Diego Ramos, Author at DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

Pentagon Restructures Testing Office and Oversight List, Prompting Questions Over XM7 Testing

The Pentagon's testing watchdog has pared its official oversight list to 152 programs - down from 251 last year. Defense officials confirm the update removed operational test oversight for several efforts and limited review of others to narrower tasks. The timing matches

September 10, 2025

Cybersecurity & Electronic Warfare

MIVD and AIVD confirm router access by China-linked Salt Typhoon at Dutch internet service and hosting providers

Dutch military and domestic intelligence services report that a China-linked espionage group known as Salt Typhoon struck targets in the Netherlands and touched national critical infrastructure. The services identified activity against smaller internet service and hosting providers.

September 9, 2025

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

RCCTO targets CAML prototypes in 18 months to deliver truck-mounted Tomahawk and autonomous resupply capability

Army planners want a launcher they can move and hide faster than Typhon, the Mid-Range Capability battery that fires SM-6 and Tomahawk. Lt. Gen. Joel "JB" Vowell calls the current rig "rather large, long" because it must stand upright before launch, slowing

September 2, 2025

Defense Budgets / Policy

U.S. Air Force Investigations Reveal KC-46 “Stiff Boom” Nozzle-Binding Risk and Planned 2026 Hardware Fixes

The U.S. Air Force on Aug. 25 released three Aircraft Accident Investigation Board reports on the KC-46A. Each cites the same failure: the Pegasus boom stuck in a receiver's receptacle-"nozzle binding." Investigators linked the binding to the tanker's long-standing "stiff boom" issue

August 27, 2025

Defense Budgets / Policy

South Korea – U.S. Summit to Finalize Tariff Deal, Defense Cost-Sharing, and Industrial Projects

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is heading to Washington on August 25 for his first face-to-face with U.S. President Donald Trump since winning June's snap election. The two leaders are expected to strengthen the 72-year-old defense alliance and wrap up a July

August 12, 2025

Aircraft

US Air Force to Expand KC‑46 Fleet with Up to 75 Additional Jets

The U.S. Air Force has authorized an extension to KC-46A production for up to 75 additional aircraft. Senior leaders announced this decision in the past two weeks to sustain the tanker recapitalization line once the current contract expires. Under the original 2011

August 4, 2025

Cybersecurity & Electronic Warfare

Air Force Establishes Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office to Meet 2027 Cybersecurity Goals

The Air Force spent the last week making zero trust a permanent part of its operations. A memo issued on July 22 created a dedicated office to oversee it - the Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office (PfMO) - and named its first

July 28, 2025

Defense Budgets / Policy

Berlin Approves Bundeswehr Procurement Acceleration Act to Cut Delays by 2035

Germany has passed a new law to speed up military spending. On July 23, the cabinet approved the Bundeswehr Procurement Acceleration Act. It now heads to the Bundestag, where coalition leaders expect a vote by the end of August. The law will

July 23, 2025

Defense Infrastructure & Manufacturing

BPMI and Gecko Robotics Partner to Fast-Track Nuclear Submarine Delivery with AI Inspections

A new alliance between Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. (BPMI) and Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics was unveiled on July 15. Announced during a White House technology round-table in Pittsburgh, the arrangement places Gecko's autonomous inspection robots and data-analytics software inside BPMI's nuclear-propulsion supply chain.

July 16, 2025

Industrial Partnerships

Why Japan’s Mogami IP Proposal Matters for Future Arms Exports

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Japan's Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) have signalled a shift in Tokyo's approach to defence exports. They're offering to hand all intellectual property related to the Mogami-class frigate to Australia. This marks a departure from Japan's

July 14, 2025

Diego Ramos

Pentagon Restructures Testing Office and Oversight List, Prompting Questions Over XM7 Testing

MIVD and AIVD confirm router access by China-linked Salt Typhoon at Dutch internet service and hosting providers

RCCTO targets CAML prototypes in 18 months to deliver truck-mounted Tomahawk and autonomous resupply capability

U.S. Air Force Investigations Reveal KC-46 “Stiff Boom” Nozzle-Binding Risk and Planned 2026 Hardware Fixes

South Korea – U.S. Summit to Finalize Tariff Deal, Defense Cost-Sharing, and Industrial Projects

US Air Force to Expand KC‑46 Fleet with Up to 75 Additional Jets

Air Force Establishes Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office to Meet 2027 Cybersecurity Goals

Berlin Approves Bundeswehr Procurement Acceleration Act to Cut Delays by 2035

BPMI and Gecko Robotics Partner to Fast-Track Nuclear Submarine Delivery with AI Inspections

Why Japan’s Mogami IP Proposal Matters for Future Arms Exports

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Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer

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