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US Army’s air defense modernization boss on missiles, machine learning
The Army is working to integrate modern capabilities on the battlefield to provide a layered approach to addressing a widening array of complex threats.
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Interviews
New Zealand’s defense minister talks strategy, supply chains and AUKUS
Defense News also put retention and recruitment concerns to the minister.
Parsons’ chief executive talks acquisitions, Ukraine and the defense budget
Carey Smith took over as chief executive of Parsons in April 2021. Since then, the contractor has kept up a busy pace of acquisitions, most recently picking up Xator, which specializes in cybersecurity, counter-drone technology, biometrics and more.
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Rep. Rob Wittman on US Navy ship retirements and a sea-launched nuclear weapon
Two key issues have emerged this year as the most contentious for the Navy: a proposal to decommission 24 ships, and a decision to cut funding for a sea-launched tactical nuclear weapon. Congressional committees are thus far split on these issues, and the House Armed Services Committee will weigh in on Wednesday.
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How France’s Army chief is avoiding getting sucked into a ‘Ukrainian tunnel’
Also high on Gen. Pierre Schill's mind is seeing the Scorpion program fully implemented and figuring out the “eternal dialectics between sword and shield” that characterize tank warfare.
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How the Space Force is working with US allies
Director of the Space Force’s International Affairs Directorate Deanna Ryals says the organization aims to serve as a “front door” for Space Systems Command's work with international partners and to ensure that as the command develops and acquires new systems and architectures, it does so with allies in mind.
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Six questions with the US Navy’s top officer, Adm. Mike Gilday
The chief of naval operations addresses data-driven efforts to improve readiness, how to develop the right unmanned systems and more.
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What the Army can learn from Operation Warp Speed
The head of U.S. Army Materiel Command, Gen. Gus Perna, was sitting at home in Alabama on a Saturday in May 2020 when he got the call that would delay his retirement.
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Atos’ Cyril Dujardin on European defense opportunities in 5G tech
Cyril Dujardin, senior vice president and global head of digital security at France-based Atos, shared his perspective on how 5G will transform the European defense sector.
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Finnish Air Force commander on running the F-35 through a time of isolation
Finland's Air Force commander details his service's plan to bring on the fifth-generation F-35A as a replacement for the country's decades-old F-18 fleet.
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How are the US Army’s tactical network upgrades coming along? We put the question to several military officials
The Army is balancing the simultaneous fielding, experimentation and designing of several capability sets for its network. That process is no walk in the park.
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