Ashley Roque covers land warfare for Breaking Defense. Over the past two decades, she’s reported on defense, US politics, and foreign policy for publications inside and outside of the United States including Janes, Roll Call, Inside Defense and Shephard Media. Ashley holds a BA in English with a minor in journalism from Florida State University, and a master's degree in conflict transformation from the University of Basel.
A recent Congressional Research Service report told lawmakers they need to scrutinize the contract’s details to determine if the Army will save money with the new deal.
Referring in part to the Ukraine conflict, Sen. Jack Reed told reporters, “We are in a tremendously dynamic situation where technologies are changing rapidly, techniques are changing rapidly [and so are] operational issues.”
The service postponed its full-rate production decision by nearly a year, while working with GM Defense to retest vehicle corrections to address “deficiencies.”
Led by the Institute for Defense Analyses, this new entity is tasked with looking for ways to improve how the department operates and building a digital repository.
In picking the precise type of M1 tank to send, the US must choose between giving Ukraine the best tech possible and risking the capture of secrets by Russia.
US to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks in a matter of “months as opposed to weeks” but will use the lag time to begin training Ukraine forces and sorting through logistical challenges.
Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder dodged questions about a reported impending US announcement, as reports also claim Berlin has reversed course on sending Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv.
“IFPC-HPM provides much needed protection against adversarial UAS swarms capable of targeting and overwhelming US and allied air defense systems,” the Army said in budget request documents.
