Joe Gould and David B. Larter The U.S. Navy is reworking its tenuous plan to revitalize its public shipyards, where the fleet’s nuclear maintenance is done, as it...

Andrew Eversden The Pentagon’s top research arm and Silicon Valley giant Intel will work together to increase domestic production of secure microchips used widely in defense systems. https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/it-networks/2021/03/19/pentagon-intel-partner-to-make-more-us-microchips-for-military/

Joe Gould Amid fears about the strained industrial base for energetics, a key part of munitions and other conventional weapons, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian...

Whether in Syria, Libya, or Azerbaijan, Turkey’s combat drones have scored high-profile successes that Ankara hopes to use in its quest to become a...

INDER SINGH BISHT The US Navy is set to acquire 120 submarine-launched unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for its fleet of underwater vessels from AeroVironment. US Navy to Acquire...

Mila Jasper The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced a program for expanding the access to domestic manufacturing capabilities for secured microelectronics development for defense...

Bradley Bowman and Maj. Jared Thompson The top U.S. military officer in the Pacific, Adm. Phil Davidson, warned last week that China could undertake a military attack against Taiwan...

Seth J. Frantzman Israel’s Ministry of Defense opened a new research center to develop navigation systems that don’t rely on easily disrupted GPS. https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/2021/03/18/israel-starts-research-center-for-gps-free-navigation/

David B. Larter The U.S. Navy released March 16 its long-discussed Unmanned Campaign Plan, intended to map the road ahead for the service’s unmanned systems. But...

Nathan Strout The Air Force Research Laboratory broke ground on its new facility to study space weather and how it affects military systems. https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2021/03/18/air-force-begins-construction-of-new-space-environment-lab/

Valerie Insinna The estimated development costs for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s ongoing modernization program grew by $1.9 billion since 2019, and the effort is expected to...

Jen Judson The U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program is heading into a major requirements review next month, during which service leaders will determine if industry...

Douglas Birkey The F-35 is in the middle of a public relations storm. https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2021/03/18/f-35-in-the-crosshairs-despite-criticism-america-needs-the-fighter-jet/

Joe Gould Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday challenged Democratic President Joe Biden to boost defense spending to show he’s serious about working with Republicans to...

Aaron Mehta and Howard Altman The recent decision by the Biden administration to send $125 million in military aid for Ukraine is a welcome site in Kyiv,...

David B. Larter Raytheon plans to deliver next week the first of the U.S. Navy’s new Block V Tomahawk, an upgraded version of the service’s venerable land-attack...