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Defense One Radio, Ep. 152: Behind the rise in global defense spending, Part 1: Russia
Russia is spending as much on its military as it did in the 1980s. How sustainable is that?
F-35s are piling up on Lockheed tarmacs, presenting ‘unique’ risks to the Pentagon
The program is trying to quash bugs that force pilots to reboot in midair, GAO says.
'ChatGPT, plan my top-secret mission'
Microsoft adds an air-gapped generative AI tool to its cloud services for classified workloads.
Navy slow to adopt modern ship-designing tools, GAO finds
The service is getting in the way of shipbuilders who want to go digital, the watchdog said.
Air Force declares major cost breach for new helicopter program
The service wants to halve its buy of the helicopter, which is driving up per-unit costs.
Air Force picks the builder of its next Doomsday planes
Sierra Nevada gets a $13 billion contract to replace the E-4B Nighthawk by 2036.
Pentagon canceled Northrop’s classified satellite program due to ‘budgetary concerns’
Its CEO also said the company won’t compete to build cheap, non-survivable drones.
Anduril, General Atomics win more USAF money to develop robot wingmen
But the giants they beat out are welcome to pitch self-developed drones for production contracts.
RTX moves away from competing as a prime for space contracts
COO: “We've got some other strengths in some of the key components that go in the prime satellites and buses.”
Australia got a new sub drone far faster than the US Navy could have, company says
Anduril says its Ghost Shark proves that UUVs can be designed and built quickly.
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ULA has an ambitious plan to ‘reuse’ Vulcan rocket: keep it in space
The heavy-lift rocket’s upper stage might extend its service as a tug or defender.
F-35 deliveries could resume in July, but the new jets won’t be combat-ready for a year or more
Program officials also say they’ll “reimagine” their upgrade plan, with new delays for some capabilities.
Defense concerns sink Korean bid for shipbuilder Austal
The Australian firm rebuffed a $662 million offer from South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean.
Pentagon can’t force Starlink to block service to Russians, US official says
US is “taking steps” and “working through” the problem with SpaceX and Ukraine, space-policy leader says.
Space Force outlines vision for hybrid military-commercial-allied mission architectures
New strategy offers guidance on what the USSF wants to buy, but not how much it plans to spend.
US-China mil-to-mil thaw reaches space
Beijing has reached out on space safety, says U.S. Space Command leader, who also issued warnings about new PLA capabilities.
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