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Anduril won a $200 million contract from the United States Marine Corps to deliver a CUAS Engagement System (CES) for the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS). The MADIS CES Program of Record will provide cutting-edge, expeditionary, and scalable CUAS capabilities, ensuring Marines are equipped with the latest technology to defend against rapidly evolving airborne threats. Anduril's CES will include Anvil, an autonomous, low-collateral kinetic interceptor that uses advanced onboard computing and sensors to ensure high-probability defeats in dynamic environments against small, fast-moving threats. The CES will be powered by Lattice, Anduril’s advanced, open command-and-control operating system that integrates sensor fusion, edge computing, and artificial intelligence to streamline decision-making in high-tempo threat environments. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eEN_eAkn

The Electromagnetic Defense in the #maritime domain is assured by our advanced self-protection solutions for platforms. Our specialty? Enhancing platform defense with multi-spectral defensive electronic attack and integrated sensor solutions. Our ELT/225 belongs to the family of ESM/ELINT systems designed to operate on naval or submarine platforms, where constraints in terms of size, weight and power are very demanding. The ELT/225 different configurations, with full frequency band coverage (C to J with option K band), enhanced sensitivity and DF accuracy performance, provide also an ELINT function. #Selfprotection #NavalDomain #Submarine #ELTGroup

#InformationWarfare #USA #USNavy #KellyAeschbach #NavalInformationForces "NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — Demand for information warfare capabilities is growing and will stake a larger presence among the undersea community in the near future, according to one U.S. Navy commander. “I can’t say it enough. We are in demand, more in demand than we’ve ever been, and that will continue to increase,” Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, leader of Naval Information Forces, said at the Sea-Air-Space conference going on this week in Maryland, just outside the nation’s capital. “My sense is, in the partnership we’ve had, we will have a persistent and growing presence within submarine crews over the coming years.” The service in 2022 embedded information warfare specialists aboard subs to examine how their expertise aids underwater operations. A follow-up effort is now on the books, with information professional officers and cryptologic technicians joining two East Coast-based subs: the Delaware and the California. The trials have so far proven fruitful, according to Aeschbach, who is colloquially known as “IBoss.” That said, staffing and other resources need considering before any sweeping moves are made. “It’ll be a slow evolution, I think, as we build out that capacity,” Aeschbach said. “Part of that’s just the reality, as we’ve talked about today, of some of the choices we have to make about investment.” The Navy is also introducing information warfare systems into its live, virtual and constructive environments. The first few, focused on cryptology, meteorology and oceanography, will be uploaded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, service officials have said. Other disciplines include communications, cryptology and electronic warfare, or the ability to use the electromagnetic spectrum to sense, defend and share data. Tenets of information warfare — situational awareness, assured command-and-control, and the melding of intel and firepower — have enabled U.S. forces to swat down overhead threats in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. They have also assisted retaliatory strikes across the Greater Middle East. Aeschbach cited as an example the USS Carney’s performance. The guided-missile destroyer and its crew spent the past six months intercepting attack drones and missiles launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. “Carney had the means to put the right weapon on the target through kinetic means,” Aeschbach said. “She also had the ability to defend herself. And, in all of that, the only part that I tell people is not information warfare is the operator pressing the button to release the missile.”"

Reading "Hypersonic Horizons: The Next Generation of Air Superiority" is crucial for defense personnel to understand the transformative impact of hypersonic technology on modern warfare. Hypersonic vehicles, capable of exceeding Mach 5, offer unprecedented speed and agility, presenting both opportunities and challenges in military operations. What are the strategic implications, as such rapid global strike capabilities and enhanced missile defense systems, come on line? This critical stance on the future of Air Superiority highlights the need for defense professionals to stay informed about these developments in future defense. #HypersonicWeapons #AirSuperiority #AirPower https://buff.ly/4fcIyTn https://buff.ly/3Uc6HRl https://buff.ly/4f9T11j https://buff.ly/3Ugc8ii Task & Purpose U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology United States Air Force War on the Rocks RealClearDefense USAF Air Command and Staff College

Reading "Hypersonic Horizons: The Next Generation of Air Superiority" is crucial for defense personnel to understand the transformative impact of hypersonic technology on modern warfare. Hypersonic vehicles, capable of exceeding Mach 5, offer unprecedented speed and agility, presenting both opportunities and challenges in military operations. What are the strategic implications, as such rapid global strike capabilities and enhanced missile defense systems, come on line? This critical stance on the future of Air Superiority highlights the need for defense professionals to stay informed about these developments in future defense. #HypersonicWeapons #AirSuperiority #AirPower https://buff.ly/4fcIyTn https://buff.ly/3Uc6HRl https://buff.ly/4f9T11j https://buff.ly/3Ugc8ii Task & Purpose U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology United States Air Force War on the Rocks RealClearDefense USAF Air Command and Staff College

HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Mission Technologies division was awarded a task order to conduct research that will enhance the development and evolution of navigation and autonomy technologies for the U.S. Air Force and broader U.S. Department of Defense. An HII team at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, will develop and analyze research for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Autonomy and Navigation Technology (ANT) Center’s three research thrust areas: autonomous and cooperative systems, non-GPS precision navigation, and robust global navigation satellite system navigation/navigation warfare. The team’s findings will help identify and solve some of the most challenging problems in these areas, while laying the groundwork for future groundbreaking technology development. #military #defense #defence #militaryleak https://lnkd.in/gAF9q4di

Spain Hopes Final Decision on India’s P-75I Project Imminent with Possible Selection of Navantia’s S-80 Plus Submarine. Sources close to the Spanish government suggest that a decision on India's P-75I submarine project may be announced soon. This follows high-level discussions between Spanish officials and the Indian Ministry of Defence, with Spain's Navantia emerging as a strong contender for the significant contract. Navantia has offered its S-80 Plus submarine, equipped with advanced Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) technology, to fulfill the Indian Navy's requirements for Project-75I, a program crucial for bolstering India's underwater combat capabilities. India's P-75I program is a key element of the country's ongoing initiative to modernize and expand its submarine fleet. The program aims to acquire six advanced diesel-electric submarines with AIP systems, enabling them to remain submerged for extended periods – a critical capability for stealth operations in contested environments. Project-75I is designed to enhance India's security by increasing its ability to deter and respond to underwater threats, particularly in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). https://lnkd.in/gxMZeG6z Image for representation purposes only.

Delivering new sensing and weaponry capability at the “speed of relevance” is the idea behind quickly countering adversarial threats in the battlespace. Too often, though, ideas stay just that, concepts that do not effectively lead to solutions. The lost possibilities are sensors and weapons that have little commonality between them so they take longer and cost more to produce and can’t share data across warfighting and security domains. There are, however, major new systems in production now for both the U.S. Navy and Army that have gone from conception to becoming the cornerstone of air and missile defense in just a handful of years due to engineering principals built around “composable” weapons and software- defined apertures.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by Forcys and SH Defence, part of SH Group, aiming to explore the integration of Forcys’ advanced solutions into SH Defence’s Cube™ Modular Mission Capability system. 🤝 The signing took place during the Combined Naval Event (CNE) in Farnborough, UK, with Ioseba Tena, Managing Director of Forcys, and Jimmy Gehring Sales Director of SH Defence, in attendance. Forcys integrates and brings to the defence market world-changing solutions from leading technology partners Chelsea Technologies, EIVA a/s, Sonardyne Inc., Voyis, and Wavefront Systems. These companies are renowned for their innovative offering in underwater and maritime operations, making them ideal partners for SH Defence’s Cube system. 💡 The Cube Modular Mission Capability system is the future in Maritime mission modularity. Capable of turning (almost) any platform into a future-proof multi-mission capability using interchangeable modules for all four dimensions of modern warfare. The MOU marks a significant step towards a deeper collaboration between Forcys and SH Defence. Both companies are committed to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in naval operations, leveraging their combined expertise to deliver state-of-the-art solutions to defence markets worldwide. 🔗 Find out more >> https://hubs.la/Q02yfyMc0 Visit the Defense Advancement website for further information. 👏 #engineering #technology #maritime #partnership #communications

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