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Making a year-end list in which she forces references to Taylor Swift songs for no reason has basically become reporter Valerie Insinna’s favorite Christmas tradition.
By Valerie Insinna
The bill extends government funding until mid-March.
By Valerie InsinnaTaking the “guesswork” out of AI for defense missions with RAG-V verification
By fact checking the AI through a new verification process for Large Language Models, it’s possible to reduce hallucinations from 5-10 percent to as low as 0.1 percent.
Sen. Roger Wicker, the incoming chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a report outlining key reforms the Defense Department and Congress could make to improve the acquisition process, as well as corresponding legislation to implement those changes.
By Valerie Insinna
The bill has support from Mike Waltz, who’s expected to be incoming President Donald Trump’s national security advisor.
By Justin Katz
How L3Harris is empowering the U.S. Space Force to stay ahead
How cutting-edge technology from L3Harris is enabling rapid data processing—and faster, more informed decisions in space defense operations.
The NDAA corresponds to a $895 billion topline for defense spending, adhering to the budgetary limits set in last year’s Fiscal Responsibility Act.
By Valerie Insinna
Reassessing America’s defense strategy for a safer future
In an unpredictable world, a strong and innovative military is essential to protect the United States and its economic interests.
“I would reiterate that we don’t think that conflict [with Taiwan] is imminent or inevitable: We think that we have deterrence today that’s real and strong,” said a senior US defense official.
By Ashley Roque
Congress has until Friday night to pass the continuing resolution before federal spending runs out, giving lawmakers a tight timeframe to move through procedural hurdles and avert a government shutdown.
By Valerie Insinna
In a new letter obtained by Breaking Defense, the top two HASC members write to Gen. Saltzman that “We fear a divide that elevates operators at the detriment to other core functions of the Space Force will have negative impacts, potentially not immediately, but as we look to 2030 and beyond.”
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“The ‘Protecting American Innovation Act’ is vital to securing our nation’s technology and deterring foreign threats, particularly from China,” Rep. Pat Fallon told Breaking Defense.
By Carley Welch
Rep. Mike Rogers, R.-Ala., also advocated for growing the Space Force in order to meet the increasing threats from China and Russia — suggesting that both the Air Force and Office of the Secretary of Defense “transfer” billets to the newest military service.
By Theresa Hitchens
Lawmakers established the panel in 2023, but dragged their feet in making the necessary appointments.
By Justin Katz
The report, shared with Breaking Defense, recommends Congress consider funding systems against Chinese “counter-intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems, electronic attack and cyber capabilities, antiradiation ordnance, base hardening, close-in weapons systems, and air defense capabilities.”
By Theresa Hitchens
In which five executives, three lawmakers and two Pentagon officials weigh in on whether they think DOGE will be a good thing or a bad thing for the Defense Department.
By Aaron Mehta and Valerie Insinna
How advanced sensors are shaping the battlefield
Ground platform situational awareness is critical as vehicle crew survivability depends upon it.
The idea of a “First Breakfast” has been made before, but Josh Kirshner and Jonathan Green of Beacon Global Strategies argue that a new spin, one that involves industry, DoD and State, is needed to fully counter China.
By Josh Kirshner and Jonathan Green