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The 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, which normally rides 6-wheeled LAVs, will work with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab to test an Australian boat designed for high-speed, high-tech scouting and special ops.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Greg Ryckman, DIA’s deputy director for Global Integration, said open source info used to be the “salt” sprinkled on top of completed intelligence products, but now it’s the secret intelligence that’s become the salt on the “main course” that is open source intel.
By Lee FerranNavy Secretary Carlos Del Toro defended the service’s plans to pause amphib shipbuilding during last year’s budget cycle, despite fierce congressional backlash.
By Justin KatzThe comments are the second time in the span of 10 months that industrial officials have publicly revealed a reduced buy from a max of 44 helos is on the table.
By Tim MartinMulti-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
“The Space Force is not growing in priority as it had been in previous years. The priority is shifting more towards the the Air Force and the Navy in the budget,” said Todd Harrison, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
By Theresa HitchensThe letter is the latest sign lawmakers have rejected the Navy’s argument that the cut was a strategic one due to a construction backlog, though some key signatures are missing.
By Justin KatzAdoption of the MQ-9 platform is just getting started; one of the most important new chapters for this platform will be the one written by the U.S. Marine Corps.
By GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.The decision comes amid Ukrainian clamoring for the system, though analysts doubted Israeli batteries would make their way north due to Russian sensitivities.
By Seth J. FrantzmanThe cost breach is driven by the service’s plan to cut the buy of the helicopter in half, not by any cost overrun in the program itself.
By Michael MarrowForward Observer: Technologies for 21st Century Security
“The states need to be consulted, and need to be full partners moving forward in any major change such as this,” said Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum, the defense subcommittee’s top Democrat.
By Valerie Insinna and Michael MarrowWhile the Space Development Agency initially intended to make awards to more than one vendor, the agency determined that a sole-source contract with the Boeing-owned firm was “best value.”
By Theresa HitchensAnn McDonnell, chief operating officer for Export Controls Australia Group, told Breaking Defense, “I think definitely from the Australian perspective, it really seemed like we had done everything possible that we could do in a really quick timeframe to get that certification.”
By Colin Clark and Tim Martin“No matter what theater we talk about – PACOM, Europe – everything needs to be smaller, lighter [and] very modular, so…we can throw it in the back of a pickup truck,” said Col. Devin Licklider, program manager for MAGTF Command & Control.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Space industry analyst Todd Harrison said the $3.1 billion purchase is latest in a “shakeup” in the satellite communications landscape following the proliferation of LEO birds.
By Theresa Hitchens