But the US and its NATO allies have brought some of those service members back, according to Gen. James Hecker.
By Michael MarrowFrom more sophisticated systems like the Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft to cheap kamikaze weapons, the drone had its heyday in 2023 — and promises, coupled with AI, to be a much bigger part of future warfighting.
By Michael MarrowReducing system complexity through user experience design saves time, training and lives.
By Breaking Defense“It is an urgent issue. … We need counter UAS capabilities at scale,” said Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante. “We need lots of money, we need production lines to go up fast.”
By Michael MarrowDroneHunter is a no-to-low collateral damage, counter-UAS system that shoots different types of nets at drone threats, and can bring them down intact in order to exploit them.
By Breaking DefenseAlready in Ukraine, the low-to-no-collateral DroneHunter F700 counter-UAS system can now defeat faster and larger threats like the Russian Orlan-10 and Iranian Shahed-136.
By Breaking DefensePart 2 of a narrative series illustrating how Elbit America’s USA-manufactured products enable customers to successfully accomplish their most demanding missions.
By Elbit AmericaThe Defense Innovation Unit published 26 solicitations in fiscal 2021, awarded 72 prototype other transaction contracts (an increase of 31% from FY20) and received 1,116 commercial proposals.
By Jaspreet Gill“This is hugely significant in that it sends a signal that start ups and non-traditional companies can actually succeed in the federal marketplace,” said Bill Greenwalt, former deputy undersecretary of defense for industrial policy.
By Andrew EversdenRaytheon’s high-energy laser weapon systems is part of the U.S. Army’s Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) program.
By Barry RosenbergHow Raytheon Technologies uses modeling and simulation to prepare for UAS threats
By Raytheon Missiles & DefenseRaytheon Intelligence & Space is advancing counter UAS tech with high-energy lasers.
By Raytheon Intelligence & SpacePower and energy are becoming mission enablers to support the increasing electric-load demands of modern combatant ships, especially in the areas of advanced radar and other electronic systems, as well as directed energy weapons.
By Barry Rosenberg