GOP reconciliation bill includes over $9 billion for new icebreaker ships
The money is divided into two pots for the Coast Guard: $4.3 billion for the larger Polar Security Cutters and nearly $5 billion for medium-sized Arctic Security Cutters.
Marines special ops focus on data at the edge, FPV drones in the air and AI on the way
The battlefield may be more complex than ever, but if a war breaks out, MARSOC's commander said frontline fighting will be "rough and brutal" like WWII.
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Threat warning and survivability in the modern battlespace
Protecting warfighters requires fast, accurate, and dependable systems that work flawlessly to military standards.
Ireland cleared to buy $46 million-worth of Javelin launchers, missiles
The US says the potential deal would aid Ireland's security and support its participation in international peacekeeping missions.
Air Force warns airmen, veterans of foreign intelligence recruitment ploy
If that consulting gig seems to good to be true, it probably is, Air Force investigators say.
After Trump’s promise of 40 ‘big’ icebreakers, Coast Guard says it’ll take eight or nine for polar ops
While the Coast Guard has its eye on a smaller number of "big" icebreakers for high north operations, the service said it's looking to "replace, modernize and grow" its entire fleet, including many smaller vessels.
‘Secretary-level and above’ officials ‘working’ F/A-XX fighter decision: Acting CNO
Meanwhile, Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly said in a separate panel today that a "core attribute" of the plane is expected to be its range, up to "probably" 125 percent "of the range that we're currently seeing today to give us better flexibility [and] operational reach."
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Next-generation KC-390 Millennium expands multimission options for air forces
The jet-powered transport’s speed, survivability and multi-mission agility position it as a viable option to the C-130 for the US and NATO allies.
Joint Chiefs nominee Caine denies MAGA hat story, pledges candor
Retired Lt. Gen. John Caine pledged to "provide the president with the best military advice, even when the president may have different feelings about it. That is exactly what the nation pays me to do."
US greenlights potential $1.96 billion MQ-9B drone deal for Qatar
If completed, the sale would mark the first MQ-9 sale to the Middle East for contractor General Atomics.
Before Trump admin’s Signal controversy, US diplomats in Kyiv scolded for using app
State Department administrative officials have previously said they were not empowered to ban the use of Signal, so instead its use is generally "permitted but discouraged."
No, there’s no ‘kill switch’: Pentagon tries to reassure international F-35 partners
The clarification comes after two American allies said they were publicly reevaluating their future fighter needs amid tensions with Washington.
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An autonomy blueprint is essential to keep legacy platforms relevant in modern warfare
It’s about improving existing platforms with autonomy, and applying AI, edge computing, quantum encryption, and sensor fusion.
Citing Russian threat, Baltic and Polish defense ministers want out of anti-landmine treaty
"With this decision, we are sending a clear message: our countries are prepared and can use every necessary measure to defend our territory and freedom," the joint statement reads.
Amid US-European strain, Lithuanian defense minister cements ties with US industry ‘giants’
Dovilė Šakalienė said Lithuania has done $2 billion-worth of business with American defense firms in the past three years and has "need" for "at least $8 billion" more in "coming years."
Hanwha’s new global defense chief eyes aggressive expansion in every direction
"We've been doing export for 15, 20 years, but it's just been in recent years that we've really been reaching out to create global defense industrial base, creating global partnerships, partnerships in local countries," Hanwha Global Defense President & CEO Michael Coulter told Breaking Defense.
UAE inks $1 billion deal with local firm Calidus for missile system
Calidus occupies a large event space in an outdoor pavilion, where it's showing off several armored vehicles, one of which featured an "ALHEDA" mounted missile pod.