Gaza conflict presents biggest test yet for IDF’s handheld, 3D navigation tech
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by Lee Ferran
2h ago
David Harel, CEO of the Israeli firm Asio, told Breaking Defense his company’s Orion device has deployed by the thousands with Israeli soldiers in Gaza ..read more
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L3Harris lobbying DoD to create ‘resilience’ standard for communications
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by Aaron Mehta
17h ago
“Right now, you and I can go to a Cabela’s, we can buy a radio, we can go to a trade show, put it out on a table, and we can say it’s a form of resilient communication, because there’s no standard,” Samir Mehta said. “It’s time that we have a standard ..read more
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Air Force stands up two new EW squadrons, but still short on personnel
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by Michael Marrow
17h ago
“We have recognized in our threat analysis that we need these capabilities in our wing in order to make our three wing missions executable,” Col. Joshua Koslov said of activating two EW squadrons. “And so that’s exactly what’s driving it ..read more
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House lawmaker hopes to resuscitate DoD’s venture fellowship program
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by Valerie Insinna
19h ago
Rep. Elise Stefanik criticized the Air Force’s decision to terminate a fellowship program that paired DoD personnel with the private sector as “shortsided and misguided ..read more
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Marine scouts check out small boats from Down Under
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by Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
20h ago
The 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, which normally rides 6-wheeled LAVs, will work with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab to test an Australian boat designed for high-speed, high-tech scouting and special ops ..read more
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US intelligence needs ‘professional cadre’ for OSINT to replace ‘amateur’ IC analysts: Official
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by Lee Ferran
20h ago
Greg Ryckman, DIA’s deputy director for Global Integration, said open source info used to be the “salt” sprinkled on top of completed intelligence products, but now it’s the secret intelligence that’s become the salt on the “main course” that is open source intel ..read more
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Following last year’s turmoil, SECNAV says Navy should have been buying amphibs sooner
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by Justin Katz
22h ago
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro defended the service’s plans to pause amphib shipbuilding during last year’s budget cycle, despite fierce congressional backlash ..read more
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UK New Medium Helicopter buy reduced to around 30 aircraft: Spirit AeroSystems Exec
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by Tim Martin
22h ago
The comments are the second time in the span of 10 months that industrial officials have publicly revealed a reduced buy from a max of 44 helos is on the table ..read more
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FY25 out-year budget plans can’t support Space Force ambitions: Experts
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by Theresa Hitchens
23h ago
“The Space Force is not growing in priority as it had been in previous years. The priority is shifting more towards the the Air Force and the Navy in the budget,” said Todd Harrison, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute ..read more
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MQ-9A and beyond: How the Marine Corps is redefining expeditionary performance with next-gen UAS
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by GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
1d ago
[Sponsored] Adoption of the MQ-9 platform is just getting started; one of the most important new chapters for this platform will be the one written by the U.S. Marine Corps.  ..read more
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