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The full-throated support by Armed Services Committee lawmakers could foreshadow Force Design 2030’s future when its biggest proponent leaves the Marine Corps.
By Justin KatzMillennium Space Systems is delivering on critical missile tracking constellation
With programs like MTC, Millennium Space Systems is redefining what it means to be an operational prime – rapidly delivering operational small sat constellations on rapid timelines.
A new unit formation, a different way to operate and vocal congressional backers are all ways that Force Design 2030 took shape this year.
By Justin Katz
Last month’s update to the Marine Corps strategic guidance included many changes from the original document. Mark Cancian of CSIS goes in depth on what shifted, and why it matters.
By Mark Cancian
In wide-ranging talk Gen. David Berger discusses Ukraine, amphib ship numbers, lawmaker relations and what’s left to do before his 2023 exit.
By Justin Katz
“We think we can substantially improve over what Boeing offered us. I would say we will not meet in the middle,” said Air Force acquisition czar Andrew Hunter.
By Valerie Insinna
Responses will help shape analysis for the tanker program, known as the Next Generation Air refueling System.
By Michael Marrow
How to ensure readiness of next-generation defense technology: Solving the issue of massive heat.
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
Space Rapid Capabilities Office Director Kelly Hammett declined to share much about the new “threat warning” sensors, but gave updates on other closely held programs.
By Theresa Hitchens
Michael Schoellhorn, Airbus Defence and Space CEO, called on lawmakers to “make a fundamental decision” on the procurement of Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 5 jets by the end of Germany’s current legislative period.
By Tim Martin
An MBDA official here tells Breaking Defense how the company sees the missiles swarming into combat, and how MBDA is eyeing a new subsidiary in the UAE.
By Agnes Helou
“There is a good working atmosphere and the deliverables are being delivered,” Major General Jean-Luc Moritz said of the French-German-Spanish future fighter system project.
By Christina Mackenzie and Tim Martin
The new Mk21A reentry vehicle will be mounted atop the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile and will carry an updated nuclear warhead known as the W87-1.
By Michael Marrow
The “baseline” MEO missile warning/tracking configuration providing global coverage will include “approximately 27 satellites,” said SSC program lead Col. Heather Bogstie.
By Theresa Hitchens
Observing Ukraine, Gen James Rainey told Breaking Defense, “We’re a joint force and every domain matters, but the land domain is absolutely decisive. That remains unchanged.”
By Ashley Roque
The Hudson Institute’s Bryan Clark argues in this op-ed that balancing tight budgets with global demands should push the Navy to rethink how it’s buying ships.
By Bryan Clark