Joint Staff director returning to Navy after only months on job
Vice Adm. Fred Kacher was removed from the role by Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to a source.
US clears $6.7B in new weapon sales to Israel, $9B in Patriot missiles for Saudi Arabia
The Israeli package includes 30 AH-64E Apache helicopters and, 3,250 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles.
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Breaking Defense welcomes Diana Stancy as new naval warfare reporter
Stancy, an experienced naval reporter, will spearhead coverage of maritime issues starting February 9.
Pentagon releases National Defense Strategy, with homeland defense as top priority
The department chose to release with an unusual lack of fanfare: 7:00 pm on a Friday, when the entire east coast is focused on a major snowstorm that is approaching.
Pentagon creates permanent PCS agency, eyes software overhaul to fix military moves
“The services know this is something that takes bandwidth from them,” Army Maj. Gen. Lance Curtis told Breaking Defense.
The year that was and the year that will be, according to our reporters
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Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
150 aircraft, cyber effects and ‘overwhelming force:’ How the Venezuela operation unfolded
"Failure of one component of this well-oiled machine would have endangered the entire mission," Gen. Dan Caine said of Operation Absolute Resolve.
US attacks Venezuela, captures leader Maduro in ‘spectacular assault’: Trump
The president said the US would temporarily "run" the South American nation and "take back" oil he said was "stolen."
Upgraded sub-launched nuclear warhead program wraps production
The last production unit of the W88 Alt 370, an upgraded version of the legacy W88 used on Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, has rolled off the line.
Why a Ukrainian peace deal wouldn’t impact Swedish Gripen-E delivery times
Sweden's defense minister told Breaking Defense that his government is "looking into" sending older Gripen models to Ukraine.
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Answering the demand signal to move faster, field sooner, iterate continuously
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Compromise NDAA released with bigger topline, $8 billion above Pentagon’s request
The $8B jump is essentially a compromise from the House version, which stuck to the Pentagon’s budget request, and the Senate numbers, which were $32 billion above the department’s request.
Signalgate IG report: Hegseth risked ‘harm’ to mission with texts
"The Secretary’s actions created a risk to operational security that could have resulted in failed U.S. mission objectives and potential harm to U.S. pilots," the IG found, but the classification question is more complicated.
Outgoing Leonardo DRS CEO Bill Lynn on the future of the defense industry
Lynn, who is leaving Leonardo DRS after 14 years, said "I feel like the stability of the company is strong, and that's a good time for a transition."
As US, Ukraine hammer out peace deal, security guarantees take center stage: Analysts
"In the end, Trump is going to have to stare down Putin to get his deal in any kind of decent form," said Daniel Fried of the Atlantic Council.