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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US and Japan sign agreement to co-develop hypersonic interceptor

The Japanese government has flagged hypersonic missile defense as an urgent capability, citing recent developments in the region.

4 days ago

US Army experiments with long-endurance drones, balloons in Philippines

The Extended Range Sensing and Effects Company used Balikatan to test capabilities as it develops requirements for the force.

6 days ago

US Army to halt WIN-T — its battlefield network backbone

Delivery of the Army’s highly controversial Warfighter Information Network-Tactical system will come to a halt in order to reboot the service’s entire tactical network so that it can operate against threats emerging on the battlefield.

Industry pitches munitions designed to defeat drones

While the U.S. Army is in the throes of evaluating full-on, short-range air defense systems to fill a critical capability gap rapidly, industry at a defense conference in London are pitching what they believe is the most important aspect to defeating air threats: interceptors.

White House supports US Army battlefield network in looming NDAA fight

The Trump administration has announced it is challenging Senate plans to gut Army networking programs as part of the annual defense policy bill.

US Army tackles teaming robots and ground forces on battlefield

The U.S. Army is no stranger to teaming manned aircraft with unmanned ones, but it is now tackling how to approach the concept with ground vehicles.

US Army microsatellite heads to space to aid war fighters on the ground

A U.S. Army microsatellite demonstrator is hitching a ride aboard a SpaceX Dragon on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

First electronic warfare prototypes from Army’s Rapid Capabilities Office put to test

An air assault unit ― the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, Kentucky ― at the Network Integration Evaluation last month put the first prototypes of several of the Army Rapid Capabilities Office’s electronic warfare solutions to the test out in a hot, austere environment.

Visualizing tactical networks

Soldiers test equipment for multi-domain combat and prepare to maximize its effect in dynamic battlefields during the two-week long Network Integration Evaluation that takes places annually at Fort Bliss outside of El Paso, Texas.

Rethinking the battlefield: Army drives toward lighter, smaller, mobile systems at NIE

For the new light infantry unit conducting the Network Integration Evaluation out at Fort Bliss, Texas, smaller, lighter and more mobile systems that don’t inherently make soldiers enemy targets due to heat and electromagnetic signatures are on the wish list for future system iterations.

Light infantry unit changes game at Network Integration Evaluation

The Network Integration Evaluation has been used for years to test aspects of the Army’s network at Fort Bliss, Texas; and since its inception, a full-time brigade has been designated to conduct the evaluations. But this year that has changed.

Interview: US Army Gen. Perkins talks NIE, battlefield networks

The U.S. Army is nearing the end of its two-week annual Network Integration Evaluation at Fort Bliss, Texas, where it tests out capabilities to determine how to continue to shape the network in the context of real battlefield operations.

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