"We're not the only target that damn communists are trying to overcome,” Col. Gary Kipe said Wednesday. “They're trying to overcome freedom loving people around the world, and all of us are using the same data.”| Breaking Defense
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The agency's RFI seeks capabilities that can be deployed in "epochs" starting in 2026, and running in two year increments to "beyond" Dec. 31 2030.| Breaking Defense
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“We need to increase spending in simple systems that we need a huge volume of that can, basically, counter very low-tech drones that could pose a threat," Norway's top officer told Breaking Defense, "so we don't end up using the most sophisticated missile systems against something that is very cheap to buy."| Breaking Defense
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“We have collectively raised $800 million in humanitarian aid and $200 million for the security forces," said French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.| Breaking Defense
Media reports also said this week NATO would discuss taking over a leadership role in providing weapons to Ukraine from the current US-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group.| Breaking Defense
Military analysis supports the fielding of a sixth-generation stealth fighter, Breaking Defense has learned, though a final decision on the Next Generation Air Dominance platform now rests with the Trump administration.| Breaking Defense
The court filings do not provide a proposed schedule for the new bid process, but do reveal that it will be managed by officials who were not involved in overseeing the original contract awards.| Breaking Defense
The fear among industry now is that this move is just the first in what would amount to a Pentagon-wide halt on new awards, for an indefinite period of time.| Breaking Defense
"The three new rules ... recalibrate our approach to export controls," a senior Commerce Department official said. "These changes will offer relief to US companies and they'll increase innovation without compromising the critical technologies that keep our nation safe."| Breaking Defense
From Operation Properity Guardian to Operation Aspides, dozens of countries are militarily active in the Red Sea, and sometimes wires get crossed.| Breaking Defense
“We are moving forward, we're hoping by the first quarter of calendar year [2025] we'll be able to start enforcing this and putting this in contracts," Dave McKeown, Deputy CIO for the DoD, said.| Breaking Defense
At its most basic level, under CMMC 2.0, defense contractors and subcontractors that have access to controlled unclassified information (CUI) will be required to demonstrate the “maturity” of their cybersecurity programs against a set of increasingly advanced capabilities.| Breaking Defense
The new proposal includes new requirements for contracting officers, ensuring that parties bidding on Pentagon contracts are properly protecting sensitive information.| Breaking Defense
The head of the Estonian Scouts, among the first who would be called to fend off an invasion, said the "biggest part that's going to change" is how the unit fights with and against drones.| Breaking Defense
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“The Americans thought that Iran would respond at dawn on Monday, but this turned out to be untrue.," Hezbollah's leader said today. "The Israeli wait for the response is part of the response and the punishment, because the battle is psychological, moral and military,” he added.| Breaking Defense
"Despite seeking international legitimacy, Houthi actions have damaged regional security, impeded international humanitarian relief efforts, and put stress on global maritime trade," the new DIA report says.| Breaking Defense
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi visited an Israeli base home to F-35s on Monday, emphasizing Iran’s missiles had caused only minor damage to the facility.| Breaking Defense