Switzerland to expand EU defense ties with new cyber-defense role
Swiss defense planners have balanced these new engagements with Bern’s policy of armed neutrality.
Unmanned
Poland, Romania lead a drone bonanza in Eastern Europe
Local companies are vying for new customers besides their national armed forces.
Marine Corps’ Mahlock takes reins of Cyber National Mission Force
Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock now leads a force she said is "competing daily against a threat that is very real, but which few can comprehend, quantify or see.”
Artis debuts vehicle active protection that tackles threats from above
Artis is unveiling an Active Protection System it says addresses a capability gap the US Army and others are looking to fill; defending attacks from above.
SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing employees critical of Elon Musk
A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint that consolidates eight unfair labor practice charges against Musk's SpaceX.
Opinion
The biggest CJADC2 opportunity isn’t AI, it’s true interoperability
The conflicts of the 21st century require unprecedented global coordination as threats operate across geographies, borders, and digital platforms.
Opinion
The DoD is getting its innovation act together, but more can be done
The DoD is awake. It has realized new and escalating threats require rapid change, or we may not prevail in the next conflict.
US Marines test radars, networks for expeditionary base operations
The 31st MEU continued the Marine Corps' push to experiment with expeditionary advanced base operations during its two deployments in 2023.
Two companies will attempt first US moon landings since Apollo mission
The United States has not attempted a moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Airborne Range Hawks enabling more hypersonic flight tests
The drones, part of a program called SkyRange, provide the Pentagon with a flexible, airborne testing infrastructure.
RTX, L3Harris to update electronic warfare kit on Navy’s Super Hornets
The sea service in late 2023 identified non-kinetic effects — digital weaponry and other high-tech attacks — as a decider of future conflicts.
