Welcome to today's Defense Business Briefing, your weekly roundup of the latest defense industry news.
This week's top story
A pair of defense technology companies focused on sensing and AI-enabled command-and-control are merging to form a new firm aimed at closing gaps in the military's sensor-to-shooter kill chain, the chief executive of newly formed Lyntris told Inside Defense in an interview.
News & notes
Following delays, pending multiship contract awards for 15 nuclear-powered submarines are expected in the second quarter of 2026, HII CEO Chris Kastner told investors last week.
The Space Force awarded Anduril Industries $100.3 million to further deploy and continuously develop sensors for the Space Surveillance Network, according to a Defense Department notice.
Appointments & promotions
Lockheed Martin announced this last week that OJ Sanchez has been named to succeed Greg Ulmer as president of the company's Aeronautics business unit.
What's happening
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled for back-to-back appropriations hearings this week to discuss the Pentagon's budget request. Other senior defense officials are scheduled to speak at a host of other congressional hearings.
For Inside Defense subscribers
The Navy's Trump-class battleship will be nuclear-powered, according to the service's new 30-year shipbuilding plan, signaling a significant about-face on the developing program's propulsion system.
The Pentagon next year will attempt to track and shoot down a maneuvering hypersonic missile flying up the U.S. East Coast, the first live demonstration of a layered defense the military has been racing to build against a class of weapons fielded by China and Russia.
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