‘Strong and clear, but quiet’: Pentagon policy head faces Senate questions over NDS
“In effect, it obfuscates the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party, and they are our pacing threat,” Sen. Roger Wicker said today.
Dem lawmakers raise questions over Pentagon’s equity deal with rare earth producer
At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, a defense official said the deal helps reconcile “a failed market-based approach” to address pressing national security concerns.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Senators question path ahead for culled Pentagon weapons testing office
"I have serious concerns about whether you will have the resources you need to accomplish your stated mission,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren during a confirmation hearing today.
Senate passes defense bill despite Democrat concerns on transgender care ban
The NDAA corresponds to a $895 billion topline for defense spending, adhering to the budgetary limits set in last year’s Fiscal Responsibility Act.
Why sending a US Navy hospital ship to Gaza would be very difficult but ‘not impossible’
Analysts told Breaking Defense it would take weeks for a ship to reach the Middle East, and actually getting patients aboard presents myriad logistical, diplomatic and security problems.
Navy awards HII $1.2B contract to overhaul long-sidelined sub Boise
Originally launched in 1991, Boise has sat in port since 2017 due to a series of delays that denied it a timely availability at a public shipyard.
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Answering the demand signal to move faster, field sooner, iterate continuously
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
Pacific Fleet chief Paparo on China’s big lesson from Ukraine: Win quickly
“Instead of seeing the Ukraine conflict and deciding ‘this is too hard,’ [China’s] intention, on the other hand, is to take note of the actions of Russia in order to effect a short, sharp, fait accompli conflict,” Adm. Samuel Paparo told lawmakers.
With Gen. Smith hospitalized, a 3-star is in command of Marine Corps
The Marine Corps lacks a confirmed assistant commandant due to ongoing gridlock in the Senate.
Ducking the culture wars, Senate passes NDAA 86-11
With both versions of the NDAA complete, congressional leadership must now pick conferees for each chamber to sort out two vastly different defense policy bills.
Nuclear-powered sub Boise, docked since 2017, may get funds for overhaul by end of this year
The Los Angeles-class sub has become a "poster child" for maintenance backlog, lawmaker says.
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.
Space Force should heed Ukraine lessons as it revamps structure: CSO nominee Saltzman
The Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Gen. Chance Saltzman as the next, and second, Space Force chief was free of major fireworks — suggesting an easy 'yea' vote.
Key senators renew push to undo FCC’s Ligado spectrum ruling
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is planning to release on Sept. 9 its review of the impacts on DoD use of GPS - just a few weeks before Ligado plans to go live.
SASC wants $45B jump to defense budget topline for inflation, Ukraine assistance
The Senate Armed Services Committee's proposed topline figure would increase the already-historic Pentagon spending plan proposed by the Biden administration.
Navy, General Dynamics lay the keel for newly renamed USS District of Columbia
The keel laying is an important, albeit largely ceremonial, event in the submarine's path forward to its first patrol in 2030.