Old tank recovery vehicles get new life as M88A3 is nixed
The latest variant of the M88 Hercules, a recovery vehicle designed to tow disabled heavy combat vehicles off the battlefield, has been canceled.
Boeing CEO says defense business can weather looming worker strike
Approximately 3,200 Boeing employees who build fighter aircraft and munitions could strike as soon as next week.
Air Force creates warfighter communications office
The Air Force called it “one of the most significant reorganizations of the Air Staff in over 30 years.”
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Wargaming is having its ‘Moneyball’ moment
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Boeing CEO says defense business can weather looming worker strike
Approximately 3,200 Boeing employees who build fighter aircraft and munitions could strike as soon as next week.
Land
Old tank recovery vehicles get new life as M88A3 is nixed
The latest variant of the M88 Hercules, a recovery vehicle designed to tow disabled heavy combat vehicles off the battlefield, has been canceled.
Pentagon
Pentagon unit seeks Ukraine-like conditions for drone testing
Most commercial firms can't access test space where they can refine their products under conditions they might face in the field. DIU wants to change that.
Pentagon picks finalists for Replicator 2 counter-drone demo
The chosen firms will participate in a live demonstration at U.S. Northern Command’s Falcon Peak exercise later this year.
State Department OKs $322 million in proposed weapons sales to Ukraine
The potential sales include $150 million for the supply and overhaul of U.S. armored vehicles, and $172 million for surface-to-air missile systems.
Pentagon
The Pentagon’s Golden Dome program office is hiring
As a direct report to the deputy secretary of defense, Guetlein has authority to bypass competitive hiring procedures as he builds his Golden Dome team.
Pentagon officials tout rapid experimentation at courtyard showcase
Officials said Wednesday that rapid experimentation is now "institutionalized" after cutting a program created to find and quickly demo high-need tech.
Pentagon taps four commercial tech firms to expand military use of AI
The four firms — Google, Anthropic, OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI — will help the DOD develop AI workflows for key national security missions.
Naval
Navy calls for fast attack surface drones that could carry missiles
Autonomous vessels have been put forward as a solution to the Navy's decades-long struggle to obtain new ships.
Space
Space Force to launch eighth X-37B spaceplane flight next month
The mission will test laser communications using commercial satellite networks and the use of quantum inertial sensors in GPS-denied environments.
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The latest variant of the M88 Hercules, a recovery vehicle designed to tow disabled heavy combat vehicles off the battlefield, has been canceled.
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Air Force creates warfighter communications office
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