“Just the idea of this being more available and so people can find it and try to exploit it, that’s something we just have to bake in and understand,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb said of commercial services like SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.
By Michael MarrowUkraine has consistently called for international supply partners to send it fighter jets in a bid to push back Russian defenses and prosecute targets more easily, but a first in-country delivery from Denmark is not expected to happen until this summer.
By Tim MartinThe new defence policy paper does not offer a timeline for the country to meet the 2 percent GDP target but it argues a move to double military spending between 2016-2017 to 2026-2027 is “on track.”
By Tim MartinMedia reports also said this week NATO would discuss taking over a leadership role in providing weapons to Ukraine from the current US-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
By Tim MartinThe report from the Secure World Foundation also notes the “dismal” state of cybersecurity for space systems infrastructure.
By Michael MarrowIn the wake of the US funding roadblocks, some European officials have been increasingly vocal about the need to be less reliant on Washington, arguing that European security should be more robust.
By Tim MartinSébastien Lecornu said he’s “expecting some effort from industrialists,” or else.
By Christina MackenzieThe site “will support the engineering and production of missile weapon systems for the U.S. military, such as components for the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) system,” the company said.
By Lee FerranSuccessful implementation of the National Defense Industrial Strategy may very well be the deciding factor in our future as a global military power.
By Christopher E. “Chris” Kubasik - Chair and CEO of L3Harris TechnologiesThe 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 HitchensSen. Jack Reed told reporters that should the bill fail, he would look to busting the price cap on next year’s defense authorization legislation.
By Valerie InsinnaPoland, in particular, led the way in defense expenditure in 2023, using nearly 4 percent of its GDP on an arms spending spree, according to the alliance’s annual report.
By Lee Ferran“There’s no way we go into a large-scale fight without relying on allies and partners for supply chain airfields [and ports]. We’ve identified [those], you know, down to every airfield and port there is,” said Army Materiel Command head Gen. Charles Hamilton. “Have we done the same thing here in the United States?”
By Ashley Roque
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