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The Pentagon has been directed to explore API connections that would pull cost data directly from contractors' enterprise resource planning systems, bypassing traditional reporting burdens. The memo is framed as reducing regulatory overhead for industry, but defense contractors who have long complained about pricing data demands may find machine-to-machine access to their financial systems a harder pill to swallow.

The Navy's next-generation attack submarine has slipped to FY 2040, originally planned for 2031. The fleet is projected to dip to just 45 boats by 2030-2031, well short of the 66-submarine requirement, while 37-40% of the attack fleet may be unavailable due to maintenance backlogs at any given time. China is projected to field around 80 submarines by 2035. The industrial base, not just the budget, is the real bottleneck.

USA is phasing out a roughly 600-soldier experimental drone assault battalion in Europe and returning it to a conventional airborne infantry role after upcoming exercises, ending a unit created to study drone and robotic warfare lessons from Ukraine. The move reflects acting CSA Gen. LaNeve’s broader “back-to-basics” approach.

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DOD’s push to rapidly integrate AI into intelligence and targeting workflows is raising concerns that speed could outpace testing, oversight and human judgment. Systems like Project Maven should be measured against human analysts and independently validated before they are trusted for high-stakes operational decisions.

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The VA just added nearly $17 billion to its Oracle Health EHRM contract, pushing the total ceiling to nearly $27 billion. The reason: deployment complexities caused the agency to burn through the existing $10 billion ceiling faster than planned. As of July 2026, the federal EHR has reached only 14 of 164 VA medical centers, with the contract now extended through May 2031.

OSTP released a National Security Science and Technology Strategy directing federal R&D toward military objectives across 14 critical and emerging technology areas. The top three battlefield priorities: the undersea domain, space, and military AI and autonomy. For contractors, the acquisition guidance matters as much as the tech list. Agencies are pointed toward OTAs, milestone-based fixed-cost contracts, and streamlined pathways for small and nontraditional performers.

NASA and Katalyst Space confirmed that the LINK spacecraft will not be able to capture or boost the Swift telescope to a higher orbit due to an attitude control issue, meaning Swift will likely re-enter Earth's atmosphere later this year. LINK will still attempt a rendezvous and proximity operations demonstration to advance satellite servicing capabilities.

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CesiumAstro announced that it has acquired Jariet Technologies, a semiconductor company focused on millimeter-wave radio frequency system-on-chip designs. The two companies plan to jointly develop new application-specific integrated circuits by merging Jariet’s semiconductor and RF background with CesiumAstro’s experience across communications, phased arrays, payloads and space systems, to serve commercial, government and defense customers.

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