Jen Judson
Land Warfare Reporter
Jen Judson is an award-winning journalist covering land warfare for Defense News. She has also worked for Politico and Inside Defense. She holds a Master of Science degree in journalism from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kenyon College.
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Reduced funding slows MDA’s hypersonic interceptor development
The Missile Defense Agency's effort to field an NGI is also delayed by roughly 18 months or more, its director said.
Aerovironment buys Arcturus UAV in $405M deal
Aerovironment picks up Arcturus UAV, a company whose capability has caught the Army's eye in its Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System competition.
US Army’s future battle command system is cleared for production
The Army can now move full-steam ahead into low-rate initial production of its Integrated Battle Command System that will connect missile defense sensors and shooters on the battlefield.
Pentagon’s first demo of small counter-drone tech set for spring
Industry will get its first chance to bring technology to demonstrate to the joint force for an enduring solution to counter small drones.
New strategy wants to counter increasingly complex drone threats
The Pentagon's new counter-small drone strategy emphasizes the need for more coordination across not only the joint force but with other agencies in the homeland as well allies and partners abroad.
US greenlights $4 billion attack helicopter sale to Kuwait
Kuwait is now approved to buy new AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and remanufacture its old "D" models into the latest variant.
US Army’s cross-domain tactical missile dies in FY21 defense spending bill
The FY21 defense spending bill shows the Cross-Domain Army Tactical Missile System program has been terminated.
Lawmakers slash funding for Marine Corps’ long-range fires development
Despite a push from a group of powerful House lawmakers, the final defense spending bill for fiscal year 2021 — released Dec. 21 — slashes the Marine Corps’ efforts to develop long-range precision fires capabilities.
Congress boosts Missile Defense Agency budget by $1.3 billion
Congressional appropriators are poised to inject over $1 billion in additional funding into the Missile Defense Agency's FY21 budget, but still hold back support on a regional ballistic missile defense underlay to bolster the homeland defense capability already in place.
Army long-range cannon gets direct hit on target 43 miles away
The Extended-Range Cannon Artillery system has taken out a target in a direct hit with a 70 kilometer stand-off using an Excalibur munition.
Solicitation for Bradley replacement offers flexibility for foreign participation
The U.S. Army has taken measures to allow foreign competitors more easily into the competition to build an optionally manned fighting vehicle as part of an initial design phase.
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