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PODCAST: Modernizing ‘The Most Survivable Leg’ of the Nuclear Triad

Defense Daily Staff — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 10:41:31 +0000

In December, the Navy awarded General Dynamics a contract for the first Columbia-class strategic submarine, which will replace the aging Ohio-class subs in their critical nuclear deterrence mission. All in […]

PODCAST: The T-53 Engine — Powering Military Rotorcraft from Huey to K-Max

Defense Daily Staff — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 16:57:16 +0000

More than 50 million flight hours have been logged with the T-53 turboshaft engine, powering military aircraft including the UH-1 Huey, the AH-1 Cobra, and recently the Kaman K-Max, which […]

PODCAST: Counter-UAS Systems — Keeping Drones Off the Runway

Brian Garrett-Glaser — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:56:32 +0000

As drone proliferate, both clueless operators and those with criminal intent pose a threat to airports and other critical infrastructure. In April 2019, more than a thousand flights were delayed […]

PODCAST: FAA’s Military ADS-B Exemption Policy

Defense Daily Staff — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:33:58 +0000

On January 1, 2020, all aircraft flying in controlled airspace will be required to equip ADS-B Out transponders, which constantly broadcast location and identifying information. The military has concerns about […]

PODCAST: Boeing and Northrop Lock Horns over Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent

Defense Daily Staff — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 16:18:09 +0000

Tensions are building — or perhaps have boiled over — between Boeing and Northrop Grumman on potentially $100 billion worth of work, over five decades, replacing and maintaining the ground-based leg of […]

PODCAST: Army Futures Command, One Year Out

Defense Daily Staff — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:19:44 +0000

At the end of July, the Army announced its new Futures Command had reached full operational capacity at its headquarters in Austin, Texas, about one year after its launch. So […]

PODCAST: The Pentagon’s Plan to Mix Fourth and Fifth-Gen Fighters

Brian Garrett-Glaser — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 20:45:18 +0000

The Pentagon is considering purchasing new fourth-gen Boeing [BA] F-15EXs in addition to fifth-gen Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35s to more quickly replace the Air Force’s aging fighter fleet. Where did […]

PODCAST: Polar Security Cutter – The Coast Guard’s Key to the Arctic

Defense Daily Staff — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:43:43 +0000

It’s episode 4 of Defense Daily’s new podcast series, THE BUSINESS END, and this time we’re looking at the Coast Guard’s strategy for the Arctic region and the tools it’ll need […]

PODCAST: Space Force – Ready to Launch?

Defense Daily Staff — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 02:50:30 +0000

It’s episode 3 of Defense Daily’s new podcast series, THE BUSINESS END. This time, we dive into Space Force, asking questions like: What procurement efforts will fall under the new Space […]

PODCAST: Military Helicopters – The Battle for Future Vertical Lift

Defense Daily Staff — Thu, 16 May 2019 21:20:57 +0000

It’s episode 2 of Defense Daily’s new podcast series, THE BUSINESS END, and we’re talking Future Vertical Lift, or FVL — one of the U.S. Army’s six top modernization priorities, […]

Defense Daily Launches a Podcast: ‘The Business End’

Brian Garrett-Glaser — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:46:34 +0000

Check out our brand-new podcast series, THE BUSINESS END, where we give you an in-depth look at big Pentagon projects, budget battles, and other defense industry news. On each episode, […]