Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen, Norway’s Chief of Defense, talks to Breaking Defense about his plans for spending on new frigates and subs, the challenges of upgrading Norway’s “digital backbone” and refilling the military’s stocks.
By Aaron MehtaB-21, hypersonics and more: How digital development is driving industry innovation
Technological advancements are key to keeping pace with customer demands and evolving threat landscapes.
The dollar figure from the secretary comes as Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson said he is ready to bring the supplemental funding bill the Navy needs passed to the floor for a vote.
By Justin Katz
Adm. Lisa Franchetti acknowledged the Navy hasn’t invested in munitions sufficiently in previous years, but is sending a demand signal to industry.
By Justin Katz
The bipartisan spending package, released early this morning, increases defense funding by $27 billion over the previous year’s enacted budget and includes a number of key provisions the department had requested.
By Valerie Insinna, Ashley Roque, Michael Marrow and Theresa Hitchens
The largest package announced today involves the UK buying 3,000 AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground missiles for an estimated $957.4 million.
By Aaron Mehta
The US has been struggling to keep up with munitions since the war in Ukraine started. In this op-ed, Nadia Schadlow discusses the need for a surge in munitions production for the US, Ukraine and Israel.
By Nadia Schadlow
Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
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The fight in Ukraine demonstrates that artillery forces able to deliver mass and range remain a bedrock combat capability; one leading industrial base partner is positioning to deliver for US modernization needs.
By Breaking Defense
The Defense Department’s recent suggestions that it is poised to create a “munitions campus” would greatly benefit the US and its partners, writes Nadia Schadlow.
By Nadia Schadlow
With the war in Ukraine raging, missile and other munition production seems like a sure bet. But the Pentagon knows industry is wary of getting burned should attitudes change and is trying to offer novel reassurances.
By Ashley Roque
Former Pentagon official Jerry McGinn has a prescription for America’s production problems.
By Jerry McGinn
A possible budget addendum may also be coming for two additional multi-year buys, one for PAC-3 missiles and the other for GMLRS.
By Ashley Roque
Patria Group’s CEO, Esa Rautalinko suggested the UAF were using more than 5,000 artillery rounds every day during the conflict — a figure which is more than the annual procurement of some European nations, he claimed.
By Andrew White
Lockheed Martin, Raytheon standout as potential beneficiaries of the legislation, with a variety of their programs on the weapons list. However, defense appropriators ultimately control the purse strings.
By Ashley Roque
In this op-ed, Kateryna Bondar argues coproduction in NATO countries could help Ukraine receive the defense materiel it needs while providing benefits to the host countries.
By Kateryna Bondar