"Defence continues to enhance the size and lethality of Navy’s surface combatant fleet, as directed by Government in February 2024, and is progressing the acquisition of Australia’s general purpose frigate by engaging with exemplar platform nations and tenderers," an Australian DoD spokesman told Breaking Defense.
Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), which represents about 33,000 Boeing workers mostly in Washington state and Oregon, voted in a 59 percent majority to end the strike and will return to work on Nov. 6.
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
The strike stops production of Boeing’s 737, 767 and 777 jetliners in the Seattle region as well as military derivatives of those aircraft, which include the 737-based P-8 Poseidon maritime aircraft and the 767-based KC-46 tanker.
Boeing will also soon begin flight testing a multimission pod developed with internal funds, according to company official Jon Spore.
Though Paris seems committed to going with a European solution, a Boeing exec told Breaking Defense the company has "informally" had discussions with stakeholders in France.
“The most important things that we do in Pillar II of AUKUS haven't been invented yet,” Michael Horowitz, whose office serves as the Pentagon's day-to-day lead on AUKUS issues, told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview.
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
"We're working towards that end, and we have some solutions that I can't go into, but we are going to get after finding more cost-effective ways to address those lower-end threats," said Rear Adm. Fred Pyle, director of surface warfare at the US Navy.
The new defence policy paper does not offer a timeline for the country to meet the 2 percent GDP target but it argues a move to double military spending between 2016-2017 to 2026-2027 is “on track.”
The deal will see 14 new planes go to Canada and three to Germany.
As Breaking Defense toured Boeing's Seattle area facilities where the E-7 radar plane will take shape, company officials talked about getting the bird in the air — and their vision for what it can do.
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
“The sale will improve Germany's capability to meet current and future threats by upgrading Anti-Submarine Warfare capabilities on its P-8A aircraft," the State Department said in a release.
The first P-8A is expected in 2026, with all aircraft delivered “as early as fall 2027” and full operational capability online by 2033.
“The purchase of an additional Triton will enhance operations from Australia’s northern bases, a priority under the Defence Strategic Review," Pat Conroy, minister for defense industry, said in a statement.
Part 3 of a narrative series illustrating how Elbit America’s USA-manufactured products enable customers to successfully accomplish their most demanding missions.