The Pentagon has chosen seven companies to build software to connect the swarms of small, low-cost drones it’s buying through the Replicator program.
The Defense Innovation Unit on Wednesday announced awards for two key Replicator software efforts: Opportunistic, Resilient and Innovative Expeditionary Network Topology, or ORIENT, and Autonomous Collaborative Teaming, known as ACT. DIU issued solicitations in July and received proposals from 251 companies.
The U.S. needs to be prepared to expand its nuclear force to deter the growing threats from China, Russia and North Korea, say senior Biden administration officials.
Decisions on whether to deploy more nuclear weapons are being left to the incoming Trump administration, which has yet to spell out its defense plans.
During his first term in office, Donald Trump endorsed all of the major nuclear-weapons programs he inherited from the Obama administration and added two new nuclear systems. The Trump transition didn’t respond to requests for comment.
What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s “Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy” sets a goal of having 80% of its fleet combat-ready by 2027 to counter China’s military buildup. However, delays and budget overruns, especially with the Virginia-class submarine program, jeopardize this timeline.
The Pentagon published a second and more detailed plan to invigorate the American defense industry this year, including the weapons it sees as most crucial to deter China.
The implementation plan, released Tuesday, builds on a strategy published this January, which described how the U.S. defense sector has withered and how the Pentagon wants to revitalize it.
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The upcoming B-21 Raider stealth bomber could end up having a larger role in the Air Force’s plans for future air dominance, as the service rethinks its plans for an advanced sixth-generation fighter.
“We have not taken that off the table,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said at the Military Reporters and Editors conference Friday when asked if the service’s review of its superiority approach could lead to a more prominent place for the Northrop Grumman-made B-21.
