Boeing to log $1.7B in defense program losses in fourth quarter
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by Valerie Insinna
5h ago
Boeing’s total year end charges of $4.9 billion on its troubled portfolio of fixed price weapons contracts is the largest-ever loss for its defense unit, up from losses of $4.4 billion in 2022 ..read more
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Despite high-profile exits, most Defense Business, Innovation Boards intact
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by Ashley Roque
5h ago
Ahead of Trump’s Monday inauguration, several high-profile members of the Defense Business Board and Defense Innovation Board voluntarily stepped aside ..read more
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OpenAI’s $500B ‘Stargate Project’ could aid Pentagon’s own AI efforts, official says
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by Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
5h ago
“We really don’t have … the in-house capabilities to answer all the questions,” the Pentagon’s deputy director for advanced computing, Roy Campbell, told Breaking Defense. “We’re really going to have to ‘phone out’ to all these assets” that the private sector plans to build ..read more
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Accurate sensors are critical for armor units under fire
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by Breaking Defense
5h ago
[Sponsored] Maneuver formations face multifaceted threats that include kinetic force-on-force and non-kinetic effects such as electronic warfare ..read more
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Fearing US ‘hostility,’ Russia could ‘escalate early’ in a space conflict: RAND
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by Theresa Hitchens
5h ago
“In a conflict between NATO and Russia, the United States should be prepared to face an adversary that not only possesses advanced space and counterspace capabilities but has also learned lessons during the invasion of Ukraine about how to target Western space assets most effectively,” finds a new Space Force-commissioned study ..read more
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UK unveils first locally built Boxer armored vehicle
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by Andrew White
5h ago
Platforms are expected to enter service by the end of 2030 with a first batch of Boxers comprising 540 platforms, RBSL officials confirmed to Breaking Defense ..read more
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LCS-10 to be first ship this year suited with lethality, survivability upgrade
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by Justin Katz
5h ago
The Navy’s budget documents indicate two more Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships are slated to get the upgrade this year ..read more
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As Trump orders troops, airlift assets to border, long-term impact is unclear
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by Ashley Roque
1d ago
Pentagon leaders have not yet had to pull troops away from other missions outside of the US for this one or trade future mission readiness, the military official added, but acknowledged that could become a factor going forward ..read more
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EXCLUSIVE: Viasat bid protest at heart of DoD investigation of SDA head Tournear
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by Theresa Hitchens and Michael Marrow
1d ago
According to several sources involved, Tournear allegedly stepped afoul of DoD contracting procedures when awarding two prototype agreements worth approximately $424 million ..read more
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Japan inks deal with Shield AI for sea-based V-BAT drones
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by Michael Marrow
1d ago
The first deliveries are expected later this year as part of a multi-year deal for what Shield AI says is the first ship-launched intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform for the Japanese navy ..read more
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