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Army picking 2 cargo drones to pair with autonomous boats for Project Convergence 2025

Army picking 2 cargo drones to pair with autonomous boats for Project Convergence 2025
Army picking 2 cargo drones to pair with autonomous boats for Project Convergence 2025

“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.

RTX to pay $950 million to resolve federal charges of fraud, bribery

RTX to pay $950 million to resolve federal charges of fraud, bribery
RTX to pay $950 million to resolve federal charges of fraud, bribery

RTX entered into two three-year deferred prosecution agreements as part of a settlement with the Justice Department.

Offering policy advice for the next administration? Be realistic.

Offering policy advice for the next administration? Be realistic.
Offering policy advice for the next administration? Be realistic.

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.

Army working with appropriators to iron out flexible spending plan

Army working with appropriators to iron out flexible spending plan
Army working with appropriators to iron out flexible spending plan

Christine Wormuth, the Army’s secretary, told Breaking Defense she is “cautiously optimistic” of striking a deal for the 2026 budget.

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The TEASER Missile: Redefining the modern tactical battlefield

The TEASER Missile: Redefining the modern tactical battlefield
The TEASER Missile: Redefining the modern tactical battlefield

The TEASER missile by IAI sets a new standard for tactical precision and affordability.

The Army’s ‘most challenging’ unmanned threat? Group 3 drones

The Army’s ‘most challenging’ unmanned threat? Group 3 drones
The Army’s ‘most challenging’ unmanned threat? Group 3 drones

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.

Closing out AUSA 2024 with top stories and show floor gossip [VIDEO]

Closing out AUSA 2024 with top stories and show floor gossip [VIDEO]
Closing out AUSA 2024 with top stories and show floor gossip [VIDEO]

Breaking Defense editors Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran walk through the last day of the AUSA 2024 conference.

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A new chain gun for ground threats and drones

A new chain gun for ground threats and drones
A new chain gun for ground threats and drones

The latest Bushmaster can also perform counter-UAS with airburst ammo.

PHOTOS: The sights of AUSA 2024 day 3

PHOTOS: The sights of AUSA 2024 day 3
PHOTOS: The sights of AUSA 2024 day 3

AUSA may have come to a close, but there was plenty to see on day three.

Army about to formalize ‘micro-high altitude balloons’ as a new requirement for surveillance ops

Army about to formalize ‘micro-high altitude balloons’ as a new requirement for surveillance ops
Army about to formalize ‘micro-high altitude balloons’ as a new requirement for surveillance ops

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. 

US Navy adjusting weapons, radars based on sailor feedback following Houthi engagements: CNO

US Navy adjusting weapons, radars based on sailor feedback following Houthi engagements: CNO
US Navy adjusting weapons, radars based on sailor feedback following Houthi engagements: CNO

Navy chief Adm. Lisa Franchetti said the service made at least one change to a weapon system following a deployed sailor’s suggestion.

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Filling the gaps in mobile artillery

Filling the gaps in mobile artillery
Filling the gaps in mobile artillery

Lessons learned in Ukraine and Israel inform requirements for a mobile howitzer.

‘Get well’: Army’s upgunned Stryker approaches first fielding but trio of problems linger

‘Get well’: Army’s upgunned Stryker approaches first fielding but trio of problems linger
‘Get well’: Army’s upgunned Stryker approaches first fielding but trio of problems linger

“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.

‘Not one big bang’: Army looking to enhance competition with ‘teams of vendors’ for Next Gen C2 

‘Not one big bang’: Army looking to enhance competition with ‘teams of vendors’ for Next Gen C2 
‘Not one big bang’: Army looking to enhance competition with ‘teams of vendors’ for Next Gen C2 

“We want to get vendors on contract. We want to try something out. We want to do it under the auspices of a formal program that, you know, we can show the Congress that we’ve got a different approach,” Gabe Camarillo, under secretary of the Army, said.