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• Autonomous drones may help Air Force slash aircraft inspection times

  “A preflight inspection right now can take up to four hours,” a Near Earth Autonomy official told reporters. “We can do it in 30 minutes.”

  By

  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago

• House bill calls for test of Space Force budget flexibility

  Appropriators expect the move could provide transparency and clarity on how the service’s budget would support national security strategy.

  By

  Courtney Albon

  3 years ago

• US joint forces lack a ‘common goal’ for the future, says top Marine

  The joint force’s speed of modernization and shared common goal are lacking, the top Marine says.

  By

  Jaime Moore-Carrillo

  3 years ago

• Lockheed bests General Dynamics for Army long-range jammer contract

  Under the new arrangement, Lockheed will build a prototype of the Terrestrial Layer System-Echelons Above Brigade at its facility in Syracuse, New York.

  By

  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago

• ‘Build Allied’: 4 steps to increase industrial capacity and resilience

  Combat in Ukraine and the results of Asia-Pacific theater wargames have exposed the existential need for greater capacity in our defense-industrial base.

  By

  Jerry McGinn and Michael Roche

  3 years ago

• US to send $500 million in weapons, military aid to Ukraine

  The latest tranche of aid was formally announced by the White House on Tuesday.

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  Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

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  Matthew Lee, The Associated Press

  3 years ago

• Garciga expected to be next US Army chief information officer

  Leonel Garciga currently serves as the director for information management within the Army’s G-2 intelligence directorate.

  By

  Colin Demarest

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  Davis Winkie

  3 years ago

• Anduril moves into hypersonics with acquisition of rocket motor maker

  Anduril’s purchase of a rocket maker marks an expansion from its past focus on artificial intelligence, counter-drone systems and autonomous air systems.

  By

  Stephen Losey

  3 years ago

• Six questions for Mark Kitz as he swaps Army program executive offices

  In an interview, outgoing PEO IEW&S boss Mark Kitz reflected on Army electronic warfare and provided an update on an AI pipeline known as Project Linchpin.

  By

  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago

• Who can fly the Marine Corps’ Reaper drones?

  For now, only commissioned officers can pilot the Marine Corps’ MQ-9 aircraft.

  By

  Irene Loewenson

  3 years ago

• Kitz to succeed Potts at US Army battlefield communications office

  While Mark Kitz is leaving PEO IEW&S for PEO C3T, he’s staying put at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

  By

  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago

• Rapid, thorough hypersonic missile testing is essential for US defense

  These efforts align with the Biden administration’s invocation of the Defense Production Act to boost the defense industrial base.

  By

  Kevin Kelly

  3 years ago