Canberra and Washington “have an unparalleled opportunity to fashion broader, stronger, and multilayered partnerships,” writes Evan Feigenbaum of the Carnegie Foundation. “But this, in turn, will require self-reflection, not just cheerleading.”
By Colin ClarkAccurate sensors are critical for armor units under fire
Maneuver formations face multifaceted threats that include kinetic force-on-force and non-kinetic effects such as electronic warfare.
Over the next year, South Korea and the US will stand up a defense science and technology executive committee to explore emerging tech and AUKUS Pillar II cooperation.
By Ashley Roque and Aaron Mehta
Speaking alongside Zelenskyy at the signing of the agreement on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy, President Joe Biden said Russian leader Vladimir Putin “cannot wait us out. He cannot divide us.”
By Lee Ferran
Over 300 drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles were launched by Iran at Israel, but 99 percent were intercepted, US officials said.
By Ashley Roque
“What was different about this attack is where it landed: It did impact… where living quarters are,” said Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh, a day after three soldiers were killed in an attack.
By Ashley Roque and Agnes Helou
“We have concluded that we’re not able to change the production priorities [for Taiwan]. That would be an easy answer but unfortunately there are no easy answers,” senior State Department official Mira Resnick told Breaking Defense.
By Ashley Roque
Flight training is to begin in October, following language training for what’s expected to be “several” Ukrainian pilots and more maintainers.
By Ashley Roque and Michael Marrow
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“We’ve just seen an awesome demonstration of firepower here, from different weapons platforms, from different nations. But importantly, all used the same battlefield command and Strategy Center to aim for those targets,” Lt. Gen. Greg Bilton, the Australian Defence Force’s chief of joint operations, said.
By Colin Clark
The move comes after F-22s were also sent to CENTCOM’s area of responsibility as a check on “unsafe” Russian activity in the air over Syria.
By Ashley Roque and Michael Marrow
“We intend to support India in the creation of logistics, repair, and maintenance infrastructure for aircraft and ships… that is obviously something that will be important as we work together to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific,” said Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder.
By Ashley Roque
From supersonic cruise missiles to armed drones, the Asian power used the show in Abu Dhabi to tout its growing weapon arsenal.
By Ashley Roque
The Biden administration may change course and use presidential drawdown authority to provide tanks to Ukraine, suggested Stanley Brown, the principal deputy assistant secretary for the bureau of political-military affairs.
By Ashley Roque
“We have seen no change in Iranian willingness or activities to transfer weapons to the Houthis despite their work with increasing military cooperation with Russia,” said Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Dana Stroul.
By Ashley Roque
US to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks in a matter of “months as opposed to weeks” but will use the lag time to begin training Ukraine forces and sorting through logistical challenges.
By Ashley Roque
