Autonomy changes everything about combat engineering
Sending robotic vehicles into the breach saves lives by removing humans from one of the most dangerous places on the battlefield.
“Without this arrangement, we’d risk our adversaries developing an advantage in a specialized technology with vast geostrategic importance,” a White House official said.
By Lee Ferran
In this exclusive op-ed, Minister of National Defence for Canada Bill Blair discusses Canada’s investments into NATO and how it plans to remain a committed ally.
By Bill Blair
As fighting continues in Ukraine, experts told Breaking Defense there’s no danger of a Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0, but Russia still wants to project global reach.
By Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
Canada’s recent Defense Policy Update (DPU) paved the way to eventually reach two percent GDP spending – but still has a long way to go, say Canadian analysts Jamie Tronnes and Richard Shimooka in this op-ed.
By Jamie Tronnes and Richard Shimooka
The US and Canada should turn to Japan and South Korea, two pivotal treaty allies with strategic interests and unique capabilities that could bolster Arctic security, according to analysts Chan Mo Ku and Jinwan Park.
By Chan Mo Ku and Jinwan Park
Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair said his German counterpart approached him about joining the German-Norwegian submarine package.
By Aaron Mehta and Justin Katz
The Weekly Break Out web news show
Coming in 2025! The Washington Monument is an iconic part of Washington. There’s something else monumental coming to defense in DC in 2025.
NATO has established eight different capability coalitions designed to get critical systems or ammo into Ukrainian hands quickly. Here’s a deep dive into how they’re all faring.
By Tim Martin
“The purpose of our initiative is to find ammunition on the world markets, to negotiate the financing and to potentially negotiate deliveries to Ukraine,” said Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
By Tim Martin
The new defence policy paper does not offer a timeline for the country to meet the 2 percent GDP target but it argues a move to double military spending between 2016-2017 to 2026-2027 is “on track.”
By Tim Martin
The deal will see 14 new planes go to Canada and three to Germany.
By Justin Katz
A former NATO leader argued that not inviting Ukraine into NATO for fear of Russian response, for example, is giving Vladimir Putin a “de facto veto” over the alliance’s decisions.
By Tim Martin 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
The allegation and diplomatic reprisals have left the US to balance its relationship between a longtime Five Eyes ally and a rising Asian democracy that could be a check on China.
By Aaron Mehta
In this op-ed, Mohammed Soliman and Elliot Silverberg make the case for why Canada should be brought into AUKUS Pillar II.
By Mohammed Soliman and Elliot Silverberg