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How the Pentagon’s financial audit will help win wars
In about four weeks, despite all the progress being made, we will likely hear that the Pentagon has again failed its annual financial audit. But the headlines will also likely miss the most important point: the warfighting benefits that are…
The D Brief: Army’s new acquisition approach; US warns Israel on Gaza; Ukraine’s Victory Plan;…
All things Army: The U.S. Army will expand its new-tech effort, cut some arms programs, and overhaul its acquisition approach, Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George said Tuesday at the AUSA convention in Washington, D.C. Known as “Transformation…
Army to expand tech equipping effort
The Army will expand a new equipment-fielding initiative focused on drones, electronic warfare, and other modern tech to several more units, service leader Gen. Randy George said Tuesday. Two armored brigade combat teams, two Stryker…
US Army rushes to boost defenses as Russia ups strike-drone autonomy
Russia is giving its armed drones more autonomy as Ukraine’s defenses tighten, a dynamic that has the U.S. Army working harder to bulk up its own anti-drone and -missile systems, service and industry officials said.Defense One caught up…
Protest puts Army’s HADES spy plane on hold
Work is paused on the U.S. Army’s effort to equip high-flying jets with spy gear as L3Harris protests the service’s decision to give the contract to the Sierra Nevada Corporation. In August, SNC won a 12-year contract worth up to…
In Pacific, Army brigade tweaks its modernization program for jungle warfare
The lone Pacific brigade chosen for the Army’s new equipment strategy is finding that the new tech has unique advantages for its terrain — as well as challenges, the unit’s commanding general said Friday. The unit, the 2nd Brigade of…
The D Brief: Chinese blockade drill encircles Taiwan; Army program cuts coming?; Israel gets THAAD;…
New: China’s military carried out snap drills Monday encircling the democratic island of Taiwan, and it did so with no 24-hour notification, no specific locations announced, and no end date for what it referred to as its Joint Sword 2024B…
The X-Men and Avengers have lessons for international defense cooperation
As tensions rise with Russia and China, America's greatest strategic advantage lies not in any single weapons system, but in our unparalleled network of global alliances. While our rivals struggle to maintain even a handful of true…
Boeing defense will take $2B in 3Q losses; company to cut 10% of entire workforce
Boeing’s defense business continued bleeding in the third quarter of 2024 as troubled programs, fixed-price contracts, and an inability to reach a deal with thousands of striking machinists dragged down the company. On Friday, the…
How many drones does the Army need? More.
The Army is buying hundreds of small drones as it starts to equip its infantry with warfare’s latest must-have weapon, but that’s not nearly enough. The experience of current units suggests the service will need to buy thousands per year…
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