Space Force is contracting with SpaceX for new, secretive MILNET SATCOM network
The MILNET contract with SpaceX is being paid for by the Space Force but managed by the National Reconnaissance Office, sources said.
Auterion signs MoU with Taiwan for drone swarming software
The agreement will see AuterionOS, the company’s operating system for uncrewed systems and Nemesis, Auterion’s AI-powered drone swarming platform, integrated into a new generation of unmanned systems being developed by NCSIST and Taiwan’s defense companies.
Nine steps to make Golden Dome a true success
In this op-ed, former NNSA no. 2 Frank Rose lays out a series of recommendations to make Golden Dome actually succeed.
Republicans Crank, Strong create House Golden Dome caucus
Crank said that while he hopes the caucus eventually will be bipartisan, at the moment he and Strong are the only members.
DoD S-band needed for Golden Dome, border defense threatened by spectrum auction plans: CSIS
Selling off the low S-band "is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea," Tom Karako, director of the CSIS Missile Defense Project, told Breaking Defense today.
‘We need your creative, innovative, patriotic, and diabolical minds’: Joint Chiefs Chairman Caine
Gen. Dan Caine called for greater collaboration between the Pentagon and industry — building on the Silicon Valley-based Defense Innovation Unit — to speed up new technology, especially for globally integrated command and control.
More AUKUS subs, drones and munitions: UK strategic review aims for ‘warfighting readiness’
The review outlines a new way forward for British Army warfighting based around a drone-centric 20-40-40 strategy where uncrewed systems are deployed for first wave attacks before tanks, attack helicopters and other crewed platforms arrive on the battlefield.
‘Lean and mean’: Hegseth releases new memo limiting IT consulting work
“While we rely on our vital industrial base to deliver cutting-edge technology and support, we must in-source more expertise and harness the unparalleled talent of our existing experts to drive financial efficiency and operational strength,” Hegseth wrote in the memo.
Anduril, Meta team up for Army IVAS recompete
"My mission has long been to turn warfighters into technomancers, and the products we are building with Meta do just that," said Anduril founder Palmer Luckey.
New Pentagon memo tightens non-commercial tech procurement rules in line with executive order
By June 15, contracting officers must conduct a review of the all open solicitations, pre-solicitation notices, award notices and sole source notices for prime contract awards that are for non-commercial products worth more than $250,000.
The sights of DSEI Japan
A selection of images from on the ground at DSEI Japan.
Lethal, agile, ready: 35 years of Air Force Special Operations Command
Lt. Gen. Mike Conley, Commander of AFSOC, reflects on the importance of the command over its 35 years, and looks ahead to its future.
Trump: Golden Dome to cost $175 billion, will be led by Space Force’s Guetlein
President Donald Trump said the project to develop a missile defense shield should be "fully operational" before the end of his term, and claimed Canada has asked to join the project.
Missile Defense Agency takes delivery of first THAAD radar to track hypersonics
The upgraded AN/TPY-2 radar uses a Gallium Nitride semiconductor that allows it a longer range, enabling an interceptor to launch early enough to hit a hypersonic missile before its starts maneuvering, according to the company.