The Pentagon is already testing tomorrow’s AI-powered swarm …
Jan 22, 2024 · The United States isn’t the only country making new uses of autonomy. While the one-way attack drones that Houthi forces are firing at ships in the Red Sea are crude, earlier this month they ...
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Aerojet digging ‘out of this hole’ as it clears rocket backlog ...
Sep 27, 2024 · The challenges facing Aerojet’s “red programs” mainly come down to getting components from sub-tier suppliers, like cases, nozzles, igniters, and valves, Niebergall said.
Meet the Air Force’s secretive long-range drone that flies for days
Jul 2, 2024 · The U.S. Air Force is getting closer to realizing its vision of low-cost surveillance drones with an autonomous drone that can fly for more than three straight days.
New AI-powered strike drone shows how quickly battlefield …
Oct 10, 2024 · Small drones have been changing modern warfare at least since 2015, when Russia and Ukraine began to use them to great effect for rapid targeting.The latest addition is a strike-and-intelligence ...
The State of the Air Force 2024 - Defense One
Apr 8, 2024 · The great strategic reorientation of the past decade—from counterterrorism to great power competition—is now unfolding against changes in the conduct of war itself.
The State of the Marine Corps 2024 - Defense One
Apr 8, 2024 · The Marine Corps is leaning into its transformation into a lighter service of futuristic weapons, advanced logistics, and leaner formations, but it could move even faster if its budget weren’t flat.
How Trump may shake up DOD: an insider’s view - Defense One
Nov 7, 2024 · Few people, if any, have a better window into Donald Trump’s plans for the Pentagon than Christopher Miller, the final acting defense secretary of Trump’s first term and architect of the ...
In race to make artillery shells, US, EU see different results
Nov 27, 2023 · Last March, Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo upped the target slightly, announcing plans to produce 24,000 rounds a month by year’s end. The Army hit the target early, then exceeded it ...
Boeing to cut 10% of workers as defense unit loses $2B in 3 months
Oct 11, 2024 · 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 ...