DoD space protection strategy: resilience, defense, and offense by another name
The unclassified strategy communicates "our commitment to protect the Joint Force from adversary hostile uses of space," said DoD Space Policy czar John Plumb.
Congress protects F-22s from retirement, oks sending some A-10s to the boneyard
For the first time ever, Congress gave the green light for the Air Force to divest part of its A-10 Warthog fleet, but it's still yet to be seen whether this is a one-time event.
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How TAK gives the US military an advantage at the Edge
“Tactical operating system” for warfighters has evolved to provide more situational awareness of the battlefield.
NDAA coming Monday, Smith pledges it will pass
The House and Senate are both expected to vote on the final bill next week.
Not to be left ‘behind’: Advocates hopeful NDAA will mandate a Space Guard
The Biden administration so far has pushed back on the idea, citing cost, but some powerful senators are on board and an NDAA fight is brewing on the Hill.
Speed vs. oversight: Middle Tier Acquisition draws lawmakers’ concern
When it comes to MTAs, Eric Lofgren, a defense acquisition specialist at George Mason University, told Breaking Defense that "GAO and OSD seem to be struggling with how to baseline and conduct oversight of these programs."
With $100M, can the Senate save large undersea drone program from Navy chopping block?
The Senate Armed Services Committee in its report justified the move by saying Snakehead could be "an important capability" once fielded.
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.