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The Netherlands has been a vital weapons supplier to Kyiv, throughout the war against Russia, most recently pledging an additional $2.2 billion in military aid for 2024.
By Tim Martin
The conflict has caused an incalculable amount of human suffering, but other hard numbers can tell part of the story.
By Seth J. FrantzmanModernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative
Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value.
The Pentagon is “working to update the processes, procedures, authorities, to make it easier to share, to incentivize, to reduce those barriers so that we can actually learn from each other,” Rear Adm. Peter Vasely said.
By Jaspreet Gill
“This is a vision for the future, so there is currently no process of acquiring aircraft to replace the F-16s,” a spokesperson from the office of Portugal’s defense minister Helena Carreiras, told Breaking Defense.
By Tim Martin
BAE Systems’ LR-PGK: The Superior Anti-Jam Solution
Going the distance to defeat emerging jam threats.
Multi-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
The start-up declined to identify its American customer, but budget documents show that Special Operations Command is investing in counter-UAS technology bearing the “Roadrunner” name.
By Ashley Roque
The first tranche will come from both large and small companies that DIU works with frequently, Doug Beck said, and include systems that are ready to be scaled and have been tested and validated in appropriate environments.
By Jaspreet Gill
A major overhaul is coming in software for missile warning
Space Systems Command’s FORGE program is the first, major missile-warning software modernization effort in 20 years.
Autonomy in the pursuit of interoperability is today’s path for ground robotics.
By Barry Rosenberg
The first P-8A is expected in 2026, with all aircraft delivered “as early as fall 2027” and full operational capability online by 2033.
By Aaron Mehta
“It will be interesting to see how EDGE succeeds or not with [their] strategy, but given the market and the way it’s behaving, there should be positive results for the company,” one analyst told Breaking Defenes. “Time will tell.”
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“All I want is ships as fast as I can get them,” said Rear Adm. Chad Jacoby when asked about maintaining two shipbuilders for the Offshore Patrol Cutter program.
By Justin Katz
In a letter to the Senate appropriations chair, Gen. CQ Brown warns, “We cannot outpace our pacing challenge [China] while under a CR.”
By Aaron Mehta
A senior Defense Ministry official, Taro Yamato, said today that Japan plans to suspend flights of its 14 Ospreys temporarily. A planned training flight in southern Japan was canceled.
By Colin Clark
“Despite the kind of media narrative, or what you might expect watching the debates on Ukraine aid in the US Congress, there is not waning support for Ukraine,” Ronald Reagan Institute Policy Director Rachel Hoff told reporters during a Tuesday call.
By Ashley Roque
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.
The US Army is about to get its hands on a brand new long-range strike capability. In this op-ed, two FDD analysts have ideas about where it’s desperately needed.
By Bradley Bowman and Ryan Brobst