New ‘Vulcan’ rocket to fly first military mission next week
Pending range approval, the mission is slated to lift off Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Space
Space Force preps infrastructure, operators for target-tracking mission
The service plans to launch initial ground moving target indicator satellites over the next year, according to Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt.
Navy to establish second surface drone unit this spring
U.S. Pacific Fleet head Adm. Samuel Paparo announced the new unit at the West 2024 conference in San Diego.
Pentagon’s Replicator effort will focus on software next
The effort will emphasize the software needed to connect the systems the Pentagon is looking to field over the next 18 months, a DIU official said.
White House urges calm over Russian space weapon threat
The House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday warned about a “serious national security threat” facing America.
European coalition to rush first-person-view drones to Ukraine
The group, led by Latvia and Britain, will coordinate training, testing and procurement of the miniature drone type, which can carry explosives on target.
Del Toro asks Navy contractors to consider taxpayers over shareholders
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said he needs companies to deliver their weapons, warships, aircraft and more on time and on budget and without excuses.
Tricky E-7 adaptations complicate U.S. Air Force, Boeing negotiations
The Air Force’s E-7 will be modified to meet U.S. satellite communication, military GPS and cybersecurity and program protection requirements.
More Navy ships get Overmatch networking following Carl Vinson tests
U.S. Navy officials have in the past said Project Overmatch’s rollout would first concentrate on the Indo-Pacific.
Opinion
How to end China’s chokehold on the Pentagon’s supply chains
Countless China-based firms remain deeply embedded in Defense Department supply chains across 12 critical technologies.
Unmanned systems seen as future of battlefield casualty evacuation
BAE Systems is working with its subsidiary Malloy Aeronautics on the electric T-650 heavy-lift unmanned aerial system.
