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US Army to test missile defense command system with THAAD weapon

The Army originally developed the Integrated Battle Command System as the brains of a future air and missile defense system.

Fincantieri teams with EDGE to sell to non-NATO countries

The venture will aim to take advantage of the UAE’s relations with other states and the export credit financing it offers.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, seen Feb. 21, 2024, during a speech at an artificial intelligence conference in Washington, D.C.

Pentagon achieves ‘minimum viable’ version of CJADC2, Hicks says

The CJADC2 progress is an outgrowth of the Global Information Dominance experiments led by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.

Japan sends companies to Singapore Airshow with eyes on foreign market

This is the largest industrial contingent outside Japan after the government relaxed post-war arms exports in 2014.

U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. W. John “Jay” Raymond speaks with a guardian during a breakfast engagement, Oct. 12, 2021, at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. (Dennis Rogers/Space Force)

Former Space Force chief joins Impulse Space board of directors

Raymond was the first chief of space operations, overseeing the creation of the Space Force and leading the service from 2019 to 2022.

Malaysia is becoming wary of its Russian-made weapons

Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter plane takes off for maiden flight

Tinker Air Force base readies for B-52 upgrades as engines tested

UK Trident submarine missile launch failed with top brass aboard

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India prepares to buy 15 C295 maritime patrol variants

Once a contract is signed, a joint venture between the French firm Airbus and the Indian business Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. would make the aircraft.

Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter plane takes off for maiden flight

Tinker Air Force base readies for B-52 upgrades as engines tested

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US Army to test missile defense command system with THAAD weapon

The Army originally developed the Integrated Battle Command System as the brains of a future air and missile defense system.

Seeking local production, Israel to buy new assault rifles

Marines test robotic mule that could carry weapons, sensors

India takes next step toward new 155mm towed howitzers

Russia forced to ‘sacrifice quality for quantity’ in war with Ukraine

Pentagon achieves ‘minimum viable’ version of CJADC2, Hicks says

The CJADC2 progress is an outgrowth of the Global Information Dominance experiments led by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.

Scale AI to evaluate large language models for Pentagon

Scale AI's chief executive, Alexandr Wang, last year told Congress that “outdated data-retention and -management policies” were hamstringing the Pentagon.

The Pentagon wants industry to transform again to meet demand. Can it?

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Ukraine war has cost Russia up to $211 billion, Pentagon says

The estimate is part of a case the administration is making for further Ukraine aid as a supplemental bill stalls in Congress.

Australian defense industry concern grows over export controls

Australian defense industry has growing concern over upcoming changes to the country's export policy required as part of the terms of the AUKUS pact.

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.

Fincantieri teams with EDGE to sell to non-NATO countries

The venture will aim to take advantage of the UAE’s relations with other states and the export credit financing it offers.

UK Trident submarine missile launch failed with top brass aboard

Somalia makes deal with Turkey to bolster naval force

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Former Space Force chief joins Impulse Space board of directors

Raymond was the first chief of space operations, overseeing the creation of the Space Force and leading the service from 2019 to 2022.

Pentagon launches six satellites to boost missile tracking capability

Space Force mulls 8-year active duty enlistments for new recruits

Space Force forms Futures Command to validate mission needs

Space Force may launch GPS demonstration satellites to test new tech

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US Army to test missile defense command system with THAAD weapon

The Army originally developed the Integrated Battle Command System as the brains of a future air and missile defense system.

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Japan sends companies to Singapore Airshow with eyes on foreign market

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UK Trident submarine missile launch failed with top brass aboard

Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed a report that he witnessed the nuclear-capable missile misfire from the submarine that launched it.

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Somalia makes deal with Turkey to bolster naval force

Turkey will provide training and equipment to the Somali Navy so it can better safeguard its territorial waters.

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Elbit Systems unveils new drone at Singapore Airshow

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Malaysia is becoming wary of its Russian-made weapons

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India prepares to buy 15 C295 maritime patrol variants

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Northrop ‘combat edge’ software connects troops without cloud

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The Army originally developed the Integrated Battle Command System as the brains of a future air and missile defense system.

The venture will aim to take advantage of the UAE’s relations with other states and the export credit financing it offers.

The CJADC2 progress is an outgrowth of the Global Information Dominance experiments led by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.

This is the largest industrial contingent outside Japan after the government relaxed post-war arms exports in 2014.

Raymond was the first chief of space operations, overseeing the creation of the Space Force and leading the service from 2019 to 2022.

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Once a contract is signed, a joint venture between the French firm Airbus and the Indian business Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. would make the aircraft.

The Army originally developed the Integrated Battle Command System as the brains of a future air and missile defense system.

The CJADC2 progress is an outgrowth of the Global Information Dominance experiments led by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.

Scale AI's chief executive, Alexandr Wang, last year told Congress that “outdated data-retention and -management policies” were hamstringing the Pentagon.

In 30 years, the Pentagon went from a defense industry it considered too large to sustain, to one now too small to surge.

The estimate is part of a case the administration is making for further Ukraine aid as a supplemental bill stalls in Congress.

Australian defense industry has growing concern over upcoming changes to the country's export policy required as part of the terms of the AUKUS pact.

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.

The venture will aim to take advantage of the UAE’s relations with other states and the export credit financing it offers.

Raymond was the first chief of space operations, overseeing the creation of the Space Force and leading the service from 2019 to 2022.

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The Army originally developed the Integrated Battle Command System as the brains of a future air and missile defense system.

The venture will aim to take advantage of the UAE’s relations with other states and the export credit financing it offers.

The CJADC2 progress is an outgrowth of the Global Information Dominance experiments led by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.

This is the largest industrial contingent outside Japan after the government relaxed post-war arms exports in 2014.

Raymond was the first chief of space operations, overseeing the creation of the Space Force and leading the service from 2019 to 2022.

The firm completed development of the four-wheel drive electric vehicle last year, but is only now showing it to the public.

Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed a report that he witnessed the nuclear-capable missile misfire from the submarine that launched it.

Turkey will provide training and equipment to the Somali Navy so it can better safeguard its territorial waters.

The company says its Hermes 650 Spark will enter serial production in 2025 for an undisclosed customer that already placed an order.

Western sanctions against Russia have officials in Kuala Lumpur worried about the supply of spare parts.

Once a contract is signed, a joint venture between the French firm Airbus and the Indian business Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. would make the aircraft.

The software is constructed to cooperate with different waveforms and networks, a Northrop Grumman executive said, and plays well with existing equipment.