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No Casualties Reported In Iran Missile Attack On US Base In Qatar

Israel-Iran Conflict · Qatar

No Casualties Reported In Iran Missile Attack On US Base In Qatar

44% Center coverage: 145 sources

Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US base in Qatar on Monday but there are no known American casualties or damage to the facility, a US defense official said. "I can confirm that Al Udeid Air Base was attacked by short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles originating from Iran today. At this time, there are no reports of US casualties," the official said.See the Story

OpenAI Lands $200 Million Pentagon Pilot Contract for Frontier AI

OpenAI · United States

OpenAI Lands $200 Million Pentagon Pilot Contract for Frontier AI

38% Center coverage: 75 sources

It marks the inaugural project under OpenAI for Government, consolidating the company's work with federal agencies. See the Story

Hegseth faces more grilling from Congress as Iran-Israel conflict escalates

Pete Hegseth · United States

Hegseth faces more grilling from Congress as Iran-Israel conflict escalates

43% Center coverage: 33 sources

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for the last in a series of often combative hearings before lawmakers, who have pressed him on everything from a ban on transgender troops to his use of a Signal chat to share sensitive military plans.See the Story

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Two House Lawmakers Launch Golden Dome Caucus

Inside Missile Defense - June 25, 2025

Coverage: 2 sources

Long Range Discrimination Radar finally tracks ICBM target in do-over of 2023 eventTrump nominates Guetlein whose career through U.S. tech evolution leads to Golden Dome gigPentagon solicits prototypes for Joint Battle Manager to unify Guam missile defenseGAO presses Army to modernize development approach for missile defensePentagon confirms Iranian missile attacks on U.S. forcesMDA awards $429M contract to evaluate potential breakthrough missil…See the Story

Army Hands GDLS $621 Million Boost for Sgt. Stout Work

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The Army is pouring $621 million into its Stryker vehicle variant for short-range air defense, according to a Monday Defense Department announcement. The award, intended to fund “parts, services, and support” for the first increment of the Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) system, known as Sgt. Stout, is a modification to the service’s original $1.2 billion hybrid contract handed to contractor General Dynamics Land Systems in 2020 for …U.S. Army · Redstone Arsenal See the Story

Congress pressing Army for answers on potential OIB downsizing

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

While details of the Army's sweeping plan to transform are scant, top officials as of late have slowly peeled back the curtain on a broad blueprint to speed and scale the industrial base using private partnerships -- likely at the expense of some depots and arsenals, deemed too slow and outdated to revive its crippled capacity. Government-owned facilities “will almost always definitionally be slowed down by bureaucracy, be more expensive -- and …Arkansas · Arkansas Read Article

Rogers, Smith push SPEED Act to attract Silicon Valley to DOD procurement

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A bipartisan House bill to overhaul the Pentagon's requirements process is the first step toward building a Defense Department that can engage with Silicon Valley and accelerate the delivery of new technologies to warfighters, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) said at a Hudson Institute event today. “We’re not trying to fix it,” Rogers said. “We’re trying to replace what they do in the Defense Department [with something]…Pentagon · Alabama Read Article

ONR seeking proposals for Ocean Explorer LUUV

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The Office of Naval Research is seeking proposals for the rapid design, build and testing of the Ocean Explorer Large Underwater Vehicle, an "ultra-large" autonomous undersea vehicle capable of conducting lengthy, ocean-scale missions and carrying a large modular payload. The announcement posted Tuesday calls for white papers from those interested, followed by a full costed proposal which includes an OEX preliminary design -- meant to “establish…Arlington, Virginia · Arlington Read Article

DOD IG report on surge sealift recapitalization

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Tuesday, June 24, 2025The June 20, 2025 Defense Department inspector general's report assesses "the effectiveness with which the U.S. Navy recapitalized the surge sealift fleet." Featured: Related Documents Tags: DODIGUnited States · United States Read Article

Navy considering overseas ship production

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The Navy is considering building warships overseas in foreign shipyards, Navy Secretary John Phelan told lawmakers today during a Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing on the service's budget. “We are considering it. All options are on the table,” Phelan said when asked directly by Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) if the Navy plans to pursue ship construction in foreign countries. “The way I look at this is we have a short-term issue and a…Senate · Wisconsin Read Article

DOD IG: Navy unable to recapitalize surge sealift fleet

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A new Defense Department inspector general's report finds that the Navy has not been able to sufficiently recapitalize its surge sealift fleet and faces challenges in filling these gaps due to high costs and legal restrictions. As of February, the Navy -- along with U.S. Transportation Command and the Maritime Administration -- was unable to recapitalize its surge sealift fleet, according to the DOD IG report released Friday. Various shortfalls …Mississippi · Mississippi Read Article

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