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Long-range, high-speed optical communications will be critical for the service’s plans for a “hybrid architecture” that would see networks of old and new military satellites, as well as commercial and allied networks, all communicating seamlessly to shift vast quantities of data around the world in near real-time.
By Theresa HitchensNew Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
The Netherlands has been a vital weapons supplier to Kyiv, throughout the war against Russia, most recently pledging an additional $2.2 billion in military aid for 2024.
By Tim Martin
The conflict has caused an incalculable amount of human suffering, but other hard numbers can tell part of the story.
By Seth J. Frantzman
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.
Multi-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
The Pentagon is “working to update the processes, procedures, authorities, to make it easier to share, to incentivize, to reduce those barriers so that we can actually learn from each other,” Rear Adm. Peter Vasely said.
By Jaspreet Gill
“This is a vision for the future, so there is currently no process of acquiring aircraft to replace the F-16s,” a spokesperson from the office of Portugal’s defense minister Helena Carreiras, told Breaking Defense.
By Tim Martin
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.
The start-up declined to identify its American customer, but budget documents show that Special Operations Command is investing in counter-UAS technology bearing the “Roadrunner” name.
By Ashley Roque
The first tranche will come from both large and small companies that DIU works with frequently, Doug Beck said, and include systems that are ready to be scaled and have been tested and validated in appropriate environments.
By Jaspreet Gill
Autonomy in the pursuit of interoperability is today’s path for ground robotics.
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The first P-8A is expected in 2026, with all aircraft delivered “as early as fall 2027” and full operational capability online by 2033.
By Aaron Mehta
“It will be interesting to see how EDGE succeeds or not with [their] strategy, but given the market and the way it’s behaving, there should be positive results for the company,” one analyst told Breaking Defenes. “Time will tell.”
By Agnes Helou
The US Army is about to get its hands on a brand new long-range strike capability. In this op-ed, two FDD analysts have ideas about where it’s desperately needed.
By Bradley Bowman and Ryan Brobst
“All I want is ships as fast as I can get them,” said Rear Adm. Chad Jacoby when asked about maintaining two shipbuilders for the Offshore Patrol Cutter program.
By Justin Katz
In a letter to the Senate appropriations chair, Gen. CQ Brown warns, “We cannot outpace our pacing challenge [China] while under a CR.”
By Aaron Mehta
BAE Systems’ LR-PGK: The Superior Anti-Jam Solution
Going the distance to defeat emerging jam threats.
Amidst rising concerns about unreliable AI — from hallucinations and disinformation to “killer robots” going rogue — how do you safety-test an algorithm? Space Force Maj. Michael O’Connor has some ideas.
By Michael O'Connor