Air Force eyes massive boost for F-15EX fleet
The service’s fiscal 2027 budget shows boosts for other aircraft like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, while slowing retirements of platforms like the A-10 Warthog.
Air Force secretary eyes multi-year deals for satellites, aircraft
Pentagon officials are seeking lawmakers’ authorization to buy weapon systems through multi-year deals “across the board, not only with munitions, but actually with the production of aircraft, with the production of spacecraft,” said Air Force Secretary Troy Meink.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
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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.
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.
US F-15E fighter jet downed by Iran
The loss of an American fighter jet over Iran would appear to be the first manned American aircraft downed over Iran during Operation Epic Fury.
Trump proposes $1.5 trillion defense budget, banking on $350 billion from reconciliation
The fiscal 2027 request, to be formally revealed Friday, marks the first time that base budget defense spending has hit the $1 trillion mark, with reconciliation funds on top of that.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
Pentagon awards Pratt & Whitney $6.6 billion for F-35 engines
A contract award covers engines for two upcoming batches of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter production.
Norway floats additional $11.8B in defense spending through 2035, cancels drone program
The new funding is set to go directly toward the acquisition of new F-35 fifth generation fighter jet integrated Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) munitions, and stiffen the pace of big ticket submarine and frigate procurements.
EXCLUSIVE: US poised to accept new F-35s without radars, sources say
Rep. Rob Wittman told Breaking Defense that while he expected issues with the new APG-85 radar to eventually be resolved, in the interim the US military will be left with “lots of aircraft out there, but not ones that are ready to go to the fight.”
‘New status quo’: Germany reaches for European conventional military dominance
Analysts noted that after decades of underinvestment, Berlin is flipping the script by moving ahead with a seismic increase in defense spending, set to hit a high mark in 2029 of €150 billion a year.
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Lockheed test-flies F-35 with artificial intelligence to quickly ID unknown contacts
Known as Project Overwatch, the AI is trained to distinguish different types of emissions, autonomously identifying the source for the human pilot.
Belgium wants additional F-35 jets to be ‘as European as possible,’ says defense minister
A contract for the top-up order of the stealth aircraft will be signed “this year," Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken told Breaking Defense.
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.
Trump’s threats to Canadian jets raise questions about a key customer: The Pentagon
The Air Force, Army and Navy each fly militarized versions of Canadian airframes, for everything from surveillance to transport missions.