“It’s an accident that seems to be preventable, for what we can tell,” Army secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll said at his confirmation hearing Thursday.
By Ashley RoqueReassessing America’s defense strategy for a safer future
In an unpredictable world, a strong and innovative military is essential to protect the United States and its economic interests.
The fear among industry now is that this move is just the first in what would amount to a Pentagon-wide halt on new awards, for an indefinite period of time.
By Ashley Roque, Valerie Insinna and Aaron Mehta
A tiebreaking vote by Vice President JD Vance was needed after Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell joined Democrats to vote against Hegseth.
By Valerie Insinna
Hegseth’s nomination is set to come to the Senate floor later this week, where it is expected to pass along party lines.
By Valerie Insinna
Several hours after Trump was sworn in, the administration released a list of who will be serving as the acting heads of the Defense Department.
By Breaking Defense Staff While the hearing didn’t dive into foreign policy, Hegseth offered a peek into weapon programs that may get more attention.
By Ashley Roque and Valerie Insinna
Biden officials say their proposed regulation will streamline routine sales to allies while stopping dangerous leaks to China. Oracle, NVIDIA, and industry associations say it will cripple their business. But the final call is up to Trump.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Enabling seamless operations across land, air, sea, space, and cyber
The real advantage comes when legacy, new, next generation and cutting-edge systems can work together in the battlespace.
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In the first edition of The Break Out, Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran walk you through some of the key discussion topics in defense circles at the moment.
By Breaking Defense Video
The incoming Trump administration will be facing a pacing threat from Beijing. In order to secure supply chains and national security, the administration will have to find ways to rely less on China.
By Dean Cheng and Jo-Anne Sears
2025 may be a telling year for the fate of the Pentagon’s new CMMC 2.0 program.
By Carley Welch
This year Breaking Defense spoke with top cyber and network experts and officials reflecting on the ways the Pentagon is striving to make the IT space more robust.
By Carley Welch
Even for a political party that campaigns on cutting regulations, Pentagon and industry figures say the next Republican administration will likely weigh security over deregulation.
By Carley Welch
The Pentagon should continue to buy and upgrade the Lockheed Martin F-35, Frank Kendall said today, while underscoring that “better performance” is needed from the stealth jet’s manufacturer.
By Michael Marrow
America needs to accept that its presence in the Middle East will be a constantly evolving one, ebbing and flowing as events require, writes Chaveso “Chevy” Cook.
By Chaveso “Chevy” Cook