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Sikorsky’s RAIDER X digital backbone drives success for the Army’s Modular Open Systems Approach

Sikorsky’s RAIDER X digital backbone drives success for the Army’s Modular Open Systems Approach
Sikorsky’s RAIDER X digital backbone drives success for the Army’s Modular Open Systems Approach

Sikorsky’s RAIDER X is designed to meet the U.S. Army’s Modular Open Systems Approach standards for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition.

UAE firm EDGE Group rolls out 11 new drones, missiles at Dubai Airshow

UAE firm EDGE Group rolls out 11 new drones, missiles at Dubai Airshow
UAE firm EDGE Group rolls out 11 new drones, missiles at Dubai Airshow

“We’re always looking at making investments in autonomous capabilities, precision guided munitions and electronic warfare,” Miles Chambers, Edge Group vice president of international business, told Breaking Defense.

New tech plays role in Gaza war, but not to level Israel once envisioned

New tech plays role in Gaza war, but not to level Israel once envisioned
New tech plays role in Gaza war, but not to level Israel once envisioned

“When technology replaces humans, it comes at the cost of dulling human intuition and research capabilities and a disconnection between human soldiers and the battlefield,” Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler of the Israel Democracy Institute said.

AUKUS nations test undersea unmanned tech in defense of critical infrastructure

AUKUS nations test undersea unmanned tech in defense of critical infrastructure
AUKUS nations test undersea unmanned tech in defense of critical infrastructure

The exercise between the US, UK and Australia comes just weeks after a trio of European nations said their respective subsea infrastructure had been damaged.

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Using RPAs and more to achieve stability in the Arabian Gulf and beyond

Using RPAs and more to achieve stability in the Arabian Gulf and beyond
Using RPAs and more to achieve stability in the Arabian Gulf and beyond

General Atomics’ commitments to the UAE go beyond the long-term support it’s planning for additional aircraft systems.

Boeing’s Dubai Airshow pitch focuses heavily on Performance Based Logistics

Boeing’s Dubai Airshow pitch focuses heavily on Performance Based Logistics
Boeing’s Dubai Airshow pitch focuses heavily on Performance Based Logistics

“Boeing customers around the world are moving to Performance Based Logistics solutions because PBL has the potential to lower flying hour costs, increase aircraft availability, and maximize the use of local industry,” company exec Rick Lemaster told Breaking Defense.

AFCENT working on anonymous threat data pool, to get around partner trust issues

AFCENT working on anonymous threat data pool, to get around partner trust issues
AFCENT working on anonymous threat data pool, to get around partner trust issues

“Do we share data into a central hub where it becomes anonymous, where you don’t know where the source came from, but then you trust the output?” asked AFCENT Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. David Mineau.

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Global security a collective responsibility of nations and industry

Global security a collective responsibility of nations and industry
Global security a collective responsibility of nations and industry

Heidi Grant, President, Business Development, Defense, Space & Security Global Services at Boeing, shares an industry perspective to this year’s theme of moving into the future with transformational insights.

EXCERPT: How Marvel’s ‘Civil War’ is an allegory for humanity’s nuclear weapons dilemma

EXCERPT: How Marvel’s ‘Civil War’ is an allegory for humanity’s nuclear weapons dilemma
EXCERPT: How Marvel’s ‘Civil War’ is an allegory for humanity’s nuclear weapons dilemma

Breaking Defense’s own Theresa Hitchens recently penned an essay identifying some real-world lessons to be gleaned from the fictional Sokovia Accords debate.

Army lab pushes standardized batteries for frontline soldiers: STUB and OSCAR

Army lab pushes standardized batteries for frontline soldiers: STUB and OSCAR
Army lab pushes standardized batteries for frontline soldiers: STUB and OSCAR

Soldiers burdened by 15-plus pounds of batteries — of multiple, incompatible types — could benefit from more efficient, standardized power sources like the Small Tactical Universal Battery.

B-21 Raider takes first flight

B-21 Raider takes first flight
B-21 Raider takes first flight

The B-21 Raider, America’s newest stealth bomber, “is in flight testing,” an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Breaking Defense.

FCAS weighing 4 fighter designs, could make final choice by March 2025

FCAS weighing 4 fighter designs, could make final choice by March 2025
FCAS weighing 4 fighter designs, could make final choice by March 2025

“There is a good working atmosphere and the deliverables are being delivered,” Major General Jean-Luc Moritz said of the French-German-Spanish future fighter system project.

Emirati firm to put missiles on MQ-9B, as US official says SkyGuardian, F-35 deal still ‘on the table’

Emirati firm to put missiles on MQ-9B, as US official says SkyGuardian, F-35 deal still ‘on the table’
Emirati firm to put missiles on MQ-9B, as US official says SkyGuardian, F-35 deal still ‘on the table’

A nearly $3 billion deal for 18 MQ-9B SkyGuardians was put on hold by the Biden administration, linked to concerns over the Gulf nation’s embrace of Chinese wireless tech.

Arrow 3 air defense system notches first successful intercept

Arrow 3 air defense system notches first successful intercept
Arrow 3 air defense system notches first successful intercept

“The interceptor effectively intercepted a target launched towards Israel in the Red Sea region,” the IDF said in a statement about the Arrow 3’s first successful intercept.