Policy
Everyone’s V-22s are flying again—and may do so past 2060
As all services emerge from March’s grounding, the program’s manager lays out long-term plans.
Threats
SecDef: I haven't seen a full Israeli plan to protect civilians in Rafah
“We certainly would want to see things done in a much different way” than elsewhere in Gaza, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
Policy
Air Force declares major cost breach for new helicopter program
The service wants to halve its buy of the helicopter, which is driving up per-unit costs.
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Threats
How US special operators are training Ukrainians—and what they’re learning in return
The Ukrainian troops bring battlefield experience that is helping to reshape the U.S. Army’s own special operations.
Science & Tech
How digital engineering could produce new weapons faster
“This enables process automation more broadly,” GDIT engineer says of new accelerator.
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Defense Systems
Air Force picks the builder of its next Doomsday planes
Sierra Nevada gets a $13 billion contract to replace the E-4B Nighthawk by 2036.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 151: The state of the Air Force
Our State of Defense series concludes with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin and Gen. Mike Minihan from Air Mobility Command.
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Ideas
Farewell to China’s Strategic Support Force. Let’s meet its replacements
The PLA axes an organization once hailed as evidence of innovation.
Ideas
Marine special operators are using fiction to envision the future
Short stories by Marine Raiders are driving discussions about the evolution of MARSOC through 2040, its commander writes.
Threats
Another US precision-guided weapon falls prey to Russian electronic warfare, US says
A U.S. defense official would not provide specifics, but is likely referring to Boeing’s Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb.
Threats
US will ‘continue to provide' ATACMS to Ukraine, national security advisor says
Months of work to build up stocks means the U.S. can give Ukraine more of the sought-after long-range weapon.
Policy
At Army’s special-ops school, the biggest changes in a generation
Ukraine, robotics, and more are driving a six-year plan to improve training in irregular warfare, technology, and psyops.
Business
Pentagon canceled Northrop’s classified satellite program due to ‘budgetary concerns’
Its CEO also said the company won’t compete to build cheap, non-survivable drones.
Business
Anduril, General Atomics win more USAF money to develop robot wingmen
But the giants they beat out are welcome to pitch self-developed drones for production contracts.
Policy
Prepositioned stocks will get new aid to Ukraine quickly, top US officer says
Aircraft are likely “already flying” material toward the beleaguered country, senior official says.
Business
The goal of 100K artillery shells per month is back in sight, Army says
The new supplemental renews the push to boost production sixfold since Russia’s Ukraine invasion.
Defense Systems
The Army is trying to identify all the obstacles to adopting AI in 100 days
Launched in March, the effort is looking at poisoned datasets, adversarial attacks, Trojans, and more.
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