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Army Under Secretary Gabe tells Breaking Defense it’s “absolutely critical” that Congress passes a full budget over a continuing resolution.
By Lee FerranBreaking Defense recently toured a facility in Istanbul and talked to top company officials about their plans for the future.
By Agnes Helou“They will have to decide what costs them more: to lose one or more of these A-50s or to continue to see their combat aircraft and S-400 units progressively degraded,” a Ukrainian expert told Breaking Defense.
By Reuben JohnsonMulti-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
Breaking Defense reporters Michael Marrow and Ashley Roque round up the news from the 2023 Reagan National Defense Forum.
By Aaron Mehta“There’s no new science, it’s just a mechanical engineering problem to make sure…that missile works with that launcher … because both were new and normally you don’t do it that way,” Army acquisition chief Doug Bush told Breaking Defense.
By Ashley RoqueAt the Reagan National Defense Forum, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also emphasized that Jerusalem must minimize civilian deaths in Gaza in order to keep any tactical victory from turning into a strategic defeat.
By Ashley Roque and Michael MarrowThe nation’s top military officials, lawmakers and experts gathered for this year’s event to talk China, Ukraine, Israel, AI and a host of other national security topics.
By Breaking Defense StaffProgress on CCA, the AI-piloted “loyal wingman,” and JADC2 command networks will stall if Congress cannot pass funding for fiscal 2024, the Air Force Secretary warned – while China races ahead.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Forward Observer: Technologies for 21st Century Security
“We’re taking a very aggressive, innovative approach” to combating China’s tech strategy, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said at the Reagan Forum.
By Theresa HitchensAustin, AUKUS partners announce Pillar II plans: Maritime exercises, DIU challenges, industry forums
The State Department also cleared a potential sale of $2 billion-worth of training-related equipment to Australia for the nuclear-powered submarine portion of the AUKUS arrangement known as Pillar I.
By Justin KatzBoeing and the Air Force reportedly could not agree on the E-4B replacement’s contract terms and data rights.
By Michael MarrowLong-range, high-speed optical communications will be critical for the service’s plans for a “hybrid architecture” that would see networks of old and new military satellites, as well as commercial and allied networks, all communicating seamlessly to shift vast quantities of data around the world in near real-time.
By Theresa HitchensAmidst rising concerns about unreliable AI — from hallucinations and disinformation to “killer robots” going rogue — how do you safety-test an algorithm? Space Force Maj. Michael O’Connor has some ideas.
By Michael O'Connor
Without a multi-national force plan to provide aid and security to the vulnerable Palestinian population, the IDF will be unsuccessful in dismantling Hamas, argues Jonathan Lord of CNAS.
By Jonathan Lord