The ballooning use of unmanned technologies including drones has consequences for the U.S. nuclear stockpile and associated infrastructure, according to the leader of Strategic Command.
Militaries and extremist groups around the world are deploying drones and other robotic technology to collect intelligence, aid targeting and even attack from relative safety. Learning how to intercept and…
One simple step can “revolutionize surface warfare,” as U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro put it at the latest naval conference WEST in San Diego: rearming our warships at sea. Today the only way to reload vertical launching system cells — the mainstay of the…
Boeing’s potential acquisition of airframe manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems could help stabilize its defense business and give it a stronger hand in bidding on future military aircraft programs, analysts said Monday.
Boeing and Spirit confirmed Friday they were in talks…
In 2016 and 2017, when Capt. Gilbert Clark was at the helm of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer The Sullivans in San Diego, he managed to complete maintenance ahead of schedule and under budget—a rarity in the U.S. Navy, where delays are commonplace. Drawing from his experience, Clark now oversees maintenance and basic-phase training for all surface ships based in San Diego, including the…
Air Force reorg must happen fast and needs funding, chief says
February 29, 2024
The Air Force wants to start putting in place key parts of its sweeping reorganization as soon as possible so it can better plan for its future needs, the service’s chief of staff said Wednesday.
But budget uncertainties and a possible 1% cut to funding levels could…
Here are the winners and losers in US Army’s force structure change
February 28, 2024
The U.S. Army has unveiled a whitepaper detailing how the service plans to shrink the force in some places and grow it in other areas.
The document’s release on Tuesday comes as the Army continues transitioning from counterinsurgency missions to large-scale combat…
US Army to test missile defense command system with THAAD weapon
February 22, 2024
The U.S. Army plans to test this month whether its key command-and-control system can operate its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System, according to the service’s lead on air and missile defense modernization.
The Army originally developed the Integrated Battle Command System as the brains of a future air and missile defense system, intending to link it with a new 360-degree radar and…
Tinker Air Force base readies for B-52 upgrades as engines tested
February 21, 2024
The Air Force expects to finish qualification testing of the new engines planned for the B-52 Stratofortress by the end of 2024.
And the service plans to make a Milestone B decision on the Commercial Engine Replacement Program by the end of the summer, which would allow it…
DENVER, Colo. — The Air Force’s desired adaptations to Boeing’s E-7A battlefield management aircraft are proving to be harder than expected and complicating price negotiations, top service officials said Tuesday.
“We’re having a hard time with [the E-7 program]…
More Navy ships get Overmatch networking following Carl Vinson tests
February 16, 2024
SAN DIEGO — Project Overmatch networking capabilities have been upgraded and rolled out to an additional number of U.S. Navy ships following testing last year with the Carl Vinson carrier strike group, according to Rear Adm. Doug Small.
Project Overmatch represents the service’s contribution to the Department of Defense’s larger connect-everything-everywhere campaign known as Combined Joint…
