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WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee has authorized $1.14 trillion in spending in its fiscal 2027 defense policy bill, which would create a new combatant command for autonomous systems and prohibit defense contractor share buybacks and dividends. The committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act is in line with the $1.15 trillion in discretionary funding requested by the Trump administration for FY27, with $1 trillion authorized for the Defense Department and $41 billion for defense-related activities within the Energy Department. About $12 billion of defense funding is outside the jurisdiction of the NDAA. SASC members voted the bill…

The Army got more than 200 responses to a March open-ended call for private-industry ideas on how the service could upgrade its infrastructure with new contracting models and public-private partnerships. Among the 120 that were deemed viable were proposals to build data centers on four Army installations—and officials are now studying the idea.Aware of the immense controversy surrounding data centers, officials are trying to get ahead of community concerns by requiring the centers to generate their own power and mitigate their water usage, while meeting with local residents to address their questions directly, an official told Defense One.Six weeks ago,…

France has placed India firmly at the centre of its diplomatic priorities ahead of the forthcoming G7 Summit, underscoring the special relationship and trust that has been cultivated between New Delhi and Paris.French diplomatic sources have highlighted that India is regarded as a top priority partner on the global stage, with the relationship characterised by deep-rooted confidence and openness.This emphasis comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for his visit to France, where strategic defence and technological cooperation will be key themes.Diplomatic sources confirmed that the G7 Summit will feature a dedicated meeting on West Asia, reflecting growing concerns about…

William Lamping, Proceedings The state of industrial naval warfare after the first quarter of the 21st century is conditioned by drones, shaped by disruption of the electromagnetic spectrum,… Source link

WASHINGTON — Defense tech firm Saronic will outfit its Marauder medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) with defense startup Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic vehicle as part of a new partnership, gearing up for a demonstration next year, the firms announced today.  The partnership is a milestone signifying the first integration of hypersonic vehicles on an autonomous surface vessel (ASV), according to the companies. The firms said a maritime launch demonstration is slated for 2027.  “Launching a Castelion hypersonic from a Marauder MUSV significantly changes the approach for any adversary calculating where and how the U.S. can strike,” Dino Mavrookas, co-founder and CEO…

Senators want the Pentagon to create a new autonomous warfare-focused combatant command led by a four-star general, according to the latest version of the annual defense policy bill. The Senate Armed Services Committee wants the Defense Department “to adopt the future of warfare by permitting the establishment of the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Combatant Command,” according to the group’s summary of the National Defense Authorization Act. A committee staffer told reporters on Thursday that senators were inspired, in part, by Ukraine’s creation of a drone-focused military service. “It’s not a new domain. Uncrewed, unmanned, whatever you want to call them, are in…

US Central Command has confirmed that American forces struck the Guinea-Bissau-flagged oil tanker MT Jalveer in the Gulf of Oman, which was carrying 20 Indian seafarers.The strike was carried out after the vessel allegedly attempted to transport Iranian oil in violation of the US blockade in the region. According to CENTCOM, the incident occurred at around 11:20 pm ET on 10 June, when two Hellfire missiles were fired into the ship’s engine room to halt its movement after repeated warnings were ignored.The Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways reported that no casualties or injuries were sustained in the incident. Smoke…

Valerie Insinna, BrD The bill also restores funding for the E-7 Wedgetail after Defense Department leaders signaled their intent to continue the program. Source link

BERLIN — After the collapse of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter effort, Airbus and a cohort of seven other leading German defense and aviation companies have formally banded together as “Team Gen 6,” saying they “stand ready to take on the responsibility for a 6th-generation fighter aircraft.” Led by the European giant, Autofug, Diehl Defence, Hendsoldt, Liebherr, MBDA Germany, MTU Aero Engines and Rhode and Schwarz signed a positioning paper at the Berlin Air Show committing to the new effort. The plans for a Next Generation Fighter, the centerpiece of the long-troubled French-German-Spanish FCAS project, were scrapped earlier…

Russia’s renewed offer of the Su-57 stealth fighter to India has emerged as a pivotal development in the country’s defence modernisation debate.At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum earlier this month, President Vladimir Putin proposed unrestricted joint production and technology transfer of the Su-57, directly addressing India’s widening stealth capability gap.The Indian Air Force currently lacks fifth-generation fighters, while China continues to expand its J-20 fleet and Pakistan is reportedly preparing to induct the J-35, leaving India exposed to a shifting regional balance.India had previously withdrawn from a similar co-development programme with Russia in 2018, citing cost overruns and disputes…