Stew Magnuson

Arlington

Editor in Chief of National Defense Magazine. Retweets do not constitute endorsements. Lifetime member of the Village Green Preservation Society.

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Articles

Navy Wants to Do Away with White Smoke in Warzones

1 week ago | nationaldefensemagazine.org | Stew Magnuson

Navy Wants to Do Away with White Smoke in WarzonesNATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The Navy is looking to get rid of something that has been ubiquitous on battlefields since before Francis Scott Key observed “the rockets’ red glare” at Fort McHenry in 1814 — namely white smoke.
DSEI JAPAN NEWS: New Japanese Defense Tech Incubator Looks to Shake Things Up

2 weeks ago | nationaldefensemagazine.org | Stew Magnuson

DSEI JAPAN NEWS: New Japanese Defense Tech Incubator Looks to Shake Things UpCHIBA, Japan — A newly established defense technology innovation institute in Japan is looking to radically change the way the nation acquires cutting-edge technology.
DSEI JAPAN NEWS: GCAP Jet Fighter Program Wants to Get Supply Chain Right from the Get-Go

2 weeks ago | nationaldefensemagazine.org | Stew Magnuson

DSEI JAPAN NEWS: GCAP Jet Fighter Program Wants to Get Supply Chain Right from the Get-GoCHIBA, Japan — The nascent trilateral Global Combat Air Program is looking to sort out the supply chain at the earliest stages of its development in hopes of avoiding the mistakes of the past. The program, known as GCAP, is a multinational project comprising Japan, Italy and the United Kingdom that has a goal of delivering a sixth-generation fighter by 2035.
DSEI JAPAN NEWS: Japanese PM Calls Tech Cooperation Vital to Security

2 weeks ago | nationaldefensemagazine.org | Stew Magnuson

— Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a keynote speech at the nation’s largest defense trade show said defense industrial cooperation between allies will play a vital role in securing the Indo-Pacific.“It is our duty to protect the independence and peace of our country and to maintain peace and stability in this region.
DSEI JAPAN NEWS: Japanese Defense Trade Show Grows Exponentially as Budgets Rise, China Threat Looms

2 weeks ago | nationaldefensemagazine.org | Stew Magnuson

CHIBA, Japan — DSEI Japan — which bills itself as the largest dedicated defense trade show in the nation — has taken over another hall in Chiba’s massive Makuhari Messe convention center. Only in its third iteration, DSEI Japan has grown exponentially since its inaugural show in 2019. After being postponed twice due to COVID-19, it came back in 2023 with a 65 percent increase in exhibitors, totaling 292 booths.
DSEI JAPAN NEWS: Japanese Airline Dabbling in Defense Tech Industry

2 weeks ago | nationaldefensemagazine.org | Stew Magnuson

CHIBA, Japan — One of Japan’s major airlines has been placing bets on military technology startups, a sign of widening interest in the defense industry in the nation after years of relevant dormancy. All Nippon Airways, better known as ANA, made its debut this week at the DSEI Japan trade show, featuring in its booth about a dozen local and international startups in which it has invested. The airline’s All Nippon Airways Trading Co. Ltd.
Agreement to Strengthen Ukraine, Japan Defense Industry Ties

2 weeks ago | nationaldefensemagazine.org | Stew Magnuson

TOKYO — Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group announced a joint initiative May 20 with the Ukrainian government’s main defense technology innovation organization to foster collaboration between the two nations. Rakuten Group — known as the “Amazon of Japan” — is primarily involved in e-commerce, telecommunications and payment systems, and recently announced its intention to enter the satellite communications sector. However, it does not have any involvement in the defense industry.
Army Experiment Brings Military Closer to Joint All-Domain Command, Control Goal

2 weeks ago | nationaldefensemagazine.org | Stew Magnuson

ADELPHI, Maryland — In a nondescript room at an Army Research Laboratory facility just outside Washington, D.C., a small group of reporters donned augmented reality headsets. Laying before them in a virtual 3D reconstruction was a full view of a large chunk of Nevada and Southern California, expanding out to the Pacific Ocean.
Simulation Army’s Latest Tool to Develop Bradley Replacement

3 weeks ago | realcleardefense.com | Stew Magnuson

Twelve soldiers on loan from the Army’s Fourth Infantry Division based in Fort Carson, Colorado, sat in four pods, each simulating an XM30 fighting vehicle. Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments Related Articles
Army Goes All-In on Digital Engineering

3 weeks ago | nationaldefensemagazine.org | Stew Magnuson

— Less than a year after the Army released a digital engineering policy directive, the official in charge of the initiative said the service is making great progress using new techniques to shave down acquisition timelines.The digital engineering policy directive was released in May 2024.David Gorsich, chief scientist at the Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center, told National Defense in early March that the past 10 months have seen the service identify pathfinder programs, set up common...