The plane will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury.
By Justin KatzBetter 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.
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With multiple nuclear-capable threats and space itself being a contested domain, assured and protected MILSATCOM are more critical than ever before.
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The service has asked industry to update their proposals for the stealth fighter to account for the pause.
By Michael Marrow
“Norway is considering several types of drones, and it is too early to comment further on the type, number, or specific requirements for the acquisition beyond what is outlined in the adopted long-term plan,” a Norwegian official told Breaking Defense, though one US executive expects a decision within months.
By Tim Martin
To help fight inflation, the Pentagon was given $1.05 billion to disperse to industry. Now, documents reviewed by Breaking Defense and interviews with key officials reveal how and why certain programs won out.
By Michael Marrow and Valerie Insinna
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For European nations needing to protect their borders – especially land-locked ones – the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye may be an ideal choice.
By Breaking Defense
The two Northrop Grumman satellites, which will take highly elliptical orbits over the Earth’s poles, are expected to be launched in 2028.
By Theresa Hitchens
What weapons and engines will let loyal wingmen drones hit their potential?
In the fourth video in our CCA series, Breaking Defense looks in the details for the future fleet. For the full CCA video series click here.
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Digital engineering and advanced manufacturing not only saves cost and increases efficiency, it fosters collaboration across the entire program lifecycle.
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The latest Bushmaster can also perform counter-UAS with airburst ammo.
By Breaking Defense
Northrop has developed a prototype of the new gun, completed a phase of “internal live firing” and plans on new live fire trials based off a 4×4 sized vehicle, “similar to a JLTV [Joint Light Tactical Vehicle]” type, in the “next six months,” said a company representative.
By Tim Martin
The new “Advanced Battle Manager” for the widely used Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) command-and-control system was field-tested at Yuma Proving Grounds this summer, the company says.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“Today’s decision represents a turning point for hypersonic glide phase defense,” Lt. Gen. Heath Collins, MDA director, said in the announcement.
By Aaron Mehta
Lithuania’s state-owned Giraitė Armaments Plant is also set to join the ammunition production project alongside Northrop, according to Gintarė Skaistė, Lithuania’s finance minister.
By Tim Martin
“That’s not going to happen,” one defense industry official told Breaking Defense, adding that there are “distinct differences” in design parameters, materials and fleet sizes that drive higher costs for a sixth-generation fighter versus older, more prolific jets like the F-35 and F-15.
By Valerie Insinna
