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Matthew Beinart
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PentagonNational Defense Strategy Panel Urges Reforms, Lifting Spending Cap To Avoid ‘Shift In China’s Favor’
The commission tasked with reviewing the Biden administration’s National Defense Strategy (NDS) has called for removing the debt limit deal’s spending cap and boosting defense investments in the coming years, […]
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InternationalNATO Taps Sikorsky, Airbus, Leonardo To Study Next-Gen Rotorcraft Concepts
NATO has selected Sikorsky [LMT], Airbus and Leonardo to study potential concepts for its Next-Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) program, which seeks to develop a new medium multi-role helicopter for certain […]
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PentagonPentagon Overvalued Weapons Aid To Ukraine By Another $2 Billion, GAO Finds
The Pentagon has discovered it overvalued weapons aid provided to Ukraine by another $2 billion, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The disclosure is part of a […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJCO Plans March 2025 Demo To Test C-UAS Systems For Contested EMS Operations
The Army-led office spearheading counter-UAS efforts wants to test industry’s drone defeat systems that can operate in contested electromagnetic environments, with plans to hold a demonstration around March 2025. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJCO Assesses Industry’s Counter-Drone Swarming Tech In ‘Most Challenging’ Demo To Date
The Army-led office spearheading counter-UAS efforts recently held its “most challenging” industry demonstration to date, with eight vendors showcasing solutions for defeating drone swarms that could be selected for further […]
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InternationalU.S. OKs Potential $2.8 Billion Logistics And Sustainment FMS Case With Saudi Arabia
The State Department has approved a potential $2.8 billion deal with Saudi Arabia for logistics and sustainment support, including services for its military aircraft fleet. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
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ArmyArmy’s IBCS Roadmap Includes Connecting In C-UAS Capabilities By 2030
The Army’s roadmap for its new Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) includes connecting in counter-drone capabilities by 2030, a lead official said Tuesday. “Eventually, by 2030, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySikorsky Designing Larger Version Of Rotor Blown Wing UAS For ‘Undisclosed Customer’
Sikorsky [LMT] is currently designing a larger version of its ‘rotor blown wing’ unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for an “undisclosed customer,” a company official has confirmed. Igor Cherepinsky, director of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySikorsky Nears Testbed For HEX VTOL Demonstrator, Pursuing Several Hybrid Electric Concepts
Sikorsky [LMT] plans to have the power systems tested for its hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (HEX VTOL) demonstrator aircraft ready by year’s end to begin ground runs in 2025, […]
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ArmyArmy Details Hybrid-Electric VTOL Interest, Aims For Tech Demos In FY ‘26-’30
The Army has detailed an extensive plan for evaluating hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platforms and enabling technologies, with an aim to hold capability demonstrations between fiscal years 2026 […]
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