Pentagon Warns for Increasing C-UAS Costs
The Undersecretary of Defence for Acquisition and Sustainment calls attention to the rising cost of UAV interceptions, which have become prohibitively expensive.
pentagon News
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Bilateral Relations
U.S. Announces Security Assistance Package for Ukraine
The Biden administration announced a new security assistance package for Ukraine that includes Patriot, NASAMS, and HIMARS and totals up to $6 billion.
Air
Logistics
GOA Report: F-35 Sustainment Costs to Reach $2 Trillion
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GOA) reports that F-35 aircraft sustainment costs to reach $2 trillion while operational availability decreases.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Pentagon Tests Ukrainian USV Kamikaze Experience in Florida
The Pentagon bought an unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), the Muskie M18, from Maritime Tactical Systems Inc. (MARTAC) to test for kamikaze missions.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Pentagon Introduces AI-Guided Combat Drones
The Pentagon has launched a major project to build artificial intelligence-guided Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles.
Air
Investment
Ammunition
Modernisation
U.S. Opens a New Page on Defence Industry with Turkiye
After the Turkish veto on Sweden’s NATO membership was lifted, U.S. officials showed interest in deepening U.S.-Turkiye defence industry relations.
Analysis
Lost and Found: Does HAMAS Use Javelin Sent to Ukraine?
U.S. watchdog states that $1 billion worth of weapons sent to Ukraine was not adequately tracked. Did they reappear on the battlefield in Israel?
Unmanned Systems
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Pentagon Announces the Replicator UAV Swarm Program
The Pentagon is working on the Replicator program aimed at deploying a large number of autonomous low-cost UAVs at the same time.
Space
Homeland Security
Air
Pentagon Launches New Website for Anomalies
The Pentagon launched the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) website to inform the public of unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Cyber Warfare
Pentagon Needs 700 Thousand Cyber Workers
Pentagon is developing a cyber workforce policy as it is 24 per cent below current need, hoping to find a solution in two years.
Air
Declining Thai’s F-35 bid, US offers F-16 and F-15 jets
Pentagon has informally declined Thailand’s request to purchase F-35 fighter jets, according to an RTAF source. The US Offers F-16 and F15 to Thailand.
Engine and Transmission
Pentagon Cancels New Engine Programme for F-35 Jets
Pentagon decided not to continue the programme to develop a new engine for the F-35 fighter jet as it was too expensive according to the fiscal 2024 budget.
Air
F-35 Deliveries Resume
The Pentagon has resumed accepting F-35s from Lockheed Martin. Deliveries of the jet were halted following the December crash of an F-35B. Even though a root cause has yet to be identified, the F-35 Joint Program Office stated that acceptances have resumed after implementing mitigation efforts for one identified engine issue.
Ammunition
Logistics
Country
Pentagon’s 2024 Priority; Replacing Ammunition Stocks
U.S. President Joe Biden will present the U.S. defence budget on Thursday. The total amount of budget for next year could exceed $835 billion. This would become one of the enormous peacetime defence budgets. The current budget is $816 million, according to the official P-1 summary document obtained by Bloomberg News. The $170 billion procurement bid exceeds Congress’s budget for this fiscal year by $8 billion. The research and development requests are about $5 billion higher than Congress’s approval.
