Jen Judson

Washington, D.C.

Land Warfare Reporter at Defense News

Land Warfare Reporter @defense_news. 115th president of @pressclubdc. MRE VP. @politico vet. @kenyon '04 @comatbu MS grad. Boy mom.

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Army Names Newly Combined Futures and Training Command

1 week ago | realcleardefense.com | Jen Judson

Army Names Newly Combined Futures and Training Command The U.S. Army will consolidate its Futures Command with its Training and Doctrine Command under a new command called the Army’s Transformation and Training Command Read Full Article »
Army names newly combined futures and training command

1 week ago | defensenews.com | Jen Judson

The U.S. Army will consolidate its Futures Command with its Training and Doctrine Command under a new command called the Army’s Transformation and Training Command, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George said during a House Appropriations defense subcommittee posture hearing Wednesday.
Army names newly combined futures and training command

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Jen Judson

2 hours agoFour days after he was sworn in as defense secretary, Pete Hegseth directed the military service academies to scrub their curriculum of ideologies President Trump had deemed “divisive,” “un-American” and “irrational.” Hours later, department heads at West Point sent civilian and military professors …
Reduced Funding Slows MDA’s Hypersonic Interceptor Development

1 week ago | realcleardefense.com | Jen Judson

Reduced Funding Slows MDA’s Hypersonic Interceptor Development The Missile Defense Agency is facing a roughly three-year delay in its plan to deliver an interceptor capable of defeating a hypersonic weapon Read Full Article »
Reduced funding slows MDA’s hypersonic interceptor development

1 week ago | defensenews.com | Jen Judson

The Missile Defense Agency is facing a roughly three-year delay in its plan to deliver an interceptor capable of defeating a hypersonic weapon in the glide phase of flight, according to its director. In an attempt to mitigate the delay, the agency truncated a competitive development effort years’ early, choosing one team to go it alone to design and build the Glide Phase Interceptor.
Reduced funding slows MDA’s hypersonic interceptor development

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jen Judson

The Missile Defense Agency is facing a roughly three-year delay in its plan to deliver an interceptor capable of defeating a hypersonic weapon in the glide phase of flight, according to its director. In an attempt to mitigate the delay, the agency truncated a competitive development effort years’ early, choosing one team to go it alone to design and build the Glide Phase Interceptor.
Target vessel sank before it could be hammered at drill in Philippines

1 week ago | defensenews.com | Jen Judson

A decommissioned vessel meant to be struck by missiles during a joint live-fire event of the Philippine Armed Forces and the U.S. military sank out of its own volition shortly before modern weaponry had a chance to send it to its watery grave. The sinking of the BRP Miguel Malvar happened roughly 30 nautical miles west of San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines, a U.S. spokesman for the exercise said in a statement on Monday.
SecDef wields axe to brass, HQs, formations to fashion leaner Army

2 weeks ago | defensenews.com | Jen Judson

The secretary of defense has ordered the Army secretary to cut programs, reduce the number of general officers in the ranks and consolidate offices, commands and headquarters, including a four-star command formed in the previous Trump administration designed to reform its acquisition process.
U.S. Army Finalizing Future Aircraft Design With Hopes To Field Faster

2 weeks ago | realcleardefense.com | Jen Judson

The U.S. Army is working toward finalizing its design by the end of the year for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments Related Articles
US Army finalizing future aircraft design with hopes to field faster

2 weeks ago | defensenews.com | Jen Judson

The U.S. Army is working toward finalizing its design by the end of the year for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft that will ultimately replace the UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter, as the service hopes to speed up its fielding to earlier than 2030, according to the project manager in charge of the effort. The service has had “unprecedented access to the design [in] real time” of FLRAA through Bell’s rigorous digital engineering, Col.