A recent report reveals that the Pentagon’s weapons testers lack the necessary facilities, tools, and expertise to evaluate advanced technologies like AI, hypersonics, cyber, and electronic warfare. While new policies and manuals aim to address these challenges, the Department of Defense still faces critical shortages in modern test ranges and resources to simulate evolving threats. The report highlights significant gaps in areas such as electronic warfare and cyber capabilities. It calls for urgent investment in testing infrastructure, workforce training, and modernization to keep pace with rapidly advancing military technologies.
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- 26/02/2025
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- 16/10/2024
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A leading European ammunition manufacturer, Nammo, suggests that competing with Russian artillery production by quantity is futile, emphasizing the importance of quality through advanced technology such as precision and longer-range capabilities. Nammo CEO Morten Brandtzaeg highlighted that Europe and the US produce 1.2 million shells annually, far below Russia’s three million, but stressed Europe’s focus on increasing production capacity with government support. Countries like Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Germany have taken significant steps in bolstering local industry through subsidies. The European Union’s Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP), pledging €500 million, aims to help Europe meet a production target […]