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Edgewing receives first GCAP next-gen fighter international contract to boost design activities

By Tim Martin

Global

ST Engineering to serve as subcontractor for Kuwaiti navy vessels deal

The contract is valued at 600 million Singapore dollars (467.6 million USD).

By Agnes Helou

Networks & Digital Warfare

Army’s enterprise contracting vehicles likely to speed procurement but not without risk

An expert and former defense officials told Breaking Defense that the service’s push to award high ceiling, prolonged contracts could speed up acquisition processes but ultimately only time will determine their effectiveness.

By Mark Pomerleau and Carley Welch

Global

Switzerland considers ‘complete termination’ of US Patriot order, vows to extend payment freeze

Bern warned that the Patriot drama could not only affect a larger F-35 sale, but "the entire Swiss Foreign Military Sale portfolio with the USA."

By Tim Martin

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Space

Industry bullish on DoC draft license process for novel space activities

The Office of Space Commerce certification process would be voluntary for industry, due to the fact that congressional authorization would be required for the imposition of any new regulations.

By Theresa Hitchens

Opinion

Hormuz disruption will change trade — and defense — at other chokepoints

Disruption at the Strait of Hormuz will set off a chain reaction of pressure through the global shipping network, requiring international defense efforts, writes US Navy Supply Corps Capt. Michael Kidd.

By Michael Kidd

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Space

FY27 budget ‘to reflect’ Space Force need for rapid capabilities growth: Saltzman

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said today that the White House, the Office of Management and Budget and DoD all agree that the service needs to grow.

By Theresa Hitchens

Air Warfare

Air Force strategy to protect aircraft was designed for China. Will it work for Iran?

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the US had "maxed out" its defensive posture, but Iran managed to strike US aircraft in Saudi Arabia anyway.

By Michael Marrow

Air Warfare

Pentagon awards Pratt & Whitney $6.6 billion for F-35 engines

A contract award covers engines for two upcoming batches of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter production.

By Michael Marrow

Air Warfare

Pentagon, Boeing announce plan to triple Patriot PAC-3 seeker production

The deal follows a similar seven-year framework agreement with PAC-3 prime Lockheed Martin, announced in January, to expand interceptor production.

By Valerie Insinna

Air Warfare

Honeywell, Odys Aviation team up on airborne C-UAS program

The system will pair Honeywell’s Stationary and Mobile UAS Reveal and Intercept (SAMURAI) system with Odys’ Laila aircraft to defend from unmanned drone threats.

By Patrick Dawson

Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission

Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.

By Breaking Defense

Naval Warfare

‘Of course’ Navy leader ‘concerned’ that Iran conflict diminishes US ability to deter China

“It's a mathematical certainty that if you consume a fixed resource, then your ability to bring that to bear on another problem set is diminished by the amount you subtract it,” Adm. Daryl Caudle said.

By Diana Stancy

Global, Pentagon

Washington questions NATO alliance, as Spain fences off airspace

"When we ask for additional assistance or simple access… we get questions or roadblocks or hesitation," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today when asked about US support to NATO's collective defense.

By Ashley Roque

Land Warfare

Army aiming for ITEP to reach full qualification by 2028, senior leaders say

The engine was originally scheduled to be delivered in 2022, but after years of delays due to supply chain issues triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic along with trouble with manufacturing advanced parts, delivery has still not occurred.

By Carley Welch

Global, Pentagon

What NATO wants most, and how Breaking Defense is expanding in Europe

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Naval Warfare

The Navy’s ‘Fighting Instructions’ fails its own test

Adm. Daryl Caudle’s Fighting Instructions aims to guide the Navy’s future, but it does not make the tradeoffs or force-design decisions a true strategy requires, Bruce Stubbs writes.

By Bruce Stubbs

Global

Rheinmetall teams with Boeing for German Ghost Bat offer

Industrial planning depends on first securing a CCA contract and beating out a number of competitors.

By Tim Martin

Air Warfare

Ukraine attacks on oil and gas to be ‘painful’ for Russian economy: Official

Breaking Defense spoke exclusively with EU Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius as he traveled on a European "missile tour" to Sweden.

By Jonas Olsson

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First set of defensive cyber kits to be delivered to CYBERCOM units

Judge grants Anthropic preliminary injunction but Pentagon CTO says ban still stands

Companies to enter negotiations to build commercial data centers on Army installations

Swiss Destinus, Shield AI wrap European drone autonomy test campaign

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Pentagon CTO ‘pretty confident’ about life after Anthropic

Baykar unveils K2 Kamikaze drone with AI, swarming capabilities

Anthropic CEO says Pentagon ban less harsh than Hegseth had threatened

Pentagon’s new chief data officer to push ‘AI capabilities to warfighters’

AI giant Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ agree to Pentagon demands

Pentagon, Boeing announce plan to triple Patriot PAC-3 seeker production

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