... Read More »
Pentagon announces production of guided-missile destroyer in Maine
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and the Pentagon announced the Bath Iron Works (BIW) production facility has been certified, clearing the way for the facility to be used for the production of a guided missile destroyer. Collins, chair of the Appropriations Committee, said she has long advocated... Read More »
Intelligence community warns of threat to worldwide infrastructure sectors
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) joined the other intelligence agencies across the globe to issue a joint Cybersecurity Advisory warning about a China-based company enabling threat actors to target critical infrastructure sectors worldwide. According to the warning,... Read More »
Silicon carbide tech company Wolfspeed receives up to $1.5B federal loan
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital recently provided North Carolina-based Wolfspeed, a silicon carbide (SiC) technologies company, with a conditional loan commitment letter for up to $1.5 billion of long-term financing. Under the terms of the loan commitment,... Read More »
Anduril joins U.S. Navy in expanding American Submarine program
Anduril Industries announced it will invest $3.7 billion in private capital to expand production capacity for the Virginia-class Submarine Program for the U.S. Navy. The investment will allow the company to expand its facilities in order to manufacture critical components for the Virginia-class... Read More »
Boeing awarded contract to accelerate PAC-3 MSE seeker output
Boeing announced it had won and undefinitized seven-year contract to triple its production of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) seekers. The $14.7 billion contract by Lockheed Martin would allow Boeing to scale production and triple its output under its seven-year framework agreement... Read More »
Defense Department partners with CIA, others over global technology-scouting
The U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump administration as the U.S. Department of War, announced an agreement last week with the Central Intelligence Agency and In-Q-Tel to quickly move technology solutions to the warfighter. Under the Office of the Under Secretary of War for... Read More »
Raytheon awarded $24.4B contract for missile interceptors
Raytheon, an RTX business, announced that it had secured a five-year contract valued at up to $24.4 billion to create missile interceptors. The contract, with the U.S. Department of Defense, would increase the availability of Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) interceptors, a munition able to conduct... Read More »
Sikorsky, U.S. Army reach agreement for Black Hawk Helicopter production
Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky announced it had reached a Novel Production Agreement with the U.S. Army for Black Hawk helicopters that would enable the Army to add aircraft as new requirements emerge. The contract award comes earlier than anticipated and reflects the U.S. Department of War... Read More »
Navy selects Boeing for F/A-XX program
The U.S. Navy announced it has awarded Boeing a multi-billion-dollar contract to produce the F/A-XX aircraft. The F/A-XX fighter is intended to replace the service’s fleet of F/A-18 Super Hornets and will, Boeing officials said, revolutionize advancements in open mission systems architecture... Read More »
FEMA awards nonprofit orgs $300M in security grants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently awarded more than 1,600 nonprofit organizations $300 million in Nonprofit Security Grant Program funds. The program is a Department of Homeland Security’s preparedness grant designed to strengthen law enforcement agencies, first-responder... Read More »
New Department of War team to recommend cuts, consolidations of duplicative programs
The U.S. Department of War on Sept. 25 launched a department-wide mechanism to identify waste, eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy, and ensure resources are aligned with the department's highest warfighting priorities. The Force Agility and Streamlining Team (FAST) will carry out three main tasks.... Read More »
DHS releases election security plan
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released its 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan: Securing the Next 250. The plan provides information about free voluntary services for securing the election infrastructure and addresses threats to election... Read More »
Lawmakers introduce legislation to strengthen oversight of CISA workforce
New legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Delia Ramirez (D-IL) would strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity workforce while protecting the federal networks it is designed to protect. The CISA Force Structure Assessment Act would require the... Read More »
Lockheed Martin wins $1.2B contract with Army for Precision Strike Missile
Lockheed Martin announced it had won a contract with the U.S. Army to produce Increment 2 of its Precision Strike Missile. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract worth up to $1.2 billion will cover the procurement and future orders for the PrSM Increment 2 missiles, as well as... Read More »
DHS S&T launches identify verification technology competition
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) announced they were launching a series of challenges to technology companies to develop identity verification technologies. The Remote Identity Validation Rally would challenge established technology... Read More »
FEMA announces nearly $180M to help communities improve resiliency
FEMA will distribute nearly $180 million in grant funding to help states and territories take steps to improve their resiliency. The funding is designed to empower state and local officials to manage their own disaster preparedness, which treats resilience as an investment opportunity, the Trump... Read More »
Defense Department, Lockheed Martin sign framework agreement on next gen air-to-air missiles
The U.S. Department of Defense and defense technology company Lockheed Martin recently signed a framework agreement to expand production capacity of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), next generation air-to-air missiles. The agreement allows Lockheed Martin and the munitions... Read More »
Guidance will help detect, disrupt malicious activity on networks
New guidance from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) aims to help critical infrastructure owners and operators implement realistic decoy systems and information assets that can quickly detect and disrupt malicious activity occurring in their networks. The ability to... Read More »