An overlooked national security challenge: Maritime supply chain security
Congress has passed three pieces of legislation to address maritime security, but that's not enough for an issue this global, writes Elisabeth Tamte in this essay.
Manufacturing startup Hadrian to expand to Arizona, and into defense primes’ own factories
The company also announced a "factories-as-a-service" offering "primarily where the program itself is a real manufacturing challenge to scale up, [or] where there’s super scarce workforce needs,” said Hadrian founder and CEO Chris Power.
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Navigation warfare is about the battle to assure positioning, navigation, and timing
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
Space supply chain gaps: Propulsion, hardened electronics and laser links
Even just "mapping the supply chain is hard stuff," said Reza Nikfarjam, deputy director of the Credit Program at the Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital (OSC).
4 ways Trump should work with the China Commission to secure supply chains
The incoming Trump administration will be facing a pacing threat from Beijing. In order to secure supply chains and national security, the administration will have to find ways to rely less on China.
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Integrating commercial off-the-shelf computing on military platforms
Technology insertion into legacy platforms and electronics requires creativity in designing computer systems that can communicate with them.
What ‘really’ worries the head of the Space Development Agency
Derek Tournear said he's concerned about cybersecurity and supply chain, and especially where they overlap: foreign-written software.
Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations
Explore how networked warfare, AI, and 3D-printed drones are reshaping US Indo-Pacific strategy.
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Integrating commercial off-the-shelf computing on military platforms and how to make it work
The systems may be off-the-shelf, but the packaging for integration on vehicles and ships provides cradle-to-grave resiliency.
Lockheed Martin COO Frank St. John on the defense budget, potential acquisitions and supply chain
"With regards to the election, we think that deterrence and deterrence capabilities are an enduring theme, regardless of which party is in the executive branch or who's in control of Congress," said Lockheed Martin COO Frank St. John.
How startup Hadrian plans to take over the defense manufacturing world
Hadrian CEO and founder Chris Power told Breaking Defense he envisions the company building “10 to 20 mega factories in all of the core manufacturing space in the country,” producing parts for “all the primes and neo-primes."
‘Money truck’ awaits: Army officials chafe at defense industry’s inability to increase production
“I am personally no longer interested in hearing about COVID. That time is over, okay? It is time to deliver and produce and meet the commitment,” Brig. Gen. Michael Lalor said at GVSETS 2024.
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
US falls further behind in AI race, could make conflict with China ‘unwinnable’: Report
"It is well past time for DoD to stop treating AI like it is just a science project," Govini CEO Tara Murphy Dougherty said.
To counter China, the US must strengthen ammunition production
In this op-ed, retired Maj. Gen. James Marks discusses the importance of domestic nitrocellulose production to keep up with America's needs.
Lockheed, Howmet settle lawsuit over F-35 titanium (EXCLUSIVE)
Lockheed Martin alleged in court filings that Howmet cut off the supply of titanium after the aerospace giant refused to agree to higher prices, threatening production of the F-35.
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Modernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative
Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value.