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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 Defense![Air Force mobility fleet seeks on-board defenses against small drones](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/06/C-17-225x150.jpg)
Air 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 Marrow![US allies cite progress, but say more needed for collective response to space threats](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/06/IMG_2492-scaled-e1718987397662-225x150.jpeg)
US 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 Hitchens![France would support Lebanese Armed Forces in southern border security mission: Official](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/06/240621_DVIDS_lebanese_soldier-scaled-e1718971838872-225x150.jpg)
A 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 Helou![The forgotten hurdles of a US-Saudi defense pact](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/06/GettyImages-1757416478-scaled-e1718913642824-225x150.jpg)
In this op-ed, Bilal Y. Saab lays out some of the challenges in forging a US-Saudi Arabia defense pact.
By Bilal Y. Saab![The sights of Eurosatory 2024 [PHOTOS]](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/06/1000001739-scaled-e1718887513688-225x150.jpg)
Photos from the Breaking Defense team on the ground at Eurosatory 2024 in Paris.
By Breaking Defense Staff![Spurred by European ‘demand signal,’ L3Harris opening Euro-, NATO-focused office in Rome](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2022/12/TNR2_163_PAL_USArmy_Special_Forces_1814_07_27_2022-14_34_31-2-2-e1670339327295-225x150.jpeg)
Executive 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 Roque![Here’s how DIU will spend almost $1B this year](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/8166316-scaled-e1707252954695-225x150.jpg)
Overall, DIU plans to release around two dozen solicitations for new projects in the next few months.
By Carley Welch![NATO two-star calls for ‘cultural change’ for OSINT for military ops](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/06/240620_DVIDS_nato_computers-scaled-e1718884824694-225x150.jpg)
Maj. 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![US needs to invest in cheaper long-range drones for Taiwan scenario, report says](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/DJI-Mavic-during-Army-exercise-e1718908206543-225x150.jpeg)
“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 Insinna![DoD and Congress should walk away from CMMC](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2022/05/220524_cybersecurity_pentagon_lock_GettyImages-1359935689-scaled-e1685467522237-225x150.jpg)
In 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