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“Nothing in this treaty has changed the known level of risk for what is an ambitious project. In some respects, the agreement of the treaty-level document between the three countries can be interpreted as a risk reduction measure,” Australian naval expert Jennifer Parker said.
By Colin Clark
The sale was approved by the Biden administration against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, and moved only after two key Democrats removed objections.
By Michael Marrow
The semi-autonomous, optionally piloted, high-speed, off-road platform to be a “research platform” for cutting edge tech.
By Flavia Camargos PereiraMulti-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
Drones, jammers and big balloons: In Morocco, Army’s Multi-Domain Task Force tests EW tech
‘Ultimate example of JADC2’: Can the Pentagon keep a carrier connected on long-range voyage?
“This is the starting gun for what may be the single largest overhaul of US government communication systems since the adoption of the Internet, as ordered by the President in National Security Memorandum 10,” said RAND scientist Edward Parker. “It will probably go on for decades and will cost billions of dollars.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The Army is pushing for companies to integrate lasers on JLTVs, while eyeing a future where ground robots don the directed energy weapons.
By Ashley Roque
The IG further is urging NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce to move out more aggressively to craft a plan to set binding rules to manage the ever increasing amount of on-orbit traffic — despite the fact, as pointed out to Breaking Defense by senior NOAA officials, that Congress has yet to give OSC the legal authority to do so.
By Theresa Hitchens
“We are going to make sure that we have security of supply, both in the United States and abroad, for the things that we need to be successful, and we are going to make investments to do that,” said Tim Cahill, executive vice president of Lockheed’s missiles and fire control unit.
By Valerie InsinnaIndo-Pacific

The new report is the second investigation to conclude in recent weeks detailing a fatal crash involving a V-22 Osprey.
By Justin Katz
The satellites carry a handful of different payloads, including the two US Space Force Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization jam-resistant communication payloads, an X-band communications payload for Norway’s Ministry of Defence, and a Ka-band payload for commercial firm Viasat.
By Theresa Hitchens
The hefty pricetag comes in part due to the need to integrate US-specific requirements on planes already flown by American allies, the company and the Air Force have said.
By Michael Marrow
“We’re a long way down that path and really, that’s the thing that we need to [figure out] first,” Richard Marles, Australia’s deputy prime minister and defense minister, told Breaking Defense.
By Colin Clark and Aaron Mehta
“Missions are ramming into each other, overlapping each other. The integration challenge is large,” Lt. Gen. Heath Collins said. “[S]ilos exist between services, between entities within the services, between MDA.”
By Theresa Hitchens
In this op-ed, two Mitchell Institute experts argue that the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command is overstepping with its plans to increase space personnel and space control capabilities.
By Charles Galbreath and Jennifer Reeves