White House nominee for Joint Chiefs’ vice chair backs Pentagon budgeting reforms
Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney also weighed in, carefully, on whether the Navy needs a next-gen fighter jet.
China and Russia won’t like Golden Dome. Here’s how they might respond. [VIDEO]
Expect the other nuclear powers to try and develop new capabilities to get around Golden Dome, say two experts in this new roundtable video.
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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.
House passes NDAA, with $848B topline and protections for Ukraine aid
Democrats by and large voted against the typically bipartisan measure due to the addition of several culture war amendments.
Key defense appropriator warns longterm stopgap funding is ‘damaging’ to DoD operations
In an exclusive interview, Chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee Rep. Ken Calvert said he's pushing for a short-term continuing resolution, and avoiding a government shutdown.
The Break Out: A glimpse into Navy’s CCA plans, and a Sentinel milestone [VIDEO]
The team talks about a couple recent scoops on the Navy's secretive drone wingman program and the transition to Sentinel ICBMs.
Can America’s trust in its military survive the present moment? [Book excerpt]
An excerpt from The State And The Soldier: A History Of Civil-military Relations In The United States written by Kori Schake of AEI.
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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.
Department of War: Trump gives DoD ‘secondary’ name, awaiting Congressional buy in
“What would really increase the Department’s focus is prioritizing on-time passage of a budget, acquisition reform, and not squandering decades of war fighting experience by arbitrarily firing senior officers instead of doing circus tricks like changing DOD’s name,” said Kori Schake with AEI.
Golden Dome: Tackling the myths and rumors around America’s new missile shield [VIDEO]
Breaking Defense kicks off a new video series on Golden Dome, starting with a primer on what you need to know.
The Break Out: What to watch for in September, plus Breaking Defense expands [VIDEO]
Breaking Defense is growing! Again!
Trump wants to stop nuclear proliferation. STRATCOM could play a major role.
Henry Sokolski, executive director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, argues that the US needs to carry a new "big stick."
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Threat warning and survivability in the modern battlespace
Protecting warfighters requires fast, accurate, and dependable systems that work flawlessly to military standards.
Task Force 401: Army to lead on countering small UAS tech, with buying power
The Army has been tapped to oversee the new shop and close up the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office it led.
DoD R&E chief says Pentagon will trim ‘critical technology’ list
"The idea is to concentrate back to a number that we really believe is critical," Emil Michael said.
JCIDS is dead. Thank God. Here’s what comes next.
In this op-ed, Bill Greenwalt of AEI reflects on why eliminating the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System is a positive change for the Pentagon.
The Break Out: The death of JCIDS and Selfridge’s prep for new fighters [Video]
A Pentagon joint requirements process bites the dust, this week on The Break Out.