“We’re very, very fixated on being competitive with the pacing challenge [of China],” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. “I think the budget that we’ve submitted moves us forward — not quite as fast as we would like to, but it moves us forward in the right direction while maintaining current capabilities that are essential to the nation.”
By Michael MarrowROC-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.
Boeing and the Air Force reportedly could not agree on the E-4B replacement’s contract terms and data rights.
By Michael Marrow
The two ATHENA aircraft are part of the Army’s long-term move from prop-driven intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance to higher-performance jets.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. and Aaron Mehta
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Using leading edge technology and tools to generate digital data packages in lieu of proprietary OEM data, SNC is on track to be the first to offer true digital twins in a post-production environment.
By Breaking Defense
The service is breaking up the FTUAS Inc 2 program into five development stages.
By Ashley Roque
SNC bought the firm in part to continue competing for the Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Systems Increment 2 program.
By Aaron Mehta
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The Nigerian Air Force is flying a dozen A-29 Super Tucano aircraft in its efforts to quell the Boko Haram insurgency.
By Breaking Defense
How the Integrated Battle Command System is essential to the vision of the connected battlespace
The demand signal from allies and coalition partners points to the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) as a transformational command and control capability for integrated air and missile defense that’s going to be in strong, global demand for years to come.
SNC started work on the RAPCON-X aircraft a year ago “in an effort to build something that the Army and DoD needs before they need it,” said Tim Harper, senior director of business development for SNC’s Mission Solutions and Technologies division.
By Valerie Insinna
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With the right tools to fill in gaps in data when it’s not available, or when the aircraft OEM is unwilling to participate, it’s possible to generate technical data packages that become the property of the customer.
By Breaking Defense
“NGLD-M will be the biggest material change in cryptographic key delivery in 20 years,” Michael Badger, product lead of COMSEC, said.
By Brad D. Williams
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As the importance of oceans, coastlines, economic exclusion zones and sovereign waters increases, countries are faced with a crucial problem.
By Sierra Nevada Corporation
Each airplane will have five flights to prove its mettle, with an AFSOC pilot in the back seat for the final mission to observe the plane’s flight and handling characteristics.
By Paul McLeary
With ground tests this year and a full-up flight test in 2023, OpFires hopes to become the Army’s long-term solution for its Mid-Range Capability missile.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“It does raise a lot of questions: namely, what R&D/scientific research did they want to work on that really necessitated this?,” says Secure World Foundation’s Victoria Samson.
By Theresa Hitchens
