Defense Watch: MQ Next, DOT&E Concerns, SSN Shakedown, Army Motors
Drone Commonality. As the Air Force embarks on an “MQ Next” program to replace the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., MQ-9A Reaper for a loitering, long endurance intelligence, surveillance, and […]
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Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort
Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]
Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests
The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]
U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says
The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]
White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA
The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]
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Army Eyes Plans To Begin Production Of New T901 Helicopter Engine By 2031
The Army is eyeing plans to begin production of the new T901 engine for Black Hawk and Apache helicopters by 2031, according to a new notice. The update provides insight […]
Navy/USMC
REGENT Demonstrated Autonomous Seaglider At Navy Drone Event
Rhode Island-based seaglider developer REGENT on Tuesday said it successfully demonstrated its Squire seaglider drone over almost two weeks at the Navy’s Silent Swarm experimentation event last month. Silent Swarm […]
Air Force
Qatar Could Become Fourth Country With KC-46As, As State Department Okays $4.5 Billion Sale
The State Department has approved a proposed $4.5 billion sale of four Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tankers and associated equipment to Qatar, which could become the fourth nation after the […]
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U.S. Innovation Technology Fund Lists More Than $1.5 Billion Raised In Private Equity Sale
The Pittsburgh area-based U.S. Innovation Technology Fund, L.P. has recently raised more than $1.5 billion in a private equity offering to “accredited investors,” according to a Wednesday Securities and Exchange […]
Space
White House Targets Support For 1,000 Launches Per Year by 2030
The White House set a target for the U.S to support more than 1,000 launches and reentries annually by 2030 in a new National Security Presidential Memorandum released Thursday. That […]
Commentary
Fix the Jones Act—Don’t Scuttle It
By Steven Wills, Ph.D., Defense Opinion Writer. The maritime legislation commonly known as the Jones Act of 1920 requires vessels moving goods between U.S. ports to be U.S.-built, U.S.-flagged, and U.S.-crewed. Critics […]
Batteries, Critical Minerals are a Major U.S. Vulnerability
By Michael Purzycki, Defense Opinion Writer. Rivalry between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is likely to be a defining characteristic of international affairs for many years […]
Keeping Defense Operations Connected
By Michael Chappell, Defense Opinion Writer. Military personnel frequently operate in austere environments. They face unreliable communications, limited bandwidth, and unexpected disruptions to connectivity. The situation is so common that […]
How Drone, Missile Threats are Changing Emergency Medical Services
By Raphael Herbst, Defense Opinion Writer. Ongoing security threats across the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the Persian Gulf are forcing emergency medical systems into prolonged periods of high-intensity emergency […]
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U.S. Military Operations in the Middle East / Iran
From the Strait of Hormuz to underground bunkers, U.S. military operations in the Middle East have shaped modern warfare — but how well do you really know them? Test your […]
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