Trump’s dislike of NATO will likely lead to uncertainty over the future of the alliance, though it remains to be seen if this time around, he will again threaten to pull the US from the institution.
By Tim MartinMILSATCOM for the most critical no-fail missions
With multiple nuclear-capable threats and space itself being a contested domain, assured and protected MILSATCOM are more critical than ever before.
As the Army heads into the new year, it will be greeted with questions about weapon affordability and ways to carve out efficiencies.
By Ashley Roque
President Donald Trump had a hands-on approach with the defense industry during his first administration. This time? Don’t rule it out.
By Valerie Insinna
On the ground in Ukraine, another 12 months have passed, over 1,000 days in all since the war started, without either side able to strike a winning blow — though Russia continued with slow advances. Kyiv has shown renewed resilience and ingenuity, most notably making a surprise incursion in the border territory of Kursk that featured an estimated deployment of 10,000 troops.
By Tim Martin
“At my direction, the United States will continue to work relentlessly to strengthen Ukraine’s position in this war over the remainder of my time in office,” said President Joe Biden.
By Michael Marrow
Trump taps billionaire investor Stephen Feinberg as the Pentagon deputy and Elbridge Colby, an outspoken former DoD official, for the head of policy.
By Theresa Hitchens
Even for a political party that campaigns on cutting regulations, Pentagon and industry figures say the next Republican administration will likely weigh security over deregulation.
By Carley Welch
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Even more delays may lie ahead for Boeing’s efforts to convert two 747s into flying West Wings.
By Michael Marrow and Valerie Insinna In his first term, President Donald Trump took a big swing and established the Space Force; two House members told Breaking Defense he could do it again, for cyberspace.
By Carley Welch
DoD Comptroller Mike McCord additionally predicted that the current continuing resolution will extend until March, as the Republican Party looks to craft a “two percent better deal” once it controls Congress and the presidency come January.
By Michael Marrow
SLCM-N was a priority of the first Trump Administration that Biden tried and failed to cancel. Now Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe has to figure out how to actually build it — without compromising ballistic missile modernization or new hypersonics.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
In a March 2021 report to Congress, signed by then-Acting Secretary John Roth and obtained by Breaking Defense, the Air Force endorsed a Space National Guard, but subsequently changed its position.
By Theresa Hitchens
Hegseth, currently a co-host of Fox News’s “Fox & Friends Weekend”, was an infantry captain in the Army National Guard and served in Afghanistan, Iraq and at the US outpost in Guantanamo Bay.
By Lee Ferran
Mark Cancian of CSIS makes a series of suggestions to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on how to successfully run DOGE in this op-ed.
By Mark Cancian