Advanced Primitive — Defense News https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/ Daily defense reporting on contract awards, deliveries, test events, hearings and program decisions, each filed with sources and figures attached. en-US Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:37:04 GMT Defense News How a Pentagon Program Moves From Requirement to Fielding https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/how-a-pentagon-program-moves-from-requirement-to-fielding-3/ https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/how-a-pentagon-program-moves-from-requirement-to-fielding-3/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:52:41 GMT Asha Venkataswamy Defense News How Multiyear Procurement Works: Five Program Years, Six Findings, One Cancellation Bill https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/how-multiyear-procurement-works-five-program-years-six-findings-one-cancellation-bill/ https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/how-multiyear-procurement-works-five-program-years-six-findings-one-cancellation-bill/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:39:00 GMT Asha Venkataswamy Defense News Why a Stopgap Budget Bill Can Freeze a Defense Program in Its Tracks https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/why-a-stopgap-budget-bill-can-freeze-a-defense-program-in-its-tracks/ https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/why-a-stopgap-budget-bill-can-freeze-a-defense-program-in-its-tracks/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:38:59 GMT Asha Venkataswamy Defense News F-47 Program Builds Test Aircraft on Schedule for 2028 First Flight https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/f47-test-aircraft-2028-first-flight/ https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/f47-test-aircraft-2028-first-flight/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT Asha Venkataswamy Defense News The Navy's Final Flight IIA Destroyer Has Been Delivered https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/uss-patrick-gallagher-final-flight-iia/ https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/uss-patrick-gallagher-final-flight-iia/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Asha Venkataswamy Defense News CNO: Virginia-Class Deliveries Run Five Boats Behind the Two-a-Year Plan https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/virginia-class-delivery-rate-cno/ https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/virginia-class-delivery-rate-cno/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT Asha Venkataswamy Defense News MDA's Project Maverick Seeks an Interim Answer to Hypersonic Threats https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/mda-project-maverick-interim-hypersonic/ https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/mda-project-maverick-interim-hypersonic/ Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT Asha Venkataswamy Defense News Air Force Clears the T-7A for Production After Milestone C https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/t-7a-milestone-c-lrip/ https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/t-7a-milestone-c-lrip/ Mon, 04 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT Asha Venkataswamy Defense News MDA Calls FTX-40 a Success and Declares 'Industrial Warp Speed' https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/mda-ftx-40-industrial-warp-speed/ https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/mda-ftx-40-industrial-warp-speed/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT Asha Venkataswamy Defense News New Atlas Dry Dock Arrives at Kings Bay for the Columbia Era https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/atlas-dry-dock-kings-bay-columbia/ https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/atlas-dry-dock-kings-bay-columbia/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT Asha Venkataswamy Defense News Army Activated Its First Dark Eagle Hypersonic Unit https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/dark-eagle-first-unit-activated/ https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/dark-eagle-first-unit-activated/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT Asha Venkataswamy Defense News Boeing F-47 Has Entered Production, With First Flight Set for 2028 https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/f47-enters-production-2026/ https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/f47-enters-production-2026/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT Asha Venkataswamy Defense News Lockheed Finalizes $24 Billion F-35 Contract for Lots 18-19 https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/f35-lots-18-19-finalized/ https://advancedprimitive.com/defense-news/f35-lots-18-19-finalized/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT Asha Venkataswamy Defense News