Jen Judson

Jen Judson

Land Warfare Reporter

Jen Judson is an award-winning journalist covering land warfare for Defense News. She has also worked for Politico and Inside Defense. She holds a Master of Science degree in journalism from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kenyon College.

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Continuing resolution could degrade training for future fights

The U.S. military would have to make sacrifices to exercises around the globe if Congress fails to pass an FY24 budget, officials warn.

3 days ago

Anduril, Hanwha team up to bid for Army’s light payload robot

Anduril is jumping into the Army's Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport robotic vehicle competition with partners Hanwha and Forterra.

4 days ago

US Army shelves advanced CH-47F rotor blades due to issues in testing

A report from the Pentagon’s chief weapons tester noted vibrations present in ground, hover and forward flight that could pose “safety of flight risk.”

Victor-model Black Hawk gets the OK to fly in national airspace

The U.S. Army's UH-60 Victor-model Black Hawk utility helicopter has received certification to fly in national airspace, enabling a second initial operational test.

US Army readies request for prototype designs of optionally manned fighting vehicle

Much of what the Army is seeking in the upcoming detailed design phase for the optionally manned fighting vehicle was not made public on the U.S. government’s contracting website, with documents marked as “controlled unclassified information” in previous draft requests for proposals.

US Army faces key decisions to advance future vertical lift aircraft programs

The Army is close to firing up its ITEP engine for the first time that will power its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft and it will choose a winner in the coming months to build its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.

MDA’s plan to protect Guam relies on field-proven systems

The Missile Defense Agency details its architecture for the defense of Guam against possible ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile attacks as part of its fiscal 2023 budget request.

US Army’s short-range air defense capability will grow to a battalion by year’s end

The first platoon of the Maneuver-Short-Range Air Defense System has been in Europe for nearly a year in response to an urgent capability gap former U.S. Army Europe Commander Gen. Ben Hodges identified in 2016.

Missile Defense Agency seeks $9.6 billion in FY23 budget

The Missile Defense Agency is prioritizing efforts to go up again evolving threats like hypersonic weapons and cruise missiles including funding for a new missile defense architecture on Guam and development of a glide-phase hypersonic weapon interceptor in its FY23 budget request.

Project Convergence 2022 will focus on both Indo-Pacific and European scenarios

And international participation is expected as the U.S. Army prepares to fight with future capabilities at a large scale.

US Army prepares to choose homes for Iron Dome weapons

The Army's deployment to Iron Dome generated lessons learned that will feed into the service's decision on where Iron Dome will be stationed in the future.

Biden budget would mean smallest Army since WWII

Army officials claimed the requested cuts are motivated by recruiting woes.

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