Saturday, September 14, 2024
The Navy has awarded General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. a $6.75 billion block-buy contract to produce up to eight additional John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler ships, the service announced today.
About $6 billion in spending authority the Defense Department needs to transfer U.S. weapons to Ukraine is scheduled to expire at the end of this month unless Congress moves to extend the deadline.
The Navy is asking industry to submit technology proposals for participation in Silent Swarm 2025, the fourth iteration of the annual experimentation series that looks to outfit attritable, unmanned systems with early development electromagnetic warfare capabilities.
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said this week that the "ubiquity and density" of drones that are being used in the Russia-Ukraine war have provided key lessons for the United States and will lead to "significant investments" in unmanned systems, counter UAS and electronic warfare in the fiscal year 2026 budget.
As the Air Force rewrites requirements for the Next Generation Air Dominance platform, Northrop Grumman is "monitoring" the program and may jump back into the competition, the company's chief executive said today.
Tens of thousands of Defense Department servicemembers and civilians are now using an Air Force-designed generative AI system plugged into the military's intranet, paving the way for the tool's future expansion.
The Navy is asking industry to submit technology proposals for participation in Silent Swarm 2025, the fourth iteration of the annual experimentation series that looks to outfit attritable, unmanned systems with early development electromagnetic warfare capabilities.
The Navy has awarded General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. a $6.75 billion block-buy contract to produce up to eight additional John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler ships, the service announced today.
Tens of thousands of Defense Department servicemembers and civilians are now using an Air Force-designed generative AI system plugged into the military's intranet, paving the way for the tool's future expansion.
Directors for research and development and procurement in the Defense Department need to take "rational" risks, said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), co-chair of the newly formed Senate Defense Modernization Caucus.
The Navy is asking industry to submit technology proposals for participation in Silent Swarm 2025, the fourth iteration of the annual experimentation series that looks to outfit attritable, unmanned systems with early development electromagnetic warfare capabilities.
About $6 billion in spending authority the Defense Department needs to transfer U.S. weapons to Ukraine is scheduled to expire at the end of this month unless Congress moves to extend the deadline.
