Thailand to acquire Israel’s IAI Barak MX Air Defense System
IAI President and CEO Boaz Levy called the deal a "significant milestone for IAI in East Asia, with Thailand being a key and influential country in the region."
Saab developing minimally viable AI-assisted after-action review platform
The product provides an AI-generated response, acting like a chatbot, that informs users on how warfighters performed during a training event based on data from the company’s exercise control (EXCON) software suite.
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Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
Germany receives first Arrow 3 air defense system from Israel
The $4 billion deal to deliver Arrow 3 to Germany was finalized in late 2023.
BAE to debut AI-powered target recognition on Bradley, AMPVs at upcoming Army exercises
The introduction of BAE’s capability into the exercises comes after the Army has been experimenting with other AI-aided target recognition tools during the 4th Infantry Division's Ivy Sting series of experiments.
Army eyeing laser weapon capability for new large drone, official says
“We’re not trying to blow up the Death Star. You can blind the optics, start fires, melt plastic, disrupt targeting, overheat electronics. All of that is possible now,” said General Atomics spokesperson C. Mark Brinkley.
MDA picks over 1,000 initial winners for Golden Dome contracting vehicle
In total, the agency is providing awards to 1,014 "qualifying offerors" for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, under deals that could eventually total $151 billion over 10 years.
Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations
Explore how networked warfare, AI, and 3D-printed drones are reshaping US Indo-Pacific strategy.
SNC, Applied Intuition team up for air defense
The partnership will chiefly focus on missile defense and counter-drone operations, using Applied Intuition’s software for vehicle autonomy among other features, paired with SNC defense systems.
After soldier sickness, UK procurement minister to launch review into Ajax advice
Luke Pollard ordered a two-week pause on the armored vehicle, though the Ministry of Defence told Breaking Defense no "systemic issues" had been discovered in extensive testing.
Lessons for combat medicine from the Ukraine conflict
The Army must evolve its medical response operations in light of drone warfare and other modern battlefield developments, combat medic Zachary Hilmer argues in this op Ed.
How modern technology is reshaping military operations in the Indo-Pacific
Get up to speed on the technologies reshaping US strategy in the Indo-Pacific, from networked warfare to artificial intelligence and 3D-printed drones.
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Navigation warfare is about the battle to assure positioning, navigation, and timing
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
As drones menace European airspace, US Army tests c-UAS systems in Germany
Separately, American soldiers also trained with Polish and Romanian allies on the Merops c-UAS system, already in use in Ukraine.
Army asks industry for c-UAS parts, eyes potential small drone interceptor program
The Army is looking for interceptor component parts with the “primary objective” of providing a database that may be "leveraged in support of a future C-sUAS Interceptor program," a recent RFI states.
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The network transport layer is the backbone of next-generation command and control
Hybrid communications requirements will shape the Army’s data infrastructure of the future.
As US, Ukraine hammer out peace deal, security guarantees take center stage: Analysts
"In the end, Trump is going to have to stare down Putin to get his deal in any kind of decent form," said Daniel Fried of the Atlantic Council.