Navy ramps up unmanned systems weapons tests, calls for industry push
The Navy recently launched two groundbreaking weapons tests as the service continues its push for unmanned systems.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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L3Harris breaks ground on new rocket motor plant in Virginia
Aerojet Rocketdyne is expanding its solid rocket motor production in Virginia primarily for the Javelin anti-tank system.
By Jen Judson
Germany readies frigates for ballistic missile defense missions
The German Navy plans to equip its Sachsen-class frigates with new radars that expand the vessels’ capabilities into the field of ballistic missile defense.
Here’s who the US Army has tapped to build an enduring capability to counter drones and cruise missiles
After a shoot-off in the New Mexico desert, the Army has made its choice on who will build prototypes for its enduring Indirect Fires Protection Capability.
By Jen Judson
Missile Defense Agency director wants less complex, more mobile Aegis Ashore
After problems in Poland and the need for more survivable missile defense systems, the idea of a more transportable Aegis Ashore system could be back on the table.
By Jen Judson
The Space Force met its 18-month deadline to get up and running. Here’s what’s next.
Space Force leadership expects to take on wideband satellite communications in the Army and narrowband SATCOM operations in the Navy this fall.
Dickinson: US Space Command is on ‘good glide path’ to full operational capability
In an exclusive interview at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium, Gen. James Dickinson, the first commander of U.S. Space Command, talks about where he is in a drive toward full operational capability and the challenges he faces in establishing the new organization.
By Jen Judson
Northrop bows out of competition to build laser weapon for Strykers
A Northrop Grumman team competing to integrate a 50-kilowatt laser onto a Stryker combat vehicle ran into issues ahead of a combat shoot-off this summer, which resulted in an early exit from the program.
By Jen Judson
New Army tactical network leadership will try to stop frontline frustrations with data
The new leader of the Army's Network Cross-Functional Team has a unique understanding of soldiers' network needs in the Indo-Pacific and Middle East.
By Andrew Eversden
Missile Defense Agency dials up the speed in quest for hypersonic interceptor
The Missile Defense Agency is focused on developing a Glide Phase Interceptor and is working toward a system requirements review later this year.
By Jen Judson
Space Force establishes Space Systems Command
Space Systems Command is the second of three planned field commands, and it will be in charge of acquiring most of the Space Force's systems.
By Nathan Strout
CACI: Military modernization sales will eclipse Afghanistan pullout losses
Defense contractor CACI International on Thursday forecast its future losses from the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan would be more than offset by the military’s growing investments in forward-leaning technologies.
By Joe Gould