Slife, former Air Force special operations chief, tapped as service No. 2
Slife will become the Air Force vice chief — if he can get past a confirmation blockade that has stalled out nominations in Congress.
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Palmer Luckey on Anduril’s growth plans, a future IPO and how ChatGPT has impacted AI
“I can’t really imagine a world where something like a Joint Strike Fighter program goes to a privately traded company,” Luckey told Breaking Defense. “I can’t imagine that ever happening.”
As Abrams tanks get ready for Ukraine, telemaintenance lessons could apply to Pacific
“If it requires contractors or back support in person, even if it’s government, that’s less desirable because you have their lives to worry about,” said Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante.
DoD Leaders Meeting This Fall To Consider Fielding Promising Tech From RDER Campaign
Senior Pentagon leaders will convene this fall to consider which projects from the first round of the department’s new rapid experimentation campaign to address joint warfighting capability gaps will receive […]
Pentagon’s global train and equip projects plagued by delays, unreliable equipment: GAO
“The system functioned for approximately three months before becoming inoperative because of factors such as insufficient battery life, damage to ground wiring by local fauna, and sensor failures in extreme temperatures,” the GAO wrote about one …
No service can fight on its own: JADC2 demands move from self-sufficiency to interdependency
Making all-domain operations a warfighting capability means integrating, fusing, and disseminating a sensor picture appropriate for a particular theater segment, not all of them, says the Mitchell Institute’s David Deptula.
‘Largest conundrum of them all’: Air Force still unsure how to keep forces supplied in Indo-Pacific
While the Pentagon is still figuring out how to effectively ferry supplies across the Indo-Pacific theater, a top TRANSCOM official warned that the command may not have all the tools it needs to accurately track supplies in transit.
After 2 years of experimenting, Pentagon to evaluate RDER tech
“So the decision at the DMAG will be, should that be a single service, or [does] every service just buy what they want, right?” Heidi Shyu told reporters about the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve.
More Munitions Co-Production Deals With Other Countries Coming Soon, DoD’s LaPlante Says
The Pentagon’s acquisition chief said Monday to expect more announcements in the coming months on munitions co-production efforts with other countries, similar to the recently detailed plan for Australia to […]
Co-everything: Pentagon teases series of weapon production partnerships with friendly nations
“Where we’re headed is co-development, co-production, and co-sustainment with our partners,” said Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante.