“It is imperative that we, in concert with our allies and partners, remain committed to prioritizing our warfighters’ freedom of action and ability to achieve spectrum superiority,” Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said, citing the prominence of EW capabilities in Ukraine and the Middle East.
By Justin KatzAI can make logistics data as valuable as intelligence or operational data for mission success
Valuable intelligence insights can be gleaned from logistics or flight-test data when artificial intelligence or machine learning is applied.
The panel’s work has been mostly classified, but was focused on linking useful unmanned tech to real operational issues.
By Justin Katz
The recruitment of a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is a major win for Saildrone, which has been building its profile in US Navy circles since 2020.
By Justin Katz
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said the office will play a role in supporting the Pentagon’s new Replicator initiative.
By Justin Katz
The Navy’s top leaders still need to sign out the creation and final details of the new office, but a draft document indicates the focus will be on moving advanced but existing technologies into the field for operational use.
By Justin Katz
The exercise highlighting unmanned tech follows what the Navy sees as the success of the cutting edge Task Force 59 under 5th Fleet in the Middle East.
By Justin Katz
The Senate panel backed up funding a $1.9 billion warship recommended by their House counterparts, but congressional appropriators remain a hurdle to buying the ship.
By Justin Katz
Gray Eagle is the low-cost, low-risk answer to Army modernization
Gray Eagle STOL and Gray Eagle 25M are the best options for Army aviation as it assesses where to move from its current inflection point.
While the Navy secretary insists he will meet the requirements under the law, Sen. Dan Sullivan says he’s prepping legislation to force the Navy’s hand.
By Justin Katz
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro recently said the service is slightly behind its “accelerated” schedule goals for the shipbuilding program.
By Justin Katz
Gecko Robotics told Breaking Defense the new work includes an amphibious assault ship and an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
By Justin Katz
The menu of options irked Congress last year, but Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro argued that the plan still provides industry with stability in the near term.
By Justin Katz
Lawmakers are setting the stage for a fight to stop the Navy from truncating its amphibious shipbuilding plans.
By Justin Katz
Lawmakers are generally supportive of the Navy providing long-range views of their planning, but the service’s record on delivering the documents on time is mixed.
By Justin Katz
A letter obtained by Breaking Defense states the “current phase” of a Navy study will wrap up this year.
By Justin Katz
