The Navy has awarded a $15.5 million contract to Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems for two of the company’s XQ-58A Valkyrie drones as the sea service looks for “penetrating affordable autonomous collaborative killer” technology.
The deal comes as the U.S. military is pursuing robotic wingmen and other uncrewed aircraft that can operate more autonomously than today’s UAS and are less expensive than manned platforms. However, little information is publicly available about the specific Navy portfolio referenced in the Dec.
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“It was the first sighting of that type of drone around Japan [and] it is the fourth type of Chinese military drone ever spotted,” Japan said.
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According to a new book, “Peril,” authored by Bob Woodward, the Joint Chiefs Chairman, General Mark Milley, had secret phone calls with China during which he told the communist government that he would offer China advance warning if the U.S. ever planned to attack.
The book accuses Milley of participating in two secret phone calls with his PLA Chinese counterpart, Gen. Li Zuocheng, on October 20 and January 8, during which Milley assured Zuocheng that the U.S.
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a potential sale of Volcano (vehicle-launched) anti-tank munition-laying systems to Taiwan.
Approved by the US State Department, the estimated $180m foreign military sale includes the purchase of M977A4 heavy expanded mobility tactical truck (HEMTT) 10t cargo trucks, M87A1 anti-tank munitions, M88 canister training munitions that include practice dummy ammunition rounds, and M89 training munitions (test ammunition rounds).
Efforts to improve the firepower of dismounted infantry units in the past have been slow and incremental, with the ability of individual soldiers to carry heavy equipment for long durations the primary limiting factor.
Soldier modernisation programmes have rarely delivered the kinds of step change in capability that have been touted. Plans for futuristic systems have often entailed too much risk or cost to develop leading to the curtailment and scaling back of many of these initiatives.
The Nato Communications and Information (NCI) Agency has signed two separate contracts to deploy cyber security and configuration services across the Nato Enterprise.
The multiple awards, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts have been awarded to King ICT Croatia and IBM Belgium.
The two companies have won the new awards through an open competition.
Also known as the Cyber Security Services Framework (CSSF) contracts, the agreements will come into effect from 1 February 2023.
Stephen Bryen, Weapons and Strategy
A Bridge too far for Biden?
Seth Cropsey, RealClearDefense
James Stavridis, Bloomberg
Ukraine, Taiwan and Iran top the list of potential crises, but the U.S. isn’t prepared for less-obvious global cataclysms.
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As Russia’s ruling elite one-by-one fall down stairs or out windows, another star is rising.