Matthew Beinart
Defense Daily Reporter
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Government/MilitaryTrump Announces Plan to Move SPACECOM Headquarters from Colorado to Alabama
President Trump on Tuesday announced plans to move U.S. Space Command headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The decision, which Trump said was “seven years in the making,” reverses […]
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Government/MilitaryGOP’s $150B Defense Bill for Reconciliation Funds Golden Dome, ‘Historic’ Tech Investments
The Republicans leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee have rolled out their $150 billion defense spending plan for the forthcoming reconciliation bill, which includes $25 billion for […]
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Government/MilitaryTrump Signs Order for Massive ‘Iron Dome’ Missile Defense Project With Space-Based Interceptors
President Trump has signed an executive order for the Pentagon to move out on developing an “Iron Dome for America,” a massive, likely multi-billion dollar project that will utilize space-based […]
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Government/MilitaryHASC Chair Rogers Calls for GAO Investigation into Space Command HQ Decision
The chair of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an investigation into the Biden administration’s decision to keep U.S. Space […]
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Government/MilitaryUS Space Command to Reach Full Operational Capability In August
U.S. Space Command is set to achieve full operational capability (FOC) this month, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, confirmed the […]
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Government/MilitarySen. Inhofe Leads Bill to Hold Ligado Responsible for Costs to Mitigate GPS Interference
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate on Tuesday would hold Ligado Networks responsible for costs to mitigate all potential GPS interference, not just that associated with government systems, as […]
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Government/MilitaryL3Harris Receives $57M Order From US Army for Two-Channel Handheld Radios
L3Harris announced Dec. 9 it has received a $57 million order from the U.S. Army to continue delivering its Falcon IV AN/PRC-163 two-channel handheld radios. This is the company’s third […]
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ConnectivityPentagon To Open Up 100 MHz Of Mid-Band Spectrum for Commercial 5G Use
The White House said Monday it will make a section of military-use mid-band spectrum available to the commercial sector, with plans to begin auctioning it off in December 2021 and […]
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Government/MilitaryL3Harris Receives DoD Contracts for Manpack Radios, Terminal Support
L3Harris has received $95 million from the U.S. Army to continue delivering AN/PRC-158 two-channel, software-defined manpack radios, which will be utilized in the service’s Integrated Tactical Network evaluation in late […]
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Government/MilitaryMarine Corps to be First in Deploying MUOS for the Battlefield
The U.S. Marine Corps is set to become the first service to widely deploy the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite communication capability for the battlefield as it looks to […]
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Government/MilitaryJames Webb Space Telescope to Launch in 2020 Now
NASA announced another delay for its $8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project pushing back the potential launch date to May 2020 following continued integration and testing issues. Problems […]
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Government/Military
New Report Indicates DOD Networks Still Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) networks and weapon systems remain vulnerable to adversarial cyber-attacks and programs, such as the Joint Regional Security Stacks and Cyber Protection Teams, and aren’t meeting […]
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LaunchWorld Economic Forum to Launch Global Centre For Cybersecurity
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is taking the next step after listing cybersecurity as one of its top global risks for 2018 with the launch of a new Global Centre […]