Tag: Defense

Biden Just Gave France Something More Valuable than a Submarine Contract (Kevin Baron, Defense One)

France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) talks to US President Joe Biden before a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the North Atlantic Treaty...

Learn to Use Data or Risk Dying in Battle, New Army Project Teaches (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

Soldiers from the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, track an unmanned aerial systems (UAS) threat during a scenario as part of Black...

The Greek Defense Industry in the 21st Century: Hope at Last? (Spyridon Plakoudas, BESA Center)

Greek flag flying at Santorini, image by Matt Artz via Unsplash Greece is not generally considered a country with a burgeoning defense industry, but 2020-21...

Russia’s Military Boosts Electromagnetic Spectrum Capability (Roger McDermott, The Jamestown Foundation)

As a result of major reforms and continued state investment in modernization over more than a decade, the Russian Armed Forces have significantly advanced...

Air Force’s top civilian hints at changes to hypersonic weapons programs (Valerie Insinna, Defense News)

Members of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 test team make final preparations prior to a captive-carry test flight of...

Concerned about the Navy retiring ships early, senators consider higher standards (Megan Eckstein, Defense News)

The Ticonderoga Class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) transits Hampton Roads before returning to Naval Station Norfolk to end its nine-month deployment to...

Lawmakers consider linking Iron Dome with Palestinian aid in continuing resolution (Joe Gould, Defense News)

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is asking Democrats to pair new funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system with aid for the Palestinians after...

Next-gen tech investments, platform upgrades lead France’s 2022 defense budget (Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News)

French Army soldiers from the 'Operation Barkhane' get ready as preparations are made for the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue...

Northrop tests interoperability between advanced airborne radar and electronic warfare system (Mark Pomerleau, Defense News)

The company tested the interoperability of a new Next Generation Electronic Warfare System and AESA radar aboard a demonstrator aircraft, pictured. (Northrop Grumman) Northrop Grumman...

French submarine snub tests EU defense cooperation avenues (Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News)

A man and woman have their lunch as they sit beneath the EU flags near the EU Council headquarters on April 10, 2019, in...

UAE, Britain ink defense research and AI tech deals. Here’s what comes next (Agnes Helou, Defense News)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, and Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, center, who is the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, inspect an honor...

China’s J-16D electronic warfare jet to make debut at Airshow China (Liu Xuanzun, Global Times)

The J-16D, the electronic warfare variant of China's J-16 fighter jet, will make its debut at the Airshow China next week. This indicates that...

Air Force Secretary Warns of China’s Burgeoning Nuclear Arsenal, Reveals B-21 Detail (Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One)

China could be heading for a first-strike nuclear capability, the U.S. Air Force secretary said Monday, urging the United States to accelerate its own...

Why France Is Getting No Sympathy for Its Lost Sub Deal (Elisabeth Braw, Defense One)

France is fuming over AUKUS—the new tripartite security arrangement that scuttled its contract to build submarines for Australia—but is receiving scarcely any expressions of sympathy...

Top Air Force officer’s plan to ‘accelerate change or lose’ is picking up speed, one year in (Rachel S. Cohen, Defense News)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown’s directive to airmen to “accelerate change or lose” is gaining momentum after a year in...

US Air Force to declare winner of B-52 engine replacement competition as soon as this month (Valerie Insinna, Defense News)

A contract award for new engines for the venerable B-52 bomber is “imminent” and could occur as early as this month, the U.S. Air Force’s top...