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France, Germany, UK, US make Norway’s billion-dollar frigate …
Nov 19, 2024 · The four countries are working on significantly different-sized vessels, from France’s brand-new FDI frigate displacing 4,500 metric tons, to Germany’s F126 frigate that will displace around ...
What a second Trump presidency could mean for the defense …
Nov 7, 2024 · Republican aides in Congress, when asked by Defense News, signaled confidence that a second Trump term would increase the military budget, though cautioning that it’s still too early to predict.
US Army sets development plan for future tactical drone - Defense …
May 28, 2024 · The U.S. Army approved the characteristics it wants in a Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System after awarding contracts to two teams competing to build the drone.. The service approved an ...
US Air Force conducts final test of Lockheed’s hypersonic missile
Mar 19, 2024 · This story was updated March 20, 2024, with a statement from Lockheed Martin. The U.S. Air Force on Sunday carried out what is expected to be the final test of the hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched ...
Sierra Nevada wins $13B contract to build Air Force ‘doomsday …
Apr 26, 2024 · An Air Force E-4B Nightwatch sits on the tarmac on March 26, 2022 at Lincoln Airport in Nebraska. Sierra Nevada Corp. won a $13 billion contract from the Air Force to build the Survivable Airborne ...
The robots are coming: US Army experiments with human …
Mar 25, 2024 · U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Stetson Manuel assembles the Ghost-X drone during the human-machine integration experiment for Project Convergence in Fort Irwin, Calif., on March 11, 2024.
Here are the winners and losers in US Army’s force structure change
Feb 27, 2024 · The Army’s current authorized force structure is 445,000 active duty soldiers, but the service was designed for 494,000. The new force structure is meant to bridge the gap, bringing troop levels ...
China defense minister declines US meeting, breaking military talks
Nov 19, 2024 · VIENTIANE, Laos — China’s defense minister will not meet with America’s secretary of defense this week, marking the first time in a year that Beijing has paused high-level military talks.
The US defense industrial base needs a revamp for speed and scale
Nov 21, 2024 · 1. Speed.Despite a decade’s focus on innovating with commercial technology and using faster contract vehicles, the defense acquisition system largely remains focused on developing exquisite ...