3-to-5 years from now is the danger time when the US could face both China and Russia
RUSI’s Justin Bronk has an idea of what Europe should be doing to help the US in the Indo-Pacific, and it doesn’t include sending the Charles De Gaulle.
Next gen numbers: Air Force plans first ‘nominal’ buy of 200 NGAD fighters, 1,000 drone wingmen
Service acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said the initial tranche of collaborative combat aircraft wingmen are “very much within grasp,” with capability expected to be delivered by the end of the decade.
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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.
HASC Chairman: Turkey ‘not coming back’ to F-35 program as NATO trade
As Turkey blocks Sweden and Finland's entry into NATO, the F-35 is not a carrot the US will dangle, Adam Smith says.
Why Canada picked F-35 for its next fighter, and why now
“Sure, the Liberals opposed this plane while in opposition, but it was an ‘opposing to be opposing’ kind of stance,” Steve Saideman, director of the Canadian Defence and Security Network, told Breaking Defense.
Popular in defense: Breaking Defense’s most read stories in 2021
From Chinese fighter jets to secret space weapons, here's what was most read for Breaking Defense in 2021.
UAE F-35 deal on life support after Emiratis cancel acceptance of weapons package
The UAE's plans to buy the F-35 now seem rocky, with the Emiratis threatening to pull out of the agreement.
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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.
FARA Farce: What The Army Didn’t Learn From The F-35
As the Army races forward to take flight in its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), Breaking Defense contributor and acquisition expert Bill Greenwalt sees too many troubling parallels with the Air Force’s infamous production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. With taxpayer dollars and Army tactical capabilities in the balance, he argues in the op-ed […]
New F-35 Sustainment Deal Creates Path To Lockheed Multi-Year PBL Contract
The cost per flight hour of the F-35A, the most common of the three F-35 variants, will drop from $33,600 to $30,000 over the contract.
US Should Pursue ‘Deterrence By Detection,’ Says Marine Corps Commandant
The Marine Corps Commandant suggested the US could deter adversarial aggression by spotlighting their actions on the world stage.