Contracts
Pentagon launches $1B program to build industrial base for U.S. attack drones
The Drone Dominance Program will use competitive demonstrations to select multiple companies that can produce tens of thousands of expendable drones.
Contracts
MDA awards 1,014 companies slots on $151B Golden Dome contract vehicle
The Missile Defense Agency is making staggered awards for the SHIELD contract as it works through 2,463 proposals with more winners and likely protests to come.
Contracts
DOD’s move to ‘wartime footing’ demands new contracting models
The Pentagon's leader for industrial policy says the acquisition regulation overhaul will create openings for artificial intelligence-enabled service models and drive a move away from traditional contracts.
Companies
Building maritime drones in months—not years—could be key to creating the Navy’s hybrid fleet
“That’s the kind of pace we need,” said House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair Rob Wittman.
Contracts
GAO denies EY protest over Army's corrective action in $250M contract
The Government Accountability Office denies some parts of the protest and dismisses others, while affirming an agency’s discretion to make revisions.
Companies
The military's acquisition reform push means 85% ready is good enough to start
Speaking Tuesday at an event hosted by our Defense One colleagues, a panel of industry executives highlight tradeoffs the Pentagon and companies have to think through under that new construct.
Contracts
CMMC enforcement begins with mixed industry readiness
A new survey finds two-thirds of contractors prepared for the cybersecurity certification over many years, while nearly 40% have not yet completed required self-assessments.
Companies
Should your tech company enter the defense market? Five considerations to weigh.
From acquisition complexities to investor expectations, law firm experts from WilmerHale detail what dual-use technology companies need to know before pursuing government work.
Contracts
Marine Corps seeks light-based communications for contested battlefields
Free space optics technology could provide high-speed data transmissions with a lower risk of detection in denied environments.
Contracts
Pentagon restarts work to craft $1B research support recompete
Three companies currently work with the Defense Department's main research and engineering office on aligning business operations and technology initiatives.
Companies
What happens if the AI bubble bursts?
How a market correction could reshape military AI development – and why contractors should focus on solving the hardest 10% of problems, writes Vincent Carchidi, a defense industry analyst with Forecast International.
Contracts
CMMC enforcement begins after eight years of warnings
"There is no excuse for industry to not be ready," observers say as enforcement begins.
Companies
Defense tech companies will weather the shutdown. But what happens next?
Some primes are doing all right, while small companies brace for uncertainty under a CR.
Contracts
Experts see promise, risk in Pentagon’s draft acquisition reforms
A draft memo is circulating ahead of SecDef Hegseth’s Friday speech.
Contracts
Meet the White House pick to conquer the ‘Valley of Death’
James Caggy, a former advisor for the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office, wants companies’ tech to match operational needs.
Opinion
Congress must reauthorize and reform SBIR/STTR before it’s too late
The programs have driven breakthrough defense technologies for decades, but they need urgent reauthorization and strategic reform to counter China and eliminate waste, writes Ali Reza Manouchehri, CEO of MetroStar.
Contracts
DARPA launches search for technologies to revolutionize combat casualty care
The military's research agency wants rapid sensing, artificial intelligence-driven decision support and automated interventions that can work in austere battlefield environments.
Companies
Defense services companies face ‘structural issues’ as tech disruptors surge
Artificial intelligence displacement and higher acquisition prices threaten the growth model that has sustained industry leaders for two decades.
Companies
Defense industry must embrace speed and innovation, Austin says
The former defense secretary cites lessons from the war in Ukraine and warns about the risk of slow procurement and production gaps.
Companies