FAMM More Than Two-Thirds Of Munitions Buy In Air Force FYDP
The Family of Affordable Mass Missiles (FAMM) represents more than two-thirds of the more than 39,000 munitions in the Air Force’s future years defense plan (FYDP). At a Thursday Senate […]
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CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones
U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper. […]
Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage
The Pentagon estimates the U.S.’ ongoing conflict with Iran has now cost at least $29 billion, while a lead official noted the updated figure does not factor in damage to […]
Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives
Senate and House Appropriators told Pentagon leadership on Tuesday they’re skeptical of the department’s plan to fund $350 billion of the fiscal year 2027 defense budget through the reconciliation process, […]
All Future Systems Should Have Autonomy Features, Reed Says
Last week, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) visited North Kingstown, R.I.-based Senesco, which is teaming with autonomous systems company Havoc to bid on the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program. […]
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Army To Brief Congress Soon On Planned Projects For New Private Sector Co-Investment Effort
The Army has assessed over 100 responses to its Strategic Capital Initiative to be “viable,” the service’s civilian leader said Tuesday, with plans to brief Congress soon on moving ahead […]
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CNO Details New Ohio SSBN Extension Strategy
The Navy’s top officer Tuesday outlined updates in the service’s strategy to extend the service life of several nuclear-armed Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) that could result in quicker turnarounds […]
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YFQ-42A Dark Merlin Resumes Flight Tests for CCA Program
The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) YFQ-42A Dark Merlin prototype drone for the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program has resumed flight testing, the Air Force and the […]
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Parker Hannifin To Acquire CIRCOR Aerospace From KKR For $2.6 Billion
Parker Hannifin [PH] on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire CIRCOR Aerospace from the investment firm KKR [KKR] for $2.6 billion in cash in a deal that adds an […]
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Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle May Launch This Summer
DULLES-Va.—Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) is to launch this summer on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, as the U.S. Space Force looks to refueling, maneuver, and repair and […]
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Mine Warfare in the Strait of Hormuz: What the U.S. Can Expect from Iran
By Steven Wills, Ph.D, Defense Opinion Writer. Large segments of the public—ranging from senior leaders who control military forces down to the proverbial person on the street—misunderstand modern mine warfare. […]
An Epic Failure and a Major Problem for NATO
By Andre Brunel, Defense Opinion Writer. After six years of a covert “Manhattan Project” effort, China has successfully built a working prototype of a machine to produce the world’s most advanced semiconductor […]
Three Urgent Realities on Battlefield Data Sharing
By Douglas Norton, Defense Opinion Writer. The modern battlespace is no longer confined within physical borders. Today, it is defined by data flowing across numerous national boundaries and from beneath […]
A More Effective Alternative to the Collaborative Combat Aircraft
By Jay A. Stout, Defense Opinion Writer. The Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) is the defense aviation fixation of the decade. A small, low-cost, unmanned adjunct to manned fighters, the Air Force intends […]
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