Breaking Defense

Two moves, made in the right order, will break portfolios — and eventually the acquisition system as a whole — out of the compliance trap, writes Timothy Cooke in this op-ed.

Canberra separately announced the successfully test of an indigenous solid fuel rocket motor for guided munitions.

The first kits of the JDAM LR will go to the US Navy, according to manufacturer Boeing.

[Sponsored] As part of the DoW’s acquisition transformation, streamlined processes must be extended to all companies in the defense industrial base.

Chris Miller will serve as acting DRPM RAS and PAE RAS, the service announced.

The loss was a blow to Rheinmetall’s new naval ambitions, but the rest of the European giant saw a large rise in revenue.

Since last year, Kyiv has turned to Western fighter jets to shoot down aerial threats, but also rely on dispersed air defense teams and other modified aircraft.

The latest defense white paper, accompanied by an anime-style summary video, also pledges continued industrial cooperation with American firms.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 15 nuclear-powered battleships would cost $275 billion.

The new Radar Commercial Augmentation contracts reflect the companies’ successful demonstration of their capabilities under previous NRO study contracts, according to the spy satellite agency.

The task orders come under an ID/IQ with an undisclosed value granted to nine firms in April, and follow a first order to SpaceX in May worth $4.6 billion.

In what was a scheduled change-of-command, Lt. Gen. Daniel Lasica will now lead US Air Forces Central at a consequential time for American forces in the Middle East.

The interceptor, dubbed the Next Generation C-sUAS Missile, must be compatible with Raytheon’s Coyote launcher, per the RFI.

Everyone is focused on Ukraine’s drones. They should be focused on Ukraine’s ability to adapt.

US arms-sale regulations are causing some European firms to reassess their approach toward military modernization.

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.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle has been on a “containerized capability campaign.”

Here’s what we’re watching for after Congress comes back in July.

Separately, MBDA and Rheinmetall were selected to develop a laser weapon system for the German Navy.

While services test teaming with Collaborative Combat Aircraft, industry faces hard questions.