March 12, 2024 | International, Land
October 17, 2023 | International,
Defense Innovation Board to study innovation barriers, data economy
The deputy undersecretary of defense for research and engineering commissioned the Defense Innovation Board to complete the studies by February.
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October 2, 2018 | International, C4ISR
Army Awards Northrop $289M For IBCS Missile Defense Network
By SYDNEY J. FREEDBERG JR. Chief of Staff Mark Milley declared air and missile defense the Army's No. 5 priority -- one of the Big Six which the service is pushing to accelerate, if necessary at the expense of everything else in their budget. UPDATED with contract details WASHINGTON: The Army just gave Northrop Grumman a $289.3 million vote of confidence in its much-criticized IBCS missile defense network, a major priority for major war. The award was announced — without even naming IBCS — on Friday, the last work day of the 2018 fiscal year. IBCS is meant to link multiple Army air and missile defense (AMD) systems that weren't designed to work together — Patriot, THAAD, Sentinel radar, and the future IFPC anti-aircraft/cruise missile system — into a single network. (It's an awful nested acronym for IAMD Battle Control System, where IAMD in turn stands for Integrated Air & Missile Defense). The goal is to exchange targeting data so quickly and precisely over vast distances that any launcher in range can intercept incoming threats spotted by any radar. It's a capability of significant value against North Korea and vital for a high-tech war against Russia or China, which have massive arsenals of increasingly precise (non-nuclear) ballistic and cruise missiles. Full article: https://breakingdefense.com/2018/10/army-gives-northrop-289m-for-ibcs-missile-defense-network
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June 7, 2023 | International, Other Defence
New hypersonic testing facility could boost US development
The new facility houses two wind tunnels and an advanced manufacturing technology center intended to improve materials and production processes.