Congress
“The Senate is saddling the service with unsupportable funding requirements,” Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group says.
By Theresa Hitchens
As Trump takes heat from his own party over a proposed troop drawdown in Germany, new US drone and armor bases in Poland are in the works.
By Paul McLearyModernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative
Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value.
House committee wants to hold money back from DoD until it delivers shipbuilding plans, while putting the breaks on armed unmanned surface ships.
By Paul McLeary
Rumors had started flying that Griffin might be pushed out as long ago as last June.
By Theresa Hitchens
What’s new in naval radars and missiles: Defending the Pacific
Defending U.S. naval forces in the Pacific, Red Sea, and elsewhere require a range of systems from close-in weapons to anti-ballistic missiles.
The HASC readiness subcommittee also wants to create a comprehensive quadrennial review of what it’ll really take to supply and sustain the global force.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Dale Leibach, Keep GPS Working spokesperson, says that already “about one-third — Republicans and Democrats — of the Senate oppose” the Ligado plan.
By Theresa Hitchens
How to ensure readiness of next-generation defense technology: Solving the issue of massive heat.
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
The HASC tactical air and land forces subcommittee wants the Air Force to explain “how ABMS intends to transition demonstrated capabilities into sustainable Programs of Record.”
By Theresa Hitchens
“The committee is concerned that the SDA is not positioned to execute its mission in an effective manner” and is not “equipped to focus on the many priorities it has set,” the Strategic Forces Subcommittee asserts.
By Theresa Hitchens
DoD also looking for tens of billions in extra funding from the White House, public still waiting for specifics on where it will go.
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“Our ability to apply AI and other emerging technologies faster than our adversaries will allow us to maintain our competitive edge over Russia and China,” Rep. Elise Stefanik, ranking of the HASC emerging threats subcommittee, said.
By Theresa Hitchens
Today’s resignation of Katie Wheelbarger, who oversees international security affairs and had been nominated to be the military’s second highest-ranking intelligence official, comes just two days after Elaine McCusker, the Pentagon’s acting comptroller, announced she was stepping down, as well.
By Paul McLeary
Besides shoring up physical defenses against foreign threats, Senate Armed Services chairman Jim Inhofe is fighting against the FCC’s transfer of spectrum from GPS to 5G firm Ligado.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“I certainly hope the Pentagon is not going to come back after studying this again, saying there’s no need,” for more Arctic infrastructure, said Sen. Dan Sullivan. “The infrastructure is not fine. It doesn’t exist. And we need it to exist.”
By Paul McLeary
“We came right up to the edge of bringing active troops here, and we didn’t,” Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said. Both active duty and Guard troops are being sent home.
By Paul McLeary
ROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI presented integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
