Новости за 10.10.2023

The analysis of alternatives is needed for the program’s milestone B decision, and could help quell some lawmakers’ concerns about the Army’s acquisition strategy.

While the NRO has never revealed exactly how many satellites it operates, historically its imaging and signals intelligence constellations have been made up of handfuls of very large birds.

A collection of photos from the second day of the 2023 Association of the United States Army conference.

“If we have to do like most of America does, and tighten our belts a little bit, we may have to push a project or two to the left,” Marion Whicker, Army Materiel Command’s executive deputy to the commanding general, told Breaking Defense.

Despite the current supply chain obstacles, the Army is confident it can fully field the first Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) units by the end of this calendar year, said Chris Mills of the service’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office.

“While many of us may typically think of maritime operations as maybe more of the domain of the Navy or the Marine Corps, it’s really the Army that is charged with moving our troops or equipment or supplies across the land-water interface in order to enable early theater entry as well as support and sustain DoD operations,” said senior researcher Kate Brodie.

Check out the photos and flavor of the AUSA 2023 Annual Meeting & Exposition.

Morten Brandtaeg, CEO of Norway’s Nammo, said that 10- to 15-year production contracts should be agreed “because that’s what it takes” to sustain industry investments.

“… Iran-backed adversaries like Lebanese Hezbollah should not question the commitment of the US government to support the defense of Israel,” a senior US defense official told reporters.

[Sponsored] The backbone for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) will be a mesh network of small satellites in SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Breaking Defense editors Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran discuss the news from AUSA day one and preview what’s to come in day two.

The strike group, to arrive “very soon,” has practical and strategic advantages beyond just a “show of force.”