The bill also restores funding for the E-7 Wedgetail after Defense Department leaders signaled their intent to continue the program.
Wars often go wrong in unexpected ways. Even well-planned operations can be derailed by surprise events, equipment failures, bad weather, or bad luck. But the disaster that followed President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran on February 28 was not a surprise. War-gamed and red-teamed dozens of times over decades, the risks of the campaign […]
The post The Iran War and the Future of…
This week on The Break Out, we look at how long it might take to restock thousands of US munitions used against Iran.
H
A mere nine nations now contribute to Prague’s artillery shell initiative for Kyiv, raising concerns over future military support.
The bill authorizes multiyear procurement of critical munitions, the F-35 and the Arleigh Burke destroyer.
“These aren’t just ideas or papers going back and forth,” Lockheed CEO Jim Taiclet said of the Pentagon’s munitions ramp. “We know it’s going to be good, and we know it’s going to happen.”
The agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 commence the launch of the new Low Cost Containerization Munitions Program (LCCMP).
“The establishment of these PAEs today will accelerate acquisition efforts in three key portfolios,” said Jason Potter, who is performing the duties of assistant secretary of the Navy for research and development.
Congress has teed up a second reconciliation bill with immigration enforcement money, but future reconciliation funds for defense remain nebulous.
“Why do we suddenly have a two part budget where this committee and the Congress generally has oversight and input, to a process where a corner of the budget is essentially a slush fund?” asked Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, during a SASC hearing.
Le projet d’actualisation de la Loi de programmation militaire [LPM] 2024-30 met l’accent sur la nécessité de moderniser et de renforcer les capacités des forces françaises en matière de guerre électronique, domaine qui avait été négligé – ou insuffisamment mis en avant – dans la copie initiale, rendue en 2023. Et cela alors que, après...
Cet article Thales dévoile une nouvelle solution pour…
With $70.5 billion in the FY27 budget request for munitions, a handful of analysts said they expect the Pentagon to spread the funding over several years and to fuel multiyear buys.
Alors qu’un cessez-le-feu de quinze jours a été décrété par l’administration Trump et que des pourparlers se sont ouverts vendredi 10 avril à Islamabad, le constat demeure sans appel :...
L’article Guerre en Iran : quelles leçons pour la gestion de nos stocks militaires ? est apparu en premier sur Valeurs actuelles.
The deal follows a similar seven-year framework agreement with PAC-3 prime Lockheed Martin, announced in January, to expand interceptor production.
Israel’s defense budget has undergone major increases in recent years, reflecting the country’s shift from low-level conflicts to a multi-front war that began on Oct. 7, 2023.
Depuis le lancement de l’opération américaine «Fureur épique» contre le régime iranien, le 28 février dernier, les Rafale de l’armée de l’Air & de l’Espace déployés aux Émirats arabes unis ont abattu «plusieurs dizaines» de cibles aériennes, dans le cadre des accords de défense liant Paris à Doha. Si les munitions utilisées n’ont pas été...
Cet article Les forces françaises reçoivent des drones…
“That is clearly one of the main areas we will focus on at the next NATO summit,” Rutte said regarding munitions production.
“MBDA has attained an unprecedented strategic dimension as one of the instrumental pillars of rearmament in Europe,” CEO Eric Béranger said.
Paris also plans to launch a new platform dubbed France Munitions to act as a wholesale buyer of weapons for both the French Armed Forces and export customers.
Lors de ses vœux aux Armées, en janvier, le président Macron annonça que la Loi de programmation militaire [LPM] 2024-30 actualisée allait bénéficier d’un effort supplémentaire de 36 milliards d’euros [dont 3,5 milliards dès l’exercice 2026] pour financer trois grandes priorités censées «préserver la crédibilité opérationnelle» des forces françaises et permettre de «faire face» à...
Cet article…
"We've been talking with Pentagon folks for years now about contested logistics," Stephanie Kostro said. "This is a real-world example of exactly what happens."
Limited resources are being used up at the expense of other theaters.
The post An Extended War With Iran Will Weaken American Deterrence Against China and Russia appeared first on The American Conservative.
The U.S. can sustain combat operations for a long while—but Americans won’t be safer afterwards.
The post War on Iran Will Squander America’s Military Edge appeared first on The American Conservative.
While Gen. Dan Caine said the US has “sufficient precision munitions for the task at hand,” lawmakers are considering a high-dollar supplemental infusion to backfill missile supplies.
Former Peraton CFO Kenneth Sharp will become the L3Harris’s top finance executive later this month.
Le ministère de la Défense belge a officialisé plusieurs contrats dans le but de créer ou renforcer ses stocks de munitions, pour environ un milliard d’euros. Une partie des investissements...
L’article Obus, missiles… La Belgique commande pour un milliard d’euros de munitions, principalement à la France est apparu en premier sur Valeurs actuelles.
À Marseille, une voiture banalisée du GIGN a été fracturée dans un parking de la Joliette. Un chargeur
The post 🇫🇷 Marseille. Un vol à la roulotte vise une voiture banalisée du GIGN, un chargeur de Glock dérobé first appeared on Police & Réalités.
Under the terms of the agreements, Raytheon will increase annual production of the Tomahawk cruise missile, AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, Standard Missile-6, Standard Missile-3 IIA and Standard Missile-3 IB.
Silver is the showstopper. With stockpiles long sold, the U.S. faces war unprepared: China hoards the ore, supply chains fray, and every weapon, grid, and satellite depends on silver. Without urgent action—laws, reserves, and reclamation—the next war is already lost.
Page 1