The Defense Department is in the process of developing a list of "priority weapon systems" that it will use to "provide a framework for future investment," a defense official said today.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
The Defense Department is in the process of developing a list of "priority weapon systems" that it will use to "provide a framework for future investment," a defense official said today.
A small aerospace startup says it has successfully tested a new rocket that could feed growing Pentagon demand for low-cost weapons to counter drones, marking a step toward a broader plan to scale missile production and eventually support space-based defense concepts.
Amid the United States' ongoing military campaign against Iran, the Army plans to ask Congress for additional flexible procurement authorities to rapidly ramp up munitions production, service Under Secretary Michael Obadal said today.
Air Combat Command's new Point Defense Battle Lab is looking to collaborate with small unmanned aerial system and counter-sUAS vendors in future exercises, according to requests for information posted on Friday.
The Army has asked for prototype proposals from companies that can take on a production "wartime footing" under the service's Mobile Tactical Cannon competition as it gears up for a contract award this summer, a new notice reveals.
The Pentagon is moving to push an Army missile onto Navy destroyers, directing $65 million in reconciliation funds in 2026 to integrate the Patriot Advanced Capability-3/Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor with the Aegis combat system.
Defense budget analysts estimate the first 100 hours of the U.S. war against Iran cost roughly $3.7 billion, a key independent assessment that could shape public debate around a conflict in which the Pentagon has released few details about the scope, intensity or price tag of the mission -- a campaign likely to require additional funding from Congress.
Anthropic has filed suit against the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following its designation as a "supply-chain risk," while listing the Executive Office of the President, the General Services Administration and 15 other agencies, along with their secretaries and other officials, as defendants in a case involving a presidential ban on use of the company's artificial intelligence tools across the federal government.
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) is putting pressure on the Defense Department to award a multiyear contract for block VI Virginia-class submarines in a new letter to Pentagon acquisition chief Michael Duffey.
The Air Force is looking to conduct a business case analysis on product support for the beleaguered E-7A Wedgetail program, according to a notice posted today.
The Defense Department is in the process of developing a list of "priority weapon systems" that it will use to "provide a framework for future investment," a defense official said today.
A small aerospace startup says it has successfully tested a new rocket that could feed growing Pentagon demand for low-cost weapons to counter drones, marking a step toward a broader plan to scale missile production and eventually support space-based defense concepts.
Amid the United States' ongoing military campaign against Iran, the Army plans to ask Congress for additional flexible procurement authorities to rapidly ramp up munitions production, service Under Secretary Michael Obadal said today.
