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The project, which could cost up to €27.3 million, is coordinated through the European Defence Fund and involves an industrial consortium of 14 partners.
By Christina Mackenzie
The Navy wants to buy the first DDG(X) in fiscal 2030.
By Justin KatzGA-ASI’s MQ-9B: The right UAV for persistence, power, and performance
When assessing the state of the art of unmanned aerial systems, it’s critical to be very clear about what various aircraft can and can’t do – and could never do.
Inside this free eBook, you’ll find a series of stories touching on a sample of key issues that crossed the desks of service leadership from the first half of 2022.
By Breaking Defense
B-21, hypersonics and more: How digital development is driving industry innovation
Technological advancements are key to keeping pace with customer demands and evolving threat landscapes.
Multi-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
“Money’s going into space. There’s a lot of opportunity for us to push into new areas leveraging our expertise,” said David Ray, who leads SAIC’s national security Space Business Unit.
By Theresa Hitchens
After 20 years of censorship around Israel’s armed drones, a gag rule on reporters was lifted July 20.
By Arie Egozi
A major overhaul is coming in software for missile warning
Space Systems Command’s FORGE program is the first, major missile-warning software modernization effort in 20 years.
As conversations at the Thursday dinner with the Korean ambassador, Jeong-sik Kang, and several senior Korean defense officials made crystal clear, any one defense program is less important to the Koreans than is building a broader and deeper defense relationship with Australia.
By Colin Clark
The high-flying unmanned aerial vehicle has been above Arizona for more than a month, living on batteries, solar power and a prayer.
By Andrew Eversden
“There’s US[-made], there’s Gripen out of Sweden, there’s the Eurofighter, there’s the Rafale [from France],” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown. Even the venerable A-10 hasn’t been ruled out.
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“NetModX is a great testbed for us to kind of understand how our investments are working out as they graduate from a lab setting and make adjustments as needed to be able to get the most value out of those investment areas that we have,” Joseph Welch, director of the C5ISR Center, said.
By Jaspreet Gill
Sergio Gallucci, SCOUT co-founder and chief technology officer, told Breaking Defense that its new AFWERX contract is focused on demonstrating its software for integrating and streamlining unclassified data from multiple satellites.
By Theresa Hitchens
As the Ukraine conflict enters a new phase, Joshua Huminski says it’s time to examine questions about the end game and how to get there.
By Joshua Huminski
When it comes to MTAs, Eric Lofgren, a defense acquisition specialist at George Mason University, told Breaking Defense that “GAO and OSD seem to be struggling with how to baseline and conduct oversight of these programs.”
By Theresa Hitchens
An Army official recently said the service hasn’t finished analyzing the results from a critical IVAS test, still assessing best path forward for enhanced soldier vision.
By Andrew Eversden
BAE Systems’ LR-PGK: The Superior Anti-Jam Solution
Going the distance to defeat emerging jam threats.
“DoD is considering a plan to cut all but four general officer SDO-DATT positions around the world by the end of this year,” warns Jonathan Lord of CNAS.
By Jonathan Lord