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Trump fires CQ Brown, nominates retired Air Force 3-star as replacement

Trump fires CQ Brown, nominates retired Air Force 3-star as replacement
Trump fires CQ Brown, nominates retired Air Force 3-star as replacement

Trump announced he would nominate retired three-star Air Force general John Caine as his chairman of the joint chiefs.

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DOGE or be DOGE’d: The Army needs to preemptively start cutting

DOGE or be DOGE’d: The Army needs to preemptively start cutting
DOGE or be DOGE’d: The Army needs to preemptively start cutting

The Army should look to make its own cuts before DOGE makes the decision for it, John Ferrari says in this op-ed.

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Sensing grid should be ‘top priority’ for US Iron Dome: NORTHCOM head

Sensing grid should be ‘top priority’ for US Iron Dome: NORTHCOM head
Sensing grid should be ‘top priority’ for US Iron Dome: NORTHCOM head

“You can’t defeat what you can’t see, and the adversaries have an increasing capability of reaching us and threatening us from ranges beyond what some of our current systems can detect and track,” said Gen. Gregory Guillot, who leads US Northern Command.

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House unveils budget plan with $100B boost for defense

House unveils budget plan with $100B boost for defense
House unveils budget plan with $100B boost for defense

Unlike the Senate — which opted for a two-bill strategy that starts with approving additional funds for defense, border security and energy — the House is pursuing what Trump has called “one beautiful bill” that would also raise the debt limit, and include tax cuts and government spending cuts.

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Promising biotech startups ‘dying on the vine’: In-Q-Tel

Promising biotech startups ‘dying on the vine’: In-Q-Tel
Promising biotech startups ‘dying on the vine’: In-Q-Tel

While billions pour into pharmaceutical biotech, officials and experts warn there’s much less private investment in products more relevant to the military, like body armor materials, anti-corrosion coatings, and explosives.

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Senate Republicans release budget plan with $150B more for defense

Senate Republicans release budget plan with $150B more for defense
Senate Republicans release budget plan with $150B more for defense

The new budget resolution tees up a separate process for the Senate and the House as the two legislative bodies grapple over how best to enact President Donald Trump’s policy agenda.

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The Weekly Break Out Ep. 4: Contracting chaos and congressional dollars [VIDEO]

The Weekly Break Out Ep. 4: Contracting chaos and congressional dollars [VIDEO]
The Weekly Break Out Ep. 4: Contracting chaos and congressional dollars [VIDEO]

Congressional and Industry Reporter Valerie Insinna joins Aaron Mehta to discuss the latest, including the state of defense contracting after some uncertainty.

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Rep. Bacon: Enough talking about defense innovation. It’s time to make choices and move out.

Rep. Bacon: Enough talking about defense innovation. It’s time to make choices and move out.
Rep. Bacon: Enough talking about defense innovation. It’s time to make choices and move out.

In an exclusive op-ed, Rep. Don Bacon says Congress, industry and the executive branch need to stop hiding behind the word “innovation” and start actually producing systems.

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Breaking down how the Pentagon could spend $200 billion extra

Breaking down how the Pentagon could spend $200 billion extra
Breaking down how the Pentagon could spend $200 billion extra

Sen. Wicker says he wants another $200B for defense through reconciliation, and John Ferrari of AEI is here to try and break down what that would look like.

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A shipbuilding action plan for the Trump administration

A shipbuilding action plan for the Trump administration
A shipbuilding action plan for the Trump administration

Former navy undersecretary Erik Raven lays out his recommendation for how Trump administration can push ahead on shipbuilding.

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The Weekly Break Out Ep. 3: Hegseth arrives and SDA drama [VIDEO]

The Weekly Break Out Ep. 3: Hegseth arrives and SDA drama [VIDEO]
The Weekly Break Out Ep. 3: Hegseth arrives and SDA drama [VIDEO]

In the third episode of Breaking Defense’s web series, Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta and Managing Editor Lee Ferran are joined by Air Warfare Reporter Michael Marrow to preview the week to come.

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Space Force zeroed out funding for in-space mobility in FY26 budget request: Sources

Space Force zeroed out funding for in-space mobility in FY26 budget request: Sources
Space Force zeroed out funding for in-space mobility in FY26 budget request: Sources

On the eve of the third annual Space Mobility Conference here, supporters of Defense Department investment in technologies to enable what SPACECOM calls “dynamic space operations” are facing a recent cooling of near-term interest from senior Space Force officials.

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EXCLUSIVE: New SASC chair sets sight on $200B defense boost, major acquisition reform push

EXCLUSIVE: New SASC chair sets sight on $200B defense boost, major acquisition reform push
EXCLUSIVE: New SASC chair sets sight on $200B defense boost, major acquisition reform push

“I hope and believe that President Trump’s pledge to restore peace through strength so that we can avoid conflict is going to be followed through with adequate funding,” Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Roger Wicker told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview.

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Trump nominee Pete Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary 

Trump nominee Pete Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary 
Trump nominee Pete Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary 

A tiebreaking vote by Vice President JD Vance was needed after Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell joined Democrats to vote against Hegseth.

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