For Replicator to succeed, the government must stay out of the production business

For Replicator to succeed, the government must stay out of the production business
For Replicator to succeed, the government must stay out of the production business

“Replicator should be a triumphant moment for modern American industrial policy and free market economics — not an attempt to emulate China’s command economy over the proven value of American ingenuity,” write Jeff Decker and Noah Sheinbaum.

DSEI 2023 recap: From drones to GCAP, views from either side of the pond

DSEI 2023 recap: From drones to GCAP, views from either side of the pond
DSEI 2023 recap: From drones to GCAP, views from either side of the pond

Breaking Defense’s European Bureau Chief Tim Martin and naval warfare reporter Justin Katz chat about the biggest DSEI news from London this week.

‘Silent Swarm’: US Navy seeking electromagnetic spectrum tech crossed with unmanned

‘Silent Swarm’: US Navy seeking electromagnetic spectrum tech crossed with unmanned
‘Silent Swarm’: US Navy seeking electromagnetic spectrum tech crossed with unmanned

The Navy wants to play with early-stage tech with capabilities relating to distributed electromagnetic attack, deception and digital payload delivery.

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GA-ASI’s Gambit Series advances US and allied airpower

GA-ASI’s Gambit Series advances US and allied airpower
GA-ASI’s Gambit Series advances US and allied airpower

Four models of Gambit aircraft take on a range of different critical missions to enhance, expand and further empower American and allied air forces.

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What the future of aerial refueling looks like

What the future of aerial refueling looks like
What the future of aerial refueling looks like

Boeing’s KC-46A and MQ-25 Stingray demonstrate next-generation capabilities that are transforming the role of the tanker.

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“The Impossible Takes A Little Longer” – Sustainment & Support Solutions

“The Impossible Takes A Little Longer” – Sustainment & Support Solutions
“The Impossible Takes A Little Longer” – Sustainment & Support Solutions

Part 6 of a narrative series illustrating how Elbit America’s USA-manufactured products and American-based services enable customers to successfully accomplish their most demanding missions.

US Army has ‘lot of work’ to do to push AI in ground vehicles: Official

US Army has ‘lot of work’ to do to push AI in ground vehicles: Official
US Army has ‘lot of work’ to do to push AI in ground vehicles: Official

The service has been working on several efforts to improve data and infrastructure and enable broader use of those capabilities.

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As threats expand, so does the Army’s FVL ecosystem of air launched effects and open systems capabilities

As threats expand, so does the Army’s FVL ecosystem of air launched effects and open systems capabilities
As threats expand, so does the Army’s FVL ecosystem of air launched effects and open systems capabilities

There are many critical connections being made across the FVL ecosystem that will also serve to modernize the current fleet.

Coping with ‘tension:’ Navy’s global exercise to pit commanders with joint force pressures

Coping with ‘tension:’ Navy’s global exercise to pit commanders with joint force pressures
Coping with ‘tension:’ Navy’s global exercise to pit commanders with joint force pressures

“If you don’t have that objective tension, then it becomes a little bit as we like to say in the Navy, a self-licking ice cream cone,” said Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander of US Fleet Forces.

With UNITAS, Navy expands operational unmanned tech to 4th Fleet in SOUTHCOM

With UNITAS, Navy expands operational unmanned tech to 4th Fleet in SOUTHCOM
With UNITAS, Navy expands operational unmanned tech to 4th Fleet in SOUTHCOM

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.

Defense Innovation Unit joins Navy’s hunt for a new large undersea drone

Defense Innovation Unit joins Navy’s hunt for a new large undersea drone
Defense Innovation Unit joins Navy’s hunt for a new large undersea drone

DIU is looking for information by the end of this month and plans to host demos soon thereafter.

After lawmaker prodding, Navy scanning market for possible ‘Snakehead’ UUVs

After lawmaker prodding, Navy scanning market for possible ‘Snakehead’ UUVs
After lawmaker prodding, Navy scanning market for possible ‘Snakehead’ UUVs

After the Navy signaled it wanted to sink the longstanding experimental drone program, lawmakers stepped in to keep it afloat.

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USMC’s new MQ-9A Reaper: On pace to continue outpacing adversary threats

USMC’s new MQ-9A Reaper: On pace to continue outpacing adversary threats
USMC’s new MQ-9A Reaper: On pace to continue outpacing adversary threats

The Marine Corps received a newly built MQ-9A Reaper aircraft this spring from builder General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., providing intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, targeting, communications, networking, and more.

New French drone, Aarok, unveiled at Paris Air Show

New French drone, Aarok, unveiled at Paris Air Show
New French drone, Aarok, unveiled at Paris Air Show

Patrick Gaillard, director general of the company, told Breaking Defense that the prototype “was finished just a few weeks ago and hasn’t yet flown.”