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With Australia, New Zealand to explore AUKUS ‘opportunities,’ closer to joining?

With Australia, New Zealand to explore AUKUS ‘opportunities,’ closer to joining?
With Australia, New Zealand to explore AUKUS ‘opportunities,’ closer to joining?

“The opportunities that are open to our space and technology sectors are actually immense,” New Zealand’s Defence Minister Judith Collins said.

After deadly drone attack in Jordan, US Central Command reassessing air defense needs

After deadly drone attack in Jordan, US Central Command reassessing air defense needs
After deadly drone attack in Jordan, US Central Command reassessing air defense needs

“What was different about this attack is where it landed: It did impact… where living quarters are,” said Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh, a day after three soldiers were killed in an attack.

Outdoing US, China makes a splash at Emirati unmanned defense tech show

Outdoing US, China makes a splash at Emirati unmanned defense tech show
Outdoing US, China makes a splash at Emirati unmanned defense tech show

The Asian giant had more than 50 entities present at UMEX 2024, according to organizers, compared to less than two dozen from the US and just a few from Russia.

CENTCOM shows off Emirati-American unmanned surface vessel Mast-13 at UAE exhibition

CENTCOM shows off Emirati-American unmanned surface vessel Mast-13 at UAE exhibition
CENTCOM shows off Emirati-American unmanned surface vessel Mast-13 at UAE exhibition

“The USV will be operational in two months time, after final modifications, where it will join the first Arabian Fox in Bahrain,” a NAVCENT official told Breaking Defense. 

Australia reveals why it isn’t sending grounded Taipan helicopters to Ukraine

Australia reveals why it isn’t sending grounded Taipan helicopters to Ukraine
Australia reveals why it isn’t sending grounded Taipan helicopters to Ukraine

After keeping mum on the issue for weeks, minister for defense procurement Pat Conroy said Kyiv’s request came too late, months after the helos had been destined for disposal.

China fumes at countries that congratulate Taiwan for election that rebuked Beijing

China fumes at countries that congratulate Taiwan for election that rebuked Beijing
China fumes at countries that congratulate Taiwan for election that rebuked Beijing

“It is very ‘wolf warrior’ in style and I think it underlines that from Beijing’s perspective, there is no real ‘reset’ or ‘stabilisation of the relationship,'” Malcolm Davis of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute told Breaking Defense.

Batten the hatches: Rough times ahead after Taiwan elections

Batten the hatches: Rough times ahead after Taiwan elections
Batten the hatches: Rough times ahead after Taiwan elections

In its presidential election Taiwan may have sent a rebuke to Beijing, but in this op-ed the United States Institute of Peace’s Dean Cheng makes a closer, more nuanced examination.

Breaking Defense welcomes Jerry Foley in new role on its business staff

Breaking Defense welcomes Jerry Foley in new role on its business staff
Breaking Defense welcomes Jerry Foley in new role on its business staff

The addition of Foley, who brings 20 years of experience in defense, aerospace and government media, signals the continued growth and further expansion for Breaking Defense.

Strikes in Yemen may be first for US, UK but not designed to escalate conflict: Analysts

Strikes in Yemen may be first for US, UK but not designed to escalate conflict: Analysts
Strikes in Yemen may be first for US, UK but not designed to escalate conflict: Analysts

Bryden Spurling, senior research leader for defence and security at RAND, said that there “was clearly reluctance [on the part of Washington and London] to strike the Houthis despite the threat they pose to one of the world’s most important waterways.”

To better support Taiwan, push Europe’s defense industry to do more for Ukraine

To better support Taiwan, push Europe’s defense industry to do more for Ukraine
To better support Taiwan, push Europe’s defense industry to do more for Ukraine

In this op-ed, the Cato Institute’s Eric Gomez argues the US won’t be able to support Ukraine and Taiwan with arms and defense articles indefinitely and that hard choices are on the horizon.

Telemaintenance and stockpiles: Army Materiel Command takes its own lessons from Ukraine

Telemaintenance and stockpiles: Army Materiel Command takes its own lessons from Ukraine
Telemaintenance and stockpiles: Army Materiel Command takes its own lessons from Ukraine

“Think about Ukraine as an island… we are not allowed to cross the border,” Army Materiel Command’s deputy Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan told Breaking Defense.

How to use the ‘MRAP mindset’ to get US industrial base on a wartime footing

How to use the ‘MRAP mindset’ to get US industrial base on a wartime footing
How to use the ‘MRAP mindset’ to get US industrial base on a wartime footing

George Mason University’s Jerry McGinn argues in this op-ed that the Pentagon can move more quickly if it heeds lessons from a previous life-or-death acquisition story.

The big risks of 2024: Taiwan elections, Philippine shoals, AUKUS dough

The big risks of 2024: Taiwan elections, Philippine shoals, AUKUS dough
The big risks of 2024: Taiwan elections, Philippine shoals, AUKUS dough

Keep your eyes on the Second Scarborough Shoal and other atolls in the South China Sea, where China has pressed an increasingly aggressive and dangerous campaign.

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