Battlefield Tech

Astronauts say Boeing space capsule can safely return them to Earth

NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Starliner capsule early last month.

Defense Innovation Unit should expand across US, lawmakers say

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal 2025 defense policy bill includes a provision requiring DIU to craft a plan to increase its U.S. footprint.

Ariane 6 launch returns in-house space access to Europe’s armed forces

The new rocket has an order book for 30 launches, according to Caroline Arnoux, head of the Ariane 6 program at Arianespace.

Japan reveals test launch of its hypersonic strike missile program

Tokyo plans to boost its missile force in an effort to strike invaders before they reach the island.

Opinion

Navy should hit back harder against Houthi online disinformation

Our guest opinion writer argues the Pentagon should do more to defend against online lies and disinformation spread by the Houthis and their allies.

NATO signs $700 million Stinger missile contract amid production push

The Raytheon-produced system was one of the first weapons the U.S. shipped to Ukraine following Russia’s 2022 invasion.

Germany to help procure drones for Ukraine, Pistorius says

The country will present a plan for NATO to buy drones “from German industry” on behalf of the Ukrainian armed forces, Pistorius said.

Air Force, Space Force join Army for Bring-Your-Own-Device enrollment

Fifty thousand Army enrollees are using the service since that effort began as a pilot program in 2022.

Navy, Marine Corps test new laser projection system to paint aircraft

The services are experimenting with a better way to mark insignia on aircraft, one that doesn't require old-school stencils.

Russia wants 2,600 satellites in orbit by 2036. Is this realistic?

Notably the country aims to put Sfera communications satellites into orbit — an analogue of the Starlink and OneWeb constellations.

Defense Innovation Unit project makes supercomputers more accessible

Two commercial firms demonstrated that they could provide high-performance computing tools on the cloud.

Latvia, Estonia tap German industry for air defense radars, weapons

The effort is meant to upgrade their air defense capabilities under the European Sky Shield Initiative.

MBDA, Kongsberg snub Swiss tender for medium-range air defense system

Germany's Diehl remains the only vendor in the running, offering its Iris-T system, which Berlin has previously donated to Ukraine.

Kratos’ Erinyes test vehicle logs hypersonic speeds on first flight

The company developed Erinyes in three years for under $15 million with a mix of internal investment and congressional funding.

Air Force’s ‘WiFi in the sky’ provides a backbone for Gaza airdrops

The Air Force's E-11A airborne communications relay jets are providing a crucial backbone for humanitarian aid missions over Gaza.

Opinion

Intelligence Community’s IT roadmap shows way to a data-centric future

To achieve data-centricity at scale, the IC must govern and manage data cohesively, at every point of the data lifecycle.