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
Army Futures Command outlines next five years of AI needs
The U.S. Army wants access to research on autonomous systems and data analytics.
By Andrew Eversden
Space Development Agency launches experimental infrared sensor into orbit
The demonstration will help the agency reduce background noise and detect hypersonic weapons from space.
By Nathan Strout
Pentagon readies to identify integrated air and missile defense capability gaps
As the Joint Requirements Oversight Council continues to shape requirements needed to execute a new warfighting concept, it is planning to tackle integrated air-and-missile defense strategy.
By Jen Judson
US Army awards $774 million encryption device contract
Two vendors were named to the Next Generation Load Device-Medium after the Army delayed the contract to reassess its acquisition strategy.
By Andrew Eversden
Next flight test of hypersonic glide body expected by year’s end
The Army and Navy are preparing to conduct a second flight test of their hypersonic glide body, a critical milestone in the development of the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon.
By Jen Judson
US Senate votes down $50B defense infrastructure boost
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected a Republican proposal to add $50 billion in defense infrastructure spending to Democrats’ budget resolution.
By Joe Gould
US Army orders more Strykers with 30mm cannons from Oshkosh
Oshkosh Defense has landed another contract to supply additional Medium Caliber Weapon Systems to the U.S. Army.
By Jen Judson
Sasha Baker tapped for lead policy role at Pentagon
President Joe Biden will announce White House national security official Sasha Baker as his pick for deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, Defense News has learned.
By Joe Gould
US Army’s critical missile defense system will play role at Project Convergence
The service is laser-focused on bringing the Integrated Battle Command System through an initial operational test set to begin next month.
By Jen Judson
Anti-satellite weapons push military to rethink where it puts missile sentinels in space
An increase in counterspace weapons is challenging the military's approach of placing all of its billion-dollar eggs (exquisite satellites) in one basket (far-out geosynchronous orbit).
By Nathan Strout