Euro defense leaders rail against Ukraine ‘peace plan,’ lawmakers say it didn’t come from US
Senators said Secretary of State Marco Rubio told them the proposal didn't come from US officials, but Rubio later said it was indeed American "authored."
Guard Chief: Transferring Air National Guard missions into Space Force will cost $1B, harm readiness
Gen. Daniel Hokanson said his "best military advice" is instead "to transfer the current Air National Guard units doing the space mission into a National Guard component for the Space Force, so they can continue everything they're doing today tomorrow."
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Lawmakers propose changes to SBIR as program renewal deadline nears
However the tech-focused small business program proceeds, some lawmakers are calling for change in how SBIR operates, according to documents obtained by Breaking Defense.
Senate Armed Services Stands By Afghanistan & Taiwan
"Seems Washington wants to stick around" in Afghanistan, said AEI's MacKenzie Eaglen, "even if veterans themselves are increasingly the ones calling for the full end of troop presence in-country."
SOLIC Nominee Faces Questions On Khashoggi Killing, Social Media Posts
Sen. Tim Kaine said of the nomination, "Senators deserve answers to my questions about Tier 1’s role in training any Saudis implicated in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. I don’t feel comfortable moving forward on this nomination until I get answers."
Trump Calls For Arms Control, Rips Own Defense Budget As “Crazy”
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump injected a fresh dose of uncertainty over defense spending Monday when he derided 2019’s defense budget — which he readily signed and has praised for months — as “Crazy!” The sharp turn in sentiment came in another dreaded early-morning presidential tweet that often shift the talking points for entire segments of […]
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Interoperability becomes the price of entry for next-gen warfighting tech
AI, autonomous systems, cyber, and EW converge as industry targets faster battlefield effects.