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During his second visit to the US this year, Adm. Pierre Vandier received a Legion of Merit Award during a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard.
By Justin Katz
Not all analysts charged with space-related intel work at the legacy NASIC will move to the new office, sources tell Breaking Defense.
By Theresa HitchensModernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
After Israel announced cooperative defense with Arab nations, many questions remain unanswered.
By Riad Kahwaji
By the time President Joe Biden arrives, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will be serving as prime minister, with an election looming in the background of the discussions.
By Arie Egozi
AI can make logistics data as valuable as intelligence or operational data for mission success
Valuable intelligence insights can be gleaned from logistics or flight-test data when artificial intelligence or machine learning is applied.
Multi-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
After a directive confused some lawmakers, a provision in the NDAA threatens to nullify a potential shake-up of the Army’s acquisition bureaucracy if representatives don’t receive additional information about who’s doing what.
By Andrew Eversden
The F-18s are scheduled to retire in 2024, but the Typhoons won’t be delivered for another couple years.
By Christina Mackenzie
ROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI presented integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
One key element is ensuring a transformation from “viewing AI as an enigmatic and incomprehensible technology to understanding the capabilities and limitations of this widely adopted and accepted technology.”
By Jaspreet Gill
During a marathon markup session that started on Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment that would add $37 billion to the defense topline.
By Valerie Insinna
The legislation was passed overnight as part of the House’s draft defense policy bill amid marathon negotiations.
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Although lawmakers repeatedly said their position wasn’t meant to favor a particular company, in some respects the debate was held over parochial lines, as some of the most outspoken had interests in their districts.
By Valerie Insinna
With high-profile platforms well known by adversaries, DIU Director Mike Brown said DoD should pay particular attention to SUMS when it comes to innovation, meaning tech that’s Small, Unmanned, Many, and Smart.
By Jaspreet Gill
“We need to have a European strategy for industry and innovation because it’s good for our industries and our industrialists, it’s good for employment in our countries, it’s good to have a capacity for innovation that is dual and that our economy needs, and it’s good for our strategic sovereignty,” said Emmanual Macron.
By Christina Mackenzie
Bill provides billions more than in FY22, buying F-35s, tanks and eight new ships, but is well below what other lawmakers appear to have in mind.
By Andrew Eversden
“No one can tell in an uncertain world what we will need, but it’s important to keep this option available,” said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn.
By Valerie Insinna
Millennium Space Systems is delivering on critical missile tracking constellation
With programs like MTC, Millennium Space Systems is redefining what it means to be an operational prime – rapidly delivering operational small sat constellations on rapid timelines.
