Industry

Taiwan moves closer to acquiring 160 Turkish-made Jackal drones

The Jackal has the potential to conduct airstrikes, provide air support, attack helicopters in flight and more.

2 days ago

Army picks four to build robotic combat vehicle prototypes

The Army will choose a single robotic vehicle from the four companies selected to build prototypes over the next year.

3 days ago

Mideast Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo orders Paramount Group’s Mwari aircraft

The purchase follows Paramount’s delivery of equipment to Mozambique, where the Mwari is already operational.

Lockheed in ‘late-stage’ talks with solid-rocket motor partner

Lockheed declined to offer details on the potential purchase, including the name of the company and the timeline of the deal.

4 days ago

Pentagon eyes microelectronics hubs across US to bolster chip industry

The Pentagon envisions the Microelectronics Commons as a national network of academic institutions, small business firms and research entities.

4 days ago

Leidos wins $7.9 billion US Army information technology contract

The Department of Defense received three bids for the Common Hardware Systems 6th Generation contract, records show.

4 days ago

An engineer works in the clean-room facilities at the LETI, a French research institute for electronics and information technologies founded by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission.

US charges Russian man with smuggling microelectronics amid Ukraine war

“We are laser-focused on rooting out the procurement networks fueling the Russian war machine,” said Matthew Axelrod, an export enforcement official.

5 days ago

Israeli companies showcase drones that take off, land vertically

IAI developed the Rotem Alpha loitering munition, capable of hovering, taking off and landing vertically.

5 days ago

Elbit sells SkyStriker loitering munition to mystery European customer

SkyStriker is an autonomous loitering munition that can locate, acquire and engage operator-designated targets.

5 days ago

Opinion

How to ensure the defense-industrial base and supply chain resiliency

Here are several recommendations for actionable policies that could contribute to the long-term health and resiliency of the industrial base.

5 days ago

Paramount expands Indian manufacturing hub for armored vehicles

The South African company, now headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, wants to make 4x4 and 6x6 infantry combat vehicles in the Asian country.

5 days ago

US Army’s Dark Eagle hypersonic weapon fielding delayed to year’s end

“We’re finding problems,” Assistant Secretary of the Army Doug Bush said. “It’s actually good we’re finding these.”

6 days ago

A U.S. Army soldier undergoes electronic warfare training during Combined Resolve XV in February 2021.

US Army taps CACI-owned company for jamming kit that troops can carry

The manpack variant is expected to move from prototype to production in fiscal 2024, according to the service.

6 days ago

Directed energy weapons making jump from sci-fi to real world

The U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy are all, right now, attempting to fold directed-energy systems into offensive and defensive capabilities.

6 days ago

Lauren Knausenberger, chief information officer at the Department of the Air Force, listens to a question Feb. 28, 2023, at an event hosted by Billington Cybersecurity.

SAIC hires former Air Force CIO Knausenberger for tech innovation role

SAIC brought in $3.7 billion in defense-related revenue in 2022, according to Defense News "Top 100" analysis.

9 days ago

Romania considers joining French-led Mistral procurement program

The security situation in Romania has become more turbulent than normal, with the finding of drone debris near the country’s border with Ukraine.

9 days ago

Opinion

DJI isn’t the only Chinese drone threat to US security. Meet Autel.

Here is what the Biden administration and Congress must do to secure U.S. critical infrastructure and the American people.

9 days ago

AUKUS agreement requires submarine production boost, Franchetti says

She laid out the submarine production rate needed for AUKUS at her Senate hearing, though her confirmation is uncertain.

10 days ago

KNDS, Israel’s Elbit to produce European rocket artillery kit

Based on the existing PULS artillery rocket produced by Elbit, the new kit will offer a Europeanized version to countries in the region.

10 days ago

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The Jackal has the potential to conduct airstrikes, provide air support, attack helicopters in flight and more.

The Army will choose a single robotic vehicle from the four companies selected to build prototypes over the next year.

The purchase follows Paramount’s delivery of equipment to Mozambique, where the Mwari is already operational.

Lockheed declined to offer details on the potential purchase, including the name of the company and the timeline of the deal.

The Pentagon envisions the Microelectronics Commons as a national network of academic institutions, small business firms and research entities.

The Department of Defense received three bids for the Common Hardware Systems 6th Generation contract, records show.

“We are laser-focused on rooting out the procurement networks fueling the Russian war machine,” said Matthew Axelrod, an export enforcement official.

IAI developed the Rotem Alpha loitering munition, capable of hovering, taking off and landing vertically.

SkyStriker is an autonomous loitering munition that can locate, acquire and engage operator-designated targets.

Here are several recommendations for actionable policies that could contribute to the long-term health and resiliency of the industrial base.

The South African company, now headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, wants to make 4x4 and 6x6 infantry combat vehicles in the Asian country.

“We’re finding problems,” Assistant Secretary of the Army Doug Bush said. “It’s actually good we’re finding these.”

The manpack variant is expected to move from prototype to production in fiscal 2024, according to the service.

The U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy are all, right now, attempting to fold directed-energy systems into offensive and defensive capabilities.

SAIC brought in $3.7 billion in defense-related revenue in 2022, according to Defense News "Top 100" analysis.

The security situation in Romania has become more turbulent than normal, with the finding of drone debris near the country’s border with Ukraine.

Here is what the Biden administration and Congress must do to secure U.S. critical infrastructure and the American people.

She laid out the submarine production rate needed for AUKUS at her Senate hearing, though her confirmation is uncertain.

Based on the existing PULS artillery rocket produced by Elbit, the new kit will offer a Europeanized version to countries in the region.