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Why Congress Should Condemn Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)

Why Congress Should Condemn Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
Why Congress Should Condemn Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)

  By Bob Morris It seems a nonsensical question. Why would anyone – especially members of the United States Congress – not condemn the IED attack at the Boston Marathon and IEDs themselves? The House of Representative has a chance to demonstrate its global leadership position—and also do something no other country or organization has done before.…

Why the Army needs a drone branch: Embracing lessons from Ukraine

Why the Army needs a drone branch: Embracing lessons from Ukraine
Why the Army needs a drone branch: Embracing lessons from Ukraine

In this op-ed, Army Lt. Col. Robert Solano argues the need for the US military to boldly embrace how it approaches uncrewed systems.

How to use the ‘MRAP mindset’ to get US industrial base on a wartime footing

How to use the ‘MRAP mindset’ to get US industrial base on a wartime footing
How to use the ‘MRAP mindset’ to get US industrial base on a wartime footing

George Mason University’s Jerry McGinn argues in this op-ed that the Pentagon can move more quickly if it heeds lessons from a previous life-or-death acquisition story.

With ‘Black Recon,’ Teledyne FLIR offers small, vehicle-launched spy drones

With ‘Black Recon,’ Teledyne FLIR offers small, vehicle-launched spy drones
With ‘Black Recon,’ Teledyne FLIR offers small, vehicle-launched spy drones

The company’s nano-drone has already been gifted to Ukraine; too soon to say if “Black Recon” will follow, company official tells Breaking Defense.

America needs to grow its capacity to produce weapons. Here’s four steps to do it.

America needs to grow its capacity to produce weapons. Here’s four steps to do it.
America needs to grow its capacity to produce weapons. Here’s four steps to do it.

Former Pentagon official Jerry McGinn has a prescription for America’s production problems.

What Pentagon leaders say they have learned one year on from the battle in Ukraine

What Pentagon leaders say they have learned one year on from the battle in Ukraine
What Pentagon leaders say they have learned one year on from the battle in Ukraine

While not disclosing everything, senior military leaders from virtually every service and specialty have spoken about how they’re incorporating lessons from the Ukraine war, from the danger of cell phones to the importance of a quick-moving industrial base.

The sights of AUSA 2022 Day 3

The sights of AUSA 2022 Day 3
The sights of AUSA 2022 Day 3

As the US Army’s biggest show wraps up, a look at some of the most interesting equipment on the show floor.

The ‘Kinetic Pendulum’: How the Army wants to defeat drone threats

The ‘Kinetic Pendulum’: How the Army wants to defeat drone threats
The ‘Kinetic Pendulum’: How the Army wants to defeat drone threats

Advanced capabilities, like lasers and high-power microwave, will have to work in tandem with bullets or jamming to defeat drones threats as they evolve.

US Army secretary: 5 lessons from the Ukraine conflict

US Army secretary: 5 lessons from the Ukraine conflict
US Army secretary: 5 lessons from the Ukraine conflict

From drones to cell phones, the US Army is watching Russia’s stumbles closely, so it doesn’t repeat them in a future conflict.

Congress puts $349M for IVAS ‘on hold,’ but Army sees major boost to counter drones

Congress puts $349M for IVAS ‘on hold,’ but Army sees major boost to counter drones
Congress puts $349M for IVAS ‘on hold,’ but Army sees major boost to counter drones

Learning from Turkish drone success in Ukraine, Army pulls in money to counter unmanned aerial vehicles. One analyst called the service’s counter-drone cash surge “extraordinary.”

Strykers To Get New Counter-Drone Tech With General Dynamics, Epirus Partnership

Strykers To Get New Counter-Drone Tech With General Dynamics, Epirus Partnership
Strykers To Get New Counter-Drone Tech With General Dynamics, Epirus Partnership

The partnership will initially integrate onto Strykers, but as has an eye on future autonomous platforms.

McConville: Soldiers To See Prototypes Of 24 ‘Signature’ Modernization Systems By FY23

McConville: Soldiers To See Prototypes Of 24 ‘Signature’ Modernization Systems By FY23
McConville: Soldiers To See Prototypes Of 24 ‘Signature’ Modernization Systems By FY23

Army Chief of Staff said modernization efforts are “already paying off.”

Army Completes Second Counter-Small Drone Demonstration

Army Completes Second Counter-Small Drone Demonstration
Army Completes Second Counter-Small Drone Demonstration

Some systems shot the drones, others brought hit them with electronic attacks.

Abu Dhabi Defense Shows Highlight New Products, Partnerships

Abu Dhabi Defense Shows Highlight New Products, Partnerships
Abu Dhabi Defense Shows Highlight New Products, Partnerships

“This edition has been nothing short of exceptional,” Maj. Gen. Staff Pilot Faris Khalaf Al Mazrouei, chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee, which “enables our nation to cultivate and expand our defense infrastructure and technological systems, using them to ensure security and peace across the Mideast.”

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