US needs to ‘start from scratch’ to rewrite Foreign Military Sales process: CENTCOM chief
US partners in the Middle East "have real security needs. If we don't fill them, China will fill them," Gen. Michael Kurilla said.
Air Force eyes 6 locations to test out new deployment model
“So this is kind of walking us back towards this model that we had during the Cold War, where we know each other, we train together, we're building the team in peacetime and in preparation for deployment,” a senior Air Force official said.
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.
General Dynamics wins $922 million contract for CENTCOM IT modernization
The new contract has a one-year based period and five option years.
Pentagon says it is transferring arms, ammo seized from Iran to Ukraine
The move comes as any further Ukraine aid on Capitol Hill is snarled by yesterday's votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House.
US, Saudi Arabia conduct ‘biggest, most complex’ live fire CENTCOM c-UAS exercise
"Our objective during this live fire exercise was to shoot down UAS from dawn to dusk," Col. Robert McVey told Breaking Defense.
The ‘morale challenge’ facing some special operators in the era of Great Power competition
The head of US special ops in the Pacific suggested some operators are struggling with a less direct mission, though USSOCOM chief Gen. Bryan Fenton told Breaking Defense that's not something he's seen.
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CENTCOM hires former Google Cloud exec as first-ever AI, robotics advisor
Andrew Moore founded startup Lovelace AI and had testified before Congress about DoD's lack of urgency when it came to actually implementing AI and machine learning in the field.
To prepare for digital warfare, the military must run more digital exercises
"When it comes to digital warfare, practice makes perfect, and we cannot begin practicing soon enough," writes Schuyler Moore, Chief Technology Officer of US Central Command.
CENTCOM nominee wants a wary eye on ‘predatory’ China in Middle East
Lt. Gen. Erik Kurilla could take the helm of US forces in the Middle East, but at a time when European and Asian crises dominate the security conversation.
Biden expected to name 18th Airborne Corps commander to CENTCOM
Kurilla currently serves as command of the Army's 18th Airborne Corps.
Egypt, US Commit To Bright Star, Shared Logistics
Egypt’s geo-strategic location and status as largest Arab power makes it a vital partner to the U.S. military, even with Egyptian diversification policy that includes acquiring Russian jets.