Missile Defense Agency takes $500M cut to $10.4B in FY25

Missile Defense Agency takes $500M cut to $10.4B in FY25
Missile Defense Agency takes $500M cut to $10.4B in FY25

The MDA request includes $105 million for the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), slightly more than the $103.5 requested in FY24. LRDR, deemed a critical capability by US Northern Command (NORTHCOM)/NORAD leaders, will transfer to the Space Force to begin operations in FY25.

Missile Defense Agency requests $10.9B in FY24, and tens of billions more after that

Missile Defense Agency requests $10.9B in FY24, and tens of billions more after that
Missile Defense Agency requests $10.9B in FY24, and tens of billions more after that

One of MDA’s biggest investments in FY24 is for the Next Generation Interceptor, with $2.1 billion requested.

Lockheed delivers high-energy laser four years in the making to US Navy

Lockheed delivers high-energy laser four years in the making to US Navy
Lockheed delivers high-energy laser four years in the making to US Navy

The laser is scheduled for at-sea tests on the destroyer Preble in fiscal 2023.

Space Command looking to ground, ship-based missile defense radars to improve monitoring

Space Command looking to ground, ship-based missile defense radars to improve monitoring
Space Command looking to ground, ship-based missile defense radars to improve monitoring

“My number one priority within the command is: how do I increase my battlespace awareness, in particular, how do I look at the space domain?” SPACECOM head Gen. Jim Dickinson said.

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Enabling the 21st century warfighter

Enabling the 21st century warfighter
Enabling the 21st century warfighter

To help accelerate American and allied military modernization and preserve global deterrence, Lockheed Martin is developing a new framework for 21st Century Warfare.

Next Budget Will Limit Glide Phase Interceptor Contractors: MDA Head

Next Budget Will Limit Glide Phase Interceptor Contractors: MDA Head
Next Budget Will Limit Glide Phase Interceptor Contractors: MDA Head

“We’re gonna down-select … later in the year. Then I have to worry about future budgets, and so that’s what’s really going to throttle” the number of contractors, says MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill.

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All-Domain Operations Shape The Joint Battlespace For Decision Dominance

All-Domain Operations Shape The Joint Battlespace For Decision Dominance
All-Domain Operations Shape The Joint Battlespace For Decision Dominance

The Defense Department is shaping the joint all-domain environment by tying sensors to shooters in exercises like Northern Edge 21 and Project Convergence.

Key Dems Question Biden Defense Budget; Ship Fight Likely

Key Dems Question Biden Defense Budget; Ship Fight Likely
Key Dems Question Biden Defense Budget; Ship Fight Likely

“The President’s Defense Budget Request is an outline and a starting point,” emphasizes Sen. Jack Reed, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Navy Makes $554M Commitment To Second Frigate, USS Congress

Navy Makes $554M Commitment To Second Frigate, USS Congress
Navy Makes $554M Commitment To Second Frigate, USS Congress

By using proven technology, the frigate program is trying to prevent the kind of high-tech teething troubles that bedeviled the Ford-class carrier and Littoral Combat Ships.

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Joint All-Domain Operations: The Key To Decision Dominance And Overmatch

Joint All-Domain Operations: The Key To Decision Dominance And Overmatch
Joint All-Domain Operations: The Key To Decision Dominance And Overmatch

In this Q&A with Stephanie C. Hill, Lockheed Martin’s executive vice president for Rotary and Mission Systems, we discuss how AI/ML, open systems, and edge computing enable JADO.

Pentagon Weighs Guam Missile Defense  Money For 2022 Budget

Pentagon Weighs Guam Missile Defense  Money For 2022 Budget
Pentagon Weighs Guam Missile Defense Money For 2022 Budget

“There’s a need in the near-term to defend against all of those [Chinese missile] threats from a 360-degree standpoint, and if the answer is Aegis, I’m ready to support it,” the presumptive head of Indo-PACOM told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Bye-Bye, B-52s & Carriers; Hello, More Destroyers & F-35s

Bye-Bye, B-52s & Carriers; Hello, More Destroyers & F-35s
Bye-Bye, B-52s & Carriers; Hello, More Destroyers & F-35s

The US needs to shift investment from hallowed but vulnerable legacy platforms – especially aircraft carriers and B-52 bombers – to more flexible and survivable weapons systems – above all, Aegis warships and the unfairly much-maligned F-35.

Biden Taps Two Admirals To Face China Challenge

Biden Taps Two Admirals To Face China Challenge
Biden Taps Two Admirals To Face China Challenge

If confirmed by the Senate, Adm. John Aquilino and Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo will enter their jobs amidst increasing competition in fleet size, precision missiles, hacking, & espionage.

We Need A Bigger Navy, Fast: Chris Lehman

We Need A Bigger Navy, Fast: Chris Lehman
We Need A Bigger Navy, Fast: Chris Lehman

A hastily-developed shipbuilding plan rushed out near the end of the Trump Administration set a very modest goal of a 500-ship Navy, but it would achieve that number at a snail’s pace where the fleet would not reach 500 ships until 2045. We simply can’t wait 25 years.