Across the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, the Pentagon will purchase 21 fewer fighter jets than originally expected for the 2025 fiscal year, dropping a planned buy of 107 to 86.
By Michael MarrowBreaking Defense has you covered for all the news of the Pentagon’s fiscal 2025 budget rollout, and this handy landing page of our stories will get you where you need to go.
By Aaron MehtaNavy brass and lawmakers go back-and-forth every year about early ship retirements. This year looks like it will be no different.
By Justin Katz“We kind of depend on having [that] ‘24 bill finish and finish in a way that looks a lot like what we asked for. Otherwise, we’re going to have to go back to the drawing board on a couple of fronts,” said a senior defense official.
By Ashley RoquePentagon officials say they have “high confidence” that they can return the V-22 Ospreys to flight safely, but are tight lipped on what they learned about the cause of a crash in Japan that killed eight airmen.
By Justin Katz and Michael MarrowAnalysts told Breaking Defense it would take weeks for a ship to reach the Middle East, and actually getting patients aboard presents myriad logistical, diplomatic and security problems.
By Justin KatzWhen 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.
By GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.The deal will see 14 new planes go to Canada and three to Germany.
By Justin KatzNavy Secretary Carlos Del Toro in public has frequently referenced potential subsidies for foreign shipbuilders who establish stateside operations.
By Justin KatzOne of the under secretaries compared the damage of a year-long continuing resolution to the effects of sequestration in 2013.
By Justin KatzThe service wants to produce up to 500 rounds per year and field an early version in fiscal year 2027.
By Justin KatzOriginally launched in 1991, Boise has sat in port since 2017 due to a series of delays that denied it a timely availability at a public shipyard.
By Justin KatzEDGE will control 51 percent of the joint venture, giving it the right to produce Fincantierri’s ships for the region.
By Agnes Helou and Tim MartinThe warning from Paparo comes as he awaits possible confirmation to become the next head of US Indo-Pacific Command.
By Justin Katz