Naval Warfare
“Steps are now underway to Australia to ensure Australia has a workforce with the necessary skills, training and qualifications to build, operate, sustain, and [decommission] a conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine capability,” Vice Adm. Mead noted.
By Colin Clark
“A big component to everything [we’re] talking about is time,” said Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl. That is “the one thing we can’t control, and we know that the Chinese are moving out really quickly. So, doing this at speed is really important.”
By Justin KatzGA-ASI’s MQ-9B: The right UAV for persistence, power, and performance
When assessing the state of the art of unmanned aerial systems, it’s critical to be very clear about what various aircraft can and can’t do – and could never do.
In plant tour, Sikorsky official says “hundreds” of parts could be 3D printed if chosen for Army’s high-profile FARA and FLRAA competitions.
By Andrew Eversden
In wide-ranging talk Gen. David Berger discusses Ukraine, amphib ship numbers, lawmaker relations and what’s left to do before his 2023 exit.
By Justin Katz
B-21, hypersonics and more: How digital development is driving industry innovation
Technological advancements are key to keeping pace with customer demands and evolving threat landscapes.
In interviews with Breaking Defense, lawmakers say they’re concerned about the Navy’s revitalization plan, but still aren’t sold on a fifth public shipyard.
By Justin Katz
The Sioux City is carrying two MH-60S Seahawk helicopters from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22.
By Justin Katz
ROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI will present integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
The sub will be both an important source of intelligence and targeting information and may have torpedo tubes and boast other weapons, but those details are still being hammered out.
By Colin Clark
“It’s all about providing the president options against a broad series of contingencies. And in this respect, I am in favor of continuing to assess and evaluate the SLCM-N,” the Pentagon’s No. 2 general said.
By Valerie Insinna
The Marine Corps has not published a new aviation plan since 2019.
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“This has been such a plastic conflict. … I think there’s a lot of indications that the Ukrainians are doing a tremendous job,” said Mara Karlin, the assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and capabilities. Given that, “you can plan more and more for things that would need greater training.”
By Valerie Insinna
The chief of naval operations’s comments just weeks after the Navy revealed it was killing a different unmanned program.
By Justin Katz
In 2021, the US seized “three times the amount of weapons interdicted in 2020,” NAVCENT head Vice. Adm. Brad Cooper told Breaking Defense.
By Riad Kahwaji
It’s the second time the Navy moved the goal posts on resolving the longstanding problem.
By Justin Katz
The fiscal 2023 budget request is the first to outline crucial details about the next increment of OASuW, including its hypersonic capability.
By Justin Katz
Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
