Free · Checked October 28, 2026

Every defense date that matters before December 31.

A three-page calendar covering October 22 to December 31, 2026. Each date has a source and a status tag, so you can tell a hard deadline from one that's likely to move.

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Inside the calendar

Nov 10

China's pause on its rare earth and battery material export controls lapses unless extended

Nov 13

Feinberg memo, 60-day deadline on Cost Accounting Standards relief

Dec 11

Continuing resolution expires

Dec 31

Export-Import Bank authority expires

Plus 14 more dates, five corrections and 23 sources.

Page three

Five dates to take off your calendar

CMMC Phase II on November 10. A December 4 end to the CR. A November comment deadline on FAR Case 2026-006. Golden Dome interceptor tests by year end. A late-November NDAA conference. Page three explains what changed and cites the source for each correction.

Who checked it

Justin Nerdrum

I spent ten years in the Marine Corps. Today I work as an analyst for defense and national security companies. I write Tip of the Spear, where every Thursday forecast gets a date and a public grade.

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