Navy awards Fincantieri $1B for two more Constellation-class frigates
The award comes as the program, along with other major US Navy shipbuilding endeavors, have come under a microscope by lawmakers.
INDOPACOM deputy calls China ‘equal opportunity bullies’ as PRC practices Taiwan blockade
The senior American official also addressed the potential for Australia to be drawn into a Pacific conflict.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
First Replicator systems delivered to users, Hicks says
“The delivery of Replicator systems to the warfighter began earlier this month. This shows that warfighter-centric innovation is not only possible; it’s producing real results,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said in a statement.
House poised to require ‘100 percent’ ship design from Navy prior to construction
The more specific policy language would close apparent loopholes the Pentagon had been using and force a major change compared to how previous programs had been run.
Time to create a new quad for the Arctic Pacific to counter China and Russia
The US and Canada should turn to Japan and South Korea, two pivotal treaty allies with strategic interests and unique capabilities that could bolster Arctic security, according to analysts Chan Mo Ku and Jinwan Park.
HASC greenlights draft NDAA, sends $883B bill to full House
The $883.7 billion bill makes several major changes to President Joe Biden's FY25 budget request, including a more narrow approach to transferring Air National Guard units into the Space Force. But budgetary matters will ultimately be decided by congressional appropriators.
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Winning the cognitive domain — A methodology built for democratic constraints
The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.
Spurred by Iran, US and Gulf nations meet to boost integrated missile defense, early warning
The ultimate goal of the new talks is to ensure the nations share information effectively enough that they can can work from a "common air picture" and act together in "other ways [to erode] the effectiveness of Iran's missile and UAV capabilities."
As Taiwan’s new president takes office, report warns of cyber side of China’s ‘long-term’ strategy
"The PRC shows a strategic preference for activities in cyberspace and other domains that gradually bolster its position over an extended period, prioritizing steady progress and cumulative gains over immediate, overt victories," a report about PRC cyber activities by Booz Allen finds.
Emirate’s EDGE Group, Italy’s Fincantieri team up for $434M patrol vessel contract
The joint venture, dubbed Maestral, "will be awarded prime rights to non-NATO orders, and a number of strategic orders placed by selected NATO member countries ... ," according to a statement issued by the firm today.
With back-to-back deals in Peru, South Korea defense industry expands South American foothold
A new shipbuilding deal could be a test case that, if successful, could lead for years more work and millions more in deals for Seoul, in Peru and South America.
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Voyager is fortifying the U.S. Defense supply chain
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
Navy taps Pappano, long-time sub manager, as new acquisition advisor
Pappano's years of experience in working with the submarine industrial base will likely be crucial to helping the service's senior civilian work through AUKUS.
Laser weapons and future tanks: European Defense Fund to spend $1.3B on 54 projects
Development of more novel weapon systems includes the second phase launch of the Tactical Advanced Laser Optical Systems (TALOS) project (TALOS-TWO), designed to support a long term target of developing 100 kilowatt-class laser weapons by 2030.
China’s purported ‘drone carrier’ could be used for testing, shows PLA ‘learning’ mindset: Analysts
If it is what it appears, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his subordinates "are demonstrating a real ability to be flexible and innovative. Not all innovation succeeds, but it's the willingness to try that counts," Chinese defense expert Dean Cheng said.
US postured to lose without a Standing Combined Joint Task Force in INDOPACOM
In this op-ed, John D. Rosenberger discusses the need for a Standing Combined Joint Task Force to face the China threat.