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How is the US military space sector doing? Depends who you ask.

Despite a robust pipeline of activity, the military space-industrial base is facing a number of economic and industrial challenges.

Sanctions further delay Russian missile early warning program in space

Russia wants at least 10 Tundra satellites in high-elliptical orbit to support its ballistic missile-tracking capabilities.

Russian Navy to upgrade vessels with Kalibr cruise missiles

The news follows a barrage of missiles launched at Ukraine by Russia using the weapon type.

China’s neighbors seek expanded partnerships with US to deter, defend

The Pentagon’s efforts to improve U.S. force posture in the Pacific have yielded a flurry of major agreements, with allies motivated by China's behavior.

Pentagon’s counter-drone boss tackles rising threat

Defense News sat down with Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey, the Joint Counter-UAS Office director, to discuss what the organization plans to accomplish next.

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Roundup: Top items at Sea-Air-Space 2021

Defense News Weekly's Andrea Scott gives an inside look at some of the top items on the show floor at this year's Sea-Air-Space conference.

Is it still important to count ships?

IntelliSense device gives tanks 360 view

Intel folks: Wanna take your phone to work?

Here's how the Navy could make combat system upgrades much cheaper and easier

Could hybrid-electric drive systems become more prevalent?

Here's how the Coast Guard is repairing their readiness after the shutdown

From battleships to destroyers: the tradeoffs in ship design

China’s neighbors seek expanded partnerships with US to deter, defend

The Pentagon’s efforts to improve U.S. force posture in the Pacific have yielded a flurry of major agreements, with allies motivated by China's behavior.

By Joe Gould

Pentagon’s counter-drone boss tackles rising threat

Defense News sat down with Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey, the Joint Counter-UAS Office director, to discuss what the organization plans to accomplish next.

By Jen Judson

SpaceX mission may herald era of low-cost, reliable space transport

If all goes as planned, the company’s 400-foot-tall Starship rocket will be the first fully reusable launch vehicle to reach orbit.

By Courtney Albon

Japan destroys new H3 rocket carrying experimental defense tech

Coming three weeks after an aborted launch due to a separate glitch, the H3′s failure was a setback for Japan’s space program.

Which fighter jet is best for Ukraine as it fights off Russia?

Ukraine and its supporters say Western fighter jets are necessary to tip the balance in Ukraine’s favor, while allowing for close air support.

By Stephen Losey

Austal focuses on ship repair, supplying components while it awaits construction contracts

The Navy has gaps in its repair capacity and its supply base capacity. Austal has two production lines in need of work, after some shipbuilding programs were delayed. The company says it can adjust to meet Navy near-term needs in a mutually beneficial way.

By Megan Eckstein

Navy working with services on data, but Project Overmatch details remain scarce

Officials say the services are working together to advance their individual Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiatives.

By Colin Demarest

Textron drone deploys on US Navy destroyer as contractor-operated ISR node

Two 7th Fleet-based destroyers that don't have their own helicopters will get to leverage Textron UAVs instead, to give the ships an organic air search capability.

By Megan Eckstein

Marine Corps nearing initial operational capability for CH-53K heavy lift helicopter

The CH-53K is through all its required testing scenarios and is working through ticking off the final boxes before the Marine Corps can declare it operational.

By Megan Eckstein

A ship that can’t combat threats ‘doesn’t do me good’

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro says ships that can’t combat threats to the service are dead weight — comments that come as the force seeks to decommission 24 ships next fiscal year.

By Diana Stancy Correll

The US Navy had cybersecurity wrong. Expect change.

“We have 15 years of track record that proves that the current approach to cybersecurity, driven by a checklist mentality, is wrong,” says Aaron Weis, the service's chief information officer. “It doesn’t work.”

By Colin Demarest

Some lawmakers back Marines in disagreement over Navy amphib force

The two top lawmakers on the HASC seapower subcommittee want to continue LPD amphibious ship construction, which the Marine Corps supports but the Navy wants to cancel.

By Megan Eckstein

Navy, Marines push ‘campaigning forward’ strategy as vital to deterring China

The Navy and Marines say "campaigning forward," or being a constant presence where the enemy wants to be operating, will be an effective deterrent against Chinese aggression.

By Megan Eckstein

Laser weapons development should involve multiple suppliers, says Northrop

A modular approach to laser weapon development that encourages companies to specialize in individual subsystems rather than the whole integrated product could help the Pentagon expand the industrial base for these kinds of future weapons technologies.

By Megan Eckstein

Despite a robust pipeline of activity, the military space-industrial base is facing a number of economic and industrial challenges.

Russia wants at least 10 Tundra satellites in high-elliptical orbit to support its ballistic missile-tracking capabilities.

The news follows a barrage of missiles launched at Ukraine by Russia using the weapon type.

The Pentagon’s efforts to improve U.S. force posture in the Pacific have yielded a flurry of major agreements, with allies motivated by China's behavior.

Defense News sat down with Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey, the Joint Counter-UAS Office director, to discuss what the organization plans to accomplish next.

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Defense News Weekly's Andrea Scott gives an inside look at some of the top items on the show floor at this year's Sea-Air-Space conference.

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The Pentagon’s efforts to improve U.S. force posture in the Pacific have yielded a flurry of major agreements, with allies motivated by China's behavior.

Defense News sat down with Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey, the Joint Counter-UAS Office director, to discuss what the organization plans to accomplish next.

If all goes as planned, the company’s 400-foot-tall Starship rocket will be the first fully reusable launch vehicle to reach orbit.

Coming three weeks after an aborted launch due to a separate glitch, the H3′s failure was a setback for Japan’s space program.

Ukraine and its supporters say Western fighter jets are necessary to tip the balance in Ukraine’s favor, while allowing for close air support.

The Navy has gaps in its repair capacity and its supply base capacity. Austal has two production lines in need of work, after some shipbuilding programs were delayed. The company says it can adjust to meet Navy near-term needs in a mutually beneficial way.

Officials say the services are working together to advance their individual Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiatives.

Two 7th Fleet-based destroyers that don't have their own helicopters will get to leverage Textron UAVs instead, to give the ships an organic air search capability.

The CH-53K is through all its required testing scenarios and is working through ticking off the final boxes before the Marine Corps can declare it operational.

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro says ships that can’t combat threats to the service are dead weight — comments that come as the force seeks to decommission 24 ships next fiscal year.

“We have 15 years of track record that proves that the current approach to cybersecurity, driven by a checklist mentality, is wrong,” says Aaron Weis, the service's chief information officer. “It doesn’t work.”

The two top lawmakers on the HASC seapower subcommittee want to continue LPD amphibious ship construction, which the Marine Corps supports but the Navy wants to cancel.

The Navy and Marines say "campaigning forward," or being a constant presence where the enemy wants to be operating, will be an effective deterrent against Chinese aggression.

A modular approach to laser weapon development that encourages companies to specialize in individual subsystems rather than the whole integrated product could help the Pentagon expand the industrial base for these kinds of future weapons technologies.

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