Growing collaboration and cooperation between the United States, South Korea, and Australia could be key to maintaining security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. The Atlantic Council and the Korea Foundation gathered rising experts from the United States, South Korea, and Australia to identify obstacles to that cooperation and opportunities to overcome them. The post A next-generation agenda: South Korea-US-Australia security cooperation appeared first on Atlantic Council.| Atlantic Council
On August 20, 2025, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a sweeping memo that tears up and rebuilds the way the military decides what new weapons and| Inside Government Contracts
On October 24, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Linda Lourie was quoted in an article from the Jerusalem Post titled "CET Sandbox bridging battlefield tested Israeli defense tech with Washington."| Atlantic Council
On October 13, Germany’s government had to cancel at the last minute a press conference at which it planned to announce a new bill expanding military conscription. It was the result of disagreements between the two major parties in the governing coalition, the Social Democrats (SPD) and Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU). This episode reveals the fundamental fragility of Berlin’s much-touted defense renewal. The invasion of Ukraine in 2022 laid bare Europe’s strategic vulnerabilities and the...| Responsible Statecraft
BigBear.ai (BBAI) Stock Skyrockets on Defense AI Boom – Price, Deals & Analyst Forecast (Oct 24, 2025) - TechStock²| TechStock²
Russia's escalating campaign of drone attacks on the civilian population of Ukraine's Kherson region highlights the destructive power of modern drone technologies, writes Oleksandr Tolokonnikov. The post Russia’s ‘human safari’ in southern Ukraine is a warning to the world appeared first on Atlantic Council.| Atlantic Council
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has raised concerns over Chinese components in Russian military drones amid fresh allegations of Beijing’s mounting support for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, writes Katherine Spencer. The post US voices concern over Chinese support for Russia’s Ukraine invasion appeared first on Atlantic Council.| Atlantic Council
Two cornerstone authorities for federal contracting quietly expired on September 30, 2025, creating ripple effects that contractors—small and large—cannot afford to overlook. The Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (“SBIR/STTR”) programs, commonly known as “America’s Seed Fund” for their role in fueling early-stage innovation, and the Defense Production Act (“DPA”), the backbone of the... Continue Reading…| Inside Government Contracts
On Friday, August 22, 2025, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released a proposed rule to increase the size standard for what it considers to be a| Inside Government Contracts
By Tyler Hacker The following article is adapted from a new report by Tyler Hacker at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), Arsenal of Democracy: Myth or Model? Lessons for 21st-Century Industrial Mobilization Planning. As conflicts from Europe to the Middle East draw on U.S. munition stocks, many of which are already insufficient … Continue reading Arsenal of Democracy: Myth or Model? Lessons for 21st-Century Industrial Mobilization Planning→| Center for International Maritime Security
This is part of an ongoing series of Covington blogs on the AI policies, executive orders, and other actions of the Trump Administration. This blog| Inside Government Contracts
The Defense Production Act (DPA) has long been viewed as the primary federal mechanism for managing and supporting defense production. Since it was| Inside Government Contracts
Ukraine's drone wall is rapidly emerging as Europe's first line of defense against the mounting military threat posed by an expansionist Russia, writes David Kirichenko.| Atlantic Council
Europe’s banks are now passionately funding weapons makers, fueling a defense boom with bold deals. Discover the financial shift reshaping EU security.| Bulgarian Military Industry Review
No forward thinking and a defense industry that only thinks of profits, are a bad mix| Responsible Statecraft
