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“We’re going to have to figure out how to resupply dispersed formations,” Brig. Gen. Shane Upton, the director for the Contested Logistics Cross Functional Team, told Breaking Defense on Tuesday.
By Ashley RoqueRTX entered into two three-year deferred prosecution agreements as part of a settlement with the Justice Department.
By Valerie InsinnaChristine Wormuth, the Army’s secretary, told Breaking Defense she is “cautiously optimistic” of striking a deal for the 2026 budget.
By Ashley Roque and Valerie InsinnaMulti-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
Mid-size, Group 3 drones occupy something of an uncomfortable middle ground between small drones that can be destroyed by self-protection missions and larger drones that are better handled by traditional air defense systems, according to Army Maj. Gen. David Stewart.
By Michael MarrowBreaking Defense editors Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran walk through the last day of the AUSA 2024 conference.
By Breaking Defense StaffThe latest Bushmaster can also perform counter-UAS with airburst ammo.
By Breaking DefenseAUSA may have come to a close, but there was plenty to see on day three.
By Breaking Defense StaffIndo-Pacific
The new effort for microHABs is being led by the Army’s Program Executive Office for Aviation, Andrew Evans, director of the Army’s ISR Task Force, told Breaking Defense, which for the moment is the primary acquisition shop overseeing the service’s pursuit of systems that can operate at the upper edges of the stratosphere — roughly between 60,000 and 100,000 feet, and just below orbital space.
By Theresa HitchensNavy chief Adm. Lisa Franchetti said the service made at least one change to a weapon system following a deployed sailor’s suggestion.
By Justin KatzLessons learned in Ukraine and Israel inform requirements for a mobile howitzer.
By Breaking Defense“I want to make it very clear that the turret is not a mission essential system, if the turret was to go down, the vehicle is still mission capable,” said Clifton Boyd, the project manager for the Stryker brigade combat team.
By Ashley Roque
In this op-ed, Mark Cancian with CSIS lays out some idea for how to make transition papers from think tanks actually matter to a new administration.
By Mark Cancian