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Strategic Weapons
January 2023
JUST IN: Report Casts Doubt on Value of Hypersonic Weapons
ARLINGTON, Virginia — Limited tactical uses and unsolved technological challenges of designing hypersonic weapons raise questions about whether the weapons are worth the cost, said a new Congressional Budget Office report. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
January 2023
JUST IN: Navy’s First ‘Extra’ Large Unmanned Sub to Go Underwater ‘Very Soon’
The Navy is preparing to transition its largest unmanned submarine to date from land-based testing to underwater trials “very soon,” a service official said Jan. 30. -
Navy News
January 2023
JUST IN: Parts, Labor Shortages Continue to Plague Navy (Updated)
ARLINGTON, Virginia — Shortages of parts and skilled laborers are continuing to put the Navy behind in both building new ships and maintaining existing ones, a senior service officer said Jan. 30. -
Emerging Technologies
January 2023
CHIPS Act to Reshape Microelectronics for Decades
By Dr. Michael Fritze and Jacob WinnThe CHIPS and Science Act, which appropriated more than $52 billion for semiconductor research and development and manufacturing, is one of the most significant industrial policy efforts in recent history. -
Army News
January 2023
BREAKING: Army Awards Prototyping Contracts for Heavy Truck Program
The Army has awarded four industry teams contracts to deliver prototypes for its Common Tactical Truck program, as the service looks to modernize its fleet of heavy tactical wheeled vehicles for multi-domain operations. -
Chem Bio Protection
January 2023
JUST IN: New Bio-Defense Strategy to Eschew ‘One Bug, One Drug’ Programs
ARLINGTON, Virginia — A soon-to-be-released review of the Defense Department’s biological defense capabilities will seek to move away from “one bug, one drug” programs that are expensive and take years to develop, a senior officer said Jan. 26. -
Global Defense Market
January 2023
JUST IN: How Russia Is Using U.S. Electronics to Attack Ukraine
U.S. sanctions and export controls are intended to prevent Russia from obtaining semiconductors and other sensitive electronics components, yet dozens of weapons systems Russia has deployed against Ukraine are loaded with — and can’t function without — U.S. and western electronics, according to a U.K. think tank. -
Shipbuilding
January 2023
ANALYSIS: Shipyard Capacity, China’s Naval Buildup Worries U.S. Military Leaders
By Meredith RoatenWhile U.S. military leaders exchange fire over what the next-generation of naval fleets will look like, the shipbuilding industrial base is treading water. -
Budget
January 2023
After Record Budget, Pentagon Could See Belt Tightening
Many current and former members of Congress, analysts and industry leaders have said the best-case scenario for 2024 is a year-long continuing resolution. -
Defense Department
January 2023
Troops Need Training on Information Threats, Official Says
Misinformation and disinformation pose a serious threat to all levels of the armed forces, a Defense Department official said.
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