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The Government Cannot Win at Cyber Warfare Without the Private Sector
On Feb. 17, the FBI announced that it is investigating a hack of its computer network. This hacking follows a 2020 Russian cyber espionage operation on many federal networks, a 2015 Chinese…
Navy Awards Lockheed $214M IDIQ for Multinational Ship Combat System Engineering Services
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $214.5 million contract to conduct initial engineering efforts for international partner vessels equipped with the Aegis combat system. Lockheed’s rotary and mission systems business will help foreign…
Satellite Technology Raises New Issues for American Military
Ukraine’s use of commercial satellites to help repel the Russian invasion has bolstered the U.S. Space Force’s interest in exploiting the capabilities of the private sector to develop new technologies…
Air Force Expects to Miss Every Recruiting Goal this Year; Double Digit Miss Could Set Back Force
The Air Force will likely miss this fiscal year’s recruiting targets for active-duty and reserve forces, as well as the Air National Guard, a top official recently said as military…
Australia Expected to Buy Up to 5 Virginia Class Submarines as Part of AUKUS
WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) – Australia is expected to buy up to five U.S. Virginia class nuclear powered submarines in the 2030’s as part of a landmark defense agreement between…
Opinion: Democrats and Republicans Agree on China. That’s a Problem
In these ultra-partisan times, pundits often bemoan the decline of bipartisanship. I’ve done so myself. But we should remember that when the two parties agree on an issue, that doesn’t…
Chat GPT Heralds an Intellectual Revolution
A new technology bids to transform the human cognitive process as it has not been shaken up since the invention of printing. The technology that printed the Gutenberg Bible in…
Building the Base Episode 23: Brian Schimpf
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Brian Schimpf, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Anduril Industries, to discuss the future of the defense industrial…
Event Recaps – March 05, 2023
BENS Delegation Visit to Southwest Border This week, General Votel, USA (Ret.) led a BENS delegation to El Paso, Texas to meet with three key components of the CBP border…