Tag: Defense

New US Air Force secretary to shake up Advanced Battle Management Program (Defense News)

Valerie Insinna The new U.S. Air Force secretary says he’s skeptical about current plans to build the service’s Advanced Battle Management System, signaling the program could...

Dickinson: US Space Command is on ‘good glide path’ to full operational capability (Defense News)

Jen Judson Gen. James Dickinson, the first commander of U.S. Space Command, has been focused on putting meat on the bones of the new organization since...

Army Special Forces want to integrate more with other military units on info warfare (Defense News)

Mark Pomerleau  U.S. Army Special Forces have worked to develop top tier information warfare capabilities and want to mix their skills more often with conventional military...

Big barriers on FDI in Indian defence (East Asia Forum)

Rahul Nath Choudhury, ICWA In 2020, India changed its foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations to allow investments of up to 74 per cent in the defence manufacturing...

Private Equity Firm Acquires Geost, Whose Sensors Protect Satellites (Defense One)

Marcus Weisgerber New York-based ATL Partners has acquired Geost, a small Arizona firm that makes sensors that can watch and protect satellites from threatening spacecraft. Firm officials...

The Texas National Guard Just Unveiled the Largest 3D Printed Structure in North America (Defense One)

Patrick Tucker The recent unveiling of an entire barracks building 3D-printed with concrete showed off the latest example of the U.S. military putting additive manufacturing...

US contractors rush to get former employees out of Afghanistan (Defense News)

Marjorie Censer Contractor industry groups are set to meet Friday with U.S. government agencies, as companies try to help their former employees in Afghanistan find...

US and Canada want to collaborate on NORAD modernization (Defense News)

Nathan Strout  Military leaders in Canada and the United States plan to work together to modernize the North American Aerospace Defense Command, jointly investing in new...

These Marines will spend 2 years testing the Corps’ new ship-sinking missile (Defense News)

 Todd South Marines from 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii did nearly everything but pull the trigger on the Corps’ newest ship-killing...

Here are Morocco’s top priorities for modernizing its Air Force (Defense News)

Agnes Helou If you’re in the business of selling drones, precision weapons or stealth technology, Morocco’s Air Force could be your next customer. The African...

Hindustan Aeronautics chooses GE engine for India’s Tejas fighter (Defense News)

Vivek Raghuvanshi India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on Tuesday signed a $716 million contract with GE Aviation for F404-GE-IN20 engines for the homemade LCA Mk1A Tejas...

US Army wants a high-altitude jammer (Defense News)

Mark Pomerlau The U.S. Army wants to develop a high-altitude intelligence, cyber and electronic warfare sensor that can fly above enemy territory to provide data...

Northrop bows out of competition to build laser weapon for Strykers (Defense News)

Jen Judson Northrop Grumman is no longer in the running to build a powerful laser weapon system for the U.S. Army’s Short-Range Air Defense System, sources tell Defense...

Defense/Australia – More work needed but precision strike missile a good fit for the Australian Army (The Strategist)

Malcolm Davis The Australian Army is set to dramatically boost its land-based guided missile capability with Australia’s decision to join a US-led program to develop the Lockheed...

USA – The Pentagon Needs a Strategy That Does Not Hinge on Fragile Networks (Defense One)

Dan Grazier The U.S. military “failed miserably” during a wargame scenario last fall when the opposing force gained control of American networks in the first...

USA – US Army endorses tactical drone contest to replace Shadow (Defense News)

Jen Judson The U.S. Army has given the green light to proceed into a competition to replace its aging, runway-dependent Shadow unmanned aircraft system with a new tactical...