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Altitude is not strategy, over Iran or elsewhere
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (186+ words) In which David A. Deptula, dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, takes issue with a recent op ed in Breaking Defense concerning the "air littoral" in the Iran conflict. The Strait of Hormuz illustrates why the “air littoral” label…...
Senate Democrats block NDAA amid concerns on Iran War, budget topline
1+ day, 25+ min ago (1142+ words) SASC Ranking Member Jack Reed, D-R.I., told Breaking Defense settling the budget would be the most "practical step" and that lawmakers could "revive" the legislation quickly if "stars align." WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats today blocked the fiscal 2027 defense authorization act from…...
The Space Force faces growing pains. Here’s how the next chief can help.
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (467+ words) Doubling the service from roughly 10,000 to 20,000 military members by 2030 is not a trivial matter. Here are a few options the next service chief should consider. On July 16, Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee for…...
Europe’s military advantage depends on sovereign command of the ground truth
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (587+ words) As NATO and European governments accelerate investment in space-based intelligence, decision advantage will depend on how quickly sovereign and commercial capabilities can be fused into a trusted operational picture. Europe stands at a defining moment for sovereign intelligence. The next…...
Nine European allies join Ukraine in new anti-ballistic coalition
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (370+ words) The coalition's flagship project will be centered around the Ukraine-developed Freyja, while a European industry group separately announced that exo-atmospheric interceptor project is now also in the works. MILAN — Nine European countries have partnered with Ukraine to create a new…...
Pentagon announces 'immediate suspension' of CMMC Phase II mandates
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (531+ words) Top Pentagon officials said as currently executed, CMMC is too prohibitively burdensome on the Defense Industrial Base. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is suspending part of its cybersecurity requirements for industry, specifically related to third party assessments, citing onerous burdens on especially…...
Air Force pushing contractors to purge Anthropic by Sept. 1: Memo
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (416+ words) The Pentagon's new target is to remove Anthropic department wide by end of September, even as the AI titan is suing the government to overturn it. WASHINGTON — The Air Force Research Laboratory is pushing its contractors to purge all Anthropic…...
The state of play with the defense budget's various moving parts
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (60+ words) The state of play with the defense budget’s various moving parts Breaking Defense Here's what we're watching for after Congress comes back in July. As lawmakers are set to return to Washington next week, Breaking Defense’s Valerie Insinna explains where…...
New drone czar's success hinges on personalities, Pentagon politics: Experts
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (852+ words) WASHINGTON — A week-and-a-half after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a sweeping centralization of most service-run drone programs under one manager, no one’s yet been named to fill that powerful role. “A memo by itself never solves anything, but in…...
Pentagon seeks to shift $4.3B to pay for increasing operation and personnel costs
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (537+ words) In a 47-page omnibus reprogramming notification, the Pentagon outlines an array of weapon and tech programs it wants to strip dollars from to pay for “unforeseen military requirements" which are "determined to be necessary in the national interests." WASHINGTON — The…...