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Anduril debuts new ‘Bolt’ quadcopter for sensing, strike missions

“We're not just kind of rolling this out of the lab for the first time,” said Anduril Chief Strategy Officer Chris Brose. “This has been something that customers have seen and evaluated and tested and used.”

By Michael Marrow

Air Warfare

‘The homeland is no longer a sanctuary’ warns new TRANSCOM boss

Gen. Randall Reed, who recently took over as head of US Transportation Command, said the US needs to strengthen its defenses in non-kinetic and “gray zone” operations.

By Michael Marrow

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Army PEO C3T changes name to PEO C3N, as unified network plans advance

The name change comes nearly a year after the office underwent a revamp in which it absorbed several organizations from the Program Executive Office of Enterprise Information Systems.

By Carley Welch

Land Warfare

To attack enemy space capabilities, Army eyes doubling expert cadre

"We're very much complimentary to the Space Force and to the other services, but we truly do see space as that critical component to set the theater well in advance of phase one operations," Col. Donald Brooks, commandant of the Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence, told Breaking Defense. "When the first round is shot, the missile is shot, space needs to be there months, if not years, in advance to help set those conditions."

By Theresa Hitchens

Pentagon

Trump wants NATO to hit 3 percent GDP on defense. The US could fall short

In this op-ed, Dustin Walker and Mackenzie Eaglen of AEI assert that the US will struggle to keep hitting 3 percent of GDP spending if the budget doesn't expand dramatically.

By Mackenzie Eaglen and Dustin Walker

Air Warfare

After troubles, a future upgrade, better availability should put NH90 in clearer skies: NHI CEO

NHIndustries has suffered high-profile blows as three capitals backed out of helicopter deals, but CEO Alex Aloccio said he sees "lots of commercial opportunities" as the helos get outfitted with new tech and capabilities.

By Tim Martin

Naval Warfare

AUKUS, Red Sea ops, unmanned systems: A chat with former Under SECNAV Erik Raven

Breaking Defense sat down for a wide-ranging discussion with former Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven following his August departure from the Pentagon.

By Justin Katz

Air Warfare

Experts see Hezbollah ‘escalation’ in use of new missiles, as group weathers Israeli bombardment

Hezbollah, likely spooked by Israel's ability to locate and kill senior members, may have opted a "use-over-lose" approach to the missiles, one expert said.

By Agnes Helou

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All Domain

AFRL moves toward flight testing satellite internet radios under Global Lightning

"The expectation is that we will bounce between those constellations in the same flight, so we'll move between them. Now, I don't think anybody should be guaranteeing that on flight one," said AFRL's head engineer for Global Lightning Brian Beal. "We're going to improve as we go and get to that, but that is the goal of the program."

By Theresa Hitchens

Networks & Digital Warfare

DIA ‘almost done’ with JWICS tech refresh goal to enhance network resiliency

The tech refresh is only one element of the JWICS modernization drive, which has been in the works since 2021, and further updates are expected to include AI assistance, DIA Chief Information Officer Doug Cossa said.

By Carley Welch

Land Warfare

America’s greatest adversary? Kamala Harris says Iran is ‘an obvious’ answer

Analyst Becca Wasser told Breaking Defense the vice president's answer may not "comport" with the current Pentagon strategy but reflects the reality of the shorter-term geopolitical landscape.

By Lee Ferran

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