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17 hours ago | insidedefense.com | Nick Wilson

The Marine Corps anticipates Joint Light Tactical Vehicle unit costs to rise following the Army's cancellation of future JLTV procurement, Commandant Gen. Eric Smith told lawmakers today, saying his service branch is still assessing the full impact of the Army's abrupt exit from the joint program. “The average per unit cost is going to go up when the orders go down, and that’s going to negatively impact the Marine Corps’ ability to fulfill its ground tactical vehicle mobility strategy, which...

18 hours ago | insidedefense.com | Theresa Maher

The Senate voted 54-43 today to confirm former Uber executive Emil Michael as under secretary of defense for research and engineering. The move comes more than a month after the Senate Armed Services Committee advanced Michael’s nomination to the full chamber for confirmation. Michael -- who most recently held the position of CEO for special purpose acquisition company DPCM Capital -- also served in President Trump’s first administration as special assistant to the defense secretary.

1 day ago | insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca

Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), an appropriator and the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said today he is concerned the GOP's reconciliation bill, though it increases funding for defense, could undermine Congress' authority and give the Pentagon a "slush fund." “I think it is an extraordinary mistake,” Reed told reporters today on a Defense Writers Group call.

1 day ago | insidedefense.com | Theresa Maher

The Defense Innovation Unit awarded 12 new contracts for its project aimed at combining government and commercial space-related capabilities into one connected network, the agency announced yesterday. The Hybrid Space Architecture(HSA) initiative, according to DIU, will build the technical and programmatic foundation to pilot an operational commercial and government space network by 2026. The latest awardees include Capella Space Corp., EdgeCortix, Eutelsat America Corp.

1 day ago | insidedefense.com | Jason Sherman

The Pentagon has rescheduled a high-profile summit intended to draw nontraditional companies into its next-generation missile defense initiative, pushing the event from its original April 29 date to June 11. The Golden Dome for America Industry Summit will now take place at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, AL, according to an updated announcement from the Missile Defense Agency published May 13. The one-day event remains unclassified.