ACQUISITION NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
An artist’s rendering of the future Columbia-class submarine. The 12 submarines of the Columbia class will replace the Ohio-class submarines, which are reaching maximum extended service life. Source: U.S. Navy illustration
Southcom Establishes Autonomous Warfare Command
Navy Reshapes Warfighting Acquisition System The Department of the Navy has announced the establish - ment of five Portfolio Acquisition Executive organizations: PAE Industrial Operations, PAE Marine Corps, PAE Maritime, PAE Strategic Systems Programs, and PAE Undersea. With these directives, the Navy is fully engaged in making the PAE model the new operational standard for the acquisi - tion enterprise, injecting urgency and a ruthless focus on
Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command, directed the establishment of the Southcom Autonomous Warfare Command. The new command will support President Trump’s National Security Strategy priorities, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s National Defense Strategy lines of effort, Southcom imperatives, re - gional security cooperation, and operational dominance. (Read more) War Department’s $1.5 Trillion Budget Proposal Includes Sizable Nuclear Triad Investment C. Todd Lopez Pentagon News The War Department aims to modernize the U.S. nuclear triad—including air, land, and sea weapons—and the Fis - cal Year 2027 budget proposal includes ample investment to make that happen, said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during testimony on Capitol Hill. (Read more)
accelerated delivery. (Read more) Space Force Delivers Final GPS III Satellite to Orbit
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Combat Forces Command successfully delivered the GPS III-8 satel - lite into orbit, providing GPS capabilities to the Warfighter that are 3 times as accurate and 8 times as resistant to jam - ming as the previous constellation. (Read more)
Spacecom Takes Operational Control of Facility in Alabama Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Burns
Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, has announced the command’s opera - tional control over a facility located at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. This announcement marks yet another step in the command’s transition from Colorado Springs, Colo., to Huntsville. (Read more)
Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Com- mand, speaks to a crowd during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Red- stone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., April 29, 2026. Source: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Burns
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