Rome could buy the Japanese Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft to tackle hostile submarines in the Mediterranean, a possible break from U.S. suppliers.
The GIDE X events aim to tackle technical and systems integration issues that can keep operators from leveraging command-and-control capability upgrades.
This op-ed argues that domestic distractions have left the U.S. unprepared for a conflict with a peer enemy — China — bent on war by strategic paralysis.
The Navy wants to extend up to five aging subs and hasten the delivery of their replacements to avoid any shortfalls of these critical national assets.
China is expanding an air base near a southern naval base with the addition of a second runway, widened taxiways and two expanded aircraft parking areas.
Though two flight tests had been called failures, Vice Adm. Wolfe said the Army and Navy are learning fast and still poised to meet their fielding goals.
The U.S. is aiming to send Ukraine the “Vampire” counter-drone system by mid-2023, with a contract award expected within months, a Pentagon spokesman said.