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 to send Tomahawks, hypersonics, other long-range fires to Germany
The move is in-line with the Army's plan to provide such capability to its Multidomain Task Force there.
Army chooses Raytheon, Lockheed to mature new missile defense radars
The Army has chosen Raytheon and Lockheed Martin to enter into a technology-maturation and risk-reduction phase of a program to replace its legacy Patriot air and missile defense radar.
US Army triggers design competition for future attack reconnaissance helicopter
The Army took a big step Oct. 3, releasing a solicitation for designs for a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft as part of its Future Vertical Lift modernization efforts.
Will Army Futures Command work? House lawmakers skeptical, but hopeful
House lawmakers are both skeptical and hopeful that the Army will be able to pull off a major overhaul of how it will modernize and acquire weapons and equipment.
25 bloodless battles: Synthetic training will help prepare for current and future operations
The military is building synthetic training capabilities aimed at preparing to operate against near-peer adversaries now and in the future.
US Army to bring new vehicle protection technologies to fleet as early as 2020
The Army is looking into the future of vehicle protection, with plans to pursue laser-warning systems, reactive armor tiles and signature management solutions.
Can Austin make the Army weird?
Austin is free-thinking, creative and now a burgeoning technology innovation hub, but can its fearlessness to take risk rub off on the Army as it seeks to develop game-changing technology to stay ahead in battlefield capabilities?
Space-based laser weapons could ultimately take out missile threats in boost phase
Pentagon officials are trying to anticipate where boost-phase missile defense technology development is headed.
MDA director provides rough sketch of possible space-based missile defense sensor layer
What does the Missile Defense Agency director envision for a space-based missile defense layer? Here's a look.
Hyten: To address Russian and Chinese missile threats, it’s all about the sensors
The head of U.S. Strategic Command says the biggest focus for missile defense has to be sensor development.
