From worries about South Korean troops to a bigger footprint for Japan, here are the must-read stories Breaking Defense’s man in Sydney.
By Colin ClarkFuture inevitability of quantum computers is a security problem today
‘Store Now, Decrypt Later’ attacks must be thwarted now with Zero Trust cybersecurity.
The General Atomics announcement comes amid a defense spending splurge from Warsaw.
By Lee Ferran
The “NATO Pod” is aimed at giving different militaries the ability to quickly plug and play customized payloads onboard the MQ-9A Reaper.
By Justin Katz
“A big component to everything [we’re] talking about is time,” said Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl. That is “the one thing we can’t control, and we know that the Chinese are moving out really quickly. So, doing this at speed is really important.”
By Justin Katz
On lawmaker said the drone program was a “rare defense project that was going to deliver new combat capability in just a few years and is shelved after a decade worth of planning and investment.”
By Colin Clark
“Basically we have a five-and-a-half billion dollar budget provision, including about $3 billion spent to date, and potential costs within that envelope. So taxpayers will be up for five-and-a-half billion dollars and submarines that don’t exist?” asked Sen. Penny Wong.
By Colin Clark
With the release of the Pentagon’s FY23 budget request likely only a month or so away, defense experts offered their best guesses about what programs might be on the chopping block.
By Valerie Insinna
New Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
While still seeking customers in the US military, General Atomics president Dave Alexander says several unnamed international parties are interested in latest deadly remotely controlled aircraft.
By Valerie Insinna
The new yet-unnamed drone can carry up to 16 Hellfire missiles at a time — double the load of an MQ-1C Gray Eagle.
By Valerie Insinna
Taking possession of two MQ-9A is a significant mile marker in the Marine Corps’ efforts to establish its No. 2 acquisition priority, MUX.
By Justin Katz
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Unmanned aircraft have changed warfare, security operations and much more in their first decades of widespread use. As the nature of war evolves, GA-ASI’s aircraft and systems will be ready to evolve too and lead the way into new counter-air roles– and beyond.
By General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
The first flight of a service-owned vehicle is a key step for the Marine Corps to free itself of restrictions associated with civilian contractor operators.
By Justin Katz
“This is well beyond my pay grade now,” said Brig. Gen. Brian Bruckbauer, director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate.
By Theresa Hitchens
Ghost Reaper upgrades include Northrop Grumman’s Freedom Pod, which houses the company’s gateway radio system that can connect fourth- and fifth-generation fighters.
By Theresa Hitchens
