Tag: Defense

(Defense) The Future of Military Engines (CSIS)

Andrew Hunter The Future of Military Engines looks at the state of the U.S. military engine industrial base and the choices confronting policymakers at the Department...

(Defense) Weather for the war fighter: How the US military can outmaneuver adversaries from space (Defense News)

Maj. Gen. Lawrence Stutzriem (ret.) Surging security demands, compounded by a defense budget top line likely to decline, require that the U.S. Department of Defense...

(Defense) Pentagon modernization in for ‘Terrible ‘20s,’ report warns (Defense News)

Aaron Mehta Years of kicking the can on modernization are finally coming due for the Pentagon at a time when the Biden administration faces major...

(Defense) New British plan looks to boost F-35 numbers, but is it still aiming for 138? (Defense News)

Aaron Mehta A new defense spending plan from the British Ministry of Defence contains mixed news for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, as London...

(Defense) GAO to review Space Command headquarters decision (Defense News)

Nathan Strout The Government Accountability Office will review the U.S. Air Force’s decision to headquarter Space Command in Huntsville, Alabama. https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2021/03/22/gao-to-review-space-command-headquarters-decision/

(Defense) Who are the winners and losers in Britain’s new defense review? (Defense News)

Andrew Chuter British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has delivered on his promise: A new defense, security and foreign policy review released March 22 calls for cuts...

(Defense) Washington’s battle over nuclear weapons budget already underway (Defense News)

Joe Gould Washington’s budget cycle is just getting started, but already Democrats and Republicans are in a war of words over whether to curb or...

(Defense) Pentagon must integrate electromagnetic spectrum capabilities at every level, experts say (Defense News)

Mark Pomerleau The U.S. military must better integrate electromagnetic spectrum operations throughout its ranks to succeed against near-peer adversaries, rather than relegate the capabilities to...

(Defense) Here’s what to expect in Taiwan’s new defense review (Defense News)

Mike Yeo Taiwan will soon release its latest Quadrennial Defense Review, with the island’s parliament receiving advance copies of the document, according to the state-run...

(Defense) Taiwan to deploy upgraded F-16 jets, says air chief (Defense News)

Mike Yeo Taiwan is ready to deploy its upgraded Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets for operational missions, with the program to upgrade the entire fleet...

(Defense) Two Saudi companies to produce Turkish drones (Defense News)

Burak Ege Bekdil Two Saudi Arabian manufacturers have started co-producing a Turkish-made medium-altitude, long-endurance drone. https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2021/03/22/two-saudi-companies-to-produce-turkish-drones/

(Defense) L3Harris selected for F-16 electronic warfare protection system (Defense News)

Mark Pomerleau L3Harris announced Monday that it will design a new electronic warfare suite for F-16s sold to international partners. https://www.c4isrnet.com/electronic-warfare/2021/03/22/l3harris-selected-for-f-16-electronic-warfare-protection-system/

(Defense) The 2020s tri-service modernization crunch (AEI)

Mackenzie Eaglen This decade, the US military is facing a massive spending spike to pay for modernization bills across the Army, Navy, Air Force, and...

(Defense) The US Navy inks a deal for a tenth Block V Virginia-class submarine (Defense News)

David B. Larter The U.S. Navy sealed the deal on a 10th ship in its latest iteration of the Virginia-class attack submarine, issuing a $2.4...

(Defense) Proposed US submarine-hunting plane prompts hand-wringing in Germany (Defense News)

Sebastian Sprenger The U.S. government has cleared the sale of five P-8A maritime patrol aircraft to Germany, but Berlin is nowhere near ready to make...

(Defense) US Air Force’s T-38 trainer could soon dogfight with augmented reality adversaries (Defense Nerws)

Valerie Insinna In the future, when U.S. Air Force fighter pilots face off in aerial combat training missions, they could be dogfighting the video game version...