With the Senate in recess, three of the military branches are guaranteed to have acting chiefs of staff. And due to a political impasse, it’s unclear when the situation will be resolved.
By Justin Katz and Ashley RoqueCombat engineering evolves with autonomy and robotics
Robotic combat engineering will reduce risk to soldiers in the breach while maintaining or increasing the tempo of movement for maneuver forces.
A savvy DC veteran, Sec. Christine Wormuth didn’t outright call for Congress to go above the budget caps, but, she said, “given that we want to make sure that we are not only able to support Ukraine but that we also replenish our own stocks … a supplemental, I think, would be very helpful.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
On Thursday, three soldiers were killed in a mid-air collision between two Apache attack helicopters in Alaska, weeks after nine died in a Black Hawk incident in Kentucky.
By Lee Ferran
“We say ‘supply chain,’ we say ‘kill chain’; I like networks and fabrics, [because] chains are only as good as the weakest link,” said Gen. James McConville. “Many of these systems are going to need a long-term investment.”
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Some late-breaking FLRAA news, and other nuggets from the second day of the country’s biggest defense conference.
By Lee Ferran
The timeline for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft award is unclear after senior leaders seemed to push it back from an expected October announcement.
By Andrew Eversden
Now, “just like [new] weapons systems, we want to get it into the hands of our soldiers and commanders” to test it out, Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said of the new FM 3-0.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
How AI and UX/UI are transforming defense operations
Many operations are experiencing some degree of data automation or AI enablement, and the usability of that data is key to decision making.
The Ukraine war proves the US Army is right to focus on high-tech long-range weapons and old-school high-intensity training, Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville tells Breaking Defense.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. and Andrew Eversden
Army leaders hope the renaming of US Army Alaska to unit with a historic identity will help after a rash of suicides.
By Andrew Eversden
“I don’t think it would be wise for us to wait to develop the kinds of weapons systems, we need for a future conflict until we had the diplomatic agreements signed,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said.
By Andrew Eversden
“I have a hard time believing we’re going to have 35 Rangers in the back of an aircraft and they’re going to go up and knock on the door of the cockpit and there’s no one in there,” said Gen. James McConville.
By Andrew Eversden A commander for the task force as been chosen, but no final basing decision has been made.
By Andrew Eversden
“The computer models would have said Russia wins in 72 to 96 hours,” said Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger. They “cannot explain why Ukraine is still hanging on. Why is that?”
By Valerie Insinna
Here’s the key Army storylines we’ll be tracking at Breaking Defense next year.
By Andrew Eversden
