Australia’s guided weapons and munitions effort makes progress, but risks remain
Experts have called on GWEO efforts to diversify sources and ensure workforce readiness
After yearslong delay, Taiwan receives first pair of new F-16s
The two jets landed at an airbase in eastern Taiwan on Friday.
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China opens training center with Laos, marking third overseas military base
Satellite imagery shows the new facility is built in part on a purported old US airstrip used during the Vietnam War.
Drone-hunting on the border, plus turmoil at an Air Force think tank
NORTHCOM is testing ways to counter drone incursions, while an Air Force institute focused on China faces questions about its future.
South Korea inducts first locally developed fighter jet into air force
Introduction of KF-21 into South Korea's military marks a significant milestone for country's defense industry.
How China is rethinking tank survival against FPVs and top-attack threats
The drone age did not end armored warfare. It rewrote the terms of survival, and Chinese military analysts are paying attention.
The Army’s Digital Transformation
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The Air Force says its China think tank will continue. Its director says it’s basically dead.
The Air Force’s stance that the China Aerospace Studies Institute can function without civilian staff is “not credible,” Brendan Mulvaney told Breaking Defense.
Fate of Air Force’s China Aerospace Studies Institute up in air
The China Aerospace Studies Institute will carry on by “leveraging assigned military service members to accomplish its objectives,” according to an Air Force spokesperson.
Australian MQ-4C Tritons, MC-55A Peregrines reach Initial Operational Capability
Attaining IOC for the RAAF's MQ-4Cs has “significantly strengthened its ability to deliver persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance effects across Australia’s primary area of military interest,” according to the announcement.
Aussie defense chief confirms missing F-35 parts, says none are ‘sensitive’
After parts reportedly made their way to Hong Kong, a Lockheed Martin spokesperson told Breaking Defense that the missing components “are unserviceable and deemed low risk for exploitation."
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Why Bigger Fences Aren’t Enough in the Age of Drones
Traditional thinking about how to protect facilities must adapt to new threats such as drones or downstream attacks.
Boeing picks Lite Coms for Aussie BLOS SATCOM terminals
Australia's LAND 4140 program aims to modernize the Australian military's land-based C4I architecture across all domains.
Textron, Merlin offer unmanned Cessna Skycourier for Pacific island resupply
“We can't devote C-130s and C-17s to do a lot of these little shuttle missions,” said retired Maj. Gen. Kyle Kremer, a Merlin advisor.
How Japan, South Korea are building up naval capabilities for China threat
Japan and South Korea are stepping up their naval game in the face of China's phenomenal expansion.
Lockheed Martin secures $950M Australian air battle management contract
Lockheed Martin says the enhancements under Australia’s Project AIR6500 Tranche 2B will establish a “scalable path” for future improvements and integration of future technological advances.