"We're on the defense," Ron Bushar, senior vice president at Mandiant says. "I don't think we've hit a real deterrence level in this space yet. And that's going to be key to thinking through our strategy over the next few years."
Analysts say a major advantage Lockheed has over its European competitors is the kind of lifetime warranty a deal with the U.S. government provides, offering full access to Naval Sea Systems Command and its expertise.
"Everywhere we went, we were confronted with Chinese. They would come up to us in the hotels, out in the streets and just kind of get really in our face," Marine Maj. Gen. David Furness said of his recent service in East Africa. "And they'd basically tell us, we're coming after you. They weren't shy about it at all."
Two Hudson Institute experts say the US needs a maritime strategy that looks at all American assets, not just the Navy.
Space Force is not a voting member of the new(ish) IC Commercial Space Council to improve coordination on commercial space policy -- but NRO and NGA are.
Geurts will exit "later this month," he announced.
“You could say we bought a bigger house, [but] from a modeling and simulation perspective, it’s exactly the same.”
BAE has been working to convince its own suppliers to enter into performance-based logistics to cut costs and increase availability of its EW system for the Joint Strike Fighter, said Betsy Warren, BAE's director of sustainment for Electronic Combat Solutions.
"The behavior of some of our adversaries in space is surprising. If similar actions had been taken in other domains, they'd likely be considered provocative, aggressive, or maybe even irresponsible," said SPACECOM Commander Gen. Jim Dickinson.
With time and money both running short, fielding a force to deter Chinese aggression will require a new approach to naval aviation. writes Bryan Clark and Timothy A. Walton.
The Navy's top officer hit industry on Monday for lobbying for "aircraft we don't need."
“Starting early next year, the upgraded kit will be the only kit in production. All orders set to deliver next year will be the upgraded version of APKWS,” a BAE spokesman said.
The Compact Rapid Attack Weapon will produce one of the first new torpedoes introduced to the Navy’s fleet in decades.
To facilitate the pivot to the Great Power competition against adaptive enemies with advanced capabilities, the Navy is developing the flexibility to decentralize its forces while remaining fully networked.