Breaking Defense

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The B-21 Raider and autonomy is the future

The B-21 Raider and autonomy is the future
The B-21 Raider and autonomy is the future

Manufacturing the B-21 bomber, F-35 center fuselage, lessons learned, and autonomy: all are on the table in a discussion with Tom Jones, president of Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems.

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True all-domain operations? It happened at Northern Edge ‘23

True all-domain operations? It happened at Northern Edge ‘23
True all-domain operations? It happened at Northern Edge ‘23

Collins Aerospace and Raytheon successfully demonstrated a suite of sensing and networking technologies that are foundational to Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control.

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B-21 Raider: Getting the bomber on ramp

B-21 Raider: Getting the bomber on ramp
B-21 Raider: Getting the bomber on ramp

The Raider and advanced manufacturing: what it took to roll out the bomber.

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A better C-UAS option? Capture enemy drones in a net

A better C-UAS option? Capture enemy drones in a net
A better C-UAS option? Capture enemy drones in a net

DroneHunter is a no-to-low collateral damage, counter-UAS system that shoots different types of nets at drone threats, and can bring them down intact in order to exploit them.

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Connecting sensors and effectors into one command and control system with IBCS

Connecting sensors and effectors into one command and control system with IBCS
Connecting sensors and effectors into one command and control system with IBCS

IBCS sees more, understands better, and decides faster for a true transformational change for the US Army and its allies.

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Operationalizing artificial intelligence: Making it work for the mission today

Operationalizing artificial intelligence: Making it work for the mission today
Operationalizing artificial intelligence: Making it work for the mission today

When you understand the mission, the legacy systems, and the data, you have “AI Readiness.”

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Facing air and missile threats from all sides, the Army’s LTAMDS 360° radar sees all

Facing air and missile threats from all sides, the Army’s LTAMDS 360° radar sees all
Facing air and missile threats from all sides, the Army’s LTAMDS 360° radar sees all

Six LTAMDS radars are being tested in parallel to speed this transformational warfighting capability to U.S. Army and international air defense forces.

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Drone vs Drone: Only one can capture the other

Drone vs Drone: Only one can capture the other
Drone vs Drone: Only one can capture the other

Already in Ukraine, the low-to-no-collateral DroneHunter F700 counter-UAS system can now defeat faster and larger threats like the Russian Orlan-10 and Iranian Shahed-136.

Where to find the sights and sounds of AUSA 2023

Where to find the sights and sounds of AUSA 2023
Where to find the sights and sounds of AUSA 2023

Check out the photos and flavor of the AUSA 2023 Annual Meeting & Exposition.

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Nodes on a network: connecting ground, air, and building the small sats for proliferated LEO

Nodes on a network: connecting ground, air, and building the small sats for proliferated LEO
Nodes on a network: connecting ground, air, and building the small sats for proliferated LEO

The backbone for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) will be a mesh network of small satellites in SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

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Restoring US tactical artillery range dominance: Rheinmetall poised to contribute

Restoring US tactical artillery range dominance: Rheinmetall poised to contribute
Restoring US tactical artillery range dominance: Rheinmetall poised to contribute

The fight in Ukraine demonstrates that artillery forces able to deliver mass and range remain a bedrock combat capability; one leading industrial base partner is positioning to deliver for US modernization needs.

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Radar: The key to Counter-UAS and C-RAM defense

Radar: The key to Counter-UAS and C-RAM defense
Radar: The key to Counter-UAS and C-RAM defense

Advanced radar is what makes the Army’s Mobile Short-Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) and USMC’s Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) effective battlefield tools.

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Laser comms in orbit underpin Space Force’s Transport and Tracking layers for data and missile warning

Laser comms in orbit underpin Space Force’s Transport and Tracking layers for data and missile warning
Laser comms in orbit underpin Space Force’s Transport and Tracking layers for data and missile warning

With mission experience and partnerships across the space industry, Northrop Grumman is executing the Space Development Agency’s vision for speed, delivery, and agility.

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The last mile for JADC2: bringing situational awareness and decision making to the edge

The last mile for JADC2: bringing situational awareness and decision making to the edge
The last mile for JADC2: bringing situational awareness and decision making to the edge

All domain operations need something to fill the communications gap between broadband LTE and tactical radio systems.

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