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.

Articles

Aerojet’s New Approach to Making Rocket Motors

1 week ago | realcleardefense.com | Jen Judson

We will continue to focus a significant amount of our effort on tactical motors for the next three to five years
Aerojet’s president talks new approach to making rocket motors

1 week ago | defensenews.com | Jen Judson

Aerojet Rocketdyne supplies one of the most critical parts of a munition — solid rocket motors — and since L3Harris acquired the company roughly two years ago its goal has been to ramp up production to meet the skyrocketing demand for tactical and strategic missiles. As part of that quest, Aerojet broke ground earlier this year to build four new solid rocket motor production facilities at its campus in Camden, Arkansas.
U.S. Army Plans To Dramatically Accelerate Abrams Tank Modernization

1 week ago | realcleardefense.com | Jen Judson

The Army is now planning to cut the timeline down to a third of that original projection
US Army plans to dramatically accelerate Abrams tank modernization

1 week ago | defensenews.com | Jen Judson

Instead of traipsing blindly through the byzantine labyrinth that is the regular defense acquisition process to modernize its nearly 40-year-old M1 Abrams tank, the U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George has ordered the service and its industry partners to move much more quickly to get something better, his chief technology officer, Dr. Alex Miller, told Defense News.
US Army plans to dramatically accelerate Abrams tank modernization

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jen Judson

Jen JudsonMon, April 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM UTC6 min readInstead of traipsing blindly through the byzantine labyrinth that is the regular defense acquisition process to modernize its nearly 40-year-old M1 Abrams tank, the U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George has ordered the service and its industry partners to move much more quickly to get something better, his chief technology officer, Dr. Alex Miller, told Defense News.
Cummings Aerospace Ready To Manufacture Hellhound Munition

1 week ago | realcleardefense.com | Jen Judson

Cummings Aerospace is now ready to manufacture its Hellhound loitering munition at what equates to low-rate production, CEO Sheila Cummings told Defense News in a recent interview at its new production facility near Huntsville, Alabama.
Cummings Aerospace ready to manufacture Hellhound munition

1 week ago | defensenews.com | Jen Judson

Cummings Aerospace is now ready to manufacture its Hellhound loitering munition at what equates to low-rate production, CEO Sheila Cummings told Defense News in a recent interview at its new production facility near Huntsville, Alabama. The company chose a space next door to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, home to the program office and testing and development for Army aviation, in 2021 and designed and built a facility intended to produce large numbers of the drones.
Epirus debuts high-power microwave weapon to knock out boat motors

2 weeks ago | defensenews.com | Jen Judson

Counter-drone company Epirus unveiled a new high-power microwave system capable of disabling manned and unmanned boat motors, it announced Tuesday. Leonidas H2O “was effective against vessel motors at record ranges” during the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Technology Exercise Coastal Trident event in Crane, Indiana, held in August 2024, according to the announcement. The system knocked out four commercially available vessel motors, varying in horsepower from 40 to 90 “at a multitude of ranges,” it noted.
Epirus debuts high-power microwave weapon to knock out boat motors

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jen Judson

Counter-drone company Epirus unveiled a new high-power microwave system capable of disabling manned and unmanned boat motors, it announced Tuesday. Leonidas H2O “was effective against vessel motors at record ranges” during the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Technology Exercise Coastal Trident event in Crane, Indiana, held in August 2024, according to the announcement. The system knocked out four commercially available vessel motors, varying in horsepower from 40 to 90 “at a multitude of ranges,” it noted.
U.S. Army Aiming for Next Hypersonic Missile Test in December

3 weeks ago | realcleardefense.com | Jen Judson

U.S. Army Aiming for Next Hypersonic Missile Test in DecemberThe U.S. Army has scheduled a test of its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, or LRHW, for December