Ed Adamczyk, UPIThe U.S. Navy established a new wing to integrate the CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft into fleet operations.Capt. Dewon Chaney assumed command of the Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Wing (COMVRMWING) 1 in a ceremony at Naval Station No…
S. Singer, Hartford Crnt.Shareholders of United Technologies Corp. and defense giant Raytheon Co. on Friday approved a merger that will establish a rebranded Raytheon Technologies Corp. set to exit Connecticut for the Boston area.Today is an important…
C. Woody, Business InsiderIn September 1940, World War II was a year old. The US was still a noncombatant, but it was preparing for a fight.That month, the US introduced the Selective Training and Service Act the first peacetime draft in US history. …
S. Roblin, NBCDespite starting technologically well behind America, China has developed new systems faster and more cheaply to fend off the U.S. in East Asia.
Steve Holland, ReutersPresident Donald Trump’s new national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, said on Thursday he plans to reduce the size of the National Security Council by about a third in coming months and limit the NSC’s role to gathering options…
Michael Peck, National InterestIn addition, it also functions as a fire control radar that can guide missiles toward stealthy jets like the F-35.Meter wave radar can be deployed on vehicles, on land and warships, creating a dense web that gives hostil…
Kate Tollenaar, Strategy BridgeThe historian Thucydides wrote his account of The Peloponnesian War in 450 BC to be a possession for all time.[2] His work, intended to have ongoing relevance, invites us to review its meaning in relation to current time…
Travis J. Tritten, Bloomberg GovernmentThe Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is pushing ahead with a new series of AI projects that will be rolled out to commanders over the coming year with an expected funding boost from Congress. It’s …
Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven”The combining of EW and cyber at the tactical edge is critical to allowing Soldiers to compete in Multi-Domain Operations. Spectrum awareness and the ability to deliver EW and cyber effects will give tactical Commanders more…
Ben Werner, USNINDuring a pair of special meetings scheduled for Friday, shareholders from United Technologies Corp. and Raytheon are expected to approve a proposed deal combining the firms and paving the way to create one the largest defense and aero…