Air Force reorg plan for weapons procurement likely done by year’s end: Official
Weapon systems procurement is also evolving to include new Zero Trust cybersecurity measures that don't affect mission execution.
Pentagon refines zero trust for OT as Air Force treats its bases as frontline targets
A zero trust end state is not redundancy or recovery but an infrastructure that never goes down in the first place.
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Navigation warfare is about the battle to assure positioning, navigation, and timing
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
New offensive cyber operations squad standing up for Air Force Reserve
As cyber veterans exit active duty, a new Reserve offensive squadron gives them a way to keep executing missions, an officer told Breaking Defense.
As China pushes out from the First Island Chain, US allies like Japan and the Philippines surveil from nearby
Industrial imbalance grows in the Indo-Pacific as China outbuilds the region in ships and rockets.
The role of Japan and the Philippines in resisting a Chinese blockade of Taiwan
Strategic geography, resupply corridors, and maritime access underscore Manila and Tokyo’s ability to assist Taiwan.
Resilient comms emerge as first line of defense in the electronic warfare fight
DoD labs are stress-testing anti-jam systems so warfighters can command and control in the face of EW.
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Beacon brings industry into a shared ecosystem to accelerate flight autonomy
Six companies have already signed up for a new flight-test program to mature their autonomy software.
The key trends driving both offensive and defensive cyber warfare
Convergence of offensive and defensive cyber is reshaping how they're developed, fielded, and integrated.
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
Changing strategic environment and Chinese power is rearranging relationships in Asia
Nations such as the Philippines and Taiwan are building new ties as part of a regional military rebalancing.
Michigan: Arsenal of Democracy for dangerous times
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
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Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
Addressing risk and intellectual property rights in the FLRAA supply chain
Army aviation is introducing a tiltrotor to its fleet, creating defense industrial base challenges and opportunities.
Addressing risk and intellectual property rights in the FLRAA supply chain
Army aviation is introducing a tiltrotor to its fleet, creating defense industrial base challenges and opportunities.
Preparing the industrial base for when the Army’s FLRAA tiltrotor is built at scale
The program manager for the Future Long Range Attack Aircraft breaks down what the supply chain needs to be doing now for production.
Autonomy changes everything about combat engineering
Sending robotic vehicles into the breach saves lives by removing humans from one of the most dangerous places on the battlefield.