Taiwan’s new minister of defense says he plans to create a technology development division similar to the U.S, Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit.
An ongoing study is focusing on reviving the military variant of the former Short Brothers Sherpa utility aircraft for the defense and firefighting markets.
The rapid growth of the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based rocket developer comes as the Defense Department faces a major shortfall in SRM production capacity.
It marks the latest effort by Joby to expand into the Middle East, having previously announced plans to operate its S4 air taxis in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
The prototypes will seek new devices for Inertial sensing and magnetic sensing, plus advances in photonic systems and laser components used by quantum devices.
The measure, known as the chairman’s mark, cuts $2.97 billion from the procurement accounts to help cover the $3.83 billion increase for personnel spending.
In a healthy defense industrial ecosystem, companies occupying the middle ground—between the many small companies and a few large ones—perform important systemic roles.
The Pentagon’s pick of AeroVironment’s Switchblade 600 in the Replicator program allows the company to increase its manufacturing capacity to meet demand.
A Russian space weapon the U.S. claims is in development would occupy a unique orbital area and might threaten all other spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.