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WEBBreaking Defense spent June 23 and 24 along Israel’s border with Lebanon, speaking to a mix of Israel Defense Forces officers, experts and security officials from the communities. By Seth J ...
Three questions following the Army’s FLRAA decision
WEBDec 6, 2022 · FARA flight testing is currently delayed at least a year due, in part, to delays with the Improved Turbine Engine Program. Army officials said Monday they hope to begin flights with these ...
UK Faces Tough Choices To Fix Troubled Ajax Vehicle
WEBJul 21, 2021 · The program, a fixed-price £4.62 billion contract, was rocked last month following the leak of an internal military report which described major issues, including crews reporting joint pains and ...
Top secret info-sharing: DIA info chief sees modernizing JWICS as …
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Networks & Digital Warfare; Top secret info-sharing: DIA info chief sees modernizing JWICS as top priority in 2024 "We are living in more chaotic times than ever with crises around the world and ...
No US missile defense system proven capable against 'realistic' …
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · WASHINGTON: A new study of US missile defenses has found that — after 70 years and some $350 billion in investment — no “system thus far developed has been shown to be effective against ...
Army Plans To Grow Artillery EXCLUSIVE - Breaking Defense
WEBMay 10, 2021 · The Army will create new field artillery battalions in its heavy divisions, armed with the new Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) armored howitzer. It's part of a plan to add new Long-Range ...
The ‘Kinetic Pendulum’: How the Army wants to defeat drone threats
WEBSep 13, 2022 · The Army is going to “the kinetic pendulum against this threat,“ Gainey said. “That’s the beauty of having a range of effectors inside of your system of systems approach.”. Through a ...
Exclusive: Pentagon Poised To Unveil, Demonstrate Classified …
WEBAug 20, 2021 · Active Messaging. The US military tends to focus on two distinct types of deterrence, including in the space domain: reducing the vulnerability of US capabilities (i.e. building resilience ...
Future Tank: Beyond The M1 Abrams - Breaking Defense
WEBApr 6, 2021 · Lt. Gen. (ret.) Thomas Spoehr. A historical parallel is how new man-portable anti-tank missiles savaged Israeli armor in the 1973 war, only to have the Israelis learn to flush the missile teams ...
Three key takeaways from the Biden administration’s National …
WEBOct 14, 2022 · Compared to the Biden administration’s interim strategic guidance in March 2021, the National Security Strategy emphasizes the competition between democracies like the United States and ...