The capabilities the companies described as part of the ICS are similar to what Pentagon officials have said is needed for Joint All Domain Command and Control.
By Justin KatzHow to unlock innovation and savings for DoD: “commercial,” not COTS
Overmatch is fleeting and while traditional acquisitions can’t always keep up with new threats, a different and approved practice can.
“We need to increase spending in simple systems that we need a huge volume of that can, basically, counter very low-tech drones that could pose a threat,” Norway’s top officer told Breaking Defense, “so we don’t end up using the most sophisticated missile systems against something that is very cheap to buy.”
By Aaron Mehta
At this week’s AUSA Global Force symposium, the company is showing off its new AMPV NxT prototype, a vehicle featuring Elbit’s UT30 Mk2.
By Ashley Roque
Bjørn Arild Gram, Norway’s minister of defense said the agreement “lays the foundation” for developing NASAMS against future threats, although no details have been released about how the system will be matured specifically.
By Tim Martin
Letters from the Netherlands Ministry of Defense to Parliament, obtained by Breaking Defense, offer details of the frigate plans, including what guns they hope to host.
By Tim Martin
The attempt to procure an anti-ship weapon weapon was, until this point, one marred by controversy and questionable planning on the MoD’s behalf.
By Tim Martin
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The deal for six submarines and future Naval Strike Missiles is part of a long-term cooperation agreement the two countries signed in 2017.
By Justin Katz
Israel defense sources said that, in almost all aspects, the Sea Breaker is superior to any similar weapon system used now by the US Navy and that the missile’s price will be “much less” than the price of any similar, yet less capable, missile.
By Arie Egozi
The effort falls in line with Pentagon efforts to deploy more punch at longer ranges, a clear recognition of the growing ability of China and Russia to keep American and forces at a stand-off distance
By Paul McLeary
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“Raytheon and Kongsberg are marketing the missile to the USAF and other allies and partners,” says Raytheon’s Kurt Neubauer of the long-range Joint Strike Missile program.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Naval Strike Missile is one tool that the Navy and Marines are looking to rely on in crafting a response to a new era of long-range threats.
By Paul McLeary
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Raytheon’s StormBreaker Small Diameter Bomb II guided glide bomb “means that enemies can’t hide behind adverse weather, smoke or dust, anymore. Its tri-mode seeker is one-of-kind technology and gives pilots the ability to destroy moving targets from standoff ranges,” says Kim Ernzen, vice president for Air Warfare Systems.
By Breaking Defense
It’s one small test for a robot, one tactical leap for robot-kind.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
