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Defense One Radio, Ep. 187: Tech Summit talks: The Space Rush
The third in a series of conversations from this year’s Defense One Tech Summit.
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AI, satellites, and Golden Dome shine in new House-passed defense bill
The House version of the NDAA takes aim at acquisition and requirements processes that have long bedeviled both Congress and the military.
Defense
General Atomics plans robot wingman production for Europe
The news follows fellow CCA builder Anduril’s announcement to partner with Rheinmetall.
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The Pentagon will host a ‘Top Gun’ school for Ukraine-style attack drones
The Defense Department is hoping for “American drone dominance”—but that’s easier said than done.
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Firefly files for initial public offering
The eight-year-old maker of launch vehicles and other spacecraft gives a deeper look at its business for the first time, as is required before the listing completes.
Defense
Drones are now bullets: How a new Pentagon policy may accelerate robot warfare
The new policy also allows more units to buy drones, which should boost the demand signal to industry.
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Pentagon awards multiple companies $200M contracts for AI tools
Four tech firms just won big.
Defense
Allies struggle to work with US military in space operations, GAO finds
An excess of overlapping roles, classification, and unfilled jobs are hurting U.S. collaboration with partners in space.
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How China’s new rare-earth export controls target the Pentagon—and the world
The licensing system replaces a cruder, less flexible means of economic leverage.
Defense
Army aims to quadruple Patriot missile procurement
Move comes amid conflict with Iran, questions about aid to Ukraine.
Defense
How the National Guard’s domestic missions build deterrence
The Guard’s citizen-soldiers and -airmen boost American resiliency, complicating any adversary’s calculations.
Defense
Kremlin gloats about US weapons pause to Ukraine
The halt in aid speaks to a shifting view of the threat Putin poses.
Defense
Space Force Taps Boeing to Build Next-Gen Strategic Comms Satellites
The $2.8B ESS contract marks a major milestone in NC3 modernization, with a shift to more resilient and proliferated satellite architectures.
Defense
What the R&D budget proposal says about the future of war
The Pentagon’s research-and-development section heralds several quiet, monumental shifts.
Defense
What SDA’s latest win signals for military space
The agency is working to build a massive constellation of satellites.
Defense
DOD’s budget request finally drops, combining a real decrease with a one-time boost
Officials are relying heavily on Congress to pass the reconciliation bill.
Defense
Air Force using Sentinel money to retrofit Qatar jet
The move won’t further delay the troubled ICBM program, SECAF says.
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Secure comms with allies is hard. The Pentagon wants to change that
The department is working on an effort to streamline a complex set of classified networks they use with allies and partners.
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Spat over Europe’s next-gen fighter program spills over at Paris Air Show
Public bickering between France and Germany doesn’t bode well for the continent’s efforts to build up military capability.
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F-35 engine upgrade hits delay, casting doubt on timeline
Critical design review has been pushed back a year, according to Pratt & Whitney.
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