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The Navy faces an uphill battle on trying to retire nine Littoral Combat Ships, but where will those vessels go after leaving the fleet?
By Justin Katz
“We want to make sure, of course, that the directive still reflects the views of the department and the way the department should be thinking about [autonomous] weapon systems,” Michael Horowitz told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview.
By Valerie Insinna and Aaron MehtaMillennium Space Systems is delivering on critical missile tracking constellation
With programs like MTC, Millennium Space Systems is redefining what it means to be an operational prime – rapidly delivering operational small sat constellations on rapid timelines.
The Navy has stood up a special task force for unmanned systems, but can it overcome congressional skepticism?
By Justin Katz
Commercial imagery has proven invaluable in the Ukraine conflict, both to the US government’s information war against Russia and to the Ukrainian military.
By Theresa Hitchens
Modernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
Multi-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
“It can be difficult to make these systems work in practice. I expect that it will take quite a bit of money, time and focus to get a system like this actually operating,” said David Brewster, a senior fellow at Australian National University’s National Security College.
By Colin Clark
“[I] don’t want to oversell it. We got way more work to do than what wins we made, but those were very encouraging signs,” said Maj. Gen. Walter Rugen, director of the Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team.
By Andrew Eversden
BAE Systems’ LR-PGK: The Superior Anti-Jam Solution
Going the distance to defeat emerging jam threats.
“In terms of their vision for Aerojet, it’s not clear what the difference is between the two sides,” said Seth Seifman, an aerospace and defense analyst at J.P. Morgan. But “perhaps there’s some kind of opportunity … to influence shareholders one way or another.”
By Valerie Insinna
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Defense Digital Service and ADVANA teams will be officially subsumed into the new CDAO office at the start of the month.
By Jaspreet Gill
“Infrastructure today is not hard; it’s not survivable — at least what we’re talking about here, that is commercial infrastructure,” said Robert Spalding, CEO of the firm SEMPRE, which had a research contract with the military.
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“It’s a big acknowledgement that [Low Earth Orbit] is expanding rapidly. It’s of national importance. It’s of commercial importance. And there’s a need to have more eyes on the sky,” CEO Dan Ceperley told Breaking Defense in an interview.
By Theresa Hitchens
A top Navy official says she hopes aggressive plan doesn’t fall to partisanship, as it’s a “holistic look” at making the Navy more “efficient, more effective” and with more capabilities.
By Justin Katz
The command investigation report is heavily redacted but mostly blames the crew for failing to uphold standards, take action.
By Justin Katz
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon Missiles and Defense are currently developing concepts for the program.
By Andrew Eversden
New Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
There is a growing split in the Marine Corps community, and it needs to be addressed before it becomes a major rift, writes David E. Johnson of the RAND Corporation.
By David E. Johnson