Defense reporter at Bloomberg News, 115th National Press Club president, Military Reporters & Editors VP, boy mom, Colorado nativehttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lxxexdqlt22fUS Army awards Lockheed record $9.8 billion missile contract https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/09/03/us-army-awards-lockheed-record-98-billion-missile-contract/03 Sep 2025 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxxexdqlt22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lxurcl3c2225Army picks 3 startups to fast-track self-driving squad vehicle https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/09/02/army-picks-3-startups-to-fast-track-self-driving-squad-vehicle/02 Sep 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxurcl3c2225https://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lxiqtfro7c23Pentagon forms new task force to fast-track counter-drone capabilities https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/08/28/pentagon-forms-new-task-force-to-fast-track-counter-drone-capabilities/28 Aug 2025 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxiqtfro7c23https://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lxas2g3omc2cVulcan Elements wins Pentagon deals as $65M round fuels expansion https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2025/08/25/vulcan-elements-wins-pentagon-deals-as-65m-round-fuels-expansion/25 Aug 2025 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxas2g3omc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lw7ijtxwqs2y@milreporters.bsky.social condemns the killings of 5 Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, calls for fair and independent investigation into the strike https://www.militaryreporters.org/2025/08/statement-from-military-reporters-editors-on-the-killings-of-5-al-jazeera-journalists-in-gaza-by-an-israeli-air-strike/12 Aug 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7ijtxwqs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lvqecrxwdc2nCould Golden Dome funding get next-gen interceptor back up to speed? https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/08/06/could-golden-dome-funding-get-next-gen-interceptor-back-up-to-speed/06 Aug 2025 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqecrxwdc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lvo75yauz22tArmy to grow air defense force by 30% https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/08/05/army-to-grow-air-defense-force-by-30/05 Aug 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvo75yauz22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lvnsclphts2iLockheed launches hub to prototype Golden Dome command systems https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2025/08/05/lockheed-launches-hub-to-prototype-golden-dome-command-systems/05 Aug 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnsclphts2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lvnquqx2ys2kL3Harris opens rocket motor plant, already producing parts https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/08/05/l3harris-opens-rocket-motor-plant-already-producing-parts/05 Aug 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnquqx2ys2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lvdsyufoec2dNew missile defense radar lands in Guam to be put to the test https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/08/01/new-missile-defense-radar-lands-in-guam-to-be-put-to-the-test/01 Aug 2025 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdsyufoec2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lv4ob2wxuc26Old tank recovery vehicles get new life as M88A3 is nixed https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/07/29/old-tank-recovery-vehicles-get-new-life-as-m88a3-is-nixed/29 Jul 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4ob2wxuc26https://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3luztamh53226Lockheed vows quick action on German Typhon missile launcher request https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/07/28/lockheed-vows-quick-action-on-german-typhon-missile-launcher-request/28 Jul 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3luztamh53226https://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lu5tgsoufc2vTop NATO commander rushing to deliver fresh Patriots to Ukraine https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/07/17/top-nato-commander-rushing-to-deliver-fresh-patriots-to-ukraine/17 Jul 2025 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu5tgsoufc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lu5tfqddt226Army Europe chief unveils NATO eastern flank defense plan https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/07/16/army-europe-chief-unveils-nato-eastern-flank-defense-plan/17 Jul 2025 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu5tfqddt226https://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lstrkxgdgs27Missile Defense Agency’s FY26 budget targets homeland missile defense https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/06/30/missile-defense-agencys-fy26-budget-targets-homeland-missile-defense/30 Jun 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstrkxgdgs27https://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lslzmno3q22gUS Army tailoring Pacific commands for Multi-Domain force https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/06/27/us-army-tailoring-pacific-commands-for-multi-domain-force/27 Jun 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslzmno3q22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3ls265dugm22bSaab taps Anduril to build rocket motors for ground-launched bomb https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2025/06/20/saab-taps-anduril-to-build-rocket-motors-for-ground-launched-bomb/20 Jun 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls265dugm22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lrisy3qhqc2bTech execs enlist in Army Reserve for new innovation detachment https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/06/13/tech-execs-enlist-in-army-reserve-for-new-innovation-detachment/13 Jun 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrisy3qhqc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lrgfkvjph22cDead on arrival: Army pulls plug on M10 Booker light tank https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/06/12/dead-on-arrival-army-pulls-plug-on-m10-booker-light-tank/12 Jun 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrgfkvjph22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lqebearbeh2lJust over here psyching myself up for another day feeling crappy, with a “sick” kid at home (because he freaking got sick at school so they can log the 24 hours after - and he promptly recovered, FYI) and about a million hours of work I need to do. 😫30 May 2025 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqebearbeh2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lprbu3ppcc2uL3Harris breaks ground on new rocket motor plant in Virginia https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/05/22/l3harris-breaks-ground-on-new-rocket-motor-plant-in-virginia/22 May 2025 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprbu3ppcc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lpmfg4ueq22bRTX delivers first AN/TPY-2radar to MDA that can track hypersonic weapons USING GaN technology https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/05/20/rtx-delivers-first-radar-to-mda-that-can-track-hypersonic-weapons/20 May 2025 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmfg4ueq22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lpck5wypuc26Army halts tactical UAS competition without clear plan forward https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/05/16/army-halts-tactical-uas-competition-without-clear-plan-forward/16 May 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpck5wypuc26https://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lpcg6zj55t2lHave you ever tried to transcribe an interview with slow country ballads playing loudly in the background? It’s a skill. #Opryland #AAAA16 May 2025 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcg6zj55t2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lpc3zgb3ik2rNew US Army helo engine lifts off, but may be headed for cancellation https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/05/16/new-us-army-helo-engine-lifts-off-but-may-be-headed-for-cancellation/16 May 2025 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpc3zgb3ik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lpackqyl5c2rArmy zeroes in on expendable drone needs for future buys https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/05/15/army-zeroes-in-on-expendable-drone-needs-for-future-buys/15 May 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpackqyl5c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lpa2uiikdc2zArmy explores ultra-long-range launched effects to spy from the sky https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/05/15/army-explores-ultra-long-range-launched-effects-to-spy-from-the-sky/15 May 2025 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpa2uiikdc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenjudson.bsky.social/post/3lp5kvpu6ts2dHere’s who’s getting the Army’s first long-range assault aircraft https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/05/14/heres-whos-getting-the-armys-first-long-range-assault-aircraft/14 May 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:ec6jmyxll76zwflu24hh2uid/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5kvpu6ts2d