White House executive order aims to speed arm sales, cut red tape
The order includes a directive for State and DoD to compile a list of “priority partners” and “priority end items” for transfer.
General Atomics aeronautics CEO calls on DOGE to speed acquisition, cut FMS red tape
In a new letter, Linden Blue, CEO of General Atomics' aeronautic systems division, becomes the second industry figure to publicly issue suggestions to DOGE.
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
New Biden MTCR policy will free long-range missile tech, space launcher sales to key allies, partners
The new guidance "strengthens the U.S. ability to deter our adversaries, expands U.S. exports .... and broadens the scope of future space partnerships with U.S. allies and partners," one recent Biden official told Breaking Defense.
US-Australia space launch accord likely on agenda at Biden-Albanese meeting
"We need launch capabilities in the Southern Hemisphere," said Deanna Ryals, director of international affairs at the Space Force's Space Systems Command, recently.
Commerce eases satellite exports to MTCR partners; South Korea a key focus
The new policy does not change the restrictions for exports of rockets or drones designated by the MTCR as Category 1 systems.
Israeli Industry Pushing Jerusalem To Drop MTCR Drone Export Restrictions
"We cannot play according to these rules anymore, when everybody else just goes wild," an Israeli industry source said.
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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.
UAE Arms Sale Remains In Limbo Pending Biden Review
"This is well beyond my pay grade now," said Brig. Gen. Brian Bruckbauer, director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate.
US Loosens Export Rules For Military Drones
The change would make available all Category I drones currently made by the US, including the long-loitering surveillance and armed systems which have played a key role in Washington’s counterterrorism fights.
US Should Pull Drones From Missile Control Regime: Mitchell Institute
"I have great hopes that this administration, with its bold unilateral actions on so many fronts, would take unilateral action with this regime on UAVs," says Keith Webster, former DoD head of defense cooperation.
China’s Eating Up US Drone Market; U.S. Troops At Risk
While Washington struggles to update its arms export policies, China is spreading its influence, one drone sale at a time.
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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.
NSC Readies Major Overhaul in US Arms Exports
The Trump Administration is putting the final touches on a plan to speed up arms sales to allies, and play catchup to China and Israel in selling armed drones.
For AIA, ‘America First’ Means First In Capabilities & Sales
PARIS AIR SHOW: As much as I tried to give David Melcher slack to say the powerful Aerospace Industries Association he leads was finding it more difficult to do business under the chaotic and oft-bewildering Trump administration, he kept saying things were pretty well in hand. “The first year of an administration is certainly more […]
What Obama’s Drone Export Policy Really Means
It seems like drones are everywhere in Washington. A drone landed on the White House lawn, the Federal Aviation Administration released regulations for small commercial drones in U.S. airspace, and, most recently, the State Department finally unveiled a long-awaited policy on the export of U.S.-origin military and commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), colloquially referred to as […]
China Set To Grab UAV Market While US Restricts Sales
PARIS: Psst. Hey mister. Wanna buy a UAV? China’s got drones for shooting, drones for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and drones for target practice. Cheap prices and no arms export restrictions. And China may grab a significant share of the international market for just those reasons, according to a new report by the U.S-China Economic […]