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Dominic Minadeo February 13, 2025

The Army gleaned a few new ideas for its Infantry Squad Vehicle at a joint military exercise this past month, like mounting a winch, reconfiguring the windshield and perhaps adding doors, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George told reporters at a roundtable at the Pentagon Wednesday.

Vanessa Montalbano February 13, 2025

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office are still aiming to declare the Technology Refresh-3 software upgrade as combat-capable in this calendar year, but cash may continue to be withheld into 2026 as the company struggles to meet stated requirements.

Shelley K. Mesch February 13, 2025

The Space Force is working to modify some of its development programs to lower costs and cut back risk while creating guidelines to prevent problematic contracts in the future, the service's acting acquisition chief said this week.

Jason Sherman February 13, 2025

The Space Development Agency is calling on industry to help shape the blueprint of a proposed national missile defense system as outlined in the recent "Iron Dome for America" executive order, announcing plans to issue 60-day studies to flesh out potential new dimensions of its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).

Dan Schere February 13, 2025

Following its latest exercise in which soldiers who were forward-deployed to Eastern Europe tested some of the Army's newest technologies in freezing cold temperatures, service leaders are eyeing improved battery technology as an area of focus when it comes to modernizing the force.

Jason Sherman February 12, 2025

A retired senior official took aim at the $19.5 billion missile defense investment proposal advanced by Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), warning the bill risks creating an ineffective missile defense system without first establishing a coherent operational framework.

Through partnership, Anduril could become prime contractor for IVAS

Microsoft and Anduril announced today that the two companies intend to partner on future development and production of the Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System, pending Defense Department approval.

Lawmakers request DOD spending plan after Australia delivers $500 million in AUKUS assistance

The chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee are calling on the Defense Department to deliver a legally mandated spending plan for $500 million in submarine industrial base aid contributed by Australia.

'Single-sensing grid' for 'significant' domestic air surveillance possible within a year

U.S. military space sensors could be stitched together within a year to create a "single-sensing grid" to improve domestic airspace domain awareness in support of a next-generation missile defense system, the top U.S. military official responsible for protecting North America told lawmakers today.