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The sale could help L3Harris pay down debt and focus as a defense supplier.
By Michael Marrow
The Arrow 3, the top layer of Israel’s air defense net, recently made its first ever operational interception amid the conflict in Gaza.
By Seth J. FrantzmanModernizing 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.
“What we found is that systems that are heavily reliant on contractor support, that have a minimum of government-owned intellectual property or access to the intellectual property, that the flexibility to make changes in accordance with a new national security environment is limited,” Assistant Secretary of Defense Christopher Lowman told Breaking Defense.
By Michael Marrow
As 2023 enters its final stretch, a word of thanks for our readers.
By Aaron Mehta
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.
Multi-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment Christopher Lowman told Breaking Defense that negotiations on the performance-based logistics agreement with Lockheed are at an impasse.
By Michael Marrow
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.
James Heappey, UK armed forces minister, offered the latest comments about the incident that reportedly happened more than a year ago but has been shrouded in secrecy.
By Tim Martin
“If we want to fight as a system… you have to start sharing technology now,” the former head of the Pentagon’s Joint AI Center told Breaking Defense. “We can’t build the system on the eve of battle.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The new Viper Shield electronic warfare suite, meant to help foreign F-16 customers fend off modern EW threats, will be ready for production in late 2025, L3Harris told Breaking Defense in Dubai.
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“We are thinking about the [A330]neo, it’s a very natural evolution of our [tanker] solution,” said Maria Angeles Marti, Head of Tanker and Derivatives at Airbus Defence and Space.
By Tim Martin
Europe is too important, and Russia too great a threat in the Far East, to put Ukraine on the backburner in favor of Taiwan, argues AEI Asia expert Michael Mazza.
By Michael Mazza
The document’s release comes several months later than expected and lays out seven lines of effort, including partnering with industry.
By Justin Katz
The Navy views MQ-25A Stingray as urgently needed by the fleet, but the DoD Inspector General warned the service was moving too fast.
By Justin Katz
“I’ve talked to Congress in classified sessions on this, but how we choose to speak about it, in terms of the particular programs or projects that will be accelerating through Replicator is to be determined,” said Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.
By Ashley Roque
ROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI will present integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
As lawmakers weigh creating a Space National Guard, Brig. Gen. Mike Bruno of the Colorado National Guard and the National Guard Association of the United States aims in this op-ed to tamp down what he sees as some key misconceptions.
By Mike Bruno