Science & Tech
Army wargame to test cargo drones and live logistics data
The service is also looking into casualty evacuation by drone.
Threats
F-35 tech problems, protracted negotiations hit Lockheed finances
Officials also seemed to back off its goal of finishing the TR-3 upgrade by next spring.
Threats
F-35s still missing readiness goals, despite rising spending
The F-35 Joint Program Office’s “war on readiness” has yielded only small improvements since it was launched last year.
Business
Lockheed taps deputy F-35 chief to take over program
The change, effective Dec. 1, comes after a rocky year.
Defense Systems
Two years after rollovers, Marines’ ACV is landing on Pacific beaches
Amphibious Combat Vehicles were sent ashore in South Korea amid “negligible” waves.
Policy
Is the US military learning enough from Ukraine?
Relatively few analysts at the services’ doctrine organizations are working full-time to glean lessons from the war.
Science & Tech
Can AI predict if a Marine will quit? Corps wants to know
“Retention prediction network” could reveal signs that trainers and recruiters might otherwise miss.
Threats
Stay ready, leaders tell Pacific Marines
“There’s a fight coming,” Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said Thursday.
Business
Pentagon keeping $5M per jet until Lockheed finishes F-35 upgrade
Lockheed issues small upgrade to TR-3, but full capability remains some time away.
Business
F-35 performance-based logistics deal is dead—for now
Pentagon balks at moving away from fix-on-demand arrangement during global uncertainty.
Business
F-35’s price might rise, Lockheed warns
After years of declines, the jet’s cost is being pushed by upgrades, inflation, and a proposal to buy fewer of them.
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Policy
Every squad will get anti-drone gear, Marine Corps says
With “zero decision space” to deal with incoming UAVs, troops need tools to take them down.
Defense Systems
Lockheed resumes F-35 deliveries after year-long pause
But the tech-development problems that halted deliveries of the TR-3 version of the jet persist.
Business
