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/ Weekly Briefing Land Warfare Built for mission success Presented by Boeing With the latest structural and design improvements, the Chinook Block II helps maintain the U.S. Army's mission-readiness and meets our warfighters' constantly evolving needs. Learn more. Pentagon, Boeing announce plan to triple Patriot PAC-3 seeker production The deal follows a similar seven-year framework agreement with PAC-3 prime Lockheed Martin, announced in January, to expand interceptor production. Honeywell, Odys Aviation team up on airborne C-UAS program The system will pair Honeywell's Stationary and Mobile UAS Reveal and Intercept (SAMURAI) system with Odys' Laila aircraft to defend from unmanned drone threats. Army aiming for ITEP to reach full qualification by 2028, senior leaders say The engine was originally scheduled to be delivered in 2022, but after years of delays due to supply chain issues triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic along with trouble with manufacturing advanced parts, delivery has still not occurred. Ukraine attacks on oil and gas to be 'painful' for Russian economy: Official Breaking Defense spoke exclusively with EU Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius as he traveled on a European "missile tour" to Sweden. European Commission adopts $1.7B work program to ramp up weapons production The European Defence Industry Programme covers funding for 2026 through 2027 with a first round of calls for proposals opening on the EU's tender portal starting on Tuesday. Army may reexamine ground vehicle programs amid 'constantly evolving' environment: Official When it comes to other programs that could see a reworking, the official pointed to a recent commercial solutions opening for the Common Tactical Truck program. State Department clears $340M FMS request for hypersonic missile testing support for Japan The Japanese government has earmarked $769 million in its defense budget for HVGP development and deployment for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins on April 1. NATO sees $145B in munitions needs, as members all hit 2 percent GDP for first time "That is clearly one of the main areas we will focus on at the next NATO summit," Rutte said regarding munitions production. Companies to enter negotiations to build commercial data centers on Army installations Using its Enhanced Use Lease authority, the Army wants private industry to finance and run large data centers on underused land at Fort Bliss and Dugway Proving Ground. Rep. Rob Wittman on Army modernization, DoD relations and right to repair In a wide ranging interview, Wittman hits on some of his key priorities for the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act. 'Jury's still out' on future of Army's mobile prepositioned stock: AMC head So far, the Army has offloaded equipment from the APS-3 to bases in South Korea and the Philippines. France sets up 'urgent' $9.8B munitions top-up package  Paris also plans to launch a new platform dubbed France Munitions to act as a wholesale buyer of weapons for both the French Armed Forces and export customers. 'Too early to tell' if timeline holds for delivery of Army's tilt-rotor MV-75 for testing: Official "Ultimately, we'll have to make some risk decisions about when the performance of the system is not going to keep pace with the schedule," Maj. Gen. Clair Gill told Breaking Defense. Army's digital marketplace for drones is officially open "Traditionally it takes a long time to fill a requirement, and we have this protracted competition, and maybe you only choose one or two. Now it's you tell us when you're ready," Col. Danielle Medaglia, head of the Army's project management office for UAS, told reporters here in Huntsville, Ala. Breaking Defense PO Box 901 • New York, New York • 10272 unsubscribe