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South, A&SF The Air Force awarded Boeing a $75 million production contract to begin supplying long-range

Turbulence and conflicts have dominated the first six years of the 2020s. Events like the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the conflict in West Asia have disrupted the normal way of life across the world. COVID-19 disrupted global supply chains, exposing the vulnerabilities of nations dependent on some others for critical needs. That forced nations to look inwards, focusing on self-sufficiency and self-reliance. The Russia-Ukraine war that followed soon after further exposed key vulnerabilities in global security as well as intertwined issues of trade dependency and connectivity.  However, the mother of all disruptions has resulted from the war in…

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Defense acquisition reform has been a priority for Congress and the current administration, as they have focused on streamlining processes and boosting production capacity to replenish stockpiles. However, there is still much to be done to ensure the defense industrial base is prepared to meet the needed ramp-up in production. Breaking Defense discussed the current state of defense acquisition, what reforms are still needed and how Congress, the administration and industry need to collaborate to meet both current and future needs with Sam Mehta, President, Space & Mission Systems and Communications & Spectrum Dominance, L3Harris. Breaking Defense: What’s the threat…

Taiwan’s government proposed a NT$1.25 trillion (US$40 billion) special defense budget in November 2025 – including its first large-scale procurement of more than 210,000 drones. That was finally passed in May 2026, but with a substantial change: the opposition-led legislature removed all funding for domestically produced drones. In June 2026, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) advanced a NT$210 billion procurement proposal, which led to the introduction of competing bills by each party.  The legislature finally completed committee review for the budget on July 27, but there was no agreement. The parties could not reach consensus on any provision in…

Global Def. U.S. Marines have advanced their ability to counter drones and low-flying aircraft in the Indo-Pacific Source link

What will it take for acquisition reform to finally succeed? New org charts aren’t enough: The people in the organization need new incentives. Since last fall, in a sweeping organizational overhaul, all three military departments have replaced program executive officers with Portfolio Acquisition Executives (PAEs). The Army stood up six, the Navy nine. The Space Force completed its transition in July with nine. The Air Force redesignated all of its program executive officers as PAEs effective July 4.  These new executives have the power to launch sustainable reform that, at long last, shifts defense acquisition from a focus on procedural…

Boeing’s JDAM LR offers low-cost precision strike at long range. Credit: U.S. Navy photo. Boeing has secured a $75m undefinitised contract action (UCA) from the US Air Force (USAF) to begin production of the BSU-111/B Payload Delivery Unit (PDU) Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM LR).   The announcement follows a series of successful test flights and Boeing’s internal investment of nearly $100m in the programme.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Clearing the way for initial production, the contract enables delivery of…

Bangladesh’s latest diplomatic protest against India is significant not simply because of its unusually strong language, but because of what it reveals about how Dhaka wants its post-2024 political reality — and its relationship with New Delhi — to be understood. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government issued the statement on Wednesday night after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina addressed supporters and the media from New Delhi on the second anniversary of the July movement that led to her ouster in August 2024.  In her comments, Hasina rejected allegations surrounding the July-August…

Diana Stancy, BrDefense The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 15 nuclear-powered battleships would cost $275 billion Source link