Oslo and Copenhagen have separately, and on the same day, confirmed significant additions to their naval forces, both aimed at strengthening surveillance and protection of undersea infrastructure and strategic maritime areas in the North European waters.
Experts warned there's no single government agency in charge of monitoring, defending and repairing the cables, and no effective deterrent strategy.
Cyber resilience has become a frontline mission for the US military. Breaking Defense’s new eBook rounds up key reporting from the 2025 Alamo ACE conference with the latest developments in cyber offense and defense.
The prospect of South Korea building its submarines in the United States would raise a litany of questions for the American maritime industrial base.
"Due to the federal budget issues and resultant government shutdown, many of the key speakers who are either active-duty military personnel or civilian government employees are unable to attend the in-person Annual Symposium & Industry Update (ASIU)," according to an email from the Naval Submarine League.
More broadly Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles pledged to continue to increase defence spending to record levels to deliver the capabilities Australia needs.
The new positions, covering submarines and a number of Air Force programs, would report directly to the deputy defense secretary, numerous sources told Breaking Defense.
It's been a whirlwind of a year — and the defense establishment has plenty of thoughts on how it's unfolded and what might come next.
The Australian government will aim to create 20,000 jobs over 30 years through what the document characterizes as a "whole-of-nation undertaking."
"India desperately needs drones, air defense systems, better tanks and fighting vehicles, fighter aircraft, and especially helicopters," Ian Hall, professor at Australia's Griffith University, said.
Lawmakers say the Navy's "lack of communication" leaves them with few options that will fix the problems at hand.
Most of the money would shore up buys for three Virginia-class subs, while some funding would go to help industry improve its productivity.
The GPS network continues to prove its unmatched reliability, and it’s only getting stronger.
“If you are a supplier, and your lead time is too long, and you refuse to work with us” on 3D printing alternative spare parts, said Rear Adm. Jon Rucker, “we're going to figure it out. Not a threat – a fact of life.”
SLCM-N was a priority of the first Trump Administration that Biden tried and failed to cancel. Now Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe has to figure out how to actually build it — without compromising ballistic missile modernization or new hypersonics.
"The safety of our sailors is our top concern, and we must immediately understand any risks associated with the faulty work,” said four top leaders of the House Armed Services Committee.
The analyst credited with initially spotting the sub said its location signals a "significant expansion" of China's capacity for nuclear submarine production.