“If we got into a high-intensity conflict right now in the Indo-Pacific, it would be difficult to meet all of the repair and resupply needs,” said FLEETWERX program manager Morgan Bower — but a new approach to 3D printing might help plug the gap.
Experiments involving 3D printing and launching missiles from uncrewed vessels were expected to take place among high-end warfighting training.
A decorated combat aviator and biotech CEO advocates preparing for novel viral threats before the next crisis.
A big part of what makes MQ-9B such a game changer is the Quadratix software suite that powers its in-flight operations.
Sailors operating the USVs at RIMPAC were more concerned about what the drones could do, rather than how they were controlled.
The company is trying to show it can bring the capabilities of SEWIP Block III to a larger array of ships.
The event has a history of adversarial nations trying to get a glimpse at the demonstrations.
Multi-orbit mission capabilities are accelerating decision making across domains.
Pacific Fleet commander, Adm. John Aquilino, put a positive face on the smaller operation, saying, “the growing security environment in the Pacific demands now more than ever that like-minded nations join forces
Most coverage of the annual defense policy bill has focused on program changes: more ships (including six icebreakers!), no change to F-35’s, more RDT&E, no JSTARS recap, a growl (but no more) on ZTE, and many more (the bill and report run 2,500 pages). Less discussed, but of more import in the long run, are the […]
The Trump Pentagon is undergoing a major shift to focus on great power competition. And it's looking for allies to step up in places that might come as a surprise.
WASHINGTON: Neither President Trump’s transition in DC nor President Duterte’s eruptions in Manila will derail America’s 70-year military commitment to the Pacific, Adm. Harry Harris said today. US-Philippine cooperation continues unabated despite Duterte’s denunciation of the alliance, the head of Pacific Command said. (The senior State Department official for the Pacific, Daniel Russel, recently dismissed […]
Fuel cell technology lets smaller, more versatile VTOLs handle tasks previously reserved for larger drones.
A UN tribunal ruling could trigger the next round of brinksmanship in the South China Sea as early as next week. But don’t expect the ruling to end the dispute, especially since the Chinese have already vowed to ignore an adverse ruling. “It’s…not likely to be resolved this year or by one international ruling, no matter how brilliant […]
WASHINGTON: China, which continues to militarize the fake islands it’s creating in the South China Sea, may get uninvited to RIMPAC, the biggest naval exercise in the world. Rep. Mark Takai of Hawaii told Defense Secretary Ash Carter during yesterday’s House Armed Services Committee posture hearing that he will introduce language into the House version of […]
As Washington gears up for the visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, right on the heels of the Pontiff, there is a growing urgency for the United States to make clear to Beijing that its behavior is leading to increased tension at both the bilateral and regional level. But, there appears little appetite for […]
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Ash Carter — for now — is resisting congressional calls to uninvite China from the biggest naval exercise in the world, known as RIMPAC. In a July 16 letter to Senate Armed Services Committee chairman John McCain, Carter goes to some lengths to avoid offending China, on the one hand, and, on the […]