GDIT replaces longtime president Gilliland
Paul Nedzbala, who joined GDIT in 2018, has been appointed acting president.
Category: Defense
Long-range radar deal puts Ireland on course to shrink capability gap
Dublin said last year that a “record” €1.5 billion defense budget would allow “significant progress” to be made on the radar project.
After yearslong delay, Taiwan receives first pair of new F-16s
The two jets landed at an airbase in eastern Taiwan on Friday.
Pentagon partners with CIA’s In-Q-Tel for ‘technology scouting’
The CIA-funded investment firm, which has helped finance startups from Anduril to Palantir, is now formally coordinating with the Pentagon’s Critical Technologies office.
Saudis plan assault on Houthis to break Red Sea chokehold
Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, with options being considered, including a coastal push to secure the Red Sea shipping route or an assault on multiple fronts, regional and Western officials told Reuters.The operation, expected to be launched in the coming weeks, will be led by Yemeni forces on…
US leaders send mixed messages to Indo-Pacific nations
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Army officials from 25 different Indo-Pacific nations recently met in New Zealand to hammer out cooperative defense strategies. Simultaneously, the top political leaders in the United States were sending conflicting messages about its partnerships in the region.The 50th Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar (IPAMS) was held in Auckland in late September, and…
French Air Force plans loyal wingman flight in 2028 in sovereign AI push
PARIS — France’s Air Force, together with the country’s Directorate General for Armament and the agency for defense artificial intelligence, plans to fly crewed fighter jets in collaboration with combat drones in 2028, part of a project to experiment with AI in combat aviation dubbed Hypairion.The project seeks to develop open, modular architecture for combat…
Taiwan’s first two F-16V fighter jets arrive to bolster defenses against China
TAITUNG, Taiwan — The first two of a batch of 66 new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets ordered in 2019 arrived in Taiwan on Friday after months of delays, helping to strengthen an air force that has to scramble almost daily to shadow China’s military.Taiwan faces a rising military threat from Beijing, which claims the…
Ukraine war fatigue fuels defense-spending downgrade plan in Italy
ROME — Italian military planners risk losing out on €8 billion ($9 billion) in funding as government and opposition parties seek to cut both defense spending and support for Ukraine.The plans to limit spending emerged this week as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni continues to be squeezed between NATO spending targets and voter opposition to…
DoD obligates $142B from reconciliation bill before deadline, leaving billions subject to cuts
Any funding from last year’s reconciliation bill left unspent by the Pentagon suffers an 8.3 percent cut known as sequestration as fiscal 2027 starts.