Saudi Arabia inks deal for 3 Avante 2200 Corvettes from Spain’s Navantia
The vessels will join the Kingdom's current fleet of five corvettes, also made by the Spanish firm.
New Pentagon AI & data chief plans big initiatives for fall, from back office to battlefield (EXCLUSIVE)
The recent announcements on Palantir’s Maven Smart System and other strategic tools are just the start, CDAO Radha Plumb told Breaking Defense, with announcements on tactical and business systems coming by fall.
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Boeing to shutter Super Hornet line in 2027 after final Navy order: Boeing VP
The desire for technical data rights “is one of those areas where industry and government have been at odds for a long time. And certainly Boeing on F-18 and the Navy as well," Boeing fighters VP Mark Sears told Breaking Defense. "So being able to put that on a path to final resolution ... is a really positive step."
Better, but still ‘whack-a-mole’: IT industry adapts to supply chain problems, for now
While key executives tell Breaking Defense they have adjusted to the new normal, experts worry IT supply chain vulnerabilities could be exploited in the future by adversarial nations.
House lawmakers propose renaming, expanding DoD’s top tech officer role
In addition to Heidi Shyu's expanded role, lawmakers have tasked the undersecretary of research and engineering to develop a strategy on how the Pentagon can leverage intellectual property to "enhance" its ability to procure emerging technologies and outpace adversaries.
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon aims to ‘own the technical baseline’ for AI tech, R&D official says
Over 100 officers, officials, academics, and industry insiders will discuss how to make AI more reliable, from ChatGPT-style "decision aids" to missile defense and cybersecurity, deputy CTO Maynard Holliday told Breaking Defense.
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Last year, CSBA said the Army could afford both FVL variants. What’s changed since then?
The question of whether the Defense Department or the primes should own all the data rights to various elements of the FVL program is a simplistic, false choice, says a CSBA senior fellow.
Pentagon IP office lacks support, expertise: GAO
The Pentagon's small IP Cadre office is facing challenges since its establishment in 2019.
IP And Security: Two Thorny Challenges On The Innovation Journey
OPINION: When Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin signed the Department’s strategy for Joint All-Domain Command and Control, it officially kicked off a push towards open architectures, information sharing, and connected systems across the battlespace. But the capabilities to execute these concepts are often commercial, software-heavy, and do not fall neatly into existing budgeting processes. That […]
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An autonomy blueprint is essential to keep legacy platforms relevant in modern warfare
It’s about improving existing platforms with autonomy, and applying AI, edge computing, quantum encryption, and sensor fusion.
New NDIA Spin-Off Focuses On Building Next-Gen Tech Base For DoD
The institute will concentrate on artificial intelligence; autonomy; biotechnology; cyber; directed energy; command, control and communications; hypersonics; microelectronics; quantum science; space; and '5G to Next G.'
OSD Writes Hypersonic Flight Test Guidelines
“I don’t want to get into any specifics,” Mike White told me, “but some of the challenges we’ve had so far getting to flight have been, in certain instances, avoidable."
CMMC: Stopping Cyber Espionage Like Chinese Theft of F-35 Data
CMMC 1 is “what you’ve got to have to make sure your neighbor is not in your Netflix,” quipped Stacy Bostjanick, director of CMMC. “It’s very easy, and commensurate with basic cyber hygiene. I recommend that everyone get there, but as a COTS provider, you don’t have to.”
Bullets, Beans & Data: The New Army Materiel Command EXCLUSIVE
In future wars, AI, networks, and analytics won’t just help target precision weapons: They can also liberate combat units from long and vulnerable supply lines. But to make that work, AMC commander Gen. Ed Daly told us, frontline troops need a constant flow of data.