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15h ago
Article Date: Feb/13/2025
Summary: California-based defense company Anduril in February announced a plan to take over production of the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System from Microsoft, just weeks after the service took a significant step towards possibly recompeting the program.
Author: Josh Luckenbaugh ..read more
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15h ago
Article Date: Feb/14/2025
Summary: Strengthening resilience in the Pacific Island region is vital for their survival and also fundamental for global security and stability.
Author: Elena Steiner ..read more
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15h ago
Article Date: Feb/14/2025
Summary: As difficult as it is to protect large vehicles like tanks and Strykers from cheap and hostile drones, the challenge becomes orders of magnitude harder when the vehicles get smaller and lighter. T
Author: Hope Hodge Seck ..read more
National Defense
3d ago
Article Date: Feb/11/2025
Summary: The Navy is struggling to meet its fleet size goals, and speakers at a recent defense forum floated one idea that could quickly expand the nation’s maritime force: smaller ships.
Author: Josh Luckenbaugh ..read more
National Defense
3d ago
Article Date: Feb/11/2025
Summary: ORLANDO, Florida — The U.S. military’s reliance on commercial providers for sealift and airlift is not sustainable should a conflict arise, and the Defense Department is hoping partnerships with allies will improve its sustainment processes, a Pentagon official said Feb. 11.
Author: Josh Luckenbaugh ..read more
National Defense
3d ago
Article Date: Feb/11/2025
Summary: An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Jan. 27 to implement a next-generation missile defense shield for the United States emphasized defending the homeland, but also drew a surprising spotlight on allies and partners, experts said.
Author: Laura Heckmann ..read more
National Defense
3d ago
Article Date: Feb/12/2025
Summary: Cybersecurity leaders in the office of the secretary of defense and the military services are under increasing pressure to comply with policy directives for adopting zero trust architectures, NIST’s cybersecurity guidelines and a seemingly constant stream of executive orders.
Author: Joe Wingo ..read more
National Defense
3d ago
Article Date: Feb/12/2025
Summary: ORLANDO, Florida — The most common question the Defense Logistics Agency’s military customers ask is, “Where’s my stuff?”
Author: Josh Luckenbaugh ..read more
National Defense
3d ago
Article Date: Feb/13/2025
Summary: ORLANDO, Florida — The ability to dynamically reroute supplies in order to sustain U.S. forces will be critical should conflict arise, and the Joint Staff is using artificial intelligence to speed up its process for allocating resources to combatant commands.
Author: Josh Luckenbaugh ..read more
National Defense
5d ago
Article Date: Feb/10/2025
Summary: Defense Department-supported nonprofit LIFT will open a new Advanced Metallic Production and Processing Center in 2025 in Detroit, Michigan, to address advanced materials challenges across the defense industrial base.
Author: Allyson Park ..read more