“If we don’t see changes from their side, they’ll have to be changes from our side,” said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.
By Ashley Roque and Valerie InsinnaModernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative
Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value.
The new brigade represents a consolidation of Israeli forces in the north, which an IDF official told Breaking Defense made sense as operating across the whole mountainous area requires specialized gear, vehicles and training.
By Seth J. Frantzman
Discussing Israel’s protections for civilians in its bombing campaign of Gaza, Air Force Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said that after observing an Israeli strike cell in late 2023, Jerusalem’s forces were “making a bona fide effort to adhere to the law of armed conflict.”
By Michael Marrow
The report from the Secure World Foundation also notes the “dismal” state of cybersecurity for space systems infrastructure.
By Michael Marrow
Analyst Jean Marc Rickli told Breaking Defense that especially when it comes to the proliferation of UAVs, “one of the best ways to counter them is to jam their communication systems by cutting the link between them and the operator or the GPS signal.”
By Agnes Helou
Roy Riftin says AI can help ground forces identify threats, as long as it defends against false flags and keeps a human in “the loop.”
By Seth J. Frantzman
“We were able to find some efficiencies [in the supplemental] that allowed us to buy small quantities of Iron Fist,” Maj. Gen. Glenn Dean, the service’s Program Executive Officer for Ground Combat Systems told Breaking Defense.
By Ashley Roque
AI can make logistics data as valuable as intelligence or operational data for mission success
Valuable intelligence insights can be gleaned from logistics or flight-test data when artificial intelligence or machine learning is applied.
The Army has sent lawmakers a $2.2 billion unfunded priority list for FY25, while US Central Command says it would happily funnel an additional $450 million towards regional security.
By Ashley Roque and Valerie Insinna
Sen. Jack Reed told reporters that should the bill fail, he would look to busting the price cap on next year’s defense authorization legislation.
By Valerie Insinna
With thousands of their employees called up to the reserves, the companies moved to 24/7 shifts to supply the IDF, while continuing sales abroad, executives at each told Breaking Defense.
By Seth J. Frantzman
“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 Roque
The Oct. 7 attacks have not had a major impact yet on the company’s bottom line, a top executive tells Breaking Defense.
By Seth J. Frantzman
Of a larger conflict, retired Lebanese Brig. Gen. Naji Mlaeb told Breaking Defense, “Hezbollah is ready but it doesn’t want it, while Israel wants [it] but is not ready” to fight on two fronts. That may soon change.
By Agnes Helou
Analysts 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 Katz
