Friday, April 18, 2025
Key Issues Overhauling the FAR Troops in South Korea Overland AI
The top U.S. military commander in the Pacific recently warned lawmakers that China's expanding air force is rapidly narrowing America's long-standing aerial advantage in the region and could soon prevent the United States from achieving air superiority across the first island chain -- the crucial expanse of Western Pacific territory that includes Taiwan and parts of Japan and the Philippines.
The Army's first "born digital" ground combat vehicle program, the XM30, needs a system to safeguard crews in a drone-saturated battlefield -- which is why Duality AI is supplying a virtual testing ground for the service to fine tune its counter-drone concept, according to an April 10 company press release.
An Army command and control exercise scheduled for early 2026 will include a host of technologies such as electromagnetic protection, counter unmanned systems, sensor integration, robotics and high-altitude EW.
A new White House executive order mandates contracting officials across the federal government must obtain approval to purchase non-commercial solutions, making the process for such procurements more onerous.
Steep new tariffs imposed and threatened by President Trump will increase prices for goods purchased by the Pentagon, weakening supply chains and stressing military readiness and spending plans, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warns.
Top U.S. military commanders warned Congress that reducing America's military presence on the Korean Peninsula would weaken regional deterrence, complicate warfighting plans, and embolden adversaries including North Korea, China and Russia.
Lockheed Martin today named 26-year company executive Evan Scott as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately, according to a Lockheed news release.
Following a chaotic fortnight for international trade, during which President Trump imposed and then partially rescinded wide-ranging tariffs on U.S. trading partners, lawmakers and defense executives alike are trying to make sense of and prepare for the likely effects of these tariffs on their businesses, constituents and international relationships.
The Air Force is already looking for ways to upgrade the E-7A Wedgetail, before the first prototypes are even completed, according to a notice posted by the service this week.
A new White House executive order mandates contracting officials across the federal government must obtain approval to purchase non-commercial solutions, making the process for such procurements more onerous.
The Army is seeking "Purpose Built Attritable Systems," which are commercially available small unmanned systems that are cost-effective and can be employed at the maneuver small unit level, according to a sources-sought notice posted yesterday.
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have promised $1 trillion in defense spending as Congress awaits the White House’s submission of a "skinny budget" later this month, but Washington analysts have questions about what could actually be in store for the Pentagon's topline.
