Science & Tech
US soldiers will get electronic warfare backpacks later this year
The system is a portable combination of a jammer and scanner.
Threats
Delays push Army’s hypersonic missile to fiscal 2025
GAO notes unsolved problems with launcher and launch sequencing.
Threats
Army names air-defense vehicle for Medal of Honor recipient
“Sgt. Stout” will refer to a missile-and-gun variant of the service’s M-SHORAD effort.
Policy
Europe’s still spending too little on defense to suit Estonia
Even Tallinn itself is not doing enough, according to a senior defense official who quit in protest.
Business
Rheinmetall opens repair center for armored vehicles in Ukraine
It appears to be one of the first foreign-owned repair centers inside the war-torn country.
Defense Systems
How Estonia is becoming a hotbed for drone warfare
Projects include experimental loitering munitions that cost a fraction of U.S. equivalents.
Defense Systems
Marine Corps seeks to boost cyber and signals skills with new recruitment program
The trial program would give civilians a chance to enlist as staff non-commissioned officers if they have the required skills.
Science & Tech
Across the Army, units lean into drone experimentation
In division after division, soldiers are learning to use a rising wave of robots and other unmanned systems.
Policy
US plan may boost NATO arms production for Ukraine
Money would also go toward Ukrainian defense industry and undercutting Russian arms sales.
Policy
Army brass opposes drone branch
The service must first establish how it wants to use drones, leaders say.
Threats
Army’s future artillery may include wheeled howitzers, automated cannons, and long-range mortars
Wheeled howitzers are “having great effect in a place like Europe,” Army Futures chief says.
Threats
FPVs, tethered drones could become formal Army programs in 2025
The service is also planning an FPV pilot school.
Policy
An Army drone branch? Idea advances in House subcommittee
Tactical and Land Forces panel’s NDAA proposal would also fund 3 “unfunded priorities.”
Science & Tech
Drones could guide every bit of an Army division’s firepower, 101st CO says
From mortars to missiles, the airborne unit is rethinking the use of uncrewed systems in the kill chain.
Science & Tech
Defense now dramatically outweighs offense, thanks to new tech: Army Futures Command
The realization may have wide-reaching implications for how the Army trains and equips its forces.
Science & Tech
Marine logistics battalions to get resupply drones by 2028
Each unit will receive three to six small cargo drones, part of the Corps' effort to become lighter and more agile.
Science & Tech
New details give Replicator a distinct Ukrainian flavor
First purchases announced in Pentagon's plan to acquire thousands of drones.
Threats
The Marines want to ‘litter the battlefield’ with anti-drone sensors
Some units will get portable devices within a year, officials said.
Science & Tech
UK eyes Chinese drone parts for Ukraine
Like Kyiv itself, London may prioritize price over sourcing concerns.
Threats
How US special operators are training Ukrainians—and what they’re learning in return
The Ukrainian troops bring battlefield experience that is helping to reshape the U.S. Army’s own special operations.
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