Land Warfare
The service plans to host another “open” competition before crowning a winner for this multi-billion-dollar contract in 2026.
By Ashley Roque
In picking the precise type of M1 tank to send, the US must choose between giving Ukraine the best tech possible and risking the capture of secrets by Russia.
By Ashley Roque and Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Commercial SATCOM providers have long urged DoD and the services to move from buying bandwidth in fits and starts using short-term contracts to service-style contracts that resemble a civilian’s average mobile phone or cable TV/Internet plan.
By Theresa Hitchens
Funding for the items like protective gear and NVGs will be provided from the government’s €100 billon special arms fund, a seismic uplift in defense spending aimed at ending decades of peacetime underfunding and acquiring new military equipment at pace to deter Russian aggression.
By Tim MartinMack Defense is optimally positioned for the Common Tactical Truck (CTT) Program
With 122 years of manufacturing history and an unmatched global network, the Bulldog brand is ready to support the world’s best military.
Congress must stop shortchanging the Army budget, especially modernization, so it can play its proper role in the Indo-Pacific and worldwide, writes the former chief of US Army Pacific.
By Robert Brown
At a time when the US is continuing to pledge more and more weapons to Ukraine, the Army is eyeing ways to overcome ammunition production challenges.
By Ashley Roque
Total US arms transfers for fiscal 2022 topped $50 billion, up nearly 50 percent from prior year.
By Lee Ferran
Artec will expand Boxer assembly lines to five facilities across Europe this year, offering production capacity of 200 vehicles per year, but such a target remains dependent on whether suppliers “can keep the pace” of industrial planning, according to an company official.
By Tim Martin
“I think one of… the things we sought to accomplish in the course of the update is clarifying the language to ensure a common understanding both inside and outside the Pentagon of what the directive says,” said Michael Horowitz, director of the Pentagon’s Emerging Capabilities Policy Office.
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US to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks in a matter of “months as opposed to weeks” but will use the lag time to begin training Ukraine forces and sorting through logistical challenges.
By Ashley Roque
The announcement comes amid reports that the US is close to saying Abrams are Kyiv-bound as well.
By Christina Mackenzie
A big investment in intelligence agencies is a “nice surprise,” a former military intelligence chief told Breaking Defense.
By Christina Mackenzie
Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder dodged questions about a reported impending US announcement, as reports also claim Berlin has reversed course on sending Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv.
By Ashley Roque and Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“We need a cognitively agile [non-commissioned officer] that can outmaneuver our enemies in the future,” said Sgt. Maj. Stephen Griffin.
By Justin Katz
