Speaking at Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show, EDGE Group’s Hamad Al Marar told Breaking Defense provided updates on a number of EDGE iniatives, including a new deal with a Turkish drone maker.
The move is largely symbolic, as Israel doesn’t “need the F-35 for the operations they are currently conducting over Gaza, ” Patrick Bolder, a defense analyst at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies think tank, told Breaking Defense.
But a different acquisition strategy can help lower risks when fixed-price approaches are involved, the acquisition czar said.
[Sponsored] These new aircraft represent the cusp of a new generation in air combat and airpower that is significant to the 21st century.
A total of 20 programs, including F-35 fighter jets to future Hunter-class frigates, face a combined 38 years of procurement delays, according to a new government report.
The company, a Google off-shoot, characterizes its Spacetime software as the “digital cartilage and autonomous brain” that can bring to life DoD’s JADC2 concept linking sensors and shooters across all domains.