Kruse had been in the position since February 2024 after an appointment by then-President Joe Biden, meaning his exit comes well short of the usual approximately three-year posting.

The ministry said it also plans to heavily invest in first-person-view drones.

The acquisition would cost $2.7 billion New Zealand dollars ($1.57 billion USD), said the New Zealand Defence Force in its announcement.

Brandon Pugh came over from the think-tank world about eight weeks ago to serve as the service's third ever PCA.

Company officials from competitors like Rheinmetall and Oshkosh hype their offerings ahead of expected final request for proposals.

In a joint statement, the countries said they are "ready to play an active role" to support security guarantees, though details have been scarce.

The Navy's upcoming aircraft for nuclear command and control has a new name and team of contractors selected, but potentially one less mission than its predecessor.

What those DOGE-related footnotes in the fiscal 2026 budget request mean, and a check-in on the Pentagon's cyber workforce, this week on The Break Out.

The two senior officials overseeing the Navy’s shipyard revamp told Breaking Defense that the shipyards one day should return submarines to the fleet 90 days faster than they do today. By Justin ...

Lockheed incurred a $950 million loss on a classified fixed-priced aeronautics program, as well as other loss on foreign helicopter projects.

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department finally revealed its fiscal 2026 budget today, making official a $961.6 billion request, but without details for how it plans to maintain those spending ...

FCAS drama: ‘Difficulties’ between Airbus and Dassault again hit sixth-gen fighter effort “Clearly, we have observed with this [1B] phase, difficulties in the execution," Jean Brice Dumont ...