Crooked Bough News Round-up

— Sales of anti-armor missiles projected to slow

 

at 10/14/24 5:15pm

But the tank's not dead, so look for the market to come back in a few years.

[Category: Defense Systems]

— Army ups recruiting target for FY25 after hitting goal

 

at 10/14/24 4:43pm

Service will once again aim to bring in 61,000 new recruits.

[Category: Threats]

— The X-Men and Avengers have lessons for international defense cooperation

 

at 10/14/24 11:59am

We train as we fight, but we don’t buy as we fight.

[Category: Ideas]

— Boeing to cut 10% of workers as defense unit loses $2B in 3 months

 

at 10/11/24 4:16pm

Performance on fixed-price programs is “simply not where it needs to be,” CEO tells employees.

[Category: Business]

— How many drones does the Army need? A lot more.

 

at 10/11/24 2:57pm

The experience of two brigades suggests that the number is far larger than it’s buying—and that’s just for training.

[Category: Policy]

— How many drones does the Army need? More.

 

at 10/11/24 2:57pm

The experience of two brigades suggests that the number is far larger than it’s buying—and that’s just for training.

[Category: Policy]

— How Russia, China envision nuking US satellites: from above and below

 

at 10/11/24 1:23pm

As the Pentagon builds huge constellations to shrug off conventional ASAT weapons, potential adversaries are taking things to a terrifying new level.

[Category: Ideas]

— CMMC's final rule has now landed

 

at 10/11/24 11:00am

Several other regulatory steps and Congress' 60-day period to review the defense industrial base's new cybersecurity standard still loom before it takes effect.

[Category: Policy]

— The D Brief: Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Syria; More Red Sea attacks; Bad online trends; Space plane’s new trick; And a bit more.

 

at 10/11/24 9:17am

[Category: Threats]

— How the internet is making America more susceptible to rumors and lies

 

at 10/10/24 3:35pm

Online trends, combined with basic psychology, are increasingly helping to spread disinformation and fake news.

[Category: Threats]

— NATO aims to publish its own commercial space strategy next year

 

at 10/10/24 2:22pm

The alliance document will resemble—but not duplicate—the Pentagon’s own recent plan.

[Category: Policy]

— Secret space plane tests new orbit-switching maneuver

 

at 10/10/24 12:05pm

The aerobraking X-37B will use Earth’s atmosphere to change its altitude using minimal fuel.

[Category: Defense Systems]

— DIA's AI-powered intel repository will be fully operational about a year late

 

at 10/10/24 10:00am

MARS, which holds information about foreign militaries, will help pioneer new security tactics.

[Category: Defense Systems]

— The D Brief: Kyiv hikes taxes; DOD’s space turf war; Smart new drone; Tornadoes shred Florida roofs; And a bit more.

 

at 10/10/24 9:12am

[Category: Threats]

— New AI-powered strike drone shows how quickly battlefield autonomy is evolving

 

at 10/9/24 10:01pm

First-person drone piloting is yesterday’s news. Drones are becoming smarter as the electronic environment around them makes operator communication more difficult.

[Category: Science & Tech]

— Russian casualties have topped 600,000 in Ukraine war, US says

 

at 10/9/24 9:35pm

September was the deadliest month yet for Russia, as its forces drove toward Ukraine’s Pokrovsk.

[Category: Threats]

— Lockheed taps deputy F-35 chief to take over program

 

at 10/9/24 12:15pm

The change, effective Dec. 1, comes after a rocky year.

[Category: Business]

— Industry ‘hamstrung’ by Space Force-intel community’s turf war

 

at 10/9/24 11:16am

Commercial firms say NGA-centric acquisition can’t move fast enough to help combatant commands or foster innovation.

[Category: Threats]

— The D Brief: Baltics raise defenses; Israel orders hospital evacuations; Another Russian arms dump struck; New polls on Taiwan; And a bit more.

 

at 10/9/24 9:24am

[Category: Threats]

— Trump’s refusal, so far, to accept transition assistance creates ‘real risk,’ observers say

 

at 10/8/24 1:34pm

GOP campaign misses deadlines to help ensure continuity of government if the former president is re-elected.

[Category: Threats]

— How to build a multi-sensor anti-drone dashboard in just two weeks

 

at 10/8/24 1:03pm

A CENTCOM experiment shows it’s possible.

[Category: Defense Systems]

As of 10/14/24 6:41pm. Last new 10/14/24 5:34pm.