Tag: Defense

South Korea unveils prototype of homegrown KF-X fighter jet (Defense News)

Brian Kim Korea Aerospace Industries unveiled April 9 South Korea’s first homegrown fighter jet prototype, representing a major boost for the country’s self-reliant defense capability,...

(Defense/USA) Why slashing the Pentagon budget would be a disaster (Defense News)

Dov S. Zakheim and Elaine McCusker There is little that is new in the letter that 50 members of the House of Representatives sent to President Joe Biden on...

(Defense/USA) America and its military need a blockchain strategy (Defense News)

Trevor Logan and Theo Lebryk For the first time, China’s five-year plan for social and economic development calls for the use of blockchain applications in supply chain management, e-governance...

(India/South Korea/Defense) Suh Wook’s India Trip: Boost to India-South Korea Defense Ties (ORF)

RAJESWARI PILLAI RAJAGOPALAN Defense relations between India and South Korea are deepening. https://www.orfonline.org/research/suh-wooks-india-trip-boost-to-india-south-korea-defense-ties/

(Defense/USA/Pentagon/Data/AI) Pentagon seeks commercial solutions to get its data ready for AI (Defense News)

Andrew Eversden  The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is recruiting businesses to help prepare military data for use with AI. https://www.c4isrnet.com/artificial-intelligence/2021/04/02/pentagon-seeks-commercial-solutions-to-get-its-data-ready-for-ai/

(Defense/USA/Pentagon) Pentagon industrial policies need to focus on demand (Defense News)

Bryan Clark The Biden administration recently started a review of critical U.S. supply chains, following on the heels of multiple manufacturing and defense-industrial base assessments by the previous...

(Defense/Latvia/NATO/5G) Could Latvia become NATO’s 5G military test hub? (Defense News)

Aaron Mehta Latvia is aiming to market itself as a hub for 5G military testing in Europe, with a successful technology test late last year...

(Defense) Report of Russian navigation gear on German submarines has lawmakers on alert (Defense News)

Sebastian Sprenger A report that Russian-developed navigation technology is installed on German navy submarines has prompted lawmakers to investigate. https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2021/04/01/report-of-russian-navigation-gear-on-german-submarines-has-lawmakers-on-alert/

(Defense) Anduril buys tube-launched drone-developer Area-I (Defense News)

Jen Judson Anduril Industries, a venture-backed defense technology company, has acquired Georgia-based, air-launched effects company Area-I, the company announced April 1. https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2021/04/01/anduril-buys-tube-launched-drone-developer-area-i/

(Defense) Finding common ground on homeland missile defense (Defense News)

Robert Soofer The U.S. Defense Department has approved the Next Generation Interceptor project to proceed. https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2021/04/01/finding-common-ground-on-homeland-missile-defense/

(Innovation/Technology/Defense) Biden’s infrastructure plan includes billions to develop emerging tech the military needs (Defense News)

Andrew Eversden  President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan released Wednesday calls for $180 billion in new research and development spending on emerging technologies expected to define...

(Defense) Army moves ahead on ‘mixed reality’ goggle with Microsoft in $21.8 billion contract (Defense News)

Todd South The Army announced it has reached an agreement with Microsoft on a $21.88 billion, 10-year contract to produce its futuristic do-it-all goggle. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/03/31/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract/

(Defense) Cubic to go private in $3B sale to Veritas, Elliot (Defense News)

Joe Gould Cubic Corp. said Wednesday it has accepted a proposal to sell itself for $75 per share to Veritas Capital and Elliott Management affiliate Evergreen...

(Defense) US Air Force proves it can transport a ‘flying car’ on a C-130. Now for the fun part (Defense News)

Valerie Insinna The U.S. Air Force will begin testing in May whether it can use one of the “flying cars” under development for the commercial market for...

(Defense) US Army enters final phase of development before kicking off Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program (Defense News)

Jen Judson The U.S. Army has awarded contracts to both Bell and a Sikorsky-Boeing team to continue into a second phase of competitive development and risk reduction...

(Defense) The downsides of downsizing: Why the United States needs four hundred ICBMs (Atlantic Council)

Matthew Kroenig, Mark J. Massa, Christian Trotti The United States is at a nuclear modernization crossroads. The United States currently has plans to modernize all three legs...