Congress settles on $782.5B national defense budget, adds $13.6B in Ukraine aid
Congressional appropriators finally reached a deal after almost six months of continuing resolutions.
For the Army, looming budgets and multi-domain everything: 2022 Preview
Here's the key Army storylines we'll be tracking at Breaking Defense next year.
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Beacon brings industry into a shared ecosystem to accelerate flight autonomy
Six companies have already signed up for a new flight-test program to mature their autonomy software.
The Army fought to balance new capabilities with tight budgets: 2021 In Review
New capabilities that will transform an Army balancing tight budgets in 2021.
Senate cut to F-35C will delay ‘critical’ capabilities: Navy
In response to lawmakers, Navy says budget cuts will add $700 million long-term to retrofit fighters.
Pentagon’s first climate challenge: How to follow the money
The Pentagon wants to show its investments in climate change, but the way the budget is currently structured makes that effectively impossible, says Hallie Coyne of AEI.
These Key Programs Face Real Delays From Continuing Resolution
Even though a short spending freeze seems mostly harmless, it is clear the US military cannot buy back time.
Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations
Explore how networked warfare, AI, and 3D-printed drones are reshaping US Indo-Pacific strategy.
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution, Averting Shutdown
WASHINGTON: The US Congress today voted to avert a government shutdown, passing a Continuing Resolution funding measure that will run through Dec. 3. The vote was 65-35 in the Senate and 254-175 in the House. While the assumption in Washington was that a deal would get done, once again, Congress seemed inclined to wait until […]
HASC Votes To Increase Defense Budget By $23.9 Billion
WASHINGTON: Members of the House Armed Services Committee have voted for a $23.9 billion increase in the defense budget request, in a move likely to receive pushback from progressive members of President Joe Biden’s party. The vote, which saw 14 Democrats join with the committee’s Republican block, was a victory for Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., […]
Surviving The Inflation Anaconda: Congress Must Invest More In Defense
"Without increased congressional funding to account for this rise in prices, defense readiness, as well as the quality of life of American service members are both being dangerously squeezed and diminished, as if in the grip of a giant anaconda."
HAC Excoriates DoD Failure To Reform Space Acquisition
Space Force Plans for a new Space Systems Command "consist primarily of renaming the Space and Missile Systems Center" and do not "resolve the fundamental issues of overlap and duplication in roles," the HAC report says.
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Navigation warfare is about the battle to assure positioning, navigation, and timing
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
Appropriators Increase Air Force Aircraft Procurement, Cut Missiles And Ammo
The HAC report rebukes the Air Force for a lack of transparency in shifting spending on prototyping of hypersonic missiles.
Stormy Waters Ahead For Amphibious Shipbuilding Plan
Buried within the Navy’s fiscal 2022 shipbuilding plan is a major disruption of the amphibious fleet and its industrial base. The Navy will build the Light Amphibious Ships (LAWs) it wants, but there’s a trade-off. The number of large amphibious ships will decline by five to nine — 15% to 27%. Marines and others had […]
House Approps Restores 2nd Destroyer; Cuts Sea-Launched Nuke Cruise Missile
The Democrats’ draft bill trims military personnel and R&D to add money for procurement.
Rep. Cooper Predicts OK For $900M Space Wish Lists
On the space acquisition czar, Rep. Jim Cooper said: "let's not let the politics of the Puzzle Palace dominate here. We can and must figure this out."