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Estonian defense minister resigns following Ukrainian ammo procurement controversy

Hanno Pevkur said on Estonian TV that while he wasn’t personally responsible for the contracts in question, “a leader must have both the courage and stature to take responsibility.”

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Air Warfare

GE wins deals for F/A-18 engine parts, hypersonic test

The company was separately awarded one deal worth up to $2.9 billion to supply parts for its F414 engine, and another to provide a hypersonic test vehicle for the Defense Innovation Unit.

By Michael Marrow

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Land Warfare

Army awards first-ever laser production contract to AV, with $465M value

“One of the key exciting components of this particular production program is introducing production-directed energy for the first time in the nation's history,” AV’s vice president of directed-energy systems told reporters.

By Carley Welch

Land Warfare

Army awards $192M to Palantir and Anduril to produce TITAN system

The effort awards $127 million to Palantir and $65 million to Anduril.

By Mark Pomerleau

Opinion

In the rush to buy drones, make sure not to stockpile obsolescence

In this op-ed, the commander of the DCMA’s Unmanned Systems – Experimental Command (US-X) warns that unit cost can't be the driver when looking at small drones.

By Col. Dustin Thomas

Air Warfare

Navy postpones new trainer jet proposal, award dates

Textron Aviation Defense and SNC are currently competing for the Navy's Undergraduate Jet Training System program.

By Diana Stancy

Air Warfare

Sweden to ‘evaluate’ adding French long-range strike missiles to new frigates

After inking a €4.3 billion frigate deal, Sweden’s defense minister told Breaking Defense Stockholm was keeping an “open mind” about additional cruise missiles.

By Jonas Olsson

Air Warfare

Europe’s airpower future is evolving. Here’s what to know.

Breaking Defense kicks off a new video series focused on how Europe is modernizing its manned and unmanned aircraft.

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Naval Warfare

Trump to formally nominate Cao as Navy Secretary

Navy veteran Hung Cao has been the service's acting secretary since April.

By Aaron Mehta

Congress

How the new stopgap funding bill affects the Defense Department

The new continuing resolution keeps the government open, but it also comes with certain restrictions on spending.

By Breaking Defense Video

Land Warfare

Army seeks tracked howitzer candidates following award for wheeled platforms

The new solicitation comes weeks after the Army awarded Hanwha Defense USA a deal up to $233 million to deliver wheeled K9 mobile howitzer prototypes.

By Carley Welch

Congress

House passes funding stopgap, averting government shutdown in October

The bill, which now heads to the president's desk, gives Congress until Dec. 11 to pass full-year appropriations.

By Valerie Insinna

Land Warfare

Army awards Georgia Tech $33M to be lead weapons integrator for CAML program

Georgia Tech will lead the integration of the autonomous mobility platform and the modular munitions pallets — the components that make up the CAML system.

By Carley Welch

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