The CNO’s updated Navigation Plan is quite similar to last year’s original plan — but it intentionally couches Navy priorities and capabilities in the terms of the new National Defense Strategy, to make a stronger case for Pentagon funding.
Supply chain, inflation woes drag down Boeing’s defense profit
Boeing executives called the defense sector’s results “disappointing,” and the company warned in filings more losses on key programs could be coming.
Battle from the skies: How aviation advances empower the Corps’ new combat plan
The “air” part has remained in a holding pattern as top aviators rethought how the air side will fit into the new Force Design 2030 plan.
Hindustan Aeronautics awards $100M engine contract to Honeywell
HAL is exploring export opportunities for the HTT-40 basic trainer with Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates.
US Army sets timeline for demo of new, hard-to-detect mobile command post
“Project Convergence is probably in our future,” said Tyler Barton, a computer scientist and project lead with the C5ISR Center. “Probably not next year.”
Largest European DDoS Attack on Record
On Thursday, July 21st, Akamai detected and mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever launched against a European customer on the Prolexic platform.
US Army’s floating equipment stockpile in Pacific gets first test
The Army exercised its prepositioned stock afloat for the first time in the Philippines this spring in a new process that will allow the service to ensure its stockpiles are optimally configured.
US Army tests aerial tier communications in Jersey Devil’s stomping ground
“We really saw how the aerial tier could extend our network, but we wanted to do some further evaluations,” said Army Brig. Gen. Jeth Rey, the director of the Network Cross-Functional Team.
Biden presses for chips legislation in meeting with Pentagon’s No. 2 and Lockheed
President Joe Biden met virtually on Monday with the chief executive of Lockheed Martin and other companies to spur forward a bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States.
Latvia requests HIMARS weapon to bolster Baltic defense
The country also aims to purchase coastal defense missile systems and is currently evaluating submitted offers.