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Australia announces defense industry policy and acquisitions reforms
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (441+ words) Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said the reforms seek to build "a more agile, disciplined and strategically focused Defence organisation." MELBOURNE " Australia has released a new strategy in its latest effort to grow its sovereign defense industrial base, kicking off…...
Why the Pentagon is in a hurry to spend $152 billion
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (88+ words) Breaking Defense In this episode of The Pentagon Buzz, Pentagon reporter Ashley Roque explains that despite technically having multiple years to spend $152 billion in 2025 reconciliation money, if it's not spent by the end of the fiscal year, some of the…...
Iran was the most successful failure in US airpower history
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (346+ words) The US entered the conflict with a detailed plan for a war of destruction, but no serious plan for Iran's war of disruption. The US was engaged in two air wars simultaneously " one of destruction, and one of disruption. It…...
European tank-maker KNDS postpones IPO due to 'market volatility"
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (275+ words) KNDS and its shareholders will continue to monitor the capital markets conditions closely and stand ready to resume the IPO process as soon as market conditions allow," said the European firm. BELFAST " Franco-German land vehicles manufacturer KNDS has decided to…...
Space firm Vantor expands portfolio as it tracks 'geopolitical shift in the marketplace': CEO
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (791+ words) Vantor's growing international business is about 70 percent defense and 30 percent commercial, CEO Dan Smoot told Breaking Defense. WASHINGTON " As Colorado-based Vantor works to transform from its legacy as a satellite imagery provider under its progenitor Maxar Technologies to what it…...
EXCLUSIVE: Hegseth creates autonomy czar to manage almost all drone efforts
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (588+ words) According to an internal memo obtained by Breaking Defense, the new role covers all ground vehicles, all small air vehicles and almost all sea vehicles, and reports directly to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg. WASHINGTON " Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has…...
Go big or go home: Washington's assistance to the Lebanese army
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (823+ words) The US seems stuck on the fence about whether to abandon or commit to the Lebanese military, and until it picks a side, little is likely to change in the regional conflict with Hezbollah, writes Bilal Saab. The United States…...
On the ground at Turkey's EFES 2026 multinational military exercise
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (100+ words) Breaking Defense Middle East Bureau Chief Agnes Helou reports from the sidelines of a recent large multinational exercise hosted by Turkey. Breaking Defense Middle East Bureau Chief Agnes Helou recently returned from Turkey's EFES 2026 multinational exercise, which for the first…...
Tobyhanna Depot boosts drone component production with new assembly lines
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (687+ words) Ahead of the Army's upcoming advanced manufacturing strategy, leaders within the Army's organic industrial base revealed new details on how they are scaling production of drone components as part of the Drone Dominance initiative. TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. " As reporters…...
Drones, fighters, armored vehicles: Highlights from the UK's Defence Investment Plan
3+ day, 48+ min ago (359+ words) Beyond top line spending, one of the leading takeaways from the DIP is the clear push to acquire and field autonomous systems, underpinned by a "5 billion investment in the technology, which includes plans for a "hybrid navy." BELFAST " After months…...