Pentagon Archives - Breaking Defense https://breakingdefense.com/category/pentagon/ Defense industry news, analysis and commentary Mon, 13 May 2024 21:15:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 HASC adds Virginia-class sub, cuts F-35s in $849.8 billion draft defense policy bill https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/hasc-adds-virginia-class-sub-cuts-f-35s-in-849-8-billion-draft-defense-policy-bill/ Mon, 13 May 2024 21:15:29 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=355812 Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit Minnesota

The bill sticks to budget caps laid out by the Fiscal Responsibility Act.

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OSINT overdose: Intelligence agencies seek new ways to manage surge of open-source intel https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/osint-overdose-intelligence-agencies-seek-new-ways-to-manage-surge-of-open-source-intel/ Mon, 13 May 2024 17:13:51 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=355734 220526_pentagon_AI_brain

AI is driving a tsunami of private-sector open-source intelligence. Now the federal Intelligence Community just has to figure out how to ride the wave.

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Is a US-Saudi defense pact ‘very close’? There are two big reasons for skepticism. https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/is-a-us-saudi-defense-pact-very-close-there-are-two-big-reasons-for-skepticism/ Fri, 10 May 2024 10:07:03 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=354633 TOPSHOT-SAUDI-US-GCC-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Despite optimistic talk from top diplomats in both the US and Saudi Arabia, regional experts don’t see any movement in the near term, due both to Riyadh’s demands and the Gaza conflict.

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Pentagon announces new reciprocity guidance to streamline software adaptation https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/pentagon-announces-new-reciprocity-guidance-to-streamline-software-adaptation/ Thu, 09 May 2024 19:20:22 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=355266 DoD CIO participates in cybersecurity virtual forum

“We’ve heard you loud and clear on this within the DoD. I’m not going to say this is going to solve every bit of it, but it’s going to help us a bit,” Pentagon CIO John Sherman said.

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Eight ‘capability coalitions’ are rushing arms to Ukraine. Here’s who will donate what. (EXPLAINER) https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/what-countries-send-weapons-to-ukraine-who-arms-ukraine-us-uk-nato-france/ Thu, 09 May 2024 11:15:39 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=351273 Combat training of Ukrainian soldiers in Zaporizhzhia

NATO has established eight different capability coalitions designed to get critical systems or ammo into Ukrainian hands quickly. Here’s a deep dive into how they’re all faring.

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Key Senate appropriators signal push for higher FY25 defense topline https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/key-senate-appropriators-signal-push-for-higher-fy25-defense-topline/ Wed, 08 May 2024 19:22:24 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=354873 WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 9: Chairman Sen. JonTester (D-MT), Se

Jon Tester, the Montana Democrat who chairs the subcommittee, and Susan Collins, the ranking Republican from Maine, stated that they are in lockstep that the military needs more money, despite a budget cap imposed by the Fiscal Responsibility Act.

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Airbus US finalizes acquisition of Aerovel as it eyes low-cost drone market https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/airbus-us-finalizes-acquisition-of-aerovel-as-it-eyes-low-cost-drone-market/ Wed, 08 May 2024 18:03:10 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=354726 UAV Flight Operations

Airbus would also likely respond to a recent request for information on drone capabilities that could replace the Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scout uncrewed helicopters, said CEO of Airbus U.S. Space and Defense Rob Geckle.

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Austin confirms ‘pause’ in bomb shipments to Israel https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/austin-confirms-pause-in-bomb-shipments-to-israel/ Wed, 08 May 2024 15:59:53 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=354771 SECDEF Visits Israel

“We are assessing. We have not made any final decisions on this yet,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said about a shipment of Boeing-made weapons to Israel. “But yes, there are some things we are taking a closer look at.”

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Reauthorize the Defense Production Act, but make changes for the 21st century https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/reauthorize-the-defense-production-act-but-make-changes-for-the-21st-century/ Tue, 07 May 2024 14:20:19 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=353901 The Pentagon Headquarters 3D Rendering

In this op-ed, Jeffrey Nadaner lays out ways to modernize the Defense Production Act to better serve the defense industrial base.

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How to tame your chatbot: secure containers, data diets, & more https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/how-to-tame-your-chatbot-secure-containers-data-diets-more/ Mon, 06 May 2024 19:20:34 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=354312 240418_DVIDS_skinner_disa_7902206

The Defense Department wants to explore Large Language Models for everything from paperwork to war plans – without being misled by hallucinations or having sensitive information sucked up by commercial LLMs hungry for training data.

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Pentagon confirms Switchblade 600 made first Replicator tranche https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/pentagon-confirms-switchblade-600-made-first-replicator-tranche/ Mon, 06 May 2024 15:54:58 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=354234 230405_SAS_underwater_drone_Mehta_crop

“This is a critical step in delivering the capabilities we need, at the scale and speed we need, to continue securing a free and open Indo-Pacific” said Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

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Defense companies keep up momentum on share repurchases, despite Navy leader’s criticism https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/defense-companies-keep-up-momentum-on-share-repurchases-despite-navy-leaders-criticism/ Mon, 06 May 2024 12:19:48 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=353976 SECNAV visits Ingalls Shipbuilding

Capital Alpha Partners found that buy back amounts at defense contractors were higher this financial quarter for all but only four others since March 2011.

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Lockheed, Howmet settle lawsuit over F-35 titanium (EXCLUSIVE) https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/lockheed-howmet-settle-lawsuit-over-f-35-titanium-exclusive/ Fri, 03 May 2024 21:04:51 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=354114 Yuma gets F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Sneak Peek

Lockheed Martin alleged in court filings that Howmet cut off the supply of titanium after the aerospace giant refused to agree to higher prices, threatening production of the F-35.

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Services making progress putting the J in CJADC2: Vice Chief Grady https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/services-making-progress-putting-the-j-in-cjadc2-vice-chief-grady/ Thu, 02 May 2024 20:29:39 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=353301 JTF-CS Conducts JADC2 Demonstration

Adm. Christopher Grady, vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the Joint Requirements Oversight Council is “well on pace” to putting more “teeth” into its processes for driving the military services to fulfill joint requirements.

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If CJADC2 is to ever happen, let INDOPACOM take the lead https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/if-cjadc2-is-to-ever-happen-let-indopacom-take-the-lead/ Thu, 02 May 2024 18:15:04 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=352779 Press conference of Pentagon

Retired Army officer John D. Rosenberger argues in this op-ed that the INDOPACOM chief should become the lead for the Pentagon’s CJADC2 efforts, with an eye towards what is needed to counter China.

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