2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (69+ words) Growing requirements are putting new pressure on the companies behind major weapons systems. Breaking Defense spoke briefly with Jason Weiss of Moog, known for its precision controls, about the scale,... Growing requirements are putting new pressure on the companies behind…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1026+ words) As the Army begins fielding NGC2 to I Corps, software tools will be critical to enable interoperability and getting new capabilities to units faster. WASHINGTON — After more than a year of experimentation, the Army is on track to provide the first…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (372+ words) KIELCE — The US signed a $4 billion Foreign Military Financing (FMF) loan agreement with Poland today, a move Warsaw said is geared toward “supporting the technical modernization” of its armed forces and bolstering “transatlantic cooperation.” Polish and US officials inked the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (776+ words) “If I were still in the building, I would say, ‘I'm probably screwed now,'" a former official told Breaking Defense. WASHINGTON — With Congress headed on break, a continuing resolution in place through Dec. 11 and no hope for a near-term defense…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (341+ words) The effort awards $127 million to Palantir and $65 million to Anduril. WASHINGTON — The Army awarded production contracts to Palantir and Anduril totaling $192 million to move their next-generation mobile intelligence node to production, according to an announcement from the service Tuesday. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (282+ words) The proposed sale “will improve Iraq’s capability to meet current and future threats by improving its rotary wing transport, reconnaissance, and air-to-surface targeting capabilities," the State Department said. BEIRUT — The US State department has approved a potential foreign military sale…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (303+ words) The Army originally envisioned a larger, bespoke capability, but Mark Saxon, deputy project manager for Electromagnetic Warfare & Collection, told Breaking Defense the battlefield has changed. AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Army is planning for its long-range ground jammer, dubbed Terrestrial Layer System-Echelons…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (607+ words) A B-2 bomber used a precision-guided, stealth air-launched anti-ship cruise missile against a decommissioned vessel, and the US Navy also rolled out unmanned boats to survey and strike targets at a pair of summer exercises. SINGAPORE — A pair of multinational exercises…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (165+ words) Andrew Magliochetti, who previously served as the director of the Navy’s Office of Small Business Programs, will oversee the Office of the Defense Industrial Base. WASHINGTON — The Navy is launching a new defense industrial base office, in an attempt to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (345+ words) It has also conducted a keel laying ceremony for the first Hunter-class frigate SINGAPORE — Australia today announced the official location for its future defense precinct, which is expected to be home to maintenance for future submarines acquired under the AUKUS…...