Earlier this year, the service unveiled tentative plans to decide who would participate in a new cruise missile interceptor competition in FY25. Industry feedback over the coming weeks could alter that date and reshape the acquisition timetable.
By Ashley RoqueFuture inevitability of quantum computers is a security problem today
‘Store Now, Decrypt Later’ attacks must be thwarted now with Zero Trust cybersecurity.
While launcher fielding remains on track, development of the new G-Model missile is still in limbo after a 2022 test failure.
By Ashley Roque
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The Military Women’s Memorial will present a public forum on heart health and wellness for servicewomen and female veterans and their families.
By Catherine Macaulay
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Overmatch is fleeting and while traditional acquisitions can’t always keep up with new threats, a different and approved practice can.
By Breaking Defense
Despite last week’s aviation upheaval, the Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) is slated to meet before the end of March to debate the path ahead for a formal program of record.
By Ashley Roque
“Envision a swarm of these autonomous vessels going out to various island chains … not having to beach because we’re gonna have the UAVs come in, meet somewhere over the water, grab portions, and take that AOR’s portion … of ammo, food, blood,” said Rob Watts, the deputy director of the Army’s contested logistics cross-functional team.
By Ashley Roque
“We’re actually getting [soldiers] involved in how we’re helping to design the force….My view is that we are going to see a lot of refinements from the field that will really help us figure out how we need to adjust,” said Army Chief Randy George.
By Ashley Roque
Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
“The [user assessment’s] purpose is to measure system performance to ensure the phase 2 IVAS 1.2 prototype systems continue to meet design objectives,” said Program Executive Office Soldier spokesperson David Patterson.
By Ashley Roque In a bid to win a spot on the IFPC Inc 2 program as the second interceptor, Israel’s Rafael will throw its hat into the ring with Iron Dome’s Tamir interceptor, while Boeing and Lockheed say they may have contenders too.
By Ashley Roque
A Navy spokesperson told Breaking Defense adding PAC-3 to the surface force’s arsenal would not fill a capability gap, but supplement the current inventory of surface-to-air interceptors.
By Justin Katz
From Swedish entry into NATO to Air Force budget constraints and their future plans, here’s what to expect in 2024 and much more as we reflect on major developments in the defense world. View eBook here.
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The demand signal from allies and coalition partners points to the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) as a transformational command and control capability for integrated air and missile defense that’s going to be in strong, global demand for years to come.
By Breaking Defense
As well as leveraging space systems for its own operations, the Army intends to invest in capabilities to counter enemy space systems, the new vision document explains.
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Different on the outside but with commonalities on the inside, the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) will share a MOSA backbone with the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA).
By Breaking Defense
