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Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness

Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
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.

‘One pane’: Navy seeks standardized C2, data-sharing for unmanned systems

‘One pane’: Navy seeks standardized C2, data-sharing for unmanned systems
‘One pane’: Navy seeks standardized C2, data-sharing for unmanned systems

With ever-larger numbers of drones, unmanned submersibles and robot boats, said 4th Fleet Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, “what we didn’t realize was the volume of data we were going to get at headquarters.”

Implementation plan for defense industrial strategy to be ready this summer: DoD official

Implementation plan for defense industrial strategy to be ready this summer: DoD official
Implementation plan for defense industrial strategy to be ready this summer: DoD official

“We are working on it literally as we speak,” said Laura Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy.

Drone sales, missile collaboration and new C2: Japan, US tighten defense ties

Drone sales, missile collaboration and new C2: Japan, US tighten defense ties
Drone sales, missile collaboration and new C2: Japan, US tighten defense ties

The US and Japan are “increasing the interoperability and planning of our militaries so they can work together in a seamless and effective way,” US President Joe Biden said today.

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Naval electrification will transform how the fleet powers radar and weapons

Naval electrification will transform how the fleet powers radar and weapons
Naval electrification will transform how the fleet powers radar and weapons

Electrification is expanding the capabilities of both support and capital ships.

Taking stock of the big takeaways and trends as Sea Air Space 2024 wraps up [VIDEO]

Taking stock of the big takeaways and trends as Sea Air Space 2024 wraps up [VIDEO]
Taking stock of the big takeaways and trends as Sea Air Space 2024 wraps up [VIDEO]

Breaking Defense Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta reports from the final day of this year’s Navy League Sea Air Space conference.

Northrop Grumman-made part ‘significant’ contributor to sub delays: Navy secretary

Northrop Grumman-made part ‘significant’ contributor to sub delays: Navy secretary
Northrop Grumman-made part ‘significant’ contributor to sub delays: Navy secretary

“Now it [the Columbia-class submarine] is delayed by at least a year, leaving no more margin for failure for the rest of the decades-long procurement and delivery schedule,” said Rep. Ken Calvert, chair of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.

The sights of Sea Air Space day 3 [PHOTOS]

The sights of Sea Air Space day 3 [PHOTOS]
The sights of Sea Air Space day 3 [PHOTOS]

One last look at the sights of the 2024 Sea Air Space conference.

Epirus pitching anti-drone tech to Navy as potential solution for Red Sea

Epirus pitching anti-drone tech to Navy as potential solution for Red Sea
Epirus pitching anti-drone tech to Navy as potential solution for Red Sea

Andy Lowery, Epirus’ CEO, told Breaking Defense that the company’s technology would be a good fit for the ongoing Red Sea situation.

Turkey’s Aselsan expands to Latin America, inaugurates an office in Chile

Turkey’s Aselsan expands to Latin America, inaugurates an office in Chile
Turkey’s Aselsan expands to Latin America, inaugurates an office in Chile

“We are confident that this strategic expansion will bolster our operations and contribute to our sustained growth and success in Latin America,” Aselsan’s general manager, Ahmet Akyol, said in a statement.

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What’s new in naval radars and missiles: Defending the Pacific

What’s new in naval radars and missiles: Defending the Pacific
What’s new in naval radars and missiles: Defending the Pacific

Defending U.S. naval forces in the Pacific, Red Sea, and elsewhere require a range of systems from close-in weapons to anti-ballistic missiles.

US and allies put ‘perishable’ amphibious skills to the test in Asia’s biggest military exercise

US and allies put ‘perishable’ amphibious skills to the test in Asia’s biggest military exercise
US and allies put ‘perishable’ amphibious skills to the test in Asia’s biggest military exercise

Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, included 30 countries, seven of them full participants, and more than 9,000 personnel, making it the largest defense exercise in Asia and the longest-running in the world, said Rear Adm. Christopher Stone, commander of the US Navy’s Task Force 76/3.

SecNav’s comments lead Sea Air Space Day 2 news [VIDEO]

SecNav’s comments lead Sea Air Space Day 2 news [VIDEO]
SecNav’s comments lead Sea Air Space Day 2 news [VIDEO]

Breaking Defense’s Aaron Mehta and Valerie Insinna break down the news from day two and preview day three of Sea Air Space.

The sights from day 2 of Sea Air Space 2024 [PHOTOS]

The sights from day 2 of Sea Air Space 2024 [PHOTOS]
The sights from day 2 of Sea Air Space 2024 [PHOTOS]

A collection of what you can see on the show floor and meeting halls of the Sea Air Space conference.