Gray Eagle is the low-cost, low-risk answer to Army modernization
Gray Eagle STOL and Gray Eagle 25M are the best options for Army aviation as it assesses where to move from its current inflection point.
In this op-ed, Jeffrey Nadaner lays out ways to modernize the Defense Production Act to better serve the defense industrial base.
By Jeffrey “Jeb” Nadaner
Two of the vendors for the Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) System Development Contract are providing vertical take-off/launch (VTOL) solutions, while the third is going for a fixed-wing solution.
By Andrew White
Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen, Norway’s Chief of Defense, talks to Breaking Defense about his plans for spending on new frigates and subs, the challenges of upgrading Norway’s “digital backbone” and refilling the military’s stocks.
By Aaron Mehta
The dollar figure from the secretary comes as Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson said he is ready to bring the supplemental funding bill the Navy needs passed to the floor for a vote.
By Justin Katz
Adm. Lisa Franchetti acknowledged the Navy hasn’t invested in munitions sufficiently in previous years, but is sending a demand signal to industry.
By Justin Katz
The bipartisan spending package, released early this morning, increases defense funding by $27 billion over the previous year’s enacted budget and includes a number of key provisions the department had requested.
By Valerie Insinna, Ashley Roque, Michael Marrow and Theresa Hitchens
Modernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative
Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value.
In this op-ed, Kateryna Bondar argues coproduction in NATO countries could help Ukraine receive the defense materiel it needs while providing benefits to the host countries.
By Kateryna Bondar
The largest package announced today involves the UK buying 3,000 AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground missiles for an estimated $957.4 million.
By Aaron Mehta
The US has been struggling to keep up with munitions since the war in Ukraine started. In this op-ed, Nadia Schadlow discusses the need for a surge in munitions production for the US, Ukraine and Israel.
By Nadia Schadlow
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The fight in Ukraine demonstrates that artillery forces able to deliver mass and range remain a bedrock combat capability; one leading industrial base partner is positioning to deliver for US modernization needs.
By Breaking Defense
The Defense Department’s recent suggestions that it is poised to create a “munitions campus” would greatly benefit the US and its partners, writes Nadia Schadlow.
By Nadia Schadlow
With the war in Ukraine raging, missile and other munition production seems like a sure bet. But the Pentagon knows industry is wary of getting burned should attitudes change and is trying to offer novel reassurances.
By Ashley Roque
Former Pentagon official Jerry McGinn has a prescription for America’s production problems.
By Jerry McGinn
In this op-ed, retired Maj. Gen. James Marks discusses the importance of domestic nitrocellulose production to keep up with America’s needs.
By James "Spider" Marks