President Donald Trump’s directive to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost as much as $2 billion, according to six people with knowledge of the potential cost.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back Nov. 12 on the concerns expressed by some U.S. allies over the Trump’s administration’s military strikes against alleged drug boats on both sides of South America, operations that have killed at least 70 people.
No matter what shape a future constellation of U.S. space-based interceptors takes, the orbital weapons will need to be protected, according to experts—a contention that has not been often included in speculation about requirements, capabilities, and costs.
GE Aerospace is developing a small turbofan engine for midsized Collaborative Combat Aircraft that are now in high demand by militaries worldwide, Chief Financial Officer Rahul Ghai said Nov. 11.
The Army is launching a complete rework of its weapons portfolio organization in the biggest acquisition shakeup the service has seen in years, officials exclusively told Breaking Defense.
U.S. Special Operations Command issued a solicitation Nov. 12 as it looks for a contractor to train its forces to build and fly “first-person-view” drones. Small unmanned aerial systems such as FPV platforms are playing a major role in the Ukraine-Russia war, among other conflicts, and SOCOM is looking to enhance its prowess in this area.
French, Dutch, and other NATO allies spent the week carrying out a game of underwater hide-and-seek in the Baltic Sea, hunting German and Swedish submarines with the help of a U.S. P-8 Poseidon aircraft and other detection systems.
Current and future operators of A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft could use them to shoot down incoming drones, according to manufacturer Embraer. There is already something of an emerging trend when it comes to the idea of employing light attack planes in the drone hunting role.
Families assigned to two Air Force bases can officially put up Christmas decorations after an outpouring of, well, let’s call it “holiday cheer,” prompted a private housing management company to clarify its policy on decking the halls.
