Biden acknowledges airstrikes haven’t stopped Houthis, says more to come
"Well, when you say 'working,' are they stopping the Houthis? No. Are they going to continue? Yes," Biden told reporters.
‘Important step’: US, China resume military-to-military policy talks after comms freeze
For months Beijing boycotted military discussions, raising fears at the Pentagon that a miscommunication could lead to conflict.
Strong Senate majority passes National Defense Authorization Act for FY24
After an 87 to 13 vote in the Senate, the defense policy bill makes its way to a chaotic House.
Biden launches AI ‘risk and safety’ talks with China. Is nuclear C2 a likely focus?
Details are scant for now, but experts tell Breaking Defense that any AI agreement between China and the US could involve a pledge not to use AI in nuclear systems.
Space Force, AFRL ink first non-US research agreements with Indian AI, sensor firms
While this may be the first CRADA's between the two Indian space startups and the Space Force, neither company is a stranger to the US space market ecosystem.
How drone warfare in Israel could dramatically change if Hezbollah joins the fight: Analysts
The armed Lebanese group is believed to have a much more potent fighting force than Hamas, including an inventory of Iranian-provided drones.
After Wagner uprising, UK sees ‘cracks emerging’ in Russian support for Ukraine war
"We and our allies are asking [questions] about what situations may evolve as a direct repercussion of this very public attack on Putin's authority by one of his protegees and closest allies," said James Cleverly, UK Foreign Secretary.
New Pentagon leaders-to-be: DoD announces raft of high-level Biden nominations
In addition to the official notice for the next leader of the Marine Corps are nominations for the Missile Defense Agency, US Cyber Command, the DIA and others.
Why the budget deal is good news for defense — with one key exception
AEI's Elaine McCusker, former Pentagon comptroller, argues the Biden-McCarthy compromise is a positive sign, but there's work to be done.
AUKUS sub announcement likely next week: Albanese, Biden & Sunak in person
March 13 is the target date to gather President Joe Biden and Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Rushi Sunak in person at one of America's primary naval bases.
What Election Will Mean For The Defense Budget
No one has done a better job of predicting the final outcomes of deals on the defense budget since sequestration was made law than Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute. So we asked her to predict what this election will mean to the 2018 defense budget. With the election tomorrow, we couldn’t think of a […]
The BREXIT Reality: A Key Opportunity for European Reform
Brexit, instead of being the end of an era, may be an opportunity for a political opening to a much needed, long overdue reform process in Europe. Much of the discussion of the British vote to leave the European Union (EU) has ignored the reality of political sclerosis in Europe; the status quo is not stable; the Brexit […]