US Special Operations Command picks Anduril to lead counter-drone integration work in $1B deal

Anduril will provide counter-drone services to U.S. Special Operations Command for the next decade.

Lawmakers: US submarine force can help check Russian ambitions in Ukraine

U.S. subs can help deter Russia's overall ambitions today, even as focus remains on Ukraine's ground borders as the most immediate threat to peace in Europe, American lawmakers said.

UAE, US intercept Houthi missile attack targeting Abu Dhabi

The missile fire further escalates tensions across the Persian Gulf.

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What is 5G? An electrical engineer explains.

Will 5G mean no more bad cell connections in crowded places?

Leonardo stake in Hensoldt could boost FCAS, Tempest commonalities

A corporate tie-up between Italy’s Leonardo and Germany’s Hensoldt could make Europe’s two future fighters, the Tempest and the Future Combat Air System, more interoperable, a Leonardo official has claimed.

Lawmakers ask Austin to rush Abrams sale to Poland

Top Republicans on Monday made a push to accelerate Washington’s proposed sale of 250 M1A2 Abrams tanks to NATO-ally Poland, which has been pending since last summer, in light of the escalating crisis with Russia.

Department of Defense labs face $5 billion infrastructure shortfall

The Pentagon's innovation steering group will brief Congress this month on the details of the funding gap.

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The Forge software factory is in need of stable resourcing

Congress needs to snatch victory from the jaws of technological defeat by committing to stable resourcing and leadership support for the solutions this capability generates.

China sends 39 warplanes toward Taiwan, largest in new year

The Chinese formation Sunday night included 24 J-16 fighter jets and 10 J-10 jets, among other support and electronic warfare aircraft.

NATO sends ships, jets east, Ireland rejects Russia drills over Ukraine threat

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO will “take all necessary measures to protect and defend all allies."

Space Force expands on-orbit ‘neighborhood watch’ mission with two new tracking satellites

The service now has six GSSAP satellites on orbit, improving its situational awareness from the GEO belt.

Baltic states tout US-approved weapon shipments to Ukraine

The Baltic states have received approval from Washington to send American-made weaponry to Ukraine to help the country fend off a potential Russian invasion.

THAAD, in first operational use, destroys midrange ballistic missile in Houthi attack

The United Arab Emirates is the first to use the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System in an attack by Houthi militants. It successfully took out a mid-range ballistic missile aimed at a civilian site in the country.

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Biden must act now to better arm Ukraine. Here’s what that should look like.

A large-scale Russian offensive would spell disaster not only for Ukraine and Europe but for U.S. interests and credibility as well.

Defense industry frets as funding talks crawl

Despite repeated warnings from lawmakers and uniformed Pentagon leaders that a full-year continuing resolution will hurt national security, some in the defense industry are still worried that budgetary route is a possibility.

US hits Chinese defense companies with sanctions

The United States announced penalties on three companies it said were engaged in unspecified “missile technology proliferation activities.”

With blade issues resolved, Navy seeking four Ship to Shore Connectors a year

After technical challenges in 2020, the Navy says it can get the SSC production line moving and craft fielded to operational units this year, ahead of IOC next year.

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North Korean hypersonic threat is an alarming wake-up call for how we innovate

The linear development model of old just doesn’t work anymore.

New NATO policy positions the alliance as a broker, not an owner, in space race

The document, which mostly hails from 2019 but was only published now, stakes out a broad vision for space but hedges on the details.

AFRL partners with SpaceX to explore Rocket Cargo potential

Under the new contract, the Air Force Research Lab will leverage SpaceX's point-to-point launch capability to develop a case for future military use.

Contractors demonstrate single-user drone swarm at DARPA experiment

Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated that a single user could control a swarm of over 100 unmanned systems in an urban environment.

Evolution of Aegis Weapon System could underpin joint all-domain operations

Steps Lockheed Martin is taking today to virtualize its Aegis Weapon System are helping to underpin the U.S. Navy’s integrated combat system and the Pentagon’s vision for joint all-domain warfare.

National Reconnaissance Office awards five contracts for commercial satellite radar capabilities

Synthetic Aperture Radar, or SAR, uses radar to produce images. Unlike traditional electro-optical imagery, SAR is unaffected by cloud cover, darkness or inclement weather, making it useful for a number of intelligence missions.

Israel inks $3.4 billion submarine deal with Germany

The Dakar-class diesel-electric submarines will be produced by German manufacturer ThyssenKrupp and are expected to be delivered within nine years.

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Three steps to help defense innovation break free from its shackles

The United States simply cannot meet the national security challenges it faces over the next decade if the resource allocation process is not brought into the 21st century.

At Project Convergence, Army’s new battle command system demonstrated expanded capability

Here's how the Army's Integrated Battle Command System performed at Project Convergence 2021.

New DARPA research could make night vision goggles smaller

DARPA selected 10 teams to advance night vision materials research and prototype designs for smaller glasses.

Germany holds its ground on denying weapons for Ukraine

Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, told German press agency DPA on Wednesday his country was seeking warships to help defend its Black Sea and the Sea of Asov coasts in the event of a Russian invasion.