As US-Japan ramp up joint plan, MDA’s hypersonic interceptor development steps forward
Washington and Tokyo hope to nail down co-funding details for the Glide Phase Interceptor by next year, according to a Pentagon spokesperson.
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Air Force won’t say whether newest ARRW test succeeded, echoing past failure
The Air Force fired another all-up round test of the Lockheed Martin-made ARRW, but like a previous test that a top official later admitted fell short of its goals, the service won’t claim that this test met all its objectives.
Fighting with lasers: Army to experiment with 50kw laser combined with kinetic air defenses
“What we don’t know yet from directed energy systems, necessarily, is… how to fight [with] lasers on the battlefield, how to integrate kinetic and non-kinetic effectors,” said Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch.
Using creative recruitment strategies to tackle the cybersecurity skills shortage
With the increasing complexity of cyber threats and the global shortage of cybersecurity experts, organizations are looking for creative approaches to recruiting and retaining top talent. In this Help Net Security interview, Jon Check, Executive Direct…
During new visit, Marines ‘discuss’ US production of Iron Dome’s Tamir missile in Arkansas
“This will be a great thing for the Medium Range Intercept Capability program and for the USMC, if this occurs,” Don Kelley, the Marine Corps Program Executive Officer Land Systems Ground-Based Air Defense program manager, said of a US production facil…
The old days of defense recruiting are gone. Here’s 6 things industry can do to catch up.
“The defense industry was historically constrained by a mindset that time in the job was the only way to obtain competence,” writes Jennifer Brummund of Raytheon. “While we value and are proud to retain our longtime employees, we also…
Better, but still ‘whack-a-mole’: IT industry adapts to supply chain problems, for now
While key executives tell Breaking Defense they have adjusted to the new normal, experts worry IT supply chain vulnerabilities could be exploited in the future by adversarial nations.
Raytheon president Wes Kremer on supply chains, some multi-year caution, and ‘interchangeability’
“We have to try to work on accelerating our build timelines,” Kremer said of fast-tracking critical defense articles. “But I think [governments] have to also take on the challenge of, how do you get the industry under contracts quicke…
US Army awards contract for $117M next-generation sensor systems
RTX was awarded a $117.5 million contract by the U.S. Army for low-rate initial production of 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared (3GEN FLIR) B-Kit sensors. The advanced targeting sensor systems enhance lethality, survivability and situational awar…
US clears Norway for $293 million small diameter bomb sale to equip F-35 fleet
Separately, the US cleared a potential $15 billion sale to Poland for Patriot air defense systems and related equipment.