Maxar’s working on a 3D-mapping tool to replace GPS
The plan is to test and have it ready for use next year, officials said.
Who tells satellites where to take pictures? Increasingly, it’ll be robots, Maxar says
Automated scans of low-res imagery will cue high-res passes, while simulations will help manage ever-growing queues for service.
Military must improve acquisition to win future wars, admiral says
Pacific Fleet deputy chief says U.S. should follow Ukraine’s example to be prepared for a potential clash with China.
The Army’s dream of vastly simplified networking is starting to come true
Field commanders want even less gear to tend, but two divisions are showing how things are improving.
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.
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.
Secret space plane tests new orbit-switching maneuver
The aerobraking X-37B will use Earth’s atmosphere to change its altitude using minimal fuel.
DIA's AI-powered intel repository will be fully operational about a year late
MARS, which holds information about foreign militaries, will help pioneer new security tactics.
How to build a multi-sensor anti-drone dashboard in just two weeks
A CENTCOM experiment shows it’s possible.
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Air Force taps Leidos to lead digital infrastructure for connect-everything effort
The $303 million contract charges the company with leading the planning and analysis for the Advanced Battle Management System’s digital infrastructure network.
Two years after rollovers, Marines’ ACV is landing on Pacific beaches
Amphibious Combat Vehicles were sent ashore in South Korea amid “negligible” waves.
The Navy’s new missile sub could cost ‘hundreds of millions’ extra: GAO
Report criticizes Electric Boat’s rosy assumptions, Navy’s spotty analysis.
Replicator 2 effort aims to produce anti-drone defenses
The second phase of the Pentagon’s make-more-stuff-quickly effort will kick off in the 2026 budget request, a memo says.
Is Australia worried about US submarine production? Over to you, SECDEF
At AUKUS meeting, Aussie defense chief defers to Austin, who says US is on the right track.
Officials tout AI-powered sub-hunting as AUKUS defense chiefs converge
Austin is in London to review progress and plan next steps.
The Space Force issued thousands of smartwatches to replace PT tests
Here’s how it’s going.
The Air Force wants to expand cloud-based comms, official says
Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey, the service’s top digital infrastructure buyer, said the plan is to scale use over the next year across tactical and operational systems.
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Budget drama could snag Pentagon’s satellite launch award
While source selection will continue, launch mission assignments for 2025 could stall.
AWACS without a plane? Northrop pitches new connect-everything product
NG InSight is a “toolbox” to integrate sensors, off-board computing, and more.
