
Mikayla Easley
Reporter at DefenseScoop
Reporting for @DefenseScoop, listening to loud music, complaining about sports | @UMich, @mujschool alum | find me on signal: mick.538
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2 weeks ago |
defensescoop.com | Mikayla Easley
After recently accepting delivery of the new Meadowlands electronic warfare system, the Space Force is now conducting developmental and operational testing with guardians to prepare the platform for future deployment. Meadowlands is a mobile, ground-based offensive counterspace system that uses radio signals to jam adversary satellite communications.
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2 weeks ago |
realcleardefense.com | Mikayla Easley
Program delays will force the Air Force to reduce the number of flight tests it can conduct for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile
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2 weeks ago |
defensescoop.com | Mikayla Easley
Delays in finalizing design for the Air Force’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) have put the program behind schedule, limiting the number of flight tests the service can conduct before it declares the weapon operational, according to a new report from the U.S. government’s watchdog organization.
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2 weeks ago |
defensescoop.com | Mikayla Easley
For years, leaders across the Defense Department — as well as members of Congress and industry — have criticized the Pentagon’s inability to rapidly procure and integrate new software capabilities. Now, a key DOD official is spearheading an effort to replace outdated acquisition processes with a faster, modernized approach that leans heavily on artificial intelligence.
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3 weeks ago |
defensescoop.com | Mikayla Easley
After over a year of uncertainty over the fate of the Air Force’s efforts to develop boost-glide hypersonic missiles, the service’s top official told lawmakers that its upcoming budget request for fiscal 2026 will include funding for the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). Following a troubled flight testing campaign, the Air Force decided not to include any funding to procure ARRW in its budget request for fiscal 2025.
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