PODCAST: Congress and the Navy Budget
Are Navy policy and budget priorities fully understood in Congress? A conversation with Matthew Green, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Leonardo DRS.
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Navy Scraps Big Carrier Study, Clears Deck For OSD Effort
The study into what kind of carriers the Navy might need in a decade’s time was problematic from the start, and conflicted with the Pentagon senior leadership’s redo of the Navy’s force structure plan.
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Threat warning and survivability in the modern battlespace
Protecting warfighters requires fast, accurate, and dependable systems that work flawlessly to military standards.
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PODCAST: Navy Procurement Under Challenging Conditions
A brief podcast with insight about the Navy’s needs with Michael Coulter, SVP, Corporate Business Development & President International, Leonardo DRS
Rep. Gallagher: The ‘Bad Day For The PLA Navy’
The Wisconsin lawmaker, China hawk and member of the House Armed Services Committee, sees the frigate as a cornerstone for growing the Navy while not blowing open what is likely to be a constrained budget in the coming years.
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Art Therapy Is Helping Young Patients In Military Families Better Cope With Their Illnesses
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) strives to help patients navigate difficult medical diagnoses through art.
US Ships Aid Malaysia As China Tries ‘Bullying’ In South China Sea
A mix of US ships have probed waters illegally claimed by China in the South China Sea in recent weeks, as the PLA Navy continues to harass civilian ships of neighboring countries.
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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.
Navy Culture Tops List Of SecNav Reforms; Budgets Uncertain
In a friendly hearing on Capitol Hill, incoming service leaders back up the wishful thinking about future budgets we have seen from Pentagon leadership.
Navy Begins Rebuild Of Digital Backbone; Likely SecNav Appears Onboard
The Navy’s Cyber Readiness Review released last March delivered a scathing critique, calling weak spots and persistent holes in the system an “existential threat” to the existence of the Navy and Marine Corps.
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The Color of Heat: How Quantum Cascade Lasers Solve the Navy’s SWaP Problem in Protecting Helicopters
Quantum Cascade Laser technology is revolutionizing the way that aircraft survivability systems are being designed and implemented for the warfighter.
Navy Wants Robot Boats But Will Still Need Sailors To Fix Them
"We need to find a balance of vehicle designs that enables the cost to be cheap enough that we can afford them, but it's not so highly optimized towards the purely unmanned spectrum that it's cost prohibitive to maintain them."
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Next-generation KC-390 Millennium expands multimission options for air forces
The jet-powered transport’s speed, survivability and multi-mission agility position it as a viable option to the C-130 for the US and NATO allies.
EXCLUSIVE Navy To Publish Promotions, Prodded By Sen. Warren
"The Navy must align itself with the rest of the Department of Defense," Gilday said in a letter obtained by Breaking Defense. "I value the need for transparency with the American Public and am grateful for your engagement on this matter."
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PODCAST: The Navy Budget And Transformation – Opportunities And Challenges Ahead
An exclusive audio interview with Leonardo DRS CEO Bill Lynn discussing the role industry can play in helping the Navy and DoD achieve its next generation vision.
Fincantieri Wins Bigger Place In Navy Plans, Takes Frigate Contract
“This is going to be a real workhorse supporting distributed maritime operations in the future,” Vice Adm. James Kilby, deputy chief for warfighting requirements and capabilities, said.
Acting SecNav Decides To Keep Major Modly Reforms
Acting Navy Secretary James McPherson is only three weeks into the job, but is making weighty decisions, including Wednesday’s call for a wider inquiry into his predecessor Thomas Modly’s firing of the captain of the COVID-19 stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt.