French Army head Schill talks force modernization, Ukraine war lessons"Hyper-lethality" on the battlefield has prompted fresh thinking in armor design and the resiliency of command posts, according to Gen. Pierre Schill.

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‘America’s gatekeeper’ has a message for small defense contractors The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is at the heart of protecting national security personnel and the defense industrial base.

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InterviewsNew Zealand Army chief on modernizing tech, lingering pandemic problemMaj. Gen. John Boswell is readying to retire in June. But first he spoke to Defense News about the Army's recruiting issues and ongoing defense programs.

Defense Business Board chair Deborah Lee James on helping Pentagon see ‘forest for the trees’“You don't know what you don't know," James said. "So bringing in outside advisors can be a helpful new perspective.”

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High operations tempo contributing to Lockheed spectrum convergence growthLockheed Martin's vice president of spectrum convergence spoke with C4ISRNET about trends within the cyber and electromagnetic spectrum environment.

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3 questions about how the Army is merging networksThe Army wants to link its tactical and enterprise networks for global connectivity.

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US Army secretary talks FY23 budget and the war for talentWhat are Secretary Wormuth's biggest priorities, and what does she want her legacy to be?

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US Navy’s supply chain chief wants to transform dollars into readinessThe U.S. Navy is trying to improve its readiness while reining in the rising costs of maintenance and modernization. While these goals can seem at odds, the service’s first stab at this effort allowed it to boost its fighter jet mission-capable rates.

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Four questions with the head of Air Combat CommandGen. Mark Kelly talked about the service's sixth-generation fighter and plans to replace the E-3 airborne warning and control plane, better known as the AWACS.

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Dickinson: US Space Command is on ‘good glide path’ to full operational capabilityIn an exclusive interview at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium, Gen. James Dickinson, the first commander of U.S. Space Command, talks about where he is in a drive toward full operational capability and the challenges he faces in establishing the new organization.

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Six questions with the US Navy’s 6th Fleet commanderDefense News caught up with Vice Adm. Gene Black in Ukraine to discuss the importance of securing the Black Sea, and how the U.S. and its allies plan to counter Russian military activity in the region.

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Army Futures Command chief on what his team got right — and wrong — since its foundingDefense News sat down with Gen. Mike Murray on one of his many trips to see modernization efforts in action, this time during Edge 21 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.

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Founder of Army tactical network team reflects on tenure, future of joint war fightingMaj. Gen. Peter Gallagher, the now-retired director of the Army's Network Cross-Functional Team, reflects on how the service's battlefield network has improved and how multidomain operations can become a reality.

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