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Philippines orders 12 more FA-50 combat jets from South Korea
Manila has actively purchased frigates, corvettes, aircraft and weapons from South Korean defense firms to modernize its armed forces.
Thorny fiscal deadlines await Congress’ return
The Trump administration and Congress face a trio of high-priority budget items when lawmakers return from recess in September. And if they stumble, it could lead to a partial government shutdown.
By Joe Gould
Hyten: Focus on adversary, not domain
The U.S. cannot fall into the trap of focusing on warfighting domains when debating responses to an adversary, said Gen. John Hyten, the head of United States Strategic Command.
By Aaron Mehta
US-Israel teams ramp up interceptor builds
Two U.S.-Israeli industrial teams working on jointly funded missile defense programs are ramping up production of three distinct interceptors.
By Barbara Opall-Rome
Missile defense: An interactive look at European investments
As countries in Europe look to missile defense as a means for deterrence and response amid threats of insurgency, system type and investment amount vary – with the Eastern Flank and other countries bordering Russia among the big spenders.
By Avascent Analytics
A terrestrial strategy: Hill presses ground and space focus in missile defense review
The Pentagon’s Ballistic Missile Defense Review is underway and lawmakers, through both the House and Senate defense policy bills, are signalling the direction they want to go when it comes to developing the future defense architecture against both regional and homeland missile threats.
By Jen Judson
House pressures Army to buy new missile defense radar that the White House opposes
In their version of the 2018 defense policy bill, House lawmakers are putting pressure on the Army, to figure out a path forward to acquire a radar for the service’s future Integrated Air and Missile Defense System by threatening to withhold funds or transfer the responsibility to the Missile Defense Agency if progress isn’t made. But the White House is opposed to the pressure, objecting to the bill’s provision in its Statement of Administration Policy last month.
By Jen Judson
DIUx awards AI contract to help Air Force decision-making
DIUx has awarded AI startup SparkCognition the first phase of a contract to provide analysis for Air Force budgeting procedures.
By Paige Williams
Interview: Raytheon's Chris Lombardi talks European priorities, industry's seat at the table
As Europe refocuses its efforts on deterrence, technology efforts and joint initiatives become even more dire. Industry has a key seat at the table for such efforts. Executive Editor Jill Aitoro spoke to Chris Lombardi, vice president for Raytheon International about regional priorities as well as industry’s role.
By Jill Aitoro
Missile Defense Agency could benefit from shift to new research office
MDA was originally designed to do research on new missile defense capabilities, but as time went on and systems such as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense system and the Navy’s Standard Missile entered service, the agency found itself focusing on sustaining operative systems over designing new ones.
By Aaron Mehta
Israel begins concept work on Arrow-4 defender
Israel is working with state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries and other firms to evaluate technologies needed to improve the ability to track, target and ultimately destroy threats.
By Barbara Opall-Rome