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Late last month, leaks finally revealed the Pentagon’s spending plan for around $152 billion set aside for the agency in the budget reconciliation bill enacted last summer. The big news: The Pentagon plans to spend the entire amount in fiscal 2026. But beneath this headline, differences between the spending plan, congressional guidance, and the Pentagon’s budget request belie the inherent oversight problems associated with budgeting for the Pentagon through reconciliation. Despite President Donald Trump saying that “we don’t need it [another reconciliation bill] because we got everything in it,” some Republicans lawmakers are still pushing for round two. Rather than repeating…

Amid airspace and airport closures throughout the Middle East, the U.S. is urging Americans to depart immediately from more than a dozen countries in the region as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump’s war on Iran approaches its fifth day. The U.S. military’s death toll rose to six on Monday after a strike on a poorly-protected tactical operations center in Kuwait, as CBS News reported Tuesday. Two other Defense Department employees were injured in Bahrain following a drone strike on a hotel there, according to the Washington Post. And more than 780 people have been killed inside Iran since the…

Neros’ Archer FPV Drone flying with US Army personnel. Credit: Neros Inc. US-based drone manufacturer Neros Technologies has set up a UK subsidiary and plans to invest up to £10m ($13m) over five years in a new headquarters in the Swindon area. The move follows the company’s recent involvement in supplying drones to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) through the International Drone Capability Coalition and carrying out first person view (FPV) trials in the country. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Neros…

The Indian Navy has finalised a significant procurement contract valued at ₹2,182 crore (approximately $230 million) with Russia’s JSC Rosoboronexport for advanced Shtil surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) and associated missile holding frames.This deal, signed on 3 March 2026 by the Ministry of Defence, forms part of broader contracts totalling ₹5,083 crore that also include Advanced Light Helicopters for the Coast Guard.The Shtil-1 variant, already integrated into the Navy’s Shivalik-class and Talwar-class frigates, employs a vertical launch system (VLS) capable of engaging threats up to 50-70 km away. These missiles, utilising the 9M317ME type, achieve speeds exceeding Mach 4 and can simultaneously…

R.W. Olmstead, RCDefense The history of U.S. regime changes and occupations is replete with failures and only a few successes. So, what is the solution? No more Iraqs, Libyas, and… Source link

WASHINGTON — Key members of the Senate Armed Services Committee took aim at the Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) today, when one of its architects, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, appeared before the committee to defend it.The most notable criticisms came from Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., who specifically called the document out for numerous “flaws,” which, he said, ranged from not mentioning Taiwan in the document, to deemphasizing Europe, to simply not addressing US competitors working together.“In effect, it obfuscates the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party, and they are our pacing threat,” Wicker told…

The Pentagon’s Friday move to label Anthropic’s AI models a “supply-chain risk” likely won’t stand up in court and could result in a wave of expensive legal judgments, according to legal experts and officials who spoke with Defense One. They described the move as legally “dubious.” A defense official who manages information security called the designation “ideological” rather than an accurate description of risk.Quick recap: Last week, after AI company Anthropic and the Department of Defense failed to reach an agreement on AI safety standards, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on X that he was “directing the Department of War…

Assortment of Iranian air defence components, including AD-200 missile, which is fired from the country’s Bavar 373 air defence system. Credit: Djohan Shahrin / Shutterstock. From the outset of the campaign, the US and Israel almost immediately achieved air superiority The IRGC is believed to have expended a lot of its missile stockpiles during the 12-Day War in June 2025 Experts tell Army Technology how “efficient” and “capable” the EW effort of both countries has been at this point in the conflict US-Israeli strikes, now in their fourth day, have exposed the deeply rooted failure of Iran’s integrated air defence…

Assortment of Iranian air defence components, including AD-200 missile, which is fired from the country’s Bavar 373 air defence system. Credit: Djohan Shahrin / Shutterstock. From the outset of the campaign, the US and Israel almost immediately achieved air superiority The IRGC is believed to have expended a lot of its missile stockpiles during the 12-Day War in June 2025 Experts tell Army Technology how “efficient” and “capable” the EW effort of both countries has been at this point in the conflict US-Israeli strikes, now in their fourth day, have exposed the deeply rooted failure of Iran’s integrated air defence…

India is evaluating the acquisition of Israel’s SKY SHIELD electronic attack pod to enhance the Indian Air Force’s electronic warfare and suppression of enemy air defences capabilities.This pod represents a self-contained, versatile system tailored for offensive electronic attacks and escort jamming.Already certified for modern fighter jets, it offers an off-the-shelf solution for suppression of enemy air defence operations.The strategic imperative arises from regional adversaries deploying sophisticated, interconnected air-defence grids. These networks combine long-range surveillance radars, precision fire-control systems, and multi-layered missile batteries. Neutralising such threats has become a top national security priority, particularly in highly monitored airspaces.In contemporary aerial warfare,…