Senate approves new SOUTHCOM head
In mid-January Lt. Gen. Francis Donovan told senators he would want to conduct an analysis of SOUTHCOM capabilities and “really build on the strength.”
Army swears in new acquisition leader Brent Ingraham
Most recently Ingraham was performing the duties of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment.
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Voyager is fortifying the U.S. Defense supply chain
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
Who’s Who in Defense: Tim Kaine, Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Seapower
During the 119th Republican-controlled Congress, Kaine transitioned to ranking member of the Senate Seapower Subcommittee, overseeing Navy and Marine Corps operations, policy, and programs, excluding space but including cyber, nuclear weapons, and special operations.
Trump taps new Air Force, Space Force No. 2s
Pending Senate confirmation, Gen. Thomas Bussiere would become the Air Force's next vice chief of staff, while Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton has been nominated to fill the Space Force's vice role.
John Phelan confirmed as Navy secretary
Senators voted 62-30 to approve Phelan as the 79th secretary of the Navy
Polish foreign minister warns Ukraine losses will be Speaker Johnson’s ‘responsibility’
The plea from Radosław Sikorski adds to a chorus of European officials who have grown concerned by Washington’s reluctance to approve the new funding and wider fears that Europe cannot sustain the war effort without American weapon supplies.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
House passes NDAA, ducking culture wars, sending bill to White House
The $886 billion policy bill will go to President Joe Biden's desk for final signature, but final passage of the annual spending bills remains unclear.
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.
Senate appropriators back funds for Taiwan, unfunded requirements, industrial base in $831B bill
A draft version of the bill provides funds for an amphibious ship, but not for a new F-35 engine, both contentious debates in the military and on the Hill.
Hypersonics to shipyards: A round up of AUKUS provisions floating on the Hill
As AUKUS develops, multiple congressional committees are all angling to help shape how it will play out.
Biden nominates Space Force’s Whiting to head SPACECOM
The nominations package also proposes to elevate Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of the Space Force's main acquisition arm Space Systems Command (SSC), to four star status and take over from Gen. D.T. Thompson as vice chief of space operations.
A real ‘ripple effect’: Why it matters Smith will be ‘acting’ Marine Corps commandant
Gen. Eric Smith will become the first Marine in at least 100 years to have the title "acting commandant."
10 questions Congress should ask incoming Joint Chiefs nominees
AEI's John Ferrari argues that lawmakers must hear from incoming service leaders on the assumptions they're making as they prepare for their new, highest-level jobs.
Biden nominates Army vice chief of staff Gen. Randy George to helm service
If the Senate approves Gen. Randy George as the Army's next Chief of Staff, he will be overseeing the service at a time when it is dealing with recruiting challenges and shepherding weapon modernization programs to fruition.