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According to Andrew Howard, Leonardo UK’s Director for Future combat Air/GCAP UK, Sweden is “not seen as an integral part of the partnership at this time.”
By Andrew WhiteBetter user interface and experience create faster decision-making in multi-domain operations
Improved UX and UI can enable smarter use of AI and automation, helping warfighters manage data-rich environments and make faster, more informed decisions.
“More than half the things this aircraft can do is because of its sensors,” said Masahiko Arai, Senior General Manager, Defense Systems Division, Mitsubishi Electric.
By Andrew White
Greece plans on acquiring three ships while retaining an option for a fourth, with industry competitors committing to supporting local shipbuilding as part of their bids.
By Tim Martin
A US Navy official noted the “urgency” for Japan to get the software currently used by the US, UK and Italian navies.
By Justin Katz “Considering Japan’s enormous economy and unambiguous [fighter] requirement because of its proximity to China and all that that implies, the [GCAP] agreement is one of the only practical ways – given the status of UK, German and French relations – to get toward more viable levels of funding,” said Justin Bronk of the Royal United Services Institute.
By Tim Martin
“We’re going to step up. We’re stepping up,” US President Joe Biden said. “We’re proving that NATO is more needed now than it ever has been and it’s as important as it has ever been.”
By Aaron Mehta
Germany, Belgium, Romania, Italy, Poland, Norway and Sweden have all pledged to increase defense spending since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
By Christina Mackenzie
Integrating commercial off-the-shelf computing on military platforms and how to make it work
The systems may be off-the-shelf, but the packaging for integration on vehicles and ships provides cradle-to-grave resiliency.
Italy’s budget has been in flux for years, with Army modernization being delayed. A trio of vehicles may be ready to turn that tide.
By Tim Fish
The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain could ultimately involve buying in excess of 3,200 new heavy armored platforms, with a price tag of over $11.5 billion over the next 15 years.
By Tim Fish
The report provides specific details about the design changes Fincantieri made to the parent design they proposed for the FFG(X) competition.
By Justin Katz
SecDef Lloyd Austin “is at this moment in the process of conducting a very very thorough review” of planning to move 12,000 troops out of Germany, EUCOM chief Gen. Wolters says.
By Paul McLeary
Defense Secretary Mark Esper portrayed the plan as a strategic shift. President Trump said, “we’re reducing the force because [Germany is] not paying their bills.” Criticism from both sides of the aisle was swift.
By Paul McLeary
“The hesitation to include allies in Olympic Defender was on our end as well,” says Secure World Foundation’s Brian Weeden. “National security space is sort of the last bastion of America’s ‘crown jewels’.”
By Theresa Hitchens
Wars and pandemics, great destroyers of the status quo, often generate enormous societal change. An outbreak of hoof-and-mouth disease in the early 20th century, for example, gave the internal combustion engine a permanent lead over steam-powered automobiles. The First World War saw more improvements in aeronautical engineering and airplane manufacturing than the previous decade. The…
By Dean Cheng