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• Navy creates three new IT submarine ratings to promote specialization

  The sailors will specialize in communications, network security and electronic warfare.

  By

  Diana Stancy

  3 years ago

• General Atomics fires back at critics of MQ-9 drone after downing

  Experts have questioned the sustainability of flying expensive aircraft in contested environments.

  By

  Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

  3 years ago

• Greek drone maker nears first surveillance drone sale to Athens

  Hellenic Aerospace Industry wants to sell its surveillance and combat drones to the Greek armed forces first before pitching to international customers.

  By

  Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

  3 years ago

• Austria to buy long-range air defenses under Sky Shield push

  Vienna is expected to consider the American Patriot system and the Israeli-U.S. Arrow-3 as contenders for the envisioned European missile shield.

  By

  Linus Höller

  3 years ago

• Congress passes stopgap funding bill, hampering Pentagon initiatives

  Congress averted a shutdown with a second short-term funding bill, but the lack of a full budget is delaying Pentagon contracting and key initiatives.

  By

  Bryant Harris

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  Noah Robertson

  3 years ago

• Mayorkas warns of dangers if US loses tools to block terrorist drones

  Countering WMD office has about 240 federal employees and over 400 contract staff, and a budget last fiscal year of roughly $450 million.

  By

  Rebecca Santana, The Associated Press

  3 years ago

• Navy warship Thomas Hudner shoots down drone in Red Sea

  Navy officials said the drone was fired from Yemen as Hudner operated in the Red Sea.

  By

  Diana Stancy

  3 years ago

• Pentagon counter-drone office makes headway as services adopt new tech

  Here’s how the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office is moving capability out of development and into the field.

  By

  Jen Judson

  3 years ago

• Army boot camp will soon include counter-drone training

  Entry-level soldiers will learn basic skills, while more advanced training will give troops an additional skill identifier.

  By

  Todd South

  3 years ago

• US spy tool will lapse unless Congress and White House can cut deal

  Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will expire at the end of December.

  By

  Eric Tucker, The Associated Press

  3 years ago

• Drone attacks on US troops in Middle East rise to 55 in under a month

  The U.S. has struck multiple targets in Syria in retaliation.

  By

  Meghann Myers

  3 years ago

• Sierra Nevada to supply US Army with intel-gathering jets in $554M deal

  The U.S. Army is paying particular attention to what’s known as deep sensing: the capacity to find, monitor, target and kill from greater distances.

  By

  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago