GE Aerospace is contracted to provide 210 T700 engines for the Polish Armed Forces’ fleet of 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters.
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The US DoD listed more than 50 companies with a domestic presence as “military companies” advancing China’s forces through an MCF strategy.
York Space Systems and SpaceX have successfully demonstrated the ability for two satellites built by different vendors to link together using a standardized optical communications terminals protocol required by the Defense Department, York announced Thursday.
The two satellites were stationed in low-Earth orbit as part of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 — a batch of experimental systems launched in 2023 that serve to test and validate SDA’s future mega-constellation known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).
The Navy’s next-generation aerial jamming system reached initial operational capability in December, according to the sea service.
Officials announced this week that the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band pod, which will be mounted on EA-18G Growler aircraft, had reached the critical milestone — meaning the design, testing and production of the pod meets the logistical needs of the carrier air wings and Growler squadrons.
Overall, the NGJ — a cooperative program with the Royal Australian Air Force — is the replacement for the decades-old ALQ-99.
Back from their holiday break, Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss Michael Horowitz and Joshua Schwartz’s recent War on the Rocks’ article, which considers whether and how the United States and its allies should incorporate new technologies into their military forces.
In a press conference on Jan. 7, President-elect Donald Trump declined to rule out using military force to acquire Greenland. Previously, he proclaimed that American “ownership and control” of the semi-autonomous island, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, was “an absolute necessity.” The incoming president has also reposted a recent article arguing the virtues of a U.S. takeover of the island and even extended a Christmas greeting to “the People of Greenland, which is needed by the United States for National Security purposes” a few days later.
Jan Tegler, NatDef
The Navy is depending on a private company to perform the vital task it once did itself of carrying out airborne supply missions to its ships at sea.
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G. Ziezulewicz, TWZ
A wide array of chronic cost overruns and industrial capacity factors could torpedo the Navy’s goal of fielding a 390-ship force by 2054.
Kerry Picket, The Washington Times
New gun laws took effect on Jan. 1 in states that expand and restrict the right to carry a firearm.