March 2025: AUKUS Tech, the Air Force and the Navy's Hybrid Fleet

In this episode, National Defense discusses the future of Australia’s sovereign uncrewed aircraft, the status of AUKUS Pillar Two and Project Convergence.

In this episode, National Defense discusses the Navy’s new carrier-based drone, President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome air and missile defense initiative, and the Army’s latest strategy to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

In this episode, National Defense discusses the shipbuilding industry’s workforce challenges in a special report.

In this episode, National Defense discusses AUKUS’s technology and information sharing challenges, the Air Force’s maritime strike role, and the Navy’s new robotics warfare specialists.

In this episode, National Defense discusses small vehicle drone protection, the Middle East’s need for inexpensive air and missile defense tech, and electronic warfare in space.

In this episode, National Defense discusses NATO presence in the critical region of the Arctic, AI in the decisionmaking space in the Pentagon, and Army maintenance and repair.

In this episode, National Defense discusses the Defense Innovation Unit’s race to close the drone gap, the Army’s search for a new extended range cannon, and the United Kingdom, Japan, and Italy’s joint fighter aircraft program.

In this episode, National Defense discusses the Marine Corps’ future training program using 5G, the T-7A trainer jet’s ground-based simulators, and the Naval Air Warfare Center using live, virtual, and constructive training at sea.

Sponsored by Western Alliance Bank — In this episode, National Defense discusses the Army’s XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle, the Defense Department’s data backbone for CJADC2 and Poland’s military modernization plan.

In this episode, National Defense discusses the increasing demand for one-fifty-five millimeter ammunition, the F-twenty-two Raptor, and the Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery program.