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Pentagon may build a second track for hypersonic ground testing
George Rumford, director of the Test Resource Management Center, told lawmakers this week the effort to build a new high-speed track is in the study phase.
Northrop offers Triton drones to Australia, as US budget request pauses orders
Faced with a possible two-year production pause in the wake of the Trump administratoin’s fiscal 2021 budget request, Northrop Grumman is offering to accelerate MQ-4C Triton drone production for Australia.
Space Force lays out $1 billion in unfunded priorities
The Space Force is seeking $1 billion from Congress for several unfunded priorities in fiscal year 2021, items that it didn’t include in its $15 billion budget request but would still like Congress to pay for.
US energy secretary talks arms control, nuclear budget boost and Iranian cyberattacks
Dan Brouillette answered questions on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
By Joe Gould
Homeland Security wants a new cyber coordination group
The Department of Homeland Security wants to create a group to 'synchronize' internal cybersecurity efforts.
By Andrew Eversden
CYBERCOM's 'hunt forward" teams equipped
The Department of Defense wants to spend $11.6 million in fiscal year 2021 to buy systems that would help cyber operators perform “hunt forward” missions, where teams deploy to other countries to stop malicious cyber activity.
By Mark Pomerleau
Army to invest $3B in new handheld radios
The Army wants to spend more than $3 billion to buy new Handheld Manpack Radios over the next four years, according to budget documents released Feb. 10.
By Mark Pomerleau
What’s in the DHS cyber agency’s budget request
While funding requests fluctuated on two federal cybersecurity programs, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency also previewed some new investments it wants to make.
By Andrew Eversden
Space Force to invest in a ‘Fighting SATCOM’ Enterprise in 2021
Under the Space Modernization Initiative, the Space Force wants to develop an integrated architecture for commercial and military satellite communications.
By Nathan Strout
Big cyber program winners and losers
One of the early winners in the Department of Defense’s cyber budget request for fiscal year 2021 is the Joint Cyber Command and Control (JCC2) program, which aims to provide commanders with enhanced situational awareness and assist in battle management as it relates to cyber.
By Mark Pomerleau
Pentagon seeks largest net-centric warfare budget in a decade
The $11.9 billion will help the U.S. military achieve full spectrum dominance, the Department of Defense claims.
By Nathan Strout