In other words, the fault is not with the OCO mechanism, but in many cases, with members of Congress who are critiquing its use.
By Andrew HunterAI can make logistics data as valuable as intelligence or operational data for mission success
Valuable intelligence insights can be gleaned from logistics or flight-test data when artificial intelligence or machine learning is applied.
To take out Russian and Chinese targets from a thousand miles away, the US Army wants two very different weapons: a hypersonic missile and a giant cannon.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. Let a hundred hypersonic flowers bloom, Pentagon officials say, instead of a single cumbersome mega-program.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The White House defense budget for 2020 falls short of commitments made and actual requirements to meet the military’s strategy, but it begins to shift priorities and start the long process of investing in long-term competition with China and Russia. Washington still lacks the budget details for another week, but here are some initial reflections…
By Mackenzie Eaglen
What happens when the Pentagon’s new ballistic missile defeat program doesn’t work? They keep using the old one, which has a spotty track record.
By Paul McLeary
Good news: That’s more money than the Army thought it could get for its top priorities. Bad news: We won’t see most of it this year.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The US Navy now says it’ll reach 355 ships by 2034, while whacking F-35Bs and a carrier from its five-year plan. What’s the strategy?
By Paul McLeary
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.
For all the talk of major changes, the Pentagon is pouring money into some pretty traditional priorities.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
An inside source explains the logic behind the 2020 budget’s most controversial call.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
