Lessons learned at Steel Knight 25: Operating within and as a kill web
Columnist Robbin Laird visited a major Marine exercise in December, and left with a few key impressions for the future of the Corps.
With new defense business, Electra pitches EL9 plane as Pentagon ‘Sprinter van’
The startup aims to move smaller amounts of DoD cargo and people using a hybrid-electric, fixed-wing aircraft.
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Undersea superiority: ASELSAN’s integrated approach to naval defense
As global navies adapt to evolving underwater threats, ASELSAN’s integrated sonar, countermeasure, and sonobuoy solutions offer a scalable, future-ready approach.
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Next-generation KC-390 Millennium expands multimission options for air forces
The jet-powered transport’s speed, survivability and multi-mission agility position it as a viable option to the C-130 for the US and NATO allies.
Inside Turkey’s ASFAT and its push to become regional hub for military aircraft MRO
“Turkey is a very good choice for MRO, so we’re talking to them, and we are introducing our capability,” ASFAT CEO Mustafa Ilbas told Breaking Defense.
‘Behind glide slope’: Navy Reserve chief calls for Congress to step up its KC-130J buy
Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore said only about 40 percent of the C/KC-130J fleet are mission capable on average, numbers she described as "not great."
GOP defense appropriators spell out CR funding levels for weapons. Will the DoD listen?
Rep. Ken Calvert and Sen. Mitch McConnell describe the funding tables, obtained by Breaking Defense, as "congressional intent," and it remains unclear how legally binding the direction ultimately is for the Trump administration.
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The uncrewed revolution: MQ-9B and Gambit Series forge a path to regional air dominance
The MQ-9B and Gambit Series represent parallel capabilities that address global challenges for security head-on.
Cutting government bloat (and C-130 buy) is harder than you think: Kendall
“Every single thing you want to cut [is something] somebody cares about a lot and is going to fight you in the Congress to keep you from cutting it,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. “Here's an efficiency for you, can we please stop buying C-130s? We've got enough.”
US approves $2.8 billion in logistics, sustainment for Saudi Arabia
The potential deal includes support for US-made aircraft like C-130 transport planes, E-3 surveillance aircraft and Bell helicopters.
AFSOC seeks industry feedback for ‘Swarm Carrier’ drone
The Swarm Carrier would be one of three drone types that Air Force Special Operations Command expects will strengthen a budding initiative to incorporate more autonomous systems in missions.
SOUTHCOM program trains South American partners on C-130 maintenance
The program is based off a similar concept being executed in US European Command.
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Voyager is accelerating access to space
After manifesting 1,400 payloads aboard the ISS, Voyager is applying its mission management expertise to the next generation of space stations, ensuring uninterrupted mission readiness and success from the ground to space.
Australia stays with C-130, but size, timing of buy uncertain
"I don't know if it's somehow a sign of greater transparency or why, but normally, defence steadfastly resist saying what options it's taking up to government," Marcus Hellyer of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute said. "It's quite unusual that they're flagging they are only taking one option to government before they've actually even done it."
Morocco moves to become maintenance hub for F-16s, C-130s
A new maintenance facility could begin doing work on regional C-130 fleets before the end of the year.
Air Force Plans Wargames, Tech Experiments To Flesh Out Arctic Strategy
The Air Force is wargaming with allies on how to counter Russia and China in the Arctic, looking to "understand the nature of the competition, as well as the range of capabilities that each of us bring to the problem," said Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, the service's lead strategist.
Destroyer, JADC2 Top Navy Unfunded Requirements
The Navy also asks for five additional F-35C fighters, an E-2D Hawkeye and 4 CMV-22s.