News
The fight in Gaza will be hell, military experts in urban combat say
A ground offensive in Gaza promises to be long, brutal and costly.
South Korea, US and Japan hold first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in face of North Korean threats
The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise on Oct. 22 in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats, South Korea’s air force said.
Leaders of Ukraine, Russia assess resources as their war heads toward another winter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with President Joe Biden about future U.S. support for his nation, and Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a military headquarters near the Ukrainian border as the warring countries prepare for the winter and next year’s combat operations.
Business
Pentagon’s first industrial base strategy meant to ‘catalyze generational change’
The Defense Department’s first ever national defense industrial strategy, slated for release in December, will create a roadmap for the department on how it plans to prioritize and modernize its industrial base as it learns from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an official said this week.
Space Development Agency orders 62 satellites from York Space Systems
The Space Development Agency awarded York Space Systems a $615 million contract to build 62 communication satellites for the agency’s space-based data transport constellation.
SDA taps York for 62 Tranche 2 Transport Layer data relay sats to provide ‘global’ coverage
The Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) this week awarded a contract for 62 data relay satellites in its planned Transport Layer mesh network in low Earth orbit to provide military users high-speed, high-volume data communications world-wide, SDA Derek Tournear said Oct. 19.
Israel-Hamas war revives interest in US production of Iron Dome missiles
U.S. invested in homegrown system better suited for potential conflict in Pacific than in Middle East.
Defense
Here’s when the first T-7 trainer is to fly to Edwards Air Force Base
The U.S. Air Force plans to fly its first T-7A Red Hawk trainer halfway across the country to Edwards Air Force Base in California for further testing as soon as Oct. 26.
US military has more work to do integrating women, report finds
Though women have technically been welcome in any military specialty since late 2015, it’s been a slow process to integrate them into all units, according to a report released Thursday by the Rand Corp.
Shooting for the moon: Army’s 2025 budget to reflect artillery revamp
“If the … 58-cal cannon solution can’t deliver on a timeline we want, what are the other options? That can be munitions … new munitions with old cannons and it can be different cannons,” said Army acquisition head Doug Bush.
Russian cruise missiles have US Air Force scouting for thousands of acres of land
Six over-the-horizon radar sites are envisioned in the United States and Canada, say officials with prospective bidder Raytheon.
Veterans
Fixes could cut months off wait for vets’ fire-damaged service records
Frequent mistakes by veterans benefits staffers are adding months of waiting time in some routine record requests made by elderly veterans, a department watchdog warned this week.
World War II Army veteran receives French Legion of Honor
Nearly eight decades after fighting his way through North Africa, Italy, France and Germany, a retired Army soldier received one last award. Not an American military one, but a French one. This past week John Gojermac was given France’s highest award for his services during World War.