As for new nations potentially working on AUKUS Pillar II tech efforts, the State Department’s Kurt Campbell teased, “I think you’ll hear that we have something to say about that” next week.
By Tim MartinAI 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.
Malcolm Davis of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says sales will come “down to cost and capability – how much does GCAP cost in terms of both unit cost and sustainment over the life of type.”
By Colin Clark
Roberto Cingolani appeared to question UK secrecy, suggesting London has been unwilling to share how it will contribute to developing GCAP system of systems-type aircraft and technology.
By Tim Martin
“I think [joining] the program [GCAP] is important to Saudi Arabia,” GAMI governor Ahmad Al-Ohali tells Breaking Defense.
By Agnes Helou The joint effort to get a sixth-gen stealth fighter in the air by 2035 is to be headquartered in the UK, while a Japanese official will be the first program leader.
By Michael Marrow
“There is a good working atmosphere and the deliverables are being delivered,” Major General Jean-Luc Moritz said of the French-German-Spanish future fighter system project.
By Christina Mackenzie and Tim Martin
“Japan has a strong industrial base, and taking advantage of it for CCA development and production is a win-win-win,” said Mark Gunzinger of the Mitchell Institute.
By Michael Marrow
How to ensure readiness of next-generation defense technology: Solving the issue of massive heat.
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
Breaking Defense’s European Bureau Chief Tim Martin and naval warfare reporter Justin Katz chat about the biggest DSEI news from London this week.
By Justin Katz and Tim Martin
In an exclusive interview with Breaking Defense, CEO Micael Johansson said he and other European industry leaders also need “clearer objectives” and coordination from NATO and European governments amid the widespread push for munitions.
By Tim Martin “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 new comments come in a Breaking Defense interview after another UK official separately said he believes the Saudis “will be part of GCAP in due course” — the strongest support yet from Britain for Saudi joining.
By Tim Martin
The Defence and Security Equipment International expo brings together military officials and defense firms from around the world. Here’s what’s likely to be on their mind.
By Tim Martin
RUSI’s Justin Bronk has an idea of what Europe should be doing to help the US in the Indo-Pacific, and it doesn’t include sending the Charles De Gaulle.
By Barry Rosenberg
“I think it’s a richness of our collective response that we are able to develop what might appear on the surface to be competitive solutions, whether that’s F-35, NGAD, the Franco German cooperation, or our program,” said Richard Berthon, the UK Ministry of Defence’s Director of Future Combat Air.
By Andrew White
