New technologies and organizations will give soldiers an edge, Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe said, but tanks and foot troops will still face brutal close combat.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.A new approach to speed, scale and efficiency for the industrial base
Radars, EW, EO/IR, space imagery, and microelectronics are brought under one roof for a streamlined approach to common people and factories.
Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville and other top Army pilots say these new technologies, tactics, & training will keep aircraft alive against high-tech foes like Russia and China.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Headlines have celebrated the carrier’s new F-35s — but the Navy also added upgrades to the Vinson for the MQ-25 refueling drone, which could be a game-changer for future ops.
By Paul McLeary
Over the southwest desert, drones large and small are autonomously avoiding anti-aircraft threats while feeding real-time targeting data over an AI network to troops on the ground.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Could mini-drones and robot trucks, coordinating via 5G, replace vulnerable manned convoys?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
THOR puts high-powered microwaves to fry drone swarms’ electronics in a rugged and deployable package.
By Theresa Hitchens
A major overhaul is coming in software for missile warning
Space Systems Command’s FORGE program is the first, major missile-warning software modernization effort in 20 years.
The big defense contractors are looking at smaller, agile companies to push the envelope on AI, and developing the new ‘Skyborg’ brain.
By Theresa Hitchens
The change would make available all Category I drones currently made by the US, including the long-loitering surveillance and armed systems which have played a key role in Washington’s counterterrorism fights.
By Paul McLeary
“We expect to report results in August, at the latest,” DARPA spokesperson Jared Adams told Breaking D.
By Theresa Hitchens
Acquisition chief Will Roper wants to replicate the rapid-fire development of new fighter jets in the 1950s. He should focus on new drones instead.
By Bryan Clark and Dan Patt
The Air Force wants to cut its workhorse drone, the MQ-9 Reaper. The combatant commanders that use the MQ-9 don’t want to see that happen.
By David Deptula
The $34 million deal marks the service’s first real thrust to get unmanned ships into the water, despite Congressional worries the service is moving too fast.
By Paul McLeary
The HASC tactical air and land forces subcommittee wants the Air Force to explain “how ABMS intends to transition demonstrated capabilities into sustainable Programs of Record.”
By Theresa Hitchens
Some defense experts think that low-cost, “attritable” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) now in development can substitute for significant numbers of advanced manned military aircraft. Use these cheaper aircraft and you don’t have buy as many F-35A fighters, B-21 bombers and other stealth aircraft. Nothing is further from the truth. The Air Force needs a mix…
By Mark Gunzinger