Science & Tech
Army to test next-gen C2 prototype for the second time since July contract award
How the service is revamping not just its command and control software, but how it develops systems in general.
Business
The Netherlands joins US Air Force’s robot wingman program
The U.S. ally also agreed to develop small drones for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance with General Atomics.
Defense Systems
The Army's new tank will roll out a decade early. Here’s how they did it
Soldiers are expected to be riding in the M1E3 next year, well ahead of the tank's planned 2030s arrival.
Business
Counterdrone tech has a production problem
Big defense prime companies pairing with scrappy upstarts could help tip the scales.
Business
Boeing unveils concept for Army unmanned tiltrotor aircraft amid military push for drones
Renderings reveal a potential robot wingman for the Army’s helicopter fleet.
Defense Systems
Anduril debuts Eagle Eye, a modular, AI-powered soldier headset
One variant is being pitched for the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command program.
Business
Sikorsky’s unmanned U-HAWK is a UH-60L minus the cockpit
As Army mulls retiring its Black Hawks, company touts variant that can carry more while freeing up aircrew.
Business
Defense tech has a new unicorn
Data-tech startup Govini cinched $150 million in growth capital, tipping the company’s valuation over the $1 billion mark.
Ideas
It’s time to return Turkey to the F-35 fold, even if we have to get creative
It's a sticking point that is blocking deeper US-NATO-Turkish defense cooperation.
Business
Flood of questions leads Missile Defense Agency to push Golden Dome deadline one week
Pitches for a slice of MDA’s 10-year, up-to-$151 billion contract vehicle are now due Oct. 16.
Defense Systems
NGA wants to put its idle PCs to work
GDIT is networking the agency’s St. Louis workstations to crunch geospatial data even when analysts aren’t around.
Threats
Elon Musk’s SpaceX took money directly from Chinese investors, company insider testifies
The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign stakes in one of America’s most important military contractors.
Business
Silicon Valley in St. Louis?
With the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency as its north star, a non-profit is working to get defense tech to put down roots in the Midwest.
Business