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Warren slams Pentagon for restricting unclassified info on weapon flaws
Lawmakers name familiar faces in defense to budgeting reform commission
NRO plans 7 spy satellite launches in 2022; one from mystery foreign spaceport
Blackhawk pilots could fly with AI ‘assistants’ in the near-future
French Navy chief on Ukraine, AUKUS and unmanned tech
Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle ‘not operationally effective’ in combat
UAE, reeling from Houthi attacks, seeking Israeli advanced radar: Sources
Don’t let Putin use Ukraine crisis to get arms control concessions

Warren slams Pentagon for restricting unclassified info on weapon flaws

Posted: 01 Feb 2022 01:53 PM PST

"This unjustified restriction of public access will not serve to protect national security information but will instead be abused to avoid disclosure of failures in our major weapons programs," wrote Sen. Elizabeth Warren, citing Breaking Defense reporting.

Lawmakers name familiar faces in defense to budgeting reform commission

Posted: 01 Feb 2022 01:03 PM PST

Leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee named their selections to the NDAA-mandated Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform.

NRO plans 7 spy satellite launches in 2022; one from mystery foreign spaceport

Posted: 01 Feb 2022 12:36 PM PST

Ahead of the Wednesday launch, mystery surrounds what the mission of NROL-87 is. NRO never talks about the purpose of specific satellites, period, but the payload will be launched to an orbit consistent with that of an imaging satellite.

Blackhawk pilots could fly with AI ‘assistants’ in the near-future

Posted: 01 Feb 2022 10:23 AM PST

Under a new contract awarded by DARPA, Northrop Grumman, in partnership with the University of Central Florida, will develop a prototype AI assistant embedded in augmented reality headsets for rotary pilots.

French Navy chief on Ukraine, AUKUS and unmanned tech

Posted: 01 Feb 2022 08:49 AM PST

“On the naval side, we didn't see a very abnormal pattern of life of the Russians,” French Navy chief Adm. Pierre Vandier said about Russian actions near Ukraine.

Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle ‘not operationally effective’ in combat

Posted: 01 Feb 2022 07:51 AM PST

Pentagon testers take issue with comms, guns and durability over tough terrain for the troop carrier.

UAE, reeling from Houthi attacks, seeking Israeli advanced radar: Sources

Posted: 01 Feb 2022 07:05 AM PST

The UAE is seeking the advanced version of the Green Pine radar, part of the Israeli Arrow system that is designed to intercept ballistic missiles, in what could mark the first major arms agreement between the two nations.

Don’t let Putin use Ukraine crisis to get arms control concessions

Posted: 01 Feb 2022 06:16 AM PST