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1. 2d agoThe War ZoneB-21 Raider Has Released Its First WeaponThe Air Force reports that a B-21 Raider test aircraft released a conventional weapon for the first time during testing out of Edwards Air Force Base, with the munition left unnamed.

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   1. 2d agoThe War ZoneEarliestB-21 Raider Has Released Its First Weapon
   2. 2d agoDefenseScoopPickupAir Force validates B-21 Raider weapons release after test
   3. 2d agoAir & Space Forces MagazinePickupB-21 Raider Conducts First Weapons Release Test
   4. 2d agoYahooPickupBombs away: B-21 Raider conducts weapons test at Edwards Air Force Base
   5. Yesterdayarchive.phPickupNieuwe B-21 Raider werpt voor het eerst wapens af • Piloot & Vliegtuig

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2. 2d agoYahooWill Democrats try to strip US-Israel initiative from Pentagon funding?Democratic senators led by Van Hollen are pressing Congress to strip US-Israel defense technology cooperation provisions from the FY2027 NDAA, arguing they would reduce US control and oversight.

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   1. 2d agoDefense NewsEarliestDemocrats push to remove US-Israel tech measure from defense bill
   2. 2d agoYahooPickupWill Democrats try to strip US-Israel initiative from Pentagon funding?

   DefenseDemocrats weigh Iran war funding and Israel NDAA provision before December 11 deadline40 linked
3. 2d agoBreaking DefenseSenate appropriators resuscitate Commerce space tracking programSenate appropriators propose $50 million for Commerce's Office of Space Commerce to keep the TraCSS space monitoring program alive, versus an $11 million administration request.1 outletSpace7 linked
4. YesterdayNextgov/FCWTech bills of the week: No data centers on public lands; Creating a VA Office of Innovation; and moreNextgov rounds up a week of tech-related bills, including Rep. Dexter's bill to bar new data centers on Interior and Forest Service lands and a proposal to create a VA Office of Innovation.1 outletAI7 linked
5. 2d agoFox NewsEric Trump-partnered Robotics CEO addresses 'Terminator' fears as he sends combat humanoids into war zonesPentagon awarded Foundation Future Robotics a $24 million contract for research into humanoid robots.1 outletRoboticsDefensePentagon pushes ground robots as DARPA tests GPS-free UGVs at Fort Knox11 linked
6. 2d agoBreaking DefenseSubmarine maintenance delays saw ‘significant’ improvements in FY26, sub czar saysNavy submarine czar Vice Adm. Rob Gaucher told the Naval Submarine League symposium that submarine maintenance delays dropped by over 600 days in FY26, which he credits largely to Virginia-class spare parts investments.1 outletDefense4 linked
7. 4d agoAir & Space Forces MagazineNew USAF Force Design Bets on Technology, Remains Under WrapsThe Air Force finished its classified Force Design 2026 plan, which replaces the 2024 One Force Design and emphasizes technology, autonomy and integration, with no public unclassified version.

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   1. 4d agoAir & Space Forces MagazineEarliestNew USAF Force Design Bets on Technology, Remains Under Wraps
   2. 2d agoDefense NewsPickupUS Air Force adopts new Force Design focusing on sensors and autonomy

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8. 2d agoForeign PolicyCongress Can Do More to Defend U.S. AlliancesForeign Policy opinion piece argues the incoming Democratic Congress should use legislative and oversight tools to protect U.S. alliances from Trump administration actions, including defense industrial base integration measures and limits on troop cuts and tariffs.1 outletDefense1 linked
9. 3d agoBreaking DefenseAUKUS review was ‘best thing’ for trilateral pact: ColbyA US Pacific Fleet submarine commander says the AUKUS trilateral program is on plan and partly ahead of schedule, pointing to the Submarine Rotational Force-West build-up in Australia.

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   1. 3d agoBreaking DefenseEarliestAUKUS on track, even ‘ahead of schedule’ for some parts, admiral says
   2. 3d agoBreaking DefenseAUKUS review was ‘best thing’ for trilateral pact: Colby

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10. 3d agoNewsweekTrump Pushes $350B Military Bill, Says Democrats Will ‘Block and Resist’Trump seeks $350 billion for defense via reconciliation before Democrats take Congress in January, within a $1.5 trillion fiscal 2027 defense request.1 outletDefenseCongress weighs defense reconciliation bill and Dec. 11 funding deadline in lame duck23 linked
11. 6d agoAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics · research by NASANASA Advances Lunar Base Plans With New Commercial PartnershipsNASA shifts SLS toward a near-Block 1 configuration using a stretched Centaur V upper stage and halts Mobile Launcher 2 work, with no new dollar figure disclosed.

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    1. 7d agoNASASpaceflightPickupNASA’s Moon Base plan gains a PROMISE
    2. 6d agoSpace.comNASA unveils $10 billion in moon base contracts, new lunar missions and the 'PROMISE' of a nuclear-powered rover
    3. 6d agoAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsPickupNASA Advances Lunar Base Plans With New Commercial Partnerships
    4. 6d agoNASA NewsPickupMAX POWER: NASA’s Inaugural Aerospace Expo Ignites America’s Future
    5. 6d agoNASA Office of Inspector GeneralPickupMAX POWER: NASA’s Inaugural Aerospace Expo Ignites America’s Future
    6. 6d agoSpace.comNASA just launched a $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge to award cash prizes to students that solve lunar base problems
    7. 5d agoSpace Policy OnlineNASA Shares Moon Base Progress, Contract Awards
    8. 5d agoSpaceQNASA updates Moon Base CLPS program as Canada weighs Canadarm3’s future
    9. 4d agoNASASpaceflightEarliestIsaacman lays out SLS path to the 2030s

    SpaceNASA awards first Moon Base contracts under Isaacman's revised Artemis plan370 linked
12. 6d agoBreaking Defense · research by Government Accountability OfficePentagon can’t track thousands of F-35 parts: GAOA GAO report finds the Pentagon still cannot account for millions of F-35 spare parts worth billions, years after earlier audits flagged the same tracking failures.

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    1. 6d agoBreaking DefensePickupPentagon can’t track thousands of F-35 parts: GAO
    2. 6d agoAir & Space Forces MagazinePickupNew Report: More Than 1 Million F-35 Spare Parts Remain Missing
    3. 5d agoDefense NewsEarliestPentagon can’t track millions of F-35 spare parts, watchdog finds

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13. 6d agoDefense NewsNeros to expand domestic drone production with $450M Pentagon loanOffice of Strategic Capital awarded Neros Technologies a $450M conditional loan to expand domestic small drone component manufacturing.

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    1. 6d agoDefense NewsEarliestNeros to expand domestic drone production with $450M Pentagon loan
    2. 5d agoDroneLifePickupPentagon Commits Up to $450 Million to Expand U.S. Drone Manufacturing

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14. 4d agoYahooRepublicans reckon with Iran war funding quagmireSenate Republicans are weighing a lame-duck party-line reconciliation bill to fund the Pentagon amid the Iran war, but face deep internal divisions and procedural hurdles.1 outletCongress weighs defense reconciliation bill and Dec. 11 funding deadline in lame duck10 linked
15. 4d agoAir & Space Forces MagazineWith $1.5 Trillion Defense Bill Unlikely, Congress Weighs OptionsWhite House seeks $1.5 trillion for FY2027 defense, split between a $1.15 trillion base bill and $350 billion reconciliation, but experts see it as unlikely to pass before the December 11 funding deadline.1 outletSpaceDefenseCongress weighs defense reconciliation bill and Dec. 11 funding deadline in lame duck21 linked
16. 9d agoBreaking DefenseKey Space Force satellites can’t talk to each other, likely requiring $1B solution: SourcesSpace Systems Command awards Viasat an IDIQ with a $450M ceiling to design, field, and scale the Missions Operation Center for the Space Data Network Backbone.

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    1. 9d agoBreaking DefenseKey Space Force satellites can’t talk to each other, likely requiring $1B solution: Sources
    2. 9d agoDefenseScoopPickupPentagon launching mission operations center for Space Data Network to support Golden Dome and other modernization efforts
    3. 9d agoBreaking DefenseEarliestDoD taps Viasat to field operations ‘center’ for Golden Dome satellite data relay network
    4. 3d agoBreaking DefenseSDA explores integration of SpaceX laser communication terminals with missile tracking sats

    SpaceDefenseSpace Systems Command awards Viasat $450M Space Data Network contract71 linked
17. 5d agoThe Planetary Society AdvocacyCLPS: NASA's commercial Moon landing missionsThe Planetary Society published an explainer overview of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, tracking past, ongoing and upcoming commercial Moon landing missions.1 outletSpace25 linked
18. 6d agoBreaking DefenseDefense industry takes aim at ‘right to repair’ as NDAA decision loomsIndustry groups and oversight advocates are lobbying over right-to-repair language in the FY27 NDAA, with House Section 861 and Senate Section 804 both seeking default government purpose rights for technical data and software, and the final decision expected from the armed services committee leaders.1 outletDefense12 linked
19. 5d agoAir & Space Forces MagazineAfter Midterms, Congress Returns to Reckon with Defense Funding, NDAACongress returns for a six-week lame-duck session facing stalled defense funding, a doubtful $1.5 trillion Pentagon topline, a unlikely reconciliation bill, and contentious NDAA negotiations.1 outletDefenseCongress weighs defense reconciliation bill and Dec. 11 funding deadline in lame duck16 linked
20. 5d agoFederal News NetworkIndustry groups continue fight against stock buyback restrictionsOver three dozen industry groups have urged defense committee leaders to drop the Senate's Section 815 stock buyback restriction from the fiscal 2027 NDAA, arguing it would deter defense bidders and shift capital decisions to Washington.1 outletDefense12 linked
21. 6d agoThe War ZoneNetting To Shield F-35s At Tyndall AFB From Drone Attacks Eyed By USAFU.S. Air Force 325th Contracting Squadron seeks market research on contractors to install counter-drone netting around six sunshade shelters for F-35s at Tyndall AFB.1 outletRoboticsDefense9 linked
22. 7d agoDefense OneTough choices, uncertainty, and scrutiny may lie ahead for defense contractorsDefense One reports that experts expect a lame-duck push for defense funding, Pentagon trade-offs under a possible continuing resolution, and tougher Democrat-led congressional scrutiny of contractors with White House ties, including SpaceX's Golden Dome work.

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    1. 9d agoDefense OneDefense Business Brief: The DIB vs. 2027’s Democrat-led Congress
    2. 7d agoDefense OneEarliestTough choices, uncertainty, and scrutiny may lie ahead for defense contractors

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23. 11d agoAxiosKey Pentagon priorities in peril after Democratic sweepHouse Republicans are poised to vote on Rep. Thomas Massie's resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, after the GOP's midterm losses shifted the political calculus.

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    1. 11d agoAxiosKey Pentagon priorities in peril after Democratic sweep
    2. 10d agoAxiosWhy Pete Hegseth could fall through "thin ice"
    3. 7d agoAxiosEarliestHouse poised to impeach Pete Hegseth after GOP midterm defeat

    SpaceDefenseHouse Republicans table Massie's Hegseth impeachment articles ahead of Democratic Congress91 linked
24. 9d agoAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsRebuilding America’s Aerospace Research and Test Infrastructure: A Vision for the FutureAIAA's public policy director urges Congress to assess, modernize and partly privatize US aerospace test infrastructure in the FY27 budget cycle, citing hypersonic wind tunnel shortages and NASA's new Langley facility.1 outletSpaceDefense3 linked
25. MIFA9d agoMitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesAir Force Absorbs Lessons Learned From Operational Epic FuryAir Force leaders draw lessons from the 38-day Operation Epic Fury campaign against Iran, emphasizing connectivity, base defense, long-range strike, stealth, and repair-capable contracts.1 outletDefense19 linked
26. 10d agoMitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesSpace Force Chief Eyes Growth in Components to Meet Operational DemandSpace Force Chief Gen. Douglas Schiess declined to disclose the types of weapons deployed in orbit while citing a Russian satellite's approach to an ICEYE commercial satellite as a reason for stronger space awareness.

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    1. 10d agoMitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesPickupJUST IN: Space Force Evaluating How to Defend Assets Near Moon
    2. 10d agoMitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesPickupSpace Force Chief Eyes Growth in Components to Meet Operational Demand
    3. 9d agoMitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesEarliestSpace Force Chief Keeps Orbital Weapons Details Under Wraps, Stresses Need for Space Awareness

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27. 9d agoDefense OneBlue wave presages a defense-spending showdownPentagon seeks a $1.1 trillion base budget for FY2027 plus $350 billion through a reconciliation bill, which faces likely defeat in the new Congress.1 outletSpaceDefense16 linked
28. 10d agoBreaking DefenseFairbanks Morse Defense in talks with Navy about Seawolf-class submarine repairsNavy NAVSEA awarded Fairbanks Morse Defense an approximately $100 million follow-on contract for EDG overhauls on six Los Angeles- and Ohio-class submarines.1 outletDefense2 linked
29. 10d agoThe War ZoneDid The Blue Wave Just Sink Trump’s Battleship?CBO estimates the lead USS Defiant could cost up to $23 billion and the next 14 battleships average $18 billion each.1 outletDefense11 linked
30. SPO11d agoSpace Policy Online“Blue Tsunami” Puts Democrats in Control of House and Senate Next YearAdministration requests $1.5 trillion for DOD in FY2027, including $1.15 trillion in base budget and the remainder via reconciliation, with most Golden Dome funding in reconciliation.

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    1. 11d agoSpace Policy OnlineEarliest“Blue Tsunami” Puts Democrats in Control of House and Senate Next Year
    2. 11d agoSpace Policy OnlinePickup“Blue Tsunami” Puts Democrats in Control of House and Senate Next Year

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31. 12d agoNextgov/FCWIndustry groups urge Congress to renew cyber threat-sharing law through defense authorizationA coalition of 35 industry groups urged House and Senate Armed Services leaders to keep a House NDAA provision extending the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 through 2035.

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    1. 12d agoNextgov/FCWEarliestIndustry groups urge Congress to renew cyber threat-sharing law through defense authorization
    2. 12d agoDefense OnePickupIndustry groups want cyber threat-sharing law renewed through defense authorization bill

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32. 12d agoSemaforOpenAI hires Republican adviser, bucking trend among tech companiesSemafor reports OpenAI hired former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll for a new national security role, bucking a trend of tech firms hiring Democrats before the midterms.1 outletAI2 linked
33. Oct 22Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesUSAF Faces $14 Billion Spares Hole Without Industrial Base To Fill ShortfallAir Force seeks $4.25 billion in fiscal 2027 direct appropriations to buy critical aircraft spare parts for bombers, tankers, fighters and trainers.

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    1. Oct 22Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesUSAF Faces $14 Billion Spares Hole Without Industrial Base To Fill Shortfall
    2. 9d agoMitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesEarliestOnly 8 of 24 U.S. Air Force aircraft fleets meet parts standard

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34. Oct 21Space FoundationFiscal Cliff Looms for Federal Space Spending Amid Budget DelayPentagon space spending is capped at $5 billion per month under a continuing resolution through Dec. 11, while the proposed FY2027 budget would raise space spending to an estimated $126 billion.

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    1. Oct 21Space FoundationEarliestFiscal Cliff Looms for Federal Space Spending Amid Budget Delay
    2. 10d agoSpace FoundationMidterm Shakeup Casts Doubt on Future Military Space Spending

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