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WEBDefense industry news, analysis and commentary. “Currently we have a CDO and I serve as the CIO, but we’re looking at ways to reorganize the Joint Staff to get after what I think is some open ...
Three questions following the Army’s FLRAA decision
WEBDec 6, 2022 · WASHINGTON — In the wake of the Army selecting Bell Textron’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor for the coveted Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competition yesterday, analysts are looking through the ...
Air Force weighing turning T-7 into F-7 armed light attack jet ...
WEBNov 8, 2023 · Despite not talking to Boeing about development of a F-7 armed light attack aircraft based off the T-7A Red Hawk, a USAF official has revealed the service is interested in such a concept, and ...
No US missile defense system proven capable against 'realistic' …
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · WASHINGTON: A new study of US missile defenses has found that — after 70 years and some $350 billion in investment — no “system thus far developed has been shown to be effective against ...
OMFV finalists: Rheinmetall, GDLS again square off for Bradley ...
WEBJun 26, 2023 · WASHINGTON — It’s again down to American Rheinmetall and General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) for who will build the Army’s M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle replacement, after the ...
Cross Domain Solutions: Enabling All Domain Operations
WEBJun 15, 2021 · Preparing for future conflict with near peers is a key goal in the U.S. military’s groundbreaking All Domain Operations (ADO) concept. ADO calls for all services to share data across multiple ...
Uncharted waters: Navy navigating first-ever dismantling of …
WEBNov 15, 2023 · WASHINGTON — For more than a decade, the US Navy has considered the former Enterprise (CVN-65) no longer operational. In fact, since 2018, the 1,101-foot behemoth has been mostly floating pier ...
The ‘Kinetic Pendulum’: How the Army wants to defeat drone threats
WEBSep 13, 2022 · WASHINGTON — US Army leaders call them the new “improvised explosive devices.” Small drones, flying above military bases or personnel in the field, packed with explosives can be delivered on ...
'Bigger, faster, longer': As market grows, loitering munition makers ...
WEBJul 21, 2022 · Since Russia’s invasion, the US has shipped more than 800 loitering munitions to the Ukrainians. According the most recent fact sheet from the Pentagon, the shipments have included “more than ...
Exclusive: Army Vice Chief talks network evolution, possible C-UAS ...
WEBMar 4, 2024 · The Army’s new Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus recently sat down with Breaking Defense to discuss a few of his priorities that include network changes to include transitioning from a ‘C2 ...