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Defense Department
June 2021
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Investors Favor Defense Industry Post-Pandemic
While the commercial airline industry took a massive hit in 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the aerospace and defense sector fared fairly well, according to a new report. The large decline in air travel in 2020 caused a downturn in mergers and acquisitions between commercial airline companies, according to a new report, “The AlixPartners A&D Minute” from AlixPartners, a global consulting firm. -
Emerging Technologies
June 2021
Military Looks for Novel Ways to Employ 3D Printing
By Meredith RoatenIn April, the Army signed a contract for its “Jointless Hull Project,” which has an ambitious goal of developing a 3D metal printer so large that it can create a military truck exterior in one giant piece. -
Emerging Technologies
June 2021
VIEWPOINT: American Resurgence Possible With Additive Manufacturing
By David Handler and Brett B. LambertOn Aug. 16, 2012, some 150 leaders of industry, academia and government gathered in Youngstown, Ohio, to mark an historic occasion — the launch of the national additive manufacturing innovation institute, now called “America Makes,” focused on accelerating innovations in 3D printing. -
Infotech
June 2021
Army Fleshing Out Joint All-Domain Command, Control
Facing complex battlefields in the future, the Army is hard at work developing a network of interconnected platforms that can rapidly send information to commanders and troops and link sensors and shooters. -
Army News
June 2021
BREAKING: Academy Tells Army to Stick With Fossil Fuels; All-Electric Vehicles Not Practical
Advanced battlefields of the future will require the Army to invest in a mix of energy sources, including jet propellant 8 (JP-8), diesel and renewable diesel through 2035, according to a study undertaken by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. -
International
June 2021
BREAKING: Pentagon, Secretary Austin to Sharpen Focus on China
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III will devote more of his time to ensure that the Pentagon refocuses its efforts on countering China, a senior defense official announced June 9. The secretary’s personal focus on China is one result of the DoD China Task Force, which was ordered by President Joe Biden in February. -
Land Forces
June 2021
Israeli Firm Delivers Advanced Targeting System
By Meredith RoatenSmart Shooter, an Israel-based developer of fire control systems, has delivered a new optical targeting scope to the Defense Department for testing. -
Cybersecurity
June 2021
VIEWPOINT: The Pitfalls of Factoring in Security and CMMC Costs
By Michael Tomaselli and Charles BattadThe need to elevate security as a primary metric in Defense Department acquisitions — along with cost, schedule and performance — will invariably require that the government’s perspectives on procurement costs be recalibrated. -
Space
June 2021
Germany Selects Lockheed Martin for Space Tracking System
The German Space Agency selected Lockheed Martin’s iSpace system to enhance its ability to track and characterize debris in orbit. -
Air Power
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