Opinion
NATO is not ready for drone warfare in the Arctic
Russia is moving faster in fielding uncrewed systems suitable for operations in the region, argue analysts from the Center for European Policy Analysis.
Unmanned
Apache helicopters downed drones in air-to-air combat with 30mm proximity ammo
Gunship pilots test-fired APEX munitions, designed to pulverize targets with shrapnel.
South Korea clears multibillion-dollar buy of more F-35s, SM-6 missile
South Korea’s Defense Ministry also confirmed it still wants to develop an aircraft carrier.
Pentagon close to making first awards on $9 billion cloud contract
The Pentagon in December tapped Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for its highly anticipated Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract.
Space Force wants to trim missile warning satellite program
The proposal would cut one geosynchronous satellite from the service's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program.
New US nuclear chief takes fresh stance on sea-launched cruise missile
Gen. Anthony Cotton, who commands the U.S. nuclear arsenal, is less bullish than his predecessor on congressional efforts to develop SLCM-N.
Russian jet, US drone crash over Black Sea, US military says
The incident marked the first time that an unsafe interaction with Russian aircraft caused a U.S. drone to crash.
Taylor Swift-based passwords harm cybersecurity, report says
Swift’s highly anticipated 10th album “Midnights” resulted in many passwords including “taylor,” “swiftie” and “midnights.”
New, in-house software factory will train Marines as coders
Marines at the factory will get a year of training in software development and receive an application developer military occupational specialty.
Pentagon’s historic R&D request has billions for advanced networks, AI
The $145 billion request includes $1.4 billion for Joint All-Domain Command and Control and $687 million for the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve.
US Navy wants $192 million for secretive Overmatch networking effort
Project Overmatch is the U.S. Navy’s contribution to Joint All-Domain Command and Control, the Pentagon's vision of seamless military connectivity.
