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PHOTOS: The sights of AUSA 2024 day 3

AUSA may have come to a close, but there was plenty to see on day three.

By Breaking Defense Staff

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Another busy week for the defense industry, with Euronaval underway in Paris and the International Fighter Conference convening in Germany
A closer look at the Hollywood star who became an Air Force general

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Army about to formalize ‘micro-high altitude balloons’ as a new requirement for surveillance ops

The new effort for microHABs is being led by the Army's Program Executive Office for Aviation, Andrew Evans, director of the Army's ISR Task Force, told Breaking Defense, which for the moment is the primary acquisition shop overseeing the service's pursuit of systems that can operate at the upper edges of the stratosphere — roughly between 60,000 and 100,000 feet, and just below orbital space.

By Theresa Hitchens

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US Navy adjusting weapons, radars based on sailor feedback following Houthi engagements: CNO

Navy chief Adm. Lisa Franchetti said the service made at least one change to a weapon system following a deployed sailor's suggestion.

By Justin Katz

Land Warfare

‘Get well’: Army’s upgunned Stryker approaches first fielding but trio of problems linger

“I want to make it very clear that the turret is not a mission essential system, if the turret was to go down, the vehicle is still mission capable,” said Clifton Boyd, the project manager for the Stryker brigade combat team.

By Ashley Roque

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‘Not one big bang’: Army looking to enhance competition with ‘teams of vendors’ for Next Gen C2

"We want to get vendors on contract. We want to try something out. We want to do it under the auspices of a formal program that, you know, we can show the Congress that we've got a different approach,” Gabe Camarillo, under secretary of the Army, said.

By Carley Welch

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Italy, US space cooperation plan includes launch, domain awareness

Citing new space-based threats, Rome and Washington pledge to work more closely in orbit and are paving the way for US space launches from Italian soil.

By Theresa Hitchens

Air Warfare

General Atomics could produce CCAs at a rate of one-per-day, exec says

General Atomics could scale to build a drone wingman every two days “without lifting a finger” at its existing 5 million square foot production plant in Poway, Calif., the company’s head of aeronautics told Breaking Defense. To go faster, the company would need to expand.

By Valerie Insinna

Air Warfare

IAI unveils new lightweight, electronic warfare-resistant ‘Teaser’ guided missile

The Israeli company said it took lessons from the electronic warfare-saturated Ukraine conflict for the weapon's development.

By Seth J. Frantzman

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‘Sense of urgency’: Army’s NETCOM says it will transform IT and cyber ops by the end of next year

The move will “not only deliver that network, but everything that's going through that network, and then making sure everything that goes through that network is protected,” Gen. Jacqueline McPhail, commanding general of NETCOM, said.

By Carley Welch

Global

Australia launches planning for multi-billion dollar AUKUS dry dock, expanded naval base

The dry dock will be a centerpiece of the massive consolidation and expansion of shipyards and HMAS Stirling, potentially worth $20 billion.

By Colin Clark

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EXCLUSIVE: 4 Nordic nations in talks for joint procurement of infantry fighting vehicles

"We’re aiming for cross-development, cross-buying and cross-use basically, because we need to align and ease up the supply chains and be able to sustain the vehicles," Maj. Gen. Jonny Lindfors, Commander of the Swedish Army, told Breaking Defense.

By Tim Martin

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