The membership list of the Pentagon’s latest acquisition and budgeting reform panel reads like a who’s who of the defense industry. Of the 14 seats on the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform, 11 are occupied by individuals with defense sector ties. There is only on…
DETROIT — The U.S. Army Maneuver Center’s 10x Project reached a key milestone last month by integrating, testing and validating current robotics and artificial intelligence technology capabilities for dismounted infantry.
The U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center hosted the integration even…
IWAKUNI, Japan — U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, soldiers with U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group, and U.S. Navy SEALs conducted close air support training at MCAS Iwakuni, Feb. 15-16. The training was conducted to enhance joint operability across the separate…
Interest in undersea warfare is experiencing a resurgence following years of neglect in favor of airborne and land-based operations. This revival is being driven by China’s increasing aggression in the South China Sea around the Spratly Islands; Russia’s quiet increase in its Arctic fleet to take…
On March 23, 2020, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) announced a major force design initiative planned to occur over the next 10 years referred to as “Force Design 2030.” In this initiative, the Marine Corps aims to redesign the force for naval expeditionary warfare and to better align itself with the …
Australia revealed a big-budget plan to build a base for nuclear-powered submarines, which will be the first such project by the country since the 1990s. The new base is very likely to be used by US nuclear submarines first rather than Australia’s own, given that its first nuclear submarine under …