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		<title>US clears $5B in JDAMs for Saudi Arabia, other Middle East deals</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/us-clears-5b-in-jdams-for-saudi-arabia-other-middle-east-deals/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Marrow]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bell Helicopter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bell Textron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[f-16]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honeywell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JDAM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M1 Abrams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/us-clears-5b-in-jdams-for-saudi-arabia-other-middle-east-deals/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/kmu-572-scaled-e1788551656480-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/kmu-572-scaled-e1788551656480-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/kmu-572-scaled-e1788551656480-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/kmu-572-scaled-e1788551656480-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/kmu-572-scaled-e1788551656480-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/kmu-572-scaled-e1788551656480-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/kmu-572-scaled-e1788551656480-180x100.jpg 180w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>Roughly $6.1 billion of military equipment was cleared for potential sales to Saudi Arabia, Oman and Iraq, spanning precision munitions to fighter jet sustainment, according to the State Department. </p>
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		<title>What options does the Pentagon have to cover its mounting FY26 operational costs?</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/what-options-does-the-pentagon-have-to-cover-its-mounting-fy26-operational-costs/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Roque]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pentagon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[continuing resolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal 2026 budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal 2027]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran supplemental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Rosa Delauro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supplemental funding request]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/what-options-does-the-pentagon-have-to-cover-its-mounting-fy26-operational-costs/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/hegseth-april-30-scaled-e1777673504407-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/hegseth-april-30-scaled-e1777673504407-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/hegseth-april-30-scaled-e1777673504407-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/hegseth-april-30-scaled-e1777673504407-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/hegseth-april-30-scaled-e1777673504407-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/hegseth-april-30-scaled-e1777673504407-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/hegseth-april-30-scaled-e1777673504407-180x100.jpg 180w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>“If I were still in the building, I would say, ‘I&#8217;m probably screwed now,'&#8221; a former official told Breaking Defense. </p>
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		<title>You get a SCIF, you get a SCIF: Pentagon unveils &#8216;Secure Space Network&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/you-get-a-scif-you-get-a-scif-pentagon-unveils-secure-space-network/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Pomerleau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Networks & Digital Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SCIF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=94766</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/you-get-a-scif-you-get-a-scif-pentagon-unveils-secure-space-network/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/7766516-scaled-e1788543706796-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/7766516-scaled-e1788543706796-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/7766516-scaled-e1788543706796-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/7766516-scaled-e1788543706796-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/7766516-scaled-e1788543706796-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/7766516-scaled-e1788543706796-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/7766516-scaled-e1788543706796-180x100.jpg 180w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>The Secure Space Network will deploy close to 50 SCIFs around the nation to improve access to classified information for smaller businesses to do work with the military.</p>
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		<title>F-35 costs jump in latest production lots</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/f-35-costs-jump-in-latest-production-lots/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Marrow]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pentagon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F-35]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F-35 Joint Strike Fighter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joint Program Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pratt and Whitney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RTX]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=94763</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/f-35-costs-jump-in-latest-production-lots/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/05/9061691-1-scaled-e1748461269370-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/05/9061691-1-scaled-e1748461269370-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/05/9061691-1-scaled-e1748461269370-350x197.jpg 350w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/05/9061691-1-scaled-e1748461269370-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/05/9061691-1-scaled-e1748461269370-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/05/9061691-1-scaled-e1748461269370-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/05/9061691-1-scaled-e1748461269370-1070x603.jpg 1070w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>Compared to recent contracts, the average flyaway cost of an F-35A and F-35B rose by over 11 percent, while the price of an F-35C climbed over 8 percent, according to figures supplied by the F-35 Joint Program Office. </p>
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		<title>Fixing the machine: Inside the Navy&#8217;s race to rebuild its aviator pipeline</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/fixing-the-machine-inside-the-navys-race-to-rebuild-its-aviator-pipeline/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robbin Laird]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Naval Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNATRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fleet Replacement Squadrons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naval Air Training Command]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naval Aviation Enterprise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robbin Laird]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=94306</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/fixing-the-machine-inside-the-navys-race-to-rebuild-its-aviator-pipeline/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/9595353-scaled-e1778620056383-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/9595353-scaled-e1778620056383-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/9595353-scaled-e1778620056383-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/9595353-scaled-e1778620056383-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/9595353-scaled-e1778620056383-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/9595353-scaled-e1778620056383-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/9595353-scaled-e1778620056383-180x100.jpg 180w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>An in-depth discussion with the service&#8217;s chief of Naval Air Training Command.</p>
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		<title>Wet tees on Starlink: Army&#8217;s desert trial reveals commercial tech challenges, opportunities</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/wet-tees-on-sat-links-armys-desert-trial-reveals-commercial-tech-challenges-opportunities/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Pomerleau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Land Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Networks & Digital Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joseph Welch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NGC2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[satcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Space Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=94467</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/wet-tees-on-sat-links-armys-desert-trial-reveals-commercial-tech-challenges-opportunities/"><img width="800" height="450" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/260904_DVIDS_starlink_closeup2_8416886_CROPPED.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/260904_DVIDS_starlink_closeup2_8416886_CROPPED.jpg 800w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/260904_DVIDS_starlink_closeup2_8416886_CROPPED-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/260904_DVIDS_starlink_closeup2_8416886_CROPPED-768x432.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/260904_DVIDS_starlink_closeup2_8416886_CROPPED-180x100.jpg 180w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a></p><p>&#8220;Before we go spend quadruple the cost&#8221; on bespoke tech, &#8220;there some things that we can do&#8221; to make a commercial option work, said Brig. Gen. Shane Taylor.</p>
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		<title>Trump taps Adam Telle as acting Army secretary</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/trump-taps-adam-telle-as-acting-army-secretary/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Roque]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Land Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pentagon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acting army secretary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adam Telle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Army Secretary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher LaNeve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Driscoll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen. Randy George]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sean parnell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=94731</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/trump-taps-adam-telle-as-acting-army-secretary/"><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/9701443-scaled-e1788478562835-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/9701443-scaled-e1788478562835-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/9701443-scaled-e1788478562835-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/9701443-scaled-e1788478562835-768x432.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/9701443-scaled-e1788478562835-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/9701443-scaled-e1788478562835-180x100.jpg 180w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/9701443-scaled-e1788478562835.jpg 1707w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>Telle is currently serving as the Senate-confirmed assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works. </p>
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		<title>After ‘concerning’ losses, Air Force pushes to replace Reaper faster</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/after-concerning-losses-air-force-pushes-to-replace-reaper-faster/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Marrow]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collaborative combat aircraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defense Innovation Unit DIU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Atomics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MQ-9 Reaper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=94721</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/after-concerning-losses-air-force-pushes-to-replace-reaper-faster/"><img width="1024" height="586" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/MQ-9-1024x586.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/MQ-9-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/MQ-9-300x172.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/MQ-9-768x439.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/MQ-9-1536x878.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/MQ-9-2048x1171.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>“There&#8217;s no doubt if we try and pursue the exact same approach that we had with things like the MQ-9, we&#8217;re going to get something that costs about the same as an MQ-9,” said Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Niemi. </p>
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		<title>Why the Army wants to deploy nuclear microreactors on US bases</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/why-the-army-wants-to-deploy-nuclear-microreactors-on-us-bases/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Breaking Defense Video]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Land Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pentagon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[janus program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microreactors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pentagon Buzz]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/why-the-army-wants-to-deploy-nuclear-microreactors-on-us-bases/"><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/PB15-pb2-1024x576.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/PB15-pb2-1024x576.png 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/PB15-pb2-300x169.png 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/PB15-pb2-768x432.png 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/PB15-pb2-1536x864.png 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/PB15-pb2-180x100.png 180w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/PB15-pb2.png 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>The ambitious energy plan raises several unanswered questions.</p>
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		<title>Three exercises that pushed counter–UAS from prototype to proven</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/three-exercises-that-pushed-counter-uas-from-prototype-to-proven/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Petersen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sponsored Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AV Custom]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/three-exercises-that-pushed-counter-uas-from-prototype-to-proven/"><img width="491" height="233" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/Halo-Shield-1B.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/Halo-Shield-1B.jpg 491w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/Halo-Shield-1B-300x142.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px" /></a></p><p>[Sponsored] Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.</p>
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		<title>To counter China, America&#8217;s next CCA needs a different mission</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/to-counter-china-americas-next-cca-needs-a-different-mission/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Malandrino]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=94012</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/to-counter-china-americas-next-cca-needs-a-different-mission/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/12/HVAA-1-scaled-e1773355106478-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="A file photo shows an U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Wing and F-16 Fighting Falcons with the 177th Fighter Wing simulate a mid-air refueling. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/12/HVAA-1-scaled-e1773355106478-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/12/HVAA-1-scaled-e1773355106478-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/12/HVAA-1-scaled-e1773355106478-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/12/HVAA-1-scaled-e1773355106478-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/12/HVAA-1-scaled-e1773355106478-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/12/HVAA-1-scaled-e1773355106478-180x100.jpg 180w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments&#8217; Greg Malandrino argues in this op-ed that a fight with China will require CCAs for defense as well as offense.</p>
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		<title>Oshkosh dangles JLTV bridge option for Marine Corps, but the deadline is looming</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/oshkosh-dangles-jltv-bridge-option-for-marine-corps-but-the-deadline-to-take-it-is-looming/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Diana Stancy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=94624</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/oshkosh-dangles-jltv-bridge-option-for-marine-corps-but-the-deadline-to-take-it-is-looming/"><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/09/7376919-scaled-e1663702547702-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/09/7376919-scaled-e1663702547702-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/09/7376919-scaled-e1663702547702-350x197.jpg 350w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/09/7376919-scaled-e1663702547702-768x432.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/09/7376919-scaled-e1663702547702-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/09/7376919-scaled-e1663702547702-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/09/7376919-scaled-e1663702547702-1070x602.jpg 1070w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>Delays at AM General to provide a new version of the JLTV to the Marines has led Oshkosh to step in with a solution.</p>
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		<title>How Congress is trying to fund the E-7 Wedgetail program</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/how-congress-is-trying-to-fund-the-e-7-wedgetail-program/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Breaking Defense Video]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=94563</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/how-congress-is-trying-to-fund-the-e-7-wedgetail-program/"><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/CRU32-pb-1024x576.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/CRU32-pb-1024x576.png 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/CRU32-pb-300x169.png 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/CRU32-pb-768x432.png 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/CRU32-pb-1536x864.png 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/CRU32-pb-180x100.png 180w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/CRU32-pb.png 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>The Wedgetail would replace the aging E3 Sentry for airborne early warning and control.</p>
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		<title>Belgium and India partner on local 70mm rocket assembly, wave of industry agreements</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/belgium-and-india-partner-on-local-70mm-rocket-assembly-wave-of-industry-agreements/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Martin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=94534</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/belgium-and-india-partner-on-local-70mm-rocket-assembly-wave-of-industry-agreements/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/GettyImages-2292716996-scaled-e1788443803947-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/GettyImages-2292716996-scaled-e1788443803947-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/GettyImages-2292716996-scaled-e1788443803947-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/GettyImages-2292716996-scaled-e1788443803947-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/GettyImages-2292716996-scaled-e1788443803947-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/GettyImages-2292716996-scaled-e1788443803947-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/GettyImages-2292716996-scaled-e1788443803947-180x100.jpg 180w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>Belgian defense officials said the cooperation will strengthen European security of rocket supply.</p>
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		<title>GE Aerospace to provide marine gas turbine engines for South Korea&#8217;s KDDX destroyers</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/ge-aerospace-to-provide-marine-gas-turbine-engines-for-south-koreas-kddx-destroyers/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Yeo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=94528</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/ge-aerospace-to-provide-marine-gas-turbine-engines-for-south-koreas-kddx-destroyers/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/KDDX-e1788441075884-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/KDDX-e1788441075884-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/KDDX-e1788441075884-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/KDDX-e1788441075884-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/KDDX-e1788441075884-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/KDDX-e1788441075884-180x100.jpg 180w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/09/KDDX-e1788441075884.jpg 1832w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>It will supply 12 LM2500+G4 engines for six KDDX-class ships.</p>
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