⚙️ Pentagon’s “Acquisition Transformation Strategy” Details Full Overhaul of the Warfighting Acquisition System

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⚙️ Pentagon’s “Acquisition Transformation Strategy” Details Full Overhaul of the Warfighting Acquisition System — Read More

🛩️ U.S. Army Selects Neros Archer FPV and Flatbow Ground Control System for Attritable Warfare Program — Read More

🚀 Attis Aviation’s ROC VTOL Drone Takes Flight, Bridging the Tactical–Strategic Gap — Read More

🎯 LIG Nex1 Showcases “Full-Spectrum” Multi-Domain Missiles at Defense & Security 2025 — Read More

🛫 B-52 Spotted Again Carrying AGM-181 LRSO, Air Force’s Next-Gen Nuclear Cruise Missile — Read More

🎱 Plus 9 other news stories you may like

📰 Full Breakdown

⚙️ Pentagon’s “Acquisition Transformation Strategy” Details Full Overhaul of the Warfighting Acquisition System — Read More

• The Defense Department’s new Acquisition Transformation Strategy, mandated by Executive Order 14265, outlines a sweeping overhaul of the Warfighting Acquisition System to prioritize speed, flexibility, and risk acceptance over compliance-heavy processes. The plan calls for transforming the industrial base into a wartime footing capable of rapid surge production.

• The strategy identifies five pillars: rebuilding the defense industrial base, empowering the acquisition workforce, reducing regulatory burdens, emphasizing technical rigor, and improving lifecycle risk management.

• Key initiatives already underway include software acquisition reforms favoring commercial contracting, workforce acceleration and restructuring, and service-level mandates to streamline force structures and modernize contracts—all designed to deliver capabilities faster than U.S. adversaries can respond.

🛩️ U.S. Army Selects Neros Archer FPV and Flatbow Ground Control System for Attritable Warfare Program — Read More

• The U.S. Army chose Neros Technologies’ Archer and Archer Strike FPV drones, along with the Flatbow soldier-borne control system, under Tranche 1 of its Purpose-Built Attritable Systems (PBAS) program. The selection establishes Neros as one of three key drone suppliers for platoon-level modular sUAS capabilities.

• Archer Strike integrates with anti-armor and anti-personnel payloads for strikes beyond 20 kilometers, while ISR variants support flexible, mission-configurable sensors. Flatbow adds mobility and jamming resilience through hardened communications for contested environments.

• The PBAS award caps two years of co-development with Ukrainian and U.S. forces and marks a major step toward scaling domestically produced FPV drones to maintain Western asymmetric advantages over adversaries.

🚀 Attis Aviation’s ROC VTOL Drone Takes Flight, Bridging the Tactical–Strategic Gap — Read More

• Israel’s Attis Aviation successfully completed the first flight of its ROC drone, a hybrid-propulsion VTOL system designed for long-endurance ISR and cargo missions without a runway. Built entirely in Israel, ROC merges fixed-wing performance with vertical takeoff flexibility.

• The aircraft carries up to 40 kilograms and can stay airborne for over 20 hours, supporting border patrol, surveillance, logistics, and firefighting roles from austere launch sites.

• Featuring four modular payload stations and autonomous routing, ROC will debut publicly at UVID Dronetech 2025 later this month, where Attis will outline its roadmap for production and export.

🎯 LIG Nex1 Showcases “Full-Spectrum” Multi-Domain Missiles at Defense & Security 2025 — Read More

• South Korea’s LIG Nex1 unveiled a suite of advanced missile and torpedo systems in Thailand, highlighting capabilities across land, air, and sea warfare. Demonstrated systems include the Haegung ship-defense SAM, Haeseong anti-ship missile, and Cheong Sangeo lightweight torpedo.

• The Haegung intercepts targets at 20 km and Mach 2, while Haeseong sea-skims at 150 km range with high accuracy. Underwater systems feature faster speeds and decoy resistance, with next-gen variants in development for 2029.

• For ground and air forces, LIG presented its Cheongung III MR-SAM and Hyungung anti-tank missile, emphasizing adaptive seekers, multi-target flexibility, and Korea’s growing export ambitions in precision strike technology.

🛫 B-52 Spotted Again Carrying AGM-181 LRSO, Air Force’s Next-Gen Nuclear Cruise Missile — Read More

• Aviation photographer Ryan Watamura captured new images of a B-52H flying low-level over California with an external pylon-mounted AGM-181 Long Range Stand Off (LRSO) missile — the second confirmed sighting of the nuclear-capable weapon.

• The stealthy AGM-181, built by Raytheon, will replace the aging AGM-86B and serve as the future long-range deterrent for both B-52 and B-21 bombers. Officials say the program remains on track for its first production decision in FY2027.

• The LRSO program, valued near $16 billion, aims to deliver roughly 1,020 missiles by 2030. Analysts view the daylight flight as a deliberate show of capability amid rising geopolitical tensions, signaling confidence in U.S. strategic modernization progress.

🌏 Other Important News

✈️ Air

• Indonesia takes delivery of its first Airbus A400M, boosting long-range airlift and disaster relief capacity — Read More

• Ukraine seeks to purchase 25 Patriot air defense systems from the U.S., pending funding and production timelines — Read More

🌊 Sea

• Turkey trials its next-generation armed USV featuring networked autonomy and precision munitions — Read More

• General Dynamics NASSCO awarded $1.7B contract to build two new T-AO fleet oilers for the Navy — Read More

• Pacific Marine commander urges industry to deliver beyond prototypes, pushing faster production scaling — Read More

📄 Acquisition & Policy

• “Speed not a mandate,” says Pentagon’s top weapons buyer, clarifying pace targets for acquisition overhaul — Read More

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