How Hegseth, Caine, and Hurst defended their budget strategy on the Hill
Valerie Insinna has the highlights from last week's House and Senate hearings on the budget.
A peek into munitions spending, and a chat with Sweden’s DefMin
This week on The Break Out, we're talking billions for missiles and priorities in Stockholm.
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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.
Details of the $1.5 trillion defense budget request, and a key lawmaker’s take on the F-35
This week on The Break Out, we've got details on the massive defense budget request.
Rep. Rob Wittman on Army modernization, DoD relations and right to repair
In a wide ranging interview, Wittman hits on some of his key priorities for the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act.
Will Congress back an Iran war supplemental? Rep. Rob Wittman thinks so.
Rep. Rob Wittman joins Breaking Defense to talk through congressional support for an Iran war supplemental and the FY27 budget.
Costs and delays on NNSA construction projects more than doubled since 2023: GAO report
"Management, vendor, and input costs all contributed to cost growth and delays," according to the Government Accountability Office.
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Voyager is fortifying the U.S. Defense supply chain
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
To finance the $1.5T defense budget, push for $600B in reconciliation
A $600 billion increase to the budget in reconciliation will be needed to get to $1.5T in spending, say a pair of AEI analysts.
Pentagon preparing to pull $8 billion from ‘unobligated’ R&D coffers to pay troops
The unusual move comes nearly two weeks into the government shutdown.
Japan’s $60B defense budget request seeks funding for coastal defense network, more F-35s
The Japanese budget request for the coming fiscal year also includes several systems from the US, including KC-46 tankers.
How Senate appropriators helped out the Pentagon: The Congressional Roundup [Video]
Breaking Defense's Valerie Insinna walks you through key decisions from the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense markup.
France to raise military spending to $75B in 2027, three years earlier than planned
“To be free in this world, one needs to be feared,” Macron said. “And to be feared one must be powerful.”
Army Vice Chief: Fate of ITEP depends on service’s share of FY26 budget request
“Just like the Black Hawk, the Apache is going to be around for a while. Is it going to need an improved engine or can we just continue to modify the one that it has?” said Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus.
Where’s the money, honey? Defense industrial investments are clearly at risk.
In this op-ed, Jeff Bialos does the math on why defense investment accounts might be in trouble going forward.
Army looking for ways to fund ‘transformation in contact’ 2.0 effort
“Is a full-year CR going to have an impact? Yes, it is,” said Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Karl Gingrich. “Is it going to have a dramatic impact? In my opinion, no.”