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Defense Business Brief: The Navy’s MUSV pivot; NGA taps Vantor for $2.3M spy satellite contract; and a bit more
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (627+ words) The Navy doesn't want robot boat prototypes, so it nixed its existing unmanned surface vehicle program in favor of an already-made-or-being-built strategy. That move rattled industry last week, but it could bring the Navy closer to getting what it says…...
A production powerhouse for US Navy radars
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (235+ words) At one end of Raytheon's sprawling campus in Andover, Massachusetts, in a foundry that makes a military-grade version of a powerful semiconductor, a tiny computer chip comes into being. Just down the road, in a testing chamber with high ceilings…...
Bradley replacement is still on track, says Army acquisitions boss
1+ week, 1+ day ago (544+ words) An M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle uses a twin-tube, turret-mounted launcher to fire an anti-tank missile, Feb. 25, 2026, on Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. U.S. Army / Spc. Brandi Frizzell HUNTSVILLE, Ala.Despite recent rumblings that the Army might be looking to change up…...
KC-135 crash in Iraq spurs calls for communications upgrades
1+ week, 2+ day ago (906+ words) A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft refuels from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a mission in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 8, 2026.. U.S. Air Force The Air Force must upgrade its KC-135 tankers to give aircrews more battlespace awareness,…...
Establishing an Agentic AI Cybersecurity & Defense Organization in Department Of War
1+ week, 3+ day ago (159+ words) Agentic AI Authorization reshapes how security is managed by requiring a more integrated and collaborative approach among stakeholders. Unlike traditional software, AI systems are dynamic, ... Establishing an Agentic AI Cybersecurity & Defense Organization in Department Of War Agentic AI Authorization reshapes…...
Optimizing force readiness: A holistic approach to SOF human performance
2+ week, 3+ day ago (486+ words) Our nation's Special Operations Forces, or SOF, are trained, equipped, and organized at an elite level to conduct high'risk, complex and sensitive missions. While strength and conditioning have long been viewed as the foundation for force readiness, as the military…...
Anduril: new factory will start making drone wingman in just ‘days’
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (355+ words) Arsenal-1 plant in Columbus, Ohio Anduril Anduril will soon start making its robot drone wingman offering for the Air Force at its new Ohio factory months ahead of schedule, a company official told Defense One in an exclusive interview." "We're…...
US Navy aims to use robots, AI to reduce ship maintenance
2+ week, 2+ day ago (414+ words) A shipyard worker and a "Toka" maintenance drone from Gecko Robotics. Gecko Robotics This work is slated to be carried out across destroyers, amphibious warships, and littoral combat ships. The deal means "any DOD branch can use the AI and…...
Aircrew who died in KC-135 crash likely lacked parachutes
2+ week, 5+ day ago (567+ words) A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-16 fighter jet over Alaska on Feb. 19, 2026. Defense Department Six crew members killed aboard a KC-135 that crashed in Iraq on Thursday'the most recent casualties of the war on Iran'likely had no parachutes, which were removed…...
B-21 spotted in aerial-refueling test flights
3+ week, 1+ day ago (559+ words) A second B-21 Raider, the nation's sixth-generation stealth bomber, joins flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 11. Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Key refueling-related tests for the B-21 Raider are now underway, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to…...