To cool the war over amphibs, the Navy and Marines need a clearer justification
Congress should not shoot the messenger, but help the Navy and Marine Corps explain why 31 amphibs is the right number, CSIS's Mark Cancian argues in this op-ed.
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“Urban & Sub-Urban” – Next Generation Warfighter Systems
Part 5 of a narrative series illustrating how Elbit America’s USA-manufactured products enable customers to successfully accomplish their most demanding missions.
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Why enterprise IT modernization matters now – and how to “delight by design”
Do more with less: streamline workflows, reduce duplication, invest upfront to save long-term.
Navy, Marines race for better at-sea connectivity using clouds
“I love the cloud, but I don’t have access to the cloud all the time while I’m afloat,” said Rear Admiral Stephen Donald of 10th Fleet. "So I need industry to figure out how to give me a virtual cloud.”
What’s in the Pentagon’s budget? Here’s what to know.
A rolling list of budget stories coming out of the Defense Department as it releases details of its spending plans for FY24.
US Marines’ foray with Iron Dome highlights criticality of integration between US, Israeli tech
Tech co-developed by Washington and Jerusalem should better communicate with US systems, argue former senior USMC officer Sam Mundy and JINSA’s Ari Cicurel.
New tech to help ACV in surf zone, general ‘looks forward’ to scrutiny after rocky training cycles
The Marine Corps has stopped and restarted waterborne ACV operations over the past two years due to various training incidents.
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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
Pentagon grounds ‘subset’ of Osprey fleet over safety concerns
An official refused to say how many of the Ospreys, flown by three US military services as well as Japan, will be grounded, or for how long.
Marine Littoral Regiment to refine concepts of employment in coming months
The newly re-designated regiment plans to experiment with expeditionary advance base operations this year.
In Army helo competitions, Sikorsky says factory tech, 3D printing give them an edge
In plant tour, Sikorsky official says "hundreds" of parts could be 3D printed if chosen for Army's high-profile FARA and FLRAA competitions.
What the US Marines can learn from a French Army ‘sister unit’
“We always trained very hard following the motto ‘hard training, easy war,’ but what we are currently doing is retraining ourselves to face an enemy with the same capacities as we have,” French Army Brig. Gen. Eric Ozanne, the LAB commander, told Breaking Defense.
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.
Lockheed developing prototype 5G testbed for Marines
The company is developing the Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure Solution for the office of the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering through September 2024.
Marines mulling interceptor upgrade for MADIS to counter UAS
Part of the Pentagon's broader counter UAS strategy it published last year, the Marines hope to field a system by fiscal 2025.
Marines’ Berger sidelines AAV from waterborne ops despite improvements
The suspension comes months after an investigation into an accident that left eight Marines and one sailor dead.
Resolute Dragon: US Marine-Japanese exercise is a precursor to 2022 Indo-Pacific event
Resolute Dragon 2021 is one of the largest joint military exercises conducted between the US and Japan, and directly influences the Pacific-wide Exercise Keen Edge.