Jen Judson

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.


  • Palantir Claims Army Misled To Keep It Out of DCGS-A Program
    Palantir Claims Army Misled To Keep It Out of DCGS-A Program

    Palantir Technologies has mapped out in a motion filed with the US Court of Federal Claims what it believes are the Army’s repeated, biased attempts to block the company from working with the service to test and integrate technology into the force’s intelligence analysis framework.

  • Polish Missile-Defense Program Remains a Head Scratcher
    Polish Missile-Defense Program Remains a Head Scratcher

    Poland’s Ministry of Defense has posted a statement to its website shedding light on its way forward to procure a new air-and-missile defense system, confirming, in essence, that nothing is decided.

  • Bell Helicopter Makes Innovation Top Priority
    Bell Helicopter Makes Innovation Top Priority

    Robert Hastings, executive vice president and chief of staff at Bell Helicopter, in an interview with Defense News, talks about how the Pentagon’s priority to be innovative mirrors the company’s own business strategy: to stay ahead of the curve as it looks to improve helicopters in the US military’s inventory and design a future vertical…

  • Is MEADS Back in Running for Poland’s Missile Defense Competition?
    Is MEADS Back in Running for Poland’s Missile Defense Competition?

    The team developing the Medium Extended Air Defense System signed a letter of intent to work with Poland’s leading state-run defense group PGZ.

  • Poland Wants Patriot With Different Battle Command System
    Poland Wants Patriot With Different Battle Command System

    Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said he had formally authorized a letter of request be sent to the US government to buy the US Army’s Patriot air-and-missile defense system, during a large press briefing at a military conference in the country on Tuesday.

  • Army, DRS Set To Integrate New Bridging System on Tanks
    Army, DRS Set To Integrate New Bridging System on Tanks

    The Army is readying production of a new bridging system used by Armored Brigade Combat Teams after awarding DRS Technologies, Inc., a $400 million production contract to integrate the bridge platform onto an M1 Abrams tank.

  • Army Launches Rapid Capabilities Office
    Army Launches Rapid Capabilities Office

    The service officially launched its Rapid Capabilities Office on Wednesday in an attempt to get acquisition efforts right in an age of fast-paced technology development amid hybrid warfare in a highly unpredictable world.

  • Congress’ Watchdog Wants More Oversight for Army’s $3B Patriot Upgrade Plan
    Congress’ Watchdog Wants More Oversight for Army’s $3B Patriot Upgrade Plan

    The Army will spend $1.8 billion to upgrade its key air-and-missile defense system, but the GAO finds that the effort lacks adequate oversight.

  • DoD Presses On In Pursuit of Laser Weapons
    DoD Presses On In Pursuit of Laser Weapons

    Developing directed energy to be used as laser weapons on a variety of platforms has been a huge priority for the Defense Department. Technology has reached a point where lasers aren’t just a cool, futuristic concept but will be vital in future military operations and war.

  • GE, ATEC Win Contracts To Design Army’s Future Helo Engine
    GE, ATEC Win Contracts To Design Army’s Future Helo Engine

    The teams deeply developing concepts for the Army’s replacement engine for an enormous portion of the service’s helicopters have been awarded contracts to submit a preliminary design.

  • Palantir Claims Army Misled To Keep It Out of DCGS-A Program
    Palantir Claims Army Misled To Keep It Out of DCGS-A Program

    Palantir Technologies has mapped out in a motion filed with the US Court of Federal Claims what it believes are the Army’s repeated, biased attempts to block the company from working with the service to test and integrate technology into the force’s intelligence analysis framework.

  • Polish Missile-Defense Program Remains a Head Scratcher
    Polish Missile-Defense Program Remains a Head Scratcher

    Poland’s Ministry of Defense has posted a statement to its website shedding light on its way forward to procure a new air-and-missile defense system, confirming, in essence, that nothing is decided.

  • Bell Helicopter Makes Innovation Top Priority
    Bell Helicopter Makes Innovation Top Priority

    Robert Hastings, executive vice president and chief of staff at Bell Helicopter, in an interview with Defense News, talks about how the Pentagon’s priority to be innovative mirrors the company’s own business strategy: to stay ahead of the curve as it looks to improve helicopters in the US military’s inventory and design a future vertical…

  • Is MEADS Back in Running for Poland’s Missile Defense Competition?
    Is MEADS Back in Running for Poland’s Missile Defense Competition?

    The team developing the Medium Extended Air Defense System signed a letter of intent to work with Poland’s leading state-run defense group PGZ.

  • Poland Wants Patriot With Different Battle Command System
    Poland Wants Patriot With Different Battle Command System

    Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said he had formally authorized a letter of request be sent to the US government to buy the US Army’s Patriot air-and-missile defense system, during a large press briefing at a military conference in the country on Tuesday.

  • Army, DRS Set To Integrate New Bridging System on Tanks
    Army, DRS Set To Integrate New Bridging System on Tanks

    The Army is readying production of a new bridging system used by Armored Brigade Combat Teams after awarding DRS Technologies, Inc., a $400 million production contract to integrate the bridge platform onto an M1 Abrams tank.

  • Army Launches Rapid Capabilities Office
    Army Launches Rapid Capabilities Office

    The service officially launched its Rapid Capabilities Office on Wednesday in an attempt to get acquisition efforts right in an age of fast-paced technology development amid hybrid warfare in a highly unpredictable world.

  • Congress’ Watchdog Wants More Oversight for Army’s $3B Patriot Upgrade Plan
    Congress’ Watchdog Wants More Oversight for Army’s $3B Patriot Upgrade Plan

    The Army will spend $1.8 billion to upgrade its key air-and-missile defense system, but the GAO finds that the effort lacks adequate oversight.

  • DoD Presses On In Pursuit of Laser Weapons
    DoD Presses On In Pursuit of Laser Weapons

    Developing directed energy to be used as laser weapons on a variety of platforms has been a huge priority for the Defense Department. Technology has reached a point where lasers aren’t just a cool, futuristic concept but will be vital in future military operations and war.

  • GE, ATEC Win Contracts To Design Army’s Future Helo Engine
    GE, ATEC Win Contracts To Design Army’s Future Helo Engine

    The teams deeply developing concepts for the Army’s replacement engine for an enormous portion of the service’s helicopters have been awarded contracts to submit a preliminary design.

  • Palantir Claims Army Misled To Keep It Out of DCGS-A Program
    Palantir Claims Army Misled To Keep It Out of DCGS-A Program

    Palantir Technologies has mapped out in a motion filed with the US Court of Federal Claims what it believes are the Army’s repeated, biased attempts to block the company from working with the service to test and integrate technology into the force’s intelligence analysis framework.

  • Polish Missile-Defense Program Remains a Head Scratcher
    Polish Missile-Defense Program Remains a Head Scratcher

    Poland’s Ministry of Defense has posted a statement to its website shedding light on its way forward to procure a new air-and-missile defense system, confirming, in essence, that nothing is decided.

  • Bell Helicopter Makes Innovation Top Priority
    Bell Helicopter Makes Innovation Top Priority

    Robert Hastings, executive vice president and chief of staff at Bell Helicopter, in an interview with Defense News, talks about how the Pentagon’s priority to be innovative mirrors the company’s own business strategy: to stay ahead of the curve as it looks to improve helicopters in the US military’s inventory and design a future vertical…

  • Is MEADS Back in Running for Poland’s Missile Defense Competition?
    Is MEADS Back in Running for Poland’s Missile Defense Competition?

    The team developing the Medium Extended Air Defense System signed a letter of intent to work with Poland’s leading state-run defense group PGZ.

  • Poland Wants Patriot With Different Battle Command System
    Poland Wants Patriot With Different Battle Command System

    Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said he had formally authorized a letter of request be sent to the US government to buy the US Army’s Patriot air-and-missile defense system, during a large press briefing at a military conference in the country on Tuesday.

  • Army, DRS Set To Integrate New Bridging System on Tanks
    Army, DRS Set To Integrate New Bridging System on Tanks

    The Army is readying production of a new bridging system used by Armored Brigade Combat Teams after awarding DRS Technologies, Inc., a $400 million production contract to integrate the bridge platform onto an M1 Abrams tank.

  • Army Launches Rapid Capabilities Office
    Army Launches Rapid Capabilities Office

    The service officially launched its Rapid Capabilities Office on Wednesday in an attempt to get acquisition efforts right in an age of fast-paced technology development amid hybrid warfare in a highly unpredictable world.

  • Congress’ Watchdog Wants More Oversight for Army’s $3B Patriot Upgrade Plan
    Congress’ Watchdog Wants More Oversight for Army’s $3B Patriot Upgrade Plan

    The Army will spend $1.8 billion to upgrade its key air-and-missile defense system, but the GAO finds that the effort lacks adequate oversight.

  • DoD Presses On In Pursuit of Laser Weapons
    DoD Presses On In Pursuit of Laser Weapons

    Developing directed energy to be used as laser weapons on a variety of platforms has been a huge priority for the Defense Department. Technology has reached a point where lasers aren’t just a cool, futuristic concept but will be vital in future military operations and war.

  • GE, ATEC Win Contracts To Design Army’s Future Helo Engine
    GE, ATEC Win Contracts To Design Army’s Future Helo Engine

    The teams deeply developing concepts for the Army’s replacement engine for an enormous portion of the service’s helicopters have been awarded contracts to submit a preliminary design.