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Alliance expansion might force Russia to reassess a strategic calculus around a war beyond Ukraine’s borders, but tough questions around just how long Kyiv can defend itself are beginning to be asked.
By Tim Martin
There’s a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on in space, from Geneva to Washington to Colorado Springs to Los Angeles.
By Theresa HitchensHow to ensure readiness of next-generation defense technology: Solving the issue of massive heat.
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
“How in the hell do you lose an F-35?”
By Michael Marrow
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Integrating C2 solutions on more assets ensures that operators share a common operating picture they can act on based on verified, secure intelligence.
By Breaking Defense
Modernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
Multi-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
Former CIA deputy director of analysis Linda Weissgold says AI won’t replace human analysts, but she’s come around to a nuanced view of the tech.
By Lee Ferran
Even before the big announcement from the heads of state in March, 2023 has been filled with AUKUS news.
By Justin Katz
Gray Eagle is the low-cost, low-risk answer to Army modernization
Gray Eagle STOL and Gray Eagle 25M are the best options for Army aviation as it assesses where to move from its current inflection point.
From expendable drones, to ad hoc battle networks, to hacker “armies” of volunteers, the war in Ukraine has shown the big-spending US military new ways to fight in the Information Age.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
This year Breaking Defense heard straight from some top network and tech officials in the Pentagon about their ambitious plans.
By Jaspreet Gill
Analysts told Breaking Defense the mission could be a test case for potential future, long-range operations in the region.
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The biggest strategic shift in the Indo-Pacific was clearly the combination of China’s economy faltering at the same time as turmoil roiled the top echelons of the Chinese Communist Party and its government.
By Colin Clark
In 2023, the US Army eyed ways to better support troops in the Indo-Pacific region, and ways to restructure its formations for the future.
By Ashley Roque
Long before the Middle East was plunged into a new Israel-Gaza conflict, plenty of geopolitical plates had shifted, with major defense deals in the balance.
By Agnes Helou
“The key word here is persistence,” study author Masao Dahlgren told Breaking Defense. “How do we get persistence over the regions we care about? That hasn’t been as explicitly put into prior work until now. This report puts into sharp relief.”
By Theresa Hitchens
“This evidence will further inform the concept of recce-strike at all levels as outlined in the Land Operating Concept; urban operations doctrine development and human-machine teaming, while also acting as a technology horizon-scanning tool,” said a British Army spokesperson
By Andrew White
What’s new in naval radars and missiles: Defending the Pacific
Defending U.S. naval forces in the Pacific, Red Sea, and elsewhere require a range of systems from close-in weapons to anti-ballistic missiles.
