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Congress, Global, Land Warfare, Pentagon

Trump says Europe should pay more for Ukraine. What if they bankrolled American weapons?

Last week, an outgoing senior US official told reporters that there were people on Trump’s team who supported continuing military support for Ukraine — if there was a way to save the US taxpayer from bearing the brunt of it.

By Valerie Insinna and Tim Martin

Air Warfare, Congress, Space

The Weekly Break Out Ep. 2: The funding fight and exclusive interviews [VIDEO]

In the second episode of Breaking Defense’s web series, Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta and Managing Editor Lee Ferran take a look at looming battles as Trump comes back into office.

By Breaking Defense Staff

Congress, Pentagon

SASC pushes forward Hegseth nomination for defense secretary

Hegseth’s nomination is set to come to the Senate floor later this week, where it is expected to pass along party lines.

By Valerie Insinna

Air Warfare, Congress, Land Warfare, Naval Warfare, Pentagon

After inauguration, here’s who is running Trump’s Pentagon

Several hours after Trump was sworn in, the administration released a list of who will be serving as the acting heads of the Defense Department.

By Breaking Defense Staff

Air Warfare, Congress, Global, Land Warfare, Naval Warfare, Networks & Digital Warfare, Pentagon

New No. 2 House appropriator: Reconciliation bill going to be ‘heavy lift’

In a sit down with Breaking Defense, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart discussed getting the FY25 budget sorted, giving the Pentagon more flexibility, and reforming foreign aid.

By Aaron Mehta

Congress, Pentagon

L3Harris CEO offers advice, criticizes Biden administration in new letter to DOGE heads

Chris Kubasik’s Jan. 15 letter to DOGE heads Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy is the first foray by an executive at a legacy defense prime into the emerging discourse on how the incoming administration can revitalize the American defense industrial base

By Valerie Insinna

Air Warfare, Congress, Global, Land Warfare, Naval Warfare, Pentagon

What Pete Hegseth’s hearing tells us about Trump’s plans for the Pentagon

While the hearing didn’t dive into foreign policy, Hegseth offered a peek into weapon programs that may get more attention.

By Ashley Roque and Valerie Insinna

Congress, Land Warfare

Outgoing Navy secretary criticizes ‘false accusations’ from Congress on transparency

“The reason why the final gaps in funding were … discovered and actually reported to the Congress is largely because there was a six- to seven-month gap associated with the continuing resolution that the Congress imposed upon the executive branch, and their [Congress] failure to pass budgets on time,” Carlos Del Toro told reporters.

By Justin Katz

Congress, Naval Warfare, Pentagon

The Weekly Break Out Ep. 1: DOGE concerns and Trump’s Navy plans [VIDEO]

In the first edition of The Break Out, Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran walk you through some of the key discussion topics in defense circles at the moment.

By Breaking Defense Video

Congress, Space

Lack of Space Force personnel support for NRO draws congressional ire

In an attempt to spur the Space Force to cough up more people, the House and Senate Intelligence committees have mandated quarterly reports by the Director of National Intelligence on whether DoD is meeting its commitment to provide uniformed personnel to NRO.

By Theresa Hitchens

Air Warfare, Congress

Cutting government bloat (and C-130 buy) is harder than you think: Kendall

“Every single thing you want to cut [is something] somebody cares about a lot and is going to fight you in the Congress to keep you from cutting it,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. “Here’s an efficiency for you, can we please stop buying C-130s? We’ve got enough.”

By Valerie Insinna