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Air Force taps Leidos to lead digital infrastructure for connect-everything effort
The Air Force picked longtime defense IT contractor Leidos to develop and manage the guts of the service’s next-gen command, control, and communications network Defense One has learned. The $303 million contract covers “planning,…
Can ULA clear the final hurdle on Vulcan?
Despite delays, United Launch Alliance says its Vulcan heavy-lift rocket will still fly two missions for the Space Force before the end of the year—if the rocket’s second flight goes smoothly.Vulcan had its maiden flight in January, years…
The US military must prepare for a second Trump presidency
Nobody’s talking about how the rapidly approaching presidential election might affect the state of civil-military relations in this country. But we should be. The military in particular should be hoping for the best and preparing for the…
What reports got wrong about China’s ‘sunken nuclear submarine’
The purported sinking of a Chinese nuclear submarine at a Wuhan shipyard pier is the latest example of Western reporting on military developments in China that overlooks important details and context, or even takes the wrong lessons from…
The D Brief: Iran’s missile attack on Israel; Russia seizes town; Ukraine gathers industry; Jan. 6…
Shortly after U.S. officials predicted it publicly, Iran launched more than 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday, with dozens flying over Jerusalem’s Old City, a holy site for Muslims, Christians, and Jewish people around the…
US destroyers intercept Iranian missiles as Mideast crisis intensifies
Two U.S. destroyers fired a dozen interceptors to help Israel ward off a barrage of some 180 Iranian ballistic missiles, about twice as many as Tehran launched in its previously unprecedented April 14 strike, Pentagon officials said Tuesday…
Two years after rollovers, Marines’ ACV is landing on Pacific beaches
The Marine Corps is gingerly introducing its new Amphibious Combat Vehicle to its intended habitat—the coasts of Asia—two years after two surf rollovers led the Corps to suspend the vehicle’s water operations.One requirement: no big…
The D Brief: Israeli troops in Lebanon; More Red Sea ship attacks; NATO’s new chief; Navy’s sub…
Israeli troops have launched additional ground operations inside Lebanon, advancing their gradual escalation northward to push Iran-backed terrorists out of weapons caches and hideouts across southern Lebanon. The Israeli military describes…
The Navy’s new missile sub could cost ‘hundreds of millions’ extra: GAO
The U.S. Navy’s next ballistic-missile submarine is already late and over budget—and the actual overrun might nearly quintuple the service's projections, a government watchdog agency says.“Our independent analysis calculated…
In Ukraine, a US firm tests a promising tool against GPS jammers: cell phones
Networked cell phones running special software may make a cheap and easy-to-deploy counter to sophisticated Russian electronic-warfare tactics, according to an American company working to develop such a system in…
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