Pentagon, Naval Warfare

Behind Hegseth’s European posture review, plus a big CCA program update

This week on The Break Out, we look at why SecDef Hegseth is reviewing the American troop posture in Europe before we see what's new in the race to develop a drone wingman for military pilots.

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In this week’s episode of The Break Out, Deputy Editor Lee Ferran and Senior Reporter Ashley Roque discuss Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth’s new order to review the US troop posture across Europe. Later, Ferran is joined by Congress and Defense Industry Senior Reporter Valerie Insinna to talk about the latest news in the military’s effort to develop drones that can fly alongside human pilots.