
Justin Katz
Reporter, Navy and Marine Corps
Prior to joining Breaking Defense, Justin Katz reported on the Navy and Marine Corps as an associate editor for Inside Defense, where he focused on the services' largest acquisition programs and congressional committees overseeing them. Justin has also covered the federal government's cybersecurity policies and programs for FCW and a worked as a general news reporter in both Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Katz graduated from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Fla., in 2015 with a degree in communications focusing on journalism and is a native of Long Island, N.Y. [email protected]Stories by Justin Katz
The changes focus mainly on making standard medical equipment more suitable for use in a battlefield environment.
By Justin Katz
“Each community [surface, submarines and aviation] will be looking at, how do they get to that 80 percent right now,” Adm. Lisa Franchetti told reporters.
By Justin Katz
The letter, signed by Sens. Chris Murphy, Cindy Hyde-Smith and Patty Murray, calls the new security agreement “critical” and warns of Chinese investments in high north capabilities.”
By Justin Katz
“The government could be responsible for hundreds of millions in additional construction costs for the lead submarine,” according to the Government Accountability Office.
By Justin Katz
The analyst credited with initially spotting the sub said its location signals a “significant expansion” of China’s capacity for nuclear submarine production.
By Justin Katz
The Navy said four destroyers left Mayport earlier this week to avoid the hurricane, and the Air Force has flown some high-priced fighter jets across the country.
By Justin Katz and Valerie Insinna
Both Sen. Mark Kelly and Rep. Mike Waltz have spent the past year publicly floating some of the ideas that will be included in the legislation.
By Justin Katz
The deal has been years in the making with lawmakers becoming increasingly more vocal urging the Navy to act.
By Justin Katz
The US and India have advanced several initiatives around defense cooperation in recent years.
By Justin Katz
News of the Big Horn’s damage comes at a tenuous moment for the Navy’s aging support ship fleet.
By Justin Katz
The deal is a milestone in Austal’s ongoing partnership with General Dynamics to offload some of the pressure on the submarine industrial base.
By Justin Katz
The Virginia factory will be the second missile production facility Kongsberg builds in the United States.
By Justin Katz
Ursa Major will match DoD’s $12.5 million investment bringing the total deal’s value up to $25 million.
By Justin Katz

The changes focus mainly on making standard medical equipment more suitable for use in a battlefield environment.
By Justin Katz
“Each community [surface, submarines and aviation] will be looking at, how do they get to that 80 percent right now,” Adm. Lisa Franchetti told reporters.
By Justin Katz
The letter, signed by Sens. Chris Murphy, Cindy Hyde-Smith and Patty Murray, calls the new security agreement “critical” and warns of Chinese investments in high north capabilities.”
By Justin Katz
“The government could be responsible for hundreds of millions in additional construction costs for the lead submarine,” according to the Government Accountability Office.
By Justin Katz
The analyst credited with initially spotting the sub said its location signals a “significant expansion” of China’s capacity for nuclear submarine production.
By Justin Katz
The Navy said four destroyers left Mayport earlier this week to avoid the hurricane, and the Air Force has flown some high-priced fighter jets across the country.
By Justin Katz and Valerie Insinna
Both Sen. Mark Kelly and Rep. Mike Waltz have spent the past year publicly floating some of the ideas that will be included in the legislation.
By Justin Katz
The deal has been years in the making with lawmakers becoming increasingly more vocal urging the Navy to act.
By Justin Katz
The US and India have advanced several initiatives around defense cooperation in recent years.
By Justin Katz
News of the Big Horn’s damage comes at a tenuous moment for the Navy’s aging support ship fleet.
By Justin Katz
The deal is a milestone in Austal’s ongoing partnership with General Dynamics to offload some of the pressure on the submarine industrial base.
By Justin Katz
The Virginia factory will be the second missile production facility Kongsberg builds in the United States.
By Justin Katz
Ursa Major will match DoD’s $12.5 million investment bringing the total deal’s value up to $25 million.
By Justin Katz