Marine Corps awards Textron, General Dynamics second rapid ARV prototype contract
The Marine Corps is seeking an ARV “family of vehicles” for the program, each outfitted with unique capabilities to support mobile reconnaissance.
EXCLUSIVE: US poised to accept new F-35s without radars, sources say
Rep. Rob Wittman told Breaking Defense that while he expected issues with the new APG-85 radar to eventually be resolved, in the interim the US military will be left with “lots of aircraft out there, but not ones that are ready to go to the fight.”
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
Navy, Marine Corps amphibious readiness board launches as services put issue on ‘front burner’
The Amphibious Force Readiness Board gathered for the first time on Thursday, and will continue to meet monthly.
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Marines aim to be CJACD2 ‘fast follower’ with Dynamis Series of C2 experiments
"What we don't want to do is what we've always done in the past: siloed programs, by silo services," Col. Arlon Smith, director of Project Dynamis, told Breaking Defense.
Kodiak AI lands Marine Corps deal to add driverless tech to ROGUE Fires platform
Last year Forterra was also awarded a contract to integrate its autonomy stack, dubbed AutoDrive, into the JLTVs for the ROGUE Fires program.
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DIU, Navy seek long-range drones for maritime strikes
A new solicitation from the Defense Innovation Unit asks for unmanned systems capable of carrying 1,000-pound-class munitions that can fly in a 600-nautical-mile radius.
Army and Marine Corps successfully shared fire mission data at recent exercise
As part of the Army's Next Generation C2 capability, the services demonstrated how joint interoperability can work, in line with the Pentagon's JADC2 vision.
The National Commission on the Future of the Navy: The time is now
In this op-ed, leaders of the congressionally mandated commission lay out an ambitious plan to assess the Navy's woes and recommend solutions.
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Northrop, Kratos team picked for Marine Corps drone wingmen
Northrop Grumman will serve as the prime contractor and integrate mission systems on Kratos’s XQ-58 Valkyrie for the Marine Corps’s MUX TACAIR Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
Five stories that made waves for the sea services: 2025 review
A new big boss? A new big ship? 2025 held a lot of change for the sea services with even more foreshadowed coming in 2026 and beyond.
GAO finds V-22 ‘serious accident’ rate shot up in 2023, 2024
The GAO's report was published the same day that the Navy released its own report on the V-22, saying it was committed to the program.
Navy, Marine Corps pick Dutch company’s design for new island-hopping vessel
“We will competitively award a vessel construction manager to oversee the [program], drive execution and facilitate genuine competition among multiple shipyards,” Navy Secretary John Phelan said.