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Space Command leader calls for better domain awareness tools by 2027

Defense News - 14:32 Sep 26, 2024

The ability to maneuver through and understand what’s happening in space will be crucial to future military operations, Gen. Whiting said this week.
White House announces billions in new Ukraine aid, new F-16 training

Defense News - 13:14 Sep 26, 2024

The almost $8 billion in assistance will empty out the money approved in an April supplemental defense bill passed by Congress.
Lithuania to deliver thousands of FPV drones to its army, Ukraine

Defense News - 13:00 Sep 26, 2024

Small vendors get the chance to prove their products in a new race to cheaply field large numbers of disposable drones.
NATO military head Bauer talks Baltics, Ukraine and club bouncers

Defense News - 11:12 Sep 26, 2024

"We have basically destroyed that industry," Bauer said of the defense sector — arguing in a wide-ranging interview how to build it back up.

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Pentagon makes early pick for hypersonic interceptor developer

Defense News - 08:52 Sep 26, 2024

The Missile Defense Agency has chosen Northrop Grumman to design an interceptor capable of defeating hypersonic weapons in the glide phase of flight.
China test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile into Pacific Ocean

Defense News - 22:30 Sep 25, 2024

The ICBM carried a dummy warhead and fell into a designated area of the sea, the Defense Ministry said in a statement posted to social media.
US missile system will remain in Philippines despite China’s alarm

Defense News - 19:00 Sep 25, 2024

The U.S. Army transported the Typhon missile system to the northern Philippines as part of combat exercises in April with Philippine troops.

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Meet the Afghan general who wants to take on the Taliban

Defense News - 17:30 Sep 25, 2024

“We could mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers in a matter of months. We believe ... thousands of fresh recruits will also rush to the call."
Space Force picks four firms to design ‘Resilient GPS’ satellites

Defense News - 15:53 Sep 25, 2024

The Space Force has told Congress it plans to spend $1 billion on Resilient GPS over the next five years.

Tags: Resilient
What will the surge of US forces to the Middle East cost the military?

Defense News - 12:02 Sep 25, 2024

The Pentagon says its surge in forces has helped avert a regional war. But officials warn that it could wear down the services.
Dutch Navy to buy armed sidekick ships for its air-defense frigates

Defense News - 11:13 Sep 25, 2024

Dutch shipyard Damen will build the vessels, with Israel Aerospace Industries supplying interceptors, drones and electronic-warfare equipment.
Army awards two contracts to build cargo robot prototypes

Defense News - 08:43 Sep 25, 2024

American Rheinmetall Vehicles and HDT Expeditionary Systems will build prototypes ahead of a production decision in 2027.
US to send $375 million in military aid to Ukraine

Defense News - 00:00 Sep 25, 2024

The Biden administration will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles.

Tags: Ukraine
European navies chase the white whale of torpedo-busting torpedoes

Defense News - 15:47 Sep 24, 2024

Germany and the Netherlands are banking on a European Union project to field a workable defensive system for surface ships by 2030.
Saab to open munitions production facility in Michigan

Defense News - 14:46 Sep 24, 2024

Saab is growing its production capability in the U.S. in Grayling, Michigan, for land-based munitions.

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Australia primes local production of solid rocket motors for its ammo

Defense News - 14:37 Sep 24, 2024

Subsidiaries of major global defense firms are already lining up for the business, as Canberra seeks to boost its ammunitions stocks.
Army looking to streamline and speed up helicopter refuel and resupply

Defense News - 12:02 Sep 24, 2024

As it prepares for conventional war, the Army is rethinking how it will refuel and rearm its aircraft.

Tags: Army
BAE Systems pitches ground robot to drone-hungry Australian Army

Defense News - 16:05 Sep 23, 2024

The defense contractor has unveiled a large unmanned ground vehicle, named ATLAS, that is available in a "collaborative combat" variant.
Space Force developing plan for maneuverable GEO satellite services

Defense News - 15:35 Sep 23, 2024

The Space Force plans to establish an initial pool of vendors for the Maneuverable GEO program next year.
‘Dual-use’ case: Russian attack drone maker evades Western scrutiny

Defense News - 10:04 Sep 23, 2024

Small companies across Russia have ramped up their output of military equipment to prosecute Moscow's war against Ukraine.

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