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With a MOSA-enabled backbone, the ITEP engine, launched effects, and autonomy, the Black Hawk helicopter would be well-suited to both near-peer conflict and all-domain operations.
By Breaking DefenseAir Mobility Command documents say they’re interested counter-drone systems, including platforms that can operate near friendly aircraft, so as not to hypothetically accidentally jam or spoof a nearby vice president’s plane.
By Michael MarrowUS Space Command’s recently realigned and renamed Joint Commercial Operations cell is one example of successful joint operations, agreed the four European space leaders.
By Theresa HitchensA French official told Breaking Defense that Paris “must be ready” to aid Beirut should it attempt a historic deployment to secure Lebanon’s southern border, where Hezbollah could play spoiler.
By Agnes HelouIn this op-ed, Bilal Y. Saab lays out some of the challenges in forging a US-Saudi Arabia defense pact.
By Bilal Y. SaabPhotos from the Breaking Defense team on the ground at Eurosatory 2024 in Paris.
By Breaking Defense StaffExecutive Dave Johnson told Breaking Defense that European customers are trying to “build up capability” after watching the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
By Ashley RoqueOverall, DIU plans to release around two dozen solicitations for new projects in the next few months.
By Carley WelchMaj. Gen. Matthew Van Wagenen said classical intelligence collection “will never go away,” but “the open source piece of this in order to make military decisions, yes, it’s absolutely applicable to the contemporary operating environment. It’s how do we integrate the two.”
By Lee Ferran“I don’t know if it’s going to be a fair fight,” said Stacie Pettyjohn, director of CNAS’s defense program and one of the authors of the report. “There are a lot of things that are stacked up against the United States when it’s playing an away game.”
By Valerie InsinnaIn this op-ed, William Greenwalt of the American Enterprise Institute lays out reasons why the DoD and Congress should move away from CMMC 2.0.
By William C. Greenwalt
Several US allies in the region have launched new subs this year, and others are making plans to buy them, reflecting a long-standing focus on undersea warfare that is only intensifying.
By Christopher Woody