The watchdog’s annual weapons systems assessment revealed new details about high-profile programs, from Air Force One to Army missiles.

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said the reforms seek to build “a more agile, disciplined and strategically focused Defence organisation.”

The department has already issued guidance to its program offices on how to spend the money before the deadline hits.

The US entered the conflict with a detailed plan for a war of destruction, but no serious plan for Iran’s war of disruption.

“KNDS and its shareholders will continue to monitor the capital markets conditions closely and stand ready to resume the IPO process as soon as market conditions allow,” said the European firm.

Vantor’s growing international business is about 70 percent defense and 30 percent commercial, CEO Dan Smoot told Breaking Defense.

According to an internal memo obtained by Breaking Defense, the new role covers all ground vehicles, all small air vehicles and almost all sea vehicles, and reports directly to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg.

The US seems stuck on the fence about whether to abandon or commit to the Lebanese military, and until it picks a side, little is likely to change in the regional conflict with Hezbollah, writes Bilal Saab.

The deal is a first step in Kyiv’s planned ambition to purchase up to 150 of the advanced combat jets, noted Swedish Minister of Defense Pål Jonson on social media.

Middle East Bureau Chief Agnes Helou reports from the sidelines of a recent large multinational exercise hosted by Turkey.

GOP leadership said House members would leave for the Independence Day holiday tonight, leaving the timeline for NDAA passage unclear.

Ahead of the Army’s upcoming advanced manufacturing strategy, leaders within the Army’s organic industrial base revealed new details on how they are scaling production of drone components as part of the Drone Dominance initiative.

Beyond top line spending, one of the leading takeaways from the DIP is the clear push to acquire and field autonomous systems, underpinned by a £5 billion investment in the technology, which includes plans for a “hybrid navy.”

Major workforce reductions at DOT&E have led to “action officers” being assigned more programs, programs in warfare areas for which they lack expertise, or both, GAO said.

After President Donald Trump said he would make Turkey’s leader “very happy,” analysts from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies warn in this op-ed that including Ankara in the F-35 program is still the wrong move.