Stormy weather: DoD faces dearth of data from planned NOAA cuts
The Space Force repurposes NOAA's older GOES weather imaging satellites to monitor weather over the Indian Ocean for Indo-Pacific Command.
PACAF Chief: A more contested Indo-Pacific needs a new kind of exercise
In this op-ed, Kevin Schneider explains how REFORPAC, an exercise in the Indo-Pacific, can improve readiness for the US.
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Constantly evolving aerial threats demand training that adapts accordingly
With potential adversaries no longer predictable, training must move beyond just live exercises and flight simulators.
Credible prompt strike: How hypersonic weapons could transform Pacific deterrence
"Keeping hypersonic missiles in the phase of a science project will not deter the Chinese," writes Robbin Laird in this column.
A look at the wish lists for CENTCOM, NORTHCOM, SOUTHCOM, INDOPACOM and STRATCOM
INDOPACOM had the biggest request of these five COCOMS, asking for nearly $12 billion in additional funding.
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Charting the course toward interoperability and next-gen command and control
DoD can leverage the expertise that underpins INDOPACOM Mission Network's success to scale innovation enterprise-wide.
DISA officials push for stricter data standards across COCOMs, allies for CJADC2 effort
“CJADC2 was never meant to be a silo for each theater,” Director of DISA Pacific Miyi Chung said. “It is meant to be enterprise and it is meant to be global, but because we have not delivered that enterprise solution, each theater is implementing its own flavor of CJADC2.”
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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.
From bureaucracy to battle: Increase direct funding to combatant commanders
Chip Walter argues in this op-ed that more funding should be given directly to the combatant commands via the Defense Innovation Unit Fielding line.
Army reconsidering prepositioned stock strategy, ‘doubling down’ on Indo-Pacific, general says
Army Materiel Command Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan said the service could disband a floating, mobile cache of weapons and equipment and instead distribute them in friendly territory.
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Mission management on the move
A new Collins Aerospace system enhances U.S. Army mobile command and control.
Pentagon seeks to shift $50B in planned funding to new priorities in FY26
Breaking Defense obtained a list of the 17 priority categories that are to be financially protected in FY26.
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An autonomy blueprint is essential to keep legacy platforms relevant in modern warfare
It’s about improving existing platforms with autonomy, and applying AI, edge computing, quantum encryption, and sensor fusion.
‘More work to be done’ to lower barriers to tech-sharing for AUKUS Pillar II, Australian official says
The problem lies within the Excluded Technology List (ELT), a list of tech that is not eligible for transfer under the existing AUKUS exemptions.
To be ready for China in 2027, think new software, not ships: Navy tech officer
"New warships are not coming. New aircraft are not coming in that [2027] timeline," Chief Technology Officer of Task Force Hopper, Lt. Artem Sherbinin, said. "But software is."
Military services need to ‘sync up’ Replicator software, Navy official says
“I can't have every fleet commander buying their software or their robot. I mean, some of that can happen, obviously, but we do have to settle up," said Director of the Integrated Warfare (N9I) office, Rear Adm. Christopher Sweeney.
From a ‘lightbulb’ moment to a ‘sense of urgency’: 5 cyber and network stories from 2024
This year Breaking Defense spoke with top cyber and network experts and officials reflecting on the ways the Pentagon is striving to make the IT space more robust.