This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the fiscal year 2026 defense policy bills being debated in both chambers of Congress, as well as deep dives into military drone spending and more.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Sunday, July 13, 2025
John Liang is managing editor of InsideDefense and Inside Missile Defense. He has been with the IWP Defense Group since 1997. He holds a master's degree in international policy studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and a bachelor's degree in languages from Georgetown University.
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the fiscal year 2026 defense policy bills being debated in both chambers of Congress, as well as deep dives into military drone spending and more.
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has extensive coverage of the House Armed Services Committee's draft defense policy bill.
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the unfunded priorities lists submitted to Congress along with coverage of the draft FY-26 defense policy bill.
This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill along with the Pentagon's unfunded priorities lists.
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a recently opened Army microelectronics manufacturing facility, plus the Air Force seeking to increase the range of its F-35A Joint Strike Fighters, a fresh look at how the Pentagon plans to fund the Golden Dome missile defense system and more.
This pre-Independence Day INSIDER Daily Digest has news on an Army "affordable," mobile and high-speed theater strike capability, plus the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve program being eliminated and more.
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Army's Anubis Technology Maturation Initiative, the Navy's Modular Attack Surface Craft program and more.
This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a recent Marine Corps amphibious warfare exercise on the East Coast, plus coverage of the Pentagon's crackdown on IT management and consulting contracts and more.
Boeing announced today that it had officially named Steve Parker as president and chief executive officer of its defense, space & security (BDS) business unit, effective immediately.
Boeing announced today that Jay Malave has been elected as the company's next chief financial officer.
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Space Force being put in charge of developing the Golden Dome missile defense system, the portions of the reconciliation bill that cover certain Army programs and more.
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's fiscal year 2026 budget request, the Air Force shifting money from the Sentinel ICBM program to fund modifications to a Qatari 747 jet for use as Air Force One and more.
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the E-7 Wedgetail program being canceled, Air Force fighter aircraft purchases and more.
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on an updated defense reconciliation bill, plus lawmakers seeking more details on the Army's major transformation initiative and more.
This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Navy contemplating building warships overseas, a recent successful test of the Long Range Discrimination Radar and more.
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Space Force working with SpaceX on a new constellation of communications satellites in low Earth orbit, plus a Government Accountability Office report on Army missile defense and more.
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the general nominated to oversee development of the Golden Dome missile defense system, plus the Army developing a self-propelled howitzer prototype and more.
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on autonomous systems being able to function without GPS in combat, plus the Air Force's E-7A Wedgetail airborne warning and control aircraft and more.
This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Army's first Long Range Hypersonic Weapon battery plus Guam missile defense and more.
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has continuing coverage of the Government Accountability Office's annual weapons systems assessment plus the Golden Dome missile defense system as well as questions around the proposed downsizing of DOD's independent weapons testing office.