Tag: Breaking Defense

China invests in artificial intelligence to counter US Joint Warfighting Concept: Records (Ryan Fedasiuk, Breaking Defense)

For the first time on record, earlier this year an artificial intelligence system reportedly beat one of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) top fighter pilots in...

USA/Defense/Taiwan – State Clears Biden Admin’s First Major Taiwan Arms Sale (Breaking Defense)

AARON MEHTA writes: The State Department cleared Taiwan today to purchase an estimated $750 million in howitzers and associated equipment — the first major Foreign Military Sales...

USA/Defense – ARRW Schedule Still On Track Pending Failure Review (Breaking Defense)

THERESA HITCHENS writes: Despite a second flight test failure, the Air Force is still pushing to begin production of the hypersonic Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon...

USA/Defense/China – Congressional Report Could Be Major Step To Strengthen US Defense Supply Chain (Breaking Defense)

BRAD D. WILLIAMS writes: A bipartisan congressional task force has concluded that China used the COVID-19 pandemic to target parts of America’s defense and health-care...

USA/Defense – It’s Time For A National Maritime Strategy (Breaking Defense)

TIMOTHY A. WALTON and BRYAN CLARK write: This week’s Sea-Air-Space conference highlighted the challenges facing America’s sea services, from tightening budgets to a resurgent China. But...

Space/Defense – DIU’s Butow Pushes Space Force Case On ‘Tactical ISR’ Mission (Breaking Defense)

THERESA HITCHENS writes: Defense Department space leaders are pressing their case for the Space Force to take on responsibility for buying commercial satellite imagery and...

USA/Defense – Boeing Eyeing How MQ-25 Can Talk To Pilots When The Carrier Cannot (Breaking Defense)

JUSTIN KATZ writes: In April, Boeing quietly hosted dozens of Navy officials for a demonstration of how its MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler could operate in a...

USA/Defense/Cyber – Which Systems Can Be Improved With Better UX? All Of them (Breaking Defense)

BARRY ROSENBERG writes: Visual Logic provides human-centered design consulting, better known as user experience (UX), for DoD contractors who are modernizing software applications, building...

USA/Defense – Navy Says Constellation Hull Change Won’t Affect Internal Design (Breaking Defense)

JUSTIN KATZ writes for Breaking Defense: The Navy has chosen to elongate and widen the hull of its next-generation Constellation-class frigate relative to the...

USA/Defense – BAE Cuts Operating Costs Of F-35 EW System By 50 Percent (Breaking Defense)

THERESA HITCHENS writes: BAE Systems has nabbed a $93 million, five-year contract from F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin to provide sustainment support for the...

USA/Defense – Production Delays For Boeing’s MH-139A: Air Force (Breaking Defense)

COLIN CLARK writes: The Grey Wolf helicopter needs some design changes before it can achieve Federal Aviation Administration certification, which will delay the helicopter’s progress to...

USA/Defense/Space – SPACECOM Head Touts Space, High Seas Parallels (Breaking Defense)

THERESA HITCHENS writes: Space, including cislunar space, is as strategically important as the high seas, and Space Command has much to learn from naval operations over...

USA/Defense/China – To Counter China, The Navy Should Retake the High Ground (Breaking Defense)

Bryan Clark and Timothy A. Walton write: This week’s SeaAirSpace convention comes at a challenging time for the US Navy, which faces criticism about everything...

USA/Defense – Top Navy Aviator Says CNO’s Industry Warning Based On Future Threats (Breaking Defense)

JUSTIN KATZ writes: On Monday, the Navy’s top officer stood in front of an industry-heavy conference and took a direct potshot at the defense...

USA/Defense – APKWS Upgrade Extends Range By 30 Percent: BAE (Breaking Defense)

AARON MEHTA writes: BAE Systems has rolled out an upgrade for its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) rocket guidance kit that the company...

USA/Defense/Naval Warfare – Delayed Navy Torpedo Competition Set For Later This Year

JUSTIN KATZ writes: After a congressional budget cut forced a schedule day, Northrop Grumman says it expects a Navy solicitation for a new torpedo will...