‘No decision’ yet on AFRICOM’s future, as terror groups become ‘more cohesive’: Official
A senior AFRICOM official told Breaking Defense the command is still looking to shore up ISR capabilities after the 2024 Niger exit.
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Stabilizing global hot spots through comprehensive security assistance
As the near peer threat quickly emerges, the threat to Africa and central Asia remains, making Security Assistance efforts more crucial than ever before.
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.
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Lethal effects coupled with low cost to fly, the light attack A-29 Super Tucano garnishes Foreign Military Sales
The Nigerian Air Force is flying a dozen A-29 Super Tucano aircraft in its efforts to quell the Boko Haram insurgency.
Stop The Malignant Misuse Of America’s Military
Last month, Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned that if Congress doesn’t “remove the defense caps,” he said, “then we’re questioning whether or not America has the ability to survive.” This claim that insufficient increases in Pentagon spending threatens American security is flatly wrong. The real and present danger to our national security is the […]
ASD Mike Sheehan: Yemen, Somalia Are Models For Mali; Afghans Should Watch
WASHINGTON: French forces have made great strides driving al-Qaeda-linked insurgents out of Mali’s major cities, said the Pentagon’s top counterterrorism official, Michael Sheehan. But any long-term solution requires local forces in the lead — not Westerners. And those recent successes in Yemen and Somalia provide a model for Mali — and for Afghanistan after 2014. […]
Flexible Forces Plus New Drone, Cyber, & Climate Policies Top 2013 Wish List
As 2013 hurtles towards us, Breaking Defense has asked the experts on our Board of Contributors to forecast the key defense issues of the coming year (click here for the full 2013 forecast series). We kick off the series with this essay from Rachel Kleinfeld, founding president of the aggressively progressive Truman National Security Project. […]
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.