Land Warfare

Latest tests of Israel’s maritime Iron Dome, C-Dome, take aim at ‘future’ threats

Latest tests of Israel’s maritime Iron Dome, C-Dome, take aim at ‘future’ threats
Latest tests of Israel’s maritime Iron Dome, C-Dome, take aim at ‘future’ threats

The Israeli military said the system helped defend successfully against rockets, missiles and drones.

13-member European consortium completes unmanned ground system project

13-member European consortium completes unmanned ground system project
13-member European consortium completes unmanned ground system project

Estonia-based Milrem Robotics led the $39 million project involving twelve other entities from seven countries.

Army closing down ‘leader-follower’ robotic truck development, eyeing commercial solutions

Army closing down ‘leader-follower’ robotic truck development, eyeing commercial solutions
Army closing down ‘leader-follower’ robotic truck development, eyeing commercial solutions

Although the service has awarded contracts to wind down leader-follower development and give the experimental trucks back to soldiers, a separate office has launched a prototyping competition.

Army delays IFPC Inc 2 program operational assessment to ‘early’ FY25

Army delays IFPC Inc 2 program operational assessment to ‘early’ FY25
Army delays IFPC Inc 2 program operational assessment to ‘early’ FY25

Lingering supply chain woes have delayed Dynetics first Enduring Shield launcher prototype delivery to the Army which has, in turn, delayed testing plans.

New Pentagon leaders-to-be: DoD announces raft of high-level Biden nominations

New Pentagon leaders-to-be: DoD announces raft of high-level Biden nominations
New Pentagon leaders-to-be: DoD announces raft of high-level Biden nominations

In addition to the official notice for the next leader of the Marine Corps are nominations for the Missile Defense Agency, US Cyber Command, the DIA and others.

First Eitan wheeled APCs delivered to Israel’s IDF

First Eitan wheeled APCs delivered to Israel’s IDF
First Eitan wheeled APCs delivered to Israel’s IDF

The purpose-built armored personnel carrier is a “leap forward” for infantry brigade, senior officer says.

Despite AUKUS pledges, Aussie defense spending drops $1.5B, report says

Despite AUKUS pledges, Aussie defense spending drops $1.5B, report says
Despite AUKUS pledges, Aussie defense spending drops $1.5B, report says

A new report from a leading Australian thinktank says there’s a “disconnect” between Australia’s strategic priorities and the money to fund capabilities to tackle them.

Write algorithms, wage EW, share data: Lessons from Ukraine war

Write algorithms, wage EW, share data: Lessons from Ukraine war
Write algorithms, wage EW, share data: Lessons from Ukraine war

“The loss rate for Ukrainian UAVs at the moment is about 10,000 UAVs a month,” Jack Watling, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, said. “That’s the level of equipment that both sides are going through.”

How not to innovate: Russia plays catch-up to Ukraine on drones

How not to innovate: Russia plays catch-up to Ukraine on drones
How not to innovate: Russia plays catch-up to Ukraine on drones

Think the Pentagon is ponderous? A new study from CNA shows how Soviet-style bureaucracy and an industrial base dependent on imports – from Iran, China, and the West – have hampered Russian drone warfare in Ukraine.

‘Tremendous amount of power’: Army digital engineering strategy slated for FY24

‘Tremendous amount of power’: Army digital engineering strategy slated for FY24
‘Tremendous amount of power’: Army digital engineering strategy slated for FY24

Through digital engineering, the Army wants to move from manual processes to an all-digital environment, so much so that deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software Jennifer Swanson told Breaking Defense she hopes Army projects would be “born digital” within a few years.

Germany buys 18 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks to replace those sent to Ukraine

Germany buys 18 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks to replace those sent to Ukraine
Germany buys 18 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks to replace those sent to Ukraine

The contract includes an option for an addition 105 tanks, in what would reportedly be a $3.2 billion purchase should the government proceed with the whole lot.

French military intelligence office reorganizing post-Ukraine, with ‘360 degree’ threat analysis

French military intelligence office reorganizing post-Ukraine, with ‘360 degree’ threat analysis
French military intelligence office reorganizing post-Ukraine, with ‘360 degree’ threat analysis

French Maj. Gen. Cyril Carcy told Breaking Defense that his intelligence office can “no longer focus on a 60-degree angle between Western Africa and the Middle-East dictated by the fight against terrorism.”

Czechs drop $2.2B on CV90 infantry fighting vehicles; Ukraine ‘days’ from getting them

Czechs drop $2.2B on CV90 infantry fighting vehicles; Ukraine ‘days’ from getting them
Czechs drop $2.2B on CV90 infantry fighting vehicles; Ukraine ‘days’ from getting them

The Czech Republic recently announced the finalization of a plan to buy 246 MkIV CV90s, while separately sources told Breaking Defense that other CV90s are on their way to the front lines in Ukraine.

The AI side of AUKUS: UK reveals ground-breaking, allied tech demo

The AI side of AUKUS: UK reveals ground-breaking, allied tech demo
The AI side of AUKUS: UK reveals ground-breaking, allied tech demo

The AI trial saw a wide range of air and ground vehicles tasked with testing target identification capabilities, as the allies cope with what the UK Ministry of Defence called a “rapidly evolving” strategic environment.