“The interesting part of this is it’s not just a kind of fleeting presidential idea, but this is, in fact, something that does kind of resonate with what the Navy's finding it probably needs to do with the fleet through its own work,” one analyst said.
Company after company has introduced unmanned platforms, but as one analyst said, the Navy "just has not given the indication that they are buying these at scale."
While humans must stay in the loop for kinetic decisions, empowering drones to operate autonomously is a force multiplier.
Experts tell Breaking Defense that while Asian shipbuilders have become renowned for good reason, it’s apples and oranges comparing them to the US Navy’s staple prime contractors.
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.
On the two year anniversary of the war, the Breaking Defense team has assembled a series of pieces on the state of the conflict across multiple domains, what might come in year three, and what lessons the US has learned from the conflict.
The challenges for the Navy to dispose of the former USS Enterprise have driven the service to stand up a new office to deal both with “The Big E” and the pipeline of Nimitz-class carriers to come.
Watch experts discuss foreign influence risks, evolving DoD policy, and strategies for balancing security with scientific collaboration.
In this op-ed, Bryan Clark lays out potential topics of discussion at this year's Indo-Pacific Exposition in Sydney, Australia, such as the future of AUKUS.
The Navy's top leaders still need to sign out the creation and final details of the new office, but a draft document indicates the focus will be on moving advanced but existing technologies into the field for operational use.
The Hudson Institute's Bryan Clark said the NATO innovation hub had learned lessons from Ukraine that could push it in new directions.
Long-range missiles, missile defenses, and robotic ships will be essential adjuncts to the big, expensive “Death Stars” that dominate the Navy budget, says Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute.
Drawing on Breaking Defense's TechNet Cyber 2026 coverage, this eBook examines how the Pentagon is advancing AI, cybersecurity, and cyber strategy to strengthen the future force.
Bollinger's CEO says the deal has strengthened his company's standing in the industrial base, but analysts worry the merger is a bellwether for more consolidation to come - which could impact the Pentagon's shipbuilding plans.
Guertin, if confirmed, would fill the position last officially held by James "Hondo" Geurts.
The Senate Armed Services Committee was right to fund the system, even if the Navy didn’t request it, writes Bryan Clark.
Pentagon leaders should down-scope JADC2 around a smaller set of force compositions, focused on problems facing combatant commanders and using the forces deploying to or already in theater, argue Bryan Clark and Dan Patt.