The Marine Corps wants $58 million in fiscal 2026 to support the next phase of its collaborative combat aircraft initiative, according to budget documents.
Nearly $20 million would go to air vehicle development and about $15 million to mission systems development and integration. The rest of the funding would be allotted for systems engineering, control segment development and integration, and development support.
Officials noted that the spending plan for 2026 increased since the last budget submission.
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The Army’s science and technology hub, through its own work and collaboration with industry, is developing a command and control architecture to counter drones as well as transition static systems into vehicle-mounted capabilities to defeat threats on the move.
While the organization’s counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) efforts date back several years, the work by the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center is part of Project Flytrap taking place in Europe.
In early June, Lee Jae-myung — the Democratic Party’s candidate — won South Korea’s presidential elections. He took office after several months of political turbulence that followed President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed attempt to impose martial law. Lee’s election raised questions about the future of South Korean security and foreign policy.
The Army can screen the personal electronic devices of deceased soldiers to check for information that is either deemed classified or controlled in nature, according to a new policy.
The screening will be done by the Joint Personal Effects Depot, which manages the personal items of troops who die overseas.
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has finalised two artillery ammunitions contracts with Nammo and Rheinmetall Denel Munition.
South Korea’s deal to provide Poland with additional K2 Black Panther MBTs strengthens its position in the European defence market.
Mike Kofman and Ryan brought out the mics to discuss the pressing issues in the war between Ukraine and Russia. They focused on drones, the state of the front, manpower, Putin’s approach to Washington, and the contested policies around continued aid from the United States to Ukraine.
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