Business
Northrop aims to double GMLRS rocket-motor output
Multiyear effort will help Pentagon rebuild stockpiles.
Threats
Regional war in Asia would be a 'global problem' for the US, Pacific Army chief warns
The Army’s transformation in the Pacific is the “game changer” against China, says Gen. Charles Flynn.
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Business
RTX will pay almost $1B for defrauding DOD, allegedly bribing Qatari official
That’s on top of the $200 million levied in August for illegal exports to China and elsewhere.
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Business
Bell presses on with FLRAA as Army cools on large programs
Service officials are banking on the future rotorcraft for a new air assault concept.
Ideas
How the Pentagon’s financial audit will help win wars
The cultural and technological drive toward transparency will ultimately make U.S. forces more effective.
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Science & Tech
Army to expand tech-equipping effort—and cut some programs
Gen. Randy George also said the Army will cancel programs that don’t serve the service’s modernization goals.
Science & Tech
US Army rushes to boost defenses as Russia ups strike-drone autonomy
From the Red Sea to the Pacific, the drone and counter-drone game is accelerating.
Threats
Protest puts Army’s HADES spy plane on hold
The program is part of the service’s "No. 1 operational imperative," officials have said.
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Defense Systems
In Pacific, Army brigade tweaks its modernization program for jungle warfare
The unit has over 100 drones, but must balance their use against the tropics' punishing heat.
Defense Systems
Sales of anti-armor missiles projected to slow
But the tank's not dead, so look for the market to come back in a few years.
Threats
Army ups recruiting target for FY25 after hitting goal
Service will once again aim to bring in 61,000 new recruits.
Ideas
The X-Men and Avengers have lessons for international defense cooperation
We train as we fight, but we don’t buy as we fight.
Business
Boeing to cut 10% of workers as defense unit loses $2B in 3 months
Performance on fixed-price programs is “simply not where it needs to be,” CEO tells employees.
Policy
How many drones does the Army need? A lot more.
The experience of two brigades suggests that the number is far larger than it’s buying—and that’s just for training.
Ideas
How Russia, China envision nuking US satellites: from above and below
As the Pentagon builds huge constellations to shrug off conventional ASAT weapons, potential adversaries are taking things to a terrifying new level.
Policy
CMMC's final rule has now landed
Several other regulatory steps and Congress' 60-day period to review the defense industrial base's new cybersecurity standard still loom before it takes effect.
Threats
How the internet is making America more susceptible to rumors and lies
Online trends, combined with basic psychology, are increasingly helping to spread disinformation and fake news.
Policy
NATO aims to publish its own commercial space strategy next year
The alliance document will resemble—but not duplicate—the Pentagon’s own recent plan.
Defense Systems
Secret space plane tests new orbit-switching maneuver
The aerobraking X-37B will use Earth’s atmosphere to change its altitude using minimal fuel.
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