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After the pilot year of the accelerator program, Estonia’s defense minister said it received “incredibly positive feedback” and would continue for another year, calling it an “important catalyst for innovation.”
By Carley Welch
“We have to have models that allow us to meet 24/7, mission requirements while simultaneously surging to the needs and demands of combatant commanders,” Lt. Gen. David Miller said.
By Theresa Hitchens
In an exclusive op-ed, Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen, Chief of Defence of Norway, lays out how he views the threat environment in Europe.
By Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen
The BRIDGES project is Scout’s first with DARPA, but the company’s SDA-related software and hardware — including its “plug and play” optical sensor packages designed as hosted payloads — already have caught the eye of Space Force officials.
By Theresa HitchensMulti-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
The new cloud deal “will enhance Defence’s resilience, improve the ADF’s warfighting capacity, (and) strengthen interoperability with key international partners,” Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said.
By Colin Clark
Given the election year, it’s unlikely a new undersecretary will be confirmed prior to November’s races being decided.
By Justin Katz
A reprogramming request recently submitted to Capitol Hill by the Pentagon asks for permission to shift an additional $150 million into the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, a budget increase of nearly 40 percent.
By Michael Marrow and Valerie Insinna
In addition, the US announced it would restart CV-22 flights from Yokota.
By Michael MarrowForward Observer: Technologies for 21st Century Security

The OSP-4 contract vehicle was designed by the Space Force to allow both mature launch providers and promising new companies — that is, those judged as about a year away from launch capability — to vie for individual task orders for missions that don’t require services under the more critical National Space Security Launch program.
By Theresa Hitchens
Breaking Defense observed an exercise by Finnish troops training under the Guard Jaeger Regiment in Santahamina, just a few miles outside downtown Helsinki, specializing in the defense of the capital in case of invasion.
By Lee Ferran
Commander of the Finnish Defense Forces Gen. Janne Jaakkola in this op-ed discusses Finland’s military positioning as part of NATO.
By Gen. Janne Jaakkola
“The fact that we are very keen to keep our unity in Washington … [means] we would not like to see divisional points [made] among allied countries and we know as well that it’s not an easy discussion point for many allied countries,” said Tuuli Duneton, Estonia’s Undersecretary for Defense Policy.
By Tim Martin
In this op-ed, Robbin Laird and Harald Malmgren discuss what Putin’s diplomacy with North Korea can mean for the war in Ukraine.
By Robbin Laird and Harald Malmgren