A decision to slash procurement of the kits contributed to a 39 percent cost growth over a baseline estimate, causing a “significant” breach.
By Michael MarrowHow to unlock innovation and savings for DoD: “commercial,” not COTS
Overmatch is fleeting and while traditional acquisitions can’t always keep up with new threats, a different and approved practice can.
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Here’s just a bit of what the Breaking Defense team saw on the show floor this year.
By Justin Katz and Tim Martin
David Holmes, managing director of BAE’s FalconWorks, said matching the Pentagon’s ambitious autonomous push would take a lot of teamwork and a rethinking of the supply chain.
By Tim Martin
The demo comes as the company’s other arms also seek out ways to equip vehicles with counter-UAS capabilities.
By Justin Katz
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Solving the JADC2 sense/make-sense/act strategy requires communications, navigation, identification capabilities that distribute the decision making to act fast.
By Breaking Defense
“The [collaboration] agreement reflects positive momentum and strong trilateral cooperation, and will involve the industry partners maturing integration, collaboration and sharing of information towards the next phase of GCAP,” the companies said.
By Andrew White
The Swedish arm of the British defense firm says cUAS is the “topical subject of the day.”
By Andrew White
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.
Combat is too complicated and chaotic for existing AI to analyze, and DARPA is trying to figure out the best way to combine algorithms with human expertise.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The deal could soar to $1.6 billion for an unspecified number of vehicles.
By Ashley Roque
If regulators approve the deal for the US-owned Ball, the deal could be closed in the first half of 2024.
By Tim Martin
While sharing a name with legacy efforts like Skunk Works and Phantom Works, the BAE Systems organization will be more public facing, according to a company executive.
By Andrew White
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Detect, identify, disrupt, neutralize: Powerful offensive/defensive electronic warfare is the key to unlocking air dominance.
By Breaking Defense “If we deliver solutions in 2035, we’ll be the first mover and one of the first western nations outside the US to deliver sixth-generation [aircraft],” said Herman Claesen, BAE Systems’ Future Combat Air System Managing Director.
By Andrew White
The effort is in parallel with a project to develop technology capable of objectively measuring surf conditions.
By Justin Katz
