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Lockheed anticipating Sentinel A4 full-rate production contract in coming months

The A4 will be integrated into the Integrated Battle Command System, the Army's contribution to JADC2.

By Justin Katz

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Army watercraft readiness precipitously declined over past 4 years: GAO

The Army is developing a strategy for a future fleet, but government auditors wrote it is less clear what is being done in the short term to mitigate problems.

By Justin Katz

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Commerce Department eases export controls on satellites, including for remote sensing

"The three new rules ... recalibrate our approach to export controls," a senior Commerce Department official said. "These changes will offer relief to US companies and they'll increase innovation without compromising the critical technologies that keep our nation safe."

By Theresa Hitchens

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Australian Maj. Gen. Richard Vagg on domestic weapons production and new vehicles

"What characterizes war, it's a battle of will and magic bullets don't exist. There is certainly a need for precision and really high-end weapon systems, but there's also a need for mass, relatively inexpensive weapon systems." Australian Maj. Gen. Vagg told Breaking Defense.

By Colin Clark and Aaron Mehta

Land Warfare

Army aims for final draft of software mega-contract by Nov. 7

“We put out our second draft on Friday; the deadline for feedback is Oct. 25, so you have about a week and a half left,” software acquisition chief Jennifer Swanson told contractors at AUSA. “Please, please give us feedback.”

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Air Warfare

Army picking 2 cargo drones to pair with autonomous boats for Project Convergence 2025

“We're going to have to figure out how to resupply dispersed formations,” Brig. Gen. Shane Upton, the director for the Contested Logistics Cross Functional Team, told Breaking Defense on Tuesday.

By Ashley Roque

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RTX to pay $950 million to resolve federal charges of fraud, bribery

RTX entered into two three-year deferred prosecution agreements as part of a settlement with the Justice Department.

By Valerie Insinna

Congress

Offering policy advice for the next administration? Be realistic.

In this op-ed, Mark Cancian with CSIS lays out some idea for how to make transition papers from think tanks actually matter to a new administration.

By Mark Cancian

Congress

Army working with appropriators to iron out flexible spending plan

Christine Wormuth, the Army’s secretary, told Breaking Defense she is “cautiously optimistic” of striking a deal for the 2026 budget.

By Valerie Insinna and Ashley Roque

Air Warfare

The Army’s ‘most challenging’ unmanned threat? Group 3 drones

Mid-size, Group 3 drones occupy something of an uncomfortable middle ground between small drones that can be destroyed by self-protection missions and larger drones that are better handled by traditional air defense systems, according to Army Maj. Gen. David Stewart.

By Michael Marrow

Land Warfare

Closing out AUSA 2024 with top stories and show floor gossip [VIDEO]

Breaking Defense editors Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran walk through the last day of the AUSA 2024 conference.

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