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• Stalled F-35 upgrades will delay next improvements, Wittman warns

  The congressman also worries the latest TR-3 deadline of mid-2024 could slip further: “I want to be positive, but call me skeptical.”

  By

  Stephen Losey

  and

  Noah Robertson

  3 years ago

• TITAN targeting contract to be awarded soon, Army officials say

  The system will connect data-gathering sensors to shooters in the field and support advanced beyond-line-of-sight targeting.

  By

  Courtney Albon

  and

  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago

• Israeli firm Rafael picks Elta Systems boss as new chief executive

  Yoav Turgeman is also a retired colonel from the Israeli Navy.

  By

  Tzally Greenberg

  3 years ago

• New high-altitude spying program to come to US Army in fiscal 2025

  High-altitude platforms with deep-sensing capabilities could soon come to the Army, providing a new way for troops to see across vast distances.

  By

  Jen Judson

  3 years ago

• US to announce fresh weapons aid for Ukraine as Congress is stalled

  The latest weapons package will be provided through presidential drawdown authority, or PDA, which pulls weapons from existing U.S. stockpiles.

  By

  Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

  and

  Matthew Lee, The Associated Press

  3 years ago

• Air Force looks to create single ‘Frankenplane’ from 2 damaged F-35s

  The jet is set for completion in March 2025.

  By

  Zamone Perez

  3 years ago

• 23 top military leaders still in limbo after nominations blockade ends

  A pair of Republican senators are still blocking the senior leaders from stepping in to their new roles.

  By

  Leo Shane III

  3 years ago

• Lockheed jammer for Strykers, AMPVs on ‘good path,’ Army official says

  The service “learned a lot” from a TLS-BCT demonstration at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, according to Brig. Gen. Ed Barker, the leader of PEO IEW&S.

  By

  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago

• Failure to renew spy program would be ‘devastating,’ FBI chief says

  Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows the U.S. government to collect data without a warrant.

  By

  Eric Tucker, The Associated Press

  3 years ago

• Replicator offers use case for defense budget reform, panel says

  Members of a select panel created to propose reforms to the defense programming and budgeting process say Replicator may benefit from its recommendations.

  By

  Courtney Albon

  3 years ago

• The Marine Corps is looking at small drone boats for spying on vessels

  The uncrewed surface vessels ideally would be light enough to get lugged around by a Marine heavy-lift helicopter, the Corps said.

  By

  Irene Loewenson

  3 years ago

• Backpack jammer prototyped by CACI’s Mastodon passes early Army test

  “We’re not sleeping on the last test,” said CACI International’s Todd Probert. “We’re continuing to look to new modes of capability.”

  By

  Colin Demarest

  and

  Noah Robertson

  3 years ago