Pentagon Plans ‘Plug & Play’ Drone-Killing Tech
The military will consolidate from dozens of different, often-incompatible counter-drone defenses to just seven — with a single common standard for command & control.
HASC Emerging Threats Bolsters JAIC: NDAA 2021 Markup
"Our ability to apply AI and other emerging technologies faster than our adversaries will allow us to maintain our competitive edge over Russia and China," Rep. Elise Stefanik, ranking of the HASC emerging threats subcommittee, said.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
US Should Pull Drones From Missile Control Regime: Mitchell Institute
"I have great hopes that this administration, with its bold unilateral actions on so many fronts, would take unilateral action with this regime on UAVs," says Keith Webster, former DoD head of defense cooperation.
FVL: The Army’s 10-Year Plan For FARA Scout
The Army’s urgently developing new air-launched drones, long-range missiles, and electronic architecture to go on the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft that Bell and Sikorsky are vying to build.
eBrief: Drones An “Immediate Threat” – DoD Plans Rapid Acquisition of Counter-UAS Systems
The emergence of drone warfare leads to new anti-drone technologies to detect, identify, and defeat unmanned threats.
FVL: Attack Of The Drones
Before manned aircraft enter hostile airspace, three different types of drones – long-range, tactical, and miniaturized – will rip open the seams in the enemy’s defenses.
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Winning the cognitive domain — A methodology built for democratic constraints
The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.
Future Vertical Lift: Army’s Aerial Vanguard
The Army isn’t just replacing old helicopters. It’s building a networked "ecosystem" of mutually supporting manned and unmanned weapons that can drive a flying wedge into Russian and Chinese air defenses.
CENTCOM Asks For More Drones, Money To Build Up Base In Oman
In an "unfunded priorities" list sent to Congress, the Centcom chief points in the direction of an expanding US footprint in the region.
Defense Digital Service Builds Counter-Drone SWAT Team, ASAP
The Pentagon’s digital elite wants to rapidly develop new techniques and technologies to detect, hack, and jam enemy drones – with wide potential applications for Joint All-Domain Command & Control.
Trump Strips $3.8B For Border Wall From F-35s, Navy Ships, National Guard
Rep. Thornberry, the senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said the White House move to repurpose military procurement money “is in violation of the separation of powers within the Constitution... and I believe that it requires Congress to take action.”
Artillery Seeks Robot Ammo Haulers
Six companies got $150,000 Field Artillery Autonomous Resupply contracts to study everything from exoskeletons that strengthen human ammo handlers to robots that might replace them.
AI & Robots Crush Foes In Army Wargame
A simulated infantry platoon, reinforced with drones and ground robots, repeatedly routed defending forces three times its size — without losing a single human soldier. Would this work in real life?
Rival Shadow Drone Replacements Head To Combat Units For Tests
The Army aims to replace its RQ-7 Shadow with a new, more nimble drone that doesn’t require a runway, to better scout and survive in fast-moving conflicts with great powers.
Israel Asks Trump To Withhold TOWs, Drones From Lebanese Military Aid
A senior Israeli defense source who spoke on condition of anonymity said: "Washington has not realized that the Hezbollah is Iran's very strong proxy and that supplying weapons to such an organization that actually is calling the shots in Lebanon is sheer stupidity."