From Lease To Own: Marines Get Two MQ-9 Reapers Of Their Own
Taking possession of two MQ-9A is a significant mile marker in the Marine Corps' efforts to establish its No. 2 acquisition priority, MUX.
New Quadcopter Drone ‘Kargo’ in Development, Hopes to Supply Marines
Kaman executives said they have been operating a 50% scale model for testing purposes and plan to build and demonstrate a representative aircraft by the end of next year.
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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
Project Convergence: Exercise Shows Value In Data Weapons Check For The Digital Age
"Data is the new ammunition, and we have to test fire our digital systems just like we test fire our weapons systems," writes Ret. Gen. Richard Cody.
Marine Corps’ First MQ-9A Takes Flight In Arizona
The first flight of a service-owned vehicle is a key step for the Marine Corps to free itself of restrictions associated with civilian contractor operators.
Biden’s Budget Cuts Ships, Planes, But Huge Boost in R&D
“Critically, we reallocate resources to fund research and development in advanced technologies such as micro-electronics. This will provide the foundation for fielding a full range of capabilities, such as hypersonic missiles, artificial intelligence, and 5G,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.
FVL: Don’t Pick The Tiltrotor, V-22 Test Pilot Tells Army
In the competition for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, high agility and low life-cycle costs matter most, a former Marine tiltrotor test pilot argues.
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Answering the demand signal to move faster, field sooner, iterate continuously
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
Top Priority: Marines Want New Loitering Drones
The drones would be part of a new multi-domain Mobile Reconnaissance unit that includes unmanned ships and new ground vehicles
JLTV: Upstart GM Defense Takes On Incumbent Oshkosh
Oshkosh designed and builds the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, but next year the Army will reopen the competition to all comers. The most vocal challenger: upstart GM Defense.
Naval Readiness Fell In 2019; Ground Readiness Rose: GAO
Readiness of air, space, and cyber forces across the armed services was mixed, the Government Accountability Office said.
Joint Force Vs. China: Project Convergence 21
“This is a journey to see what's possible, what can we do with today's technologies, for a relatively minor cost,” Gen. John Murray told us. “Project Convergence ’20 cost us about the same thing as one Combat Training Center rotation” -- $23 million.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
US Army, Marines, Special Forces Eye Israeli ‘Hero’ Attack Drones
Uvision’s Hero line of loitering munitions – aka kamikaze drones – carry precision-guided warheads ranging from just over a pound to 17-plus lbs.
Biden Taps Two Admirals To Face China Challenge
If confirmed by the Senate, Adm. John Aquilino and Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo will enter their jobs amidst increasing competition in fleet size, precision missiles, hacking, & espionage.
Marines Downgrade Russia Threat To Focus on China
Commandant Gen. David Berger tells SecDef Austin he won't ask for more money in the new budget, but asks for authority to kick tanks, helicopters, out of the force
Army AI Gets Live Fire Test Next Week
In an unusual bottom-up initiative, the 18th Airborne Corps is developing its own AI targeting system – and the corps’ fire support coordinator says he wouldn’t go to war without it.