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Marine Corps accepts last Osprey aircraft
The Marine Corps received its 359th Osprey aircraft today, completing the program of record. …
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Boeing’s Air Force One replacement racks up $280M charge
“While the charge is disappointing, we recognize how critical schedule performance is to our customer and we are investi…
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CENTCOM announces US-UAE task force on AI
“It sounds good on paper,” a former senior defense official told Breaking Defense. “My biggest questions revolve around …
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Key Areas Where Water Scarcity Intensifies Risks of Conflict
Water disputes can directly drive conflict, but more often, water scarcity acts as a catalyst — one that, combined…
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Commerce aims to speed advocacy timelines for foreign weapon sales
Commerce Undersecretary William Kimmett was at the Farnborough Airshow to develop a list of “high priority” …
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Air Force eyes ‘maybe’ pulling B-52s from retirement
A program to upgrade the radar for the Eisenhower-era bomber suffered a tragic setback after a fatal crash in California…
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AIA chief Eric Fanning on the budget and the health of America’s defense industry
Fanning also gave The Break Out his take on the state of foreign military sales and the room for reform.…
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PACAF looks to reduce exercise participation to preserve ‘readiness’: Commander
“I think we’ve done a pretty good job of identifying, amongst commanders, where we’re going to take risk or …
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Time to decide: A critical moment in Japan-US missile defense cooperation
In the face of growing air and missile threats in the Pacific, robust radar coverage and command networks will be critic…
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Leonardo UK CEO sees potential CCA role, but wary of funding
Clive Higgins told Breaking Defense the firm would likely pitch its experience in sensors and EW, but also saw an openin…
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NIST unveils new AI evaluation platform
The AI Technology Evaluation will provide exclusive data to grade models’ performance in select areas.…
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The Octane Revolution: How Jimmy Doolittle Catalyzed a Wartime Industry
Editor’s note: This is the sixth article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from w…
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The First Waves of Amphibious Assault Will Be Unmanned
In the Pacific War, the U.S. Navy’s underwater demolition teams prepared the way for U.S. and …
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How Orbán’s Fall Changed Serbia’s Political Future
In the speech announcing his invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin took only minutes to arrive at the ori…
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Air Force eyes next-gen engine ‘integration’ by 2030
An engine with so-called adaptive turbofan technologies “could” go on the forthcoming F-47 stealth fighter, John Sneden,…
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Air Force will resume B-52 radar testing with second bomber following deadly crash
“We need to look at our schedule and adjust as necessary,” a top official said.…
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How industry views Congress’ continuing resolution plans
Eric Fanning, chief of the Aerospace Industries Association, talks industry’s view on the potential continuing res…
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Army picks GM Defense, Ford and BC Customs to build nine ISV-Heavy prototypes
The prototype vehicles are expected to be provided to the Army by March 30, 2027.…
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Coast Guard searching for tech to defeat unmanned underwater vehicles
The Coast Guard said there are few “tested and fielded” solutions equipped to defeat UUVs, according to a ne…
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Zelensky’s Political Storm Starts to Clear
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spec…
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Pentagon inks deal with L3Harris to ramp rocket motor production
The seven-year deals have yet to be finalized, but will allow L3Harris to scale up motor production for PAC-3 and THAAD …
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America’s fighter force is running out of margin: Rep. Biggs
The current demand signal for US air power abroad is not sustainable without significantly growing the force, argues Rep…
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Laser air defenses will be operational before decade’s end, Lockheed exec says
In a nod to a common refrain that laser systems are always just five years away, Lockheed Martin’s Stephanie Hill said, …
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CAE hopes Canada’s new GCAP status brings industry business
Official announcements were circumspect about any active role for Ottawa in the sixth-gen fighter program, but that coul…