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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Pentagon forms new task force to fast-track counter-drone capabilities
The creation of the new task force also puts an end to the Joint Counter-small UAS Office, which was formed in 2019 and led by the Army.
US Army's 2018 budget request stockpiles munitions, modernizes armored brigades
The Army’s fiscal 2018 budget request funds a 1,018,000 sized total force and prioritizes building munitions stockpiles and modernizing armored brigade combat teams.
US Army Special Ops commander lifts curtain on 2035 strategy
The head of U.S. Army Special Operations Command lifted the curtain on the command's 2035 strategy and campaign plan that will be unveiled in an unclassified version in July.
Countering 'little green men': Pentagon special ops studies Russia ‘gray zone’ conflict
The Pentagon is studying gray zone conflict – otherwise known as hybrid warfare – beginning with a focus on Russia and later moving on to study Iran and China.
Omnibus spending bill funds major Army commission recommendations
The omnibus spending bill to emerge from a bipartisan congressional committee early Monday morning includes funding to implement major recommendations made by the National Commission on the Future of the Army well over a year ago.
Army Special Ops' Little Bird helo here to stay until future vertical lift
The U.S. Army’s Special Operations Command won’t be replacing its urban, nimble “street fighter” helicopter anytime soon.
Legacy trainers generating extra costs for helicopter pilot school
The Army is having to keep some legacy trainer helicopters in its fleet at the initial entry rotary-wing training schoolhouse due to a still pending and yearslong lawsuit — and it is generating extra costs.
Armed reconnaissance still biggest gap in US Army aviation
The Army repeatedly stressed at the Army Aviation Association of America’s annual summit that the biggest gap it has is the one left open when it retired its armed reconnaissance helicopter — the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior — without replacing the fleet with a new aircraft.
Army to hold flight demo to develop next-gen unmanned aircraft
Nearly mirroring its approach to examine the art-of-the-possible for a Future Vertical Lift aircraft, the Army plans to conduct a science & technology-level demonstration of a next-generation tactical unmanned aircraft system that would replace Shadow and Gray Eagle.
Budgetary fallout: Helo engine replacement effort comes to a halt
Efforts underway to develop the next-generation engine for UH-60 Black Hawk utility and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters will come to a complete stop this week as it operates under last year’s funding levels, according to an Army acquisition official.
