Navy Advances Sea-Based Hypersonic Missile Program with Successful Cold-Gas Launch

Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) - pursues a common hypersonic missile that is being developed in partnership with the U.S. Army. Photo: DOD Last week, the U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs…

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Federal court puts hold on Trump administration plan to close three agencies

A federal court is putting a hold on the Trump administration’s plans to eliminate three small agencies. A judge at the US District Court in Rhode Island issued a preliminary…

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Federal court injunctions have agencies walking back some workforce policies — at least for now

Agencies are reversing course on some of the Trump administration’s policies targeting federal employees and the unions that represent them, after federal courts ordered them to do so — at…

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OPM quietly awards large HR management contract to Workday

The Office of Personnel Management is hoping the sole-source, one-year contract it just awarded to Workday, a cloud-based HR services company, will help the agency manage what’s turned into a…

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Snakes and Rotors: The H-1 Helicopter Program

UH-1Y and AH-1Z by Neville Dawson The US Marines’ helicopter force is aging at all levels, from banana-shaped CH-46 Sea Knight transports that are far older than their pilots, to…

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CDAO’s future uncertain as slew of top leaders and tech staffers depart

CDAO’s future uncertain as slew of top leaders and tech staffers depart | DefenseScoop Skip to main content Advertisement Advertisement Cast your votes for the 2025 DefenseScoop 50 — voting…

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DefenseTech Weekly Brief – April 28 – May 3, 2025

The defense landscape continues evolving rapidly, with emerging technologies reshaping battlefield dynamics across domains. This week’s developments highlight cost-effective drone proliferation, increased artillery autonomy, extended-range strike capabilities, enhanced vehicle protection…

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Putin ‘hopes’ Russia won’t have to nuke Ukraine as he brags on state TV about ‘logical conclusion’ of war

Reduced funding slows MDA’s hypersonic interceptor development By: Jen Judson for Defense News The Missile Defense Agency is facing a roughly three-year delay in its plan to deliver an interceptor capable of…

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