Tag: Defense

(Defense) Senators show support for increasing US Southern Command intelligence assets (Defense News)

Aaron Mehta The head of U.S. Southern Command on Tuesday appeared to find a receptive audience to his requests for greater intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities in...

(Defense) Army AI helper would suggest actions in multidomain fights (Defense News)

Andrew Eversden The Army’s future capabilities lab is developing an artificial intelligence tool to help mission planners choose the best moves in multidomain battles. https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/it-networks/2021/03/17/army-ai-helper-would-suggest-actions-in-multidomain-fights/

(Defense) High-wire act: How to unify research and procurement with a tight budget (Defense News)

Olivia Letts and Stephen Rodriguez Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told Congress: “The problem is not innovation, but innovation adoption. Its outdated, industrial age budgeting process...

(Defense) Even with Democratic support, Colin Kahl faces long climb to the Pentagon (Defense News)

Joe Gould Colin Kahl, nominated for the Pentagon’s undersecretary for policy, remains stalled at the Senate Armed Services Committee, but even if he clears it,...

(Defense) US Army prepping robotic combat vehicles for big test with soldiers in 2022 (Defense News)

Jen Judson The U.S. Army has taken receipt of its light and medium Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) prototypes from industry teams and is putting them through the...

(Defense) US Army chief says end strength will stay flat in upcoming budgets (Defense News)

Jen Judson The U.S. Army chief of staff has said that if the budget top line in future years either stays the same or decreases, he doesn’t...

(Defense) New strategy sets up Army to operate in increasingly relevant Arctic (Defense News)

Jen Judson The Army released a new strategy on how to operate in the Arctic, one that would set up headquarters and units capable of working across...

(Defense) Marine Corps looks to stabilize shore at sinking Hawaii range (Defense News)

Philip Athey Rising sea levels has put the Pu’uloa Range Training Facility on Marine Corps Base Hawaii at risk of going underwater ― and has...

(Defense) More nukes and a regional pivot: Britain unveils its long-awaited defense review (Defense News)

Andrew Chuter Britain is to substantially increase its stockpile of nuclear warheads in response to a deteriorating security environment, the government said in a long-awaited review of...

(Defense) Here’s how much one future TF-X fighter jet will cost Turkey (Defense News)

Burak Ege Bekdil A Ukrainian engine will power Turkey’s new Atak II-class T929 helicopter, the head of Turkish Aerospace Industries announced Monday in a TV...

(Defense) Top Pentagon research arm combats ‘aggressive’ foreign investors (Defense News)

Andrew Eversden The Pentagon’s lead innovation office expanded its business accelerator to compete against “aggressive” foreign investment possibly tied to unfriendly governments and instead is...

(Defense) Army participates in first-of-its-kind cyber exercise (Defense News)

Mark Pomerleau For the first time, Army leaders combined two exercises to test emerging cyber technology needs in a more real-world tactical environment. https://www.c4isrnet.com/cyber/2021/03/16/army-participates-in-first-of-its-kind-cyber-exercise/

(Defense) New director takes over at Pentagon’s top research office (Defense News)

Andrew Eversden The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon’s top research arm, has a new leader. https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/it-networks/2021/03/16/new-director-takes-over-at-pentagons-top-research-office/

(Defense) Biden’s first defense budget expands mission without growing resources (AEI)

Mackenzie Eaglen Only in Washington is the absence of spending growth often considered a “cut.” Also only in Washington is negative real growth considered a...

(Defense) Relativity Space wins responsive launch contract (Defense News)

Nathan Strout Launch provider Relativity Space was awarded its first contract with the Pentagon, the company announced March 15, securing a responsive launch contract through...

(Defense) New US Army doctrine coming summer 2022 (Defense News)

Jen Judson The Army is expected to release its new doctrine, one that describes how the service will operate in the future across air, land, sea, space...