Diving into Trump’s unusual shipbuilding plans, plus an SMD expo floor tour
The Breaking Defense team unpacks three new directives from the White House that could influence the future of the Navy.
Maritime strategy is built in shipyards. Partner with allies to revitalize the industrial base
In this op-ed, Craig Fischbach and Kelly A. Grieco lay out three steps the administration should take to enhance shipbuilding cooperation: expand MRO, establish a mine countermeasures pact with Japan and outsource Arleigh-Burke production.
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Biodefense is force protection: Ready today, prepared for tomorrow
A decorated combat aviator and biotech CEO advocates preparing for novel viral threats before the next crisis.
At Turkish defense show, Erdogan praises indigenous defense capacity
The Turkish president, for example, stressed that Turkish companies "supplied 65 of every 100 UAVs sold globally."
How many ships? Lawmakers set to establish independent commission to study Navy’s structure
The "right" size of the future Navy fleet has become a hot political football. Can an independent commission break the impasse?
Naval Readiness Fell In 2019; Ground Readiness Rose: GAO
Readiness of air, space, and cyber forces across the armed services was mixed, the Government Accountability Office said.
US War Surge Production Too Slow, CSIS Finds
The United States could not make enough military equipment fast enough to sustain its military in the event of a major war. While much thought has been given to how a great power conflict might erupt or play out, far less has been written on how the U.S. industrial base could sustain U.S. wartime equipment […]
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Engineering decision advantage for the warfighter
Multi-orbit mission capabilities are accelerating decision making across domains.
Top 10 Stories Of 2020: DARPA Dogfights To Polish Bridges
The list is an impressive marker of the breadth of topics we cover as we chronicle the strategy, policy and politics that decide the weapons America and its allies buy, and how we use them.
Crippled Icebreaker Healy To Get Complex Rebuild; Huge Engine Heads To Panama Canal
Yesterday, the Coast Guard moved a 23-year-old and 106-ton engine onto a barge in Baltimore for a long trip to the West Coast.
Navy Plans For Wartime Ship Surge; Looks To Small Commercial Yards
"We don't have enough capacity for peacetime” repairs, said Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage. "We can't get ships delivered on time with the predictability we need today."