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April 17, 2025
New Executive Orders Seek to Improve Acquisition in the Defense Industrial Base
President Donald Trump on April 9, 2025, signed three executive orders (EOs) focused on accelerating defense procurement, improving foreign defense sales between the U.S. and its allies and revitalizing American maritime industries. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes these new…
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April 15, 2025
New Defense Department experimentation series targets data integration
The Pentagon’s Chief Data and AI Office has launched a new series of experiments focused on improving data integration to…
April 10, 2025
US Army punches the gas on Next-Gen Command-and-Control
Coming out of an entire career in the operational Army, Maj. Gen. Patrick Ellis, now the director of the Army’s…
March 8, 2025
Trump pitches $1 trillion defense budget
President Donald Trump said his administration is preparing to approve a defense budget “in the vicinity” of $1 trillion, calling…
March 7, 2025
How U.S. Defense Spending Is Changing Under DOGE Reforms
U.S. defense spending is undergoing a major transformation under the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Launched in early 2025, DOGE…
April 3, 2025
Trump Prompts European Calls for a Homegrown Nuclear Umbrella
PARIS—Two weeks after Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron descended 20 stories beneath Paris to send a…
March 31, 2025
Shipyards, military clinics exempted from Pentagon hiring freeze
Defense Department leaders announced shipyards, depots and medical treatment facilities will be exempted from a department-wide hiring freeze because of…
March 27, 2025
Republicans offer defense spending tips after punting on a budget
The Republican leaders of the House and Senate appropriations committees have sent the Pentagon detailed plans for how they think…
March 25, 2025
Boeing wins contract for NGAD fighter jet, dubbed F-47
The Pentagon has awarded the long-awaited contract for the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance future fighter jet, known as…
March 20, 2025
How Europe’s Military Stacks Up Against Russia Without U.S. Support
Last month roughly 10,000 NATO troops carried out drills just miles from Ukraine’s border to test a new quick-reaction force…
March 18, 2025
Space Systems Command reviewing expensive legacy programs for possible commercial shift
WASHINGTON — The Space Force’s primary acquisition command is reviewing a number of its high-dollar legacy programs to consider whether…
March 14, 2025
Additional defense funds in reconciliation bill ‘may not be enough’: SASC chairman
WASHINGTON — With the Pentagon increasingly likely to be locked into a yearlong continuing resolution for the first time ever,…
March 12, 2025
Hegseth signs memo pushing forward Software Acquisition Pathway expansion
WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials are launching forward with plans to expand the use of the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) and…
March 5, 2025
Army will field its long-range hypersonic weapon by end of fiscal year
Following a lengthy delay as the U.S. Army and Navy struggled to test the round, the Army will field its…
February 28, 2025
SECNAV nominee says he’ll bring ‘urgency’ to Navy’s shipbuilding
WASHINGTON — The nominee for Navy secretary pledged to lawmakers he’d be focused on correcting the course of problematic shipbuilding…
February 26, 2025
Companies are coming to Texas to develop a new generation of nuclear reactors
The West Texas city of Abilene is better known for country music and rodeos than advanced nuclear physics. But that’s…
February 21, 2025
DOD wants to cut red tape on foreign arms deals, Hegseth says
The Defense Department wants to reform how it sells weapons to foreign countries, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday. The…
February 11, 2025
Navy League urges rapid expansion of battle fleet for future wars
U.S. leaders should invest at least $40 billion every year to grow and maintain the country’s fleet of battle force…
January 29, 2025
Trump’s missile shield marks shift in homeland defense strategy
President Donald Trump’s executive order to develop a next-generation homeland missile defense shield marks a shift in the United States’…
January 27, 2025
Pentagon Prepares to Deploy Thousands of Troops From Combat Units to Southwest Border
WASHINGTON—The Pentagon on Friday readied more than 5,000 troops from high-profile warfighting units to deploy to the southwestern U.S., moving…
January 21, 2025
Navy shipbuilding plan would cost $1 trillion over the next 30 years
For the U.S. Navy to achieve a proposed plan to expand its fleet of battle force ships, the service would…
January 16, 2025
Space Development Agency validates high-speed satellite comm links
York Space Systems and SpaceX, two companies building satellites for the Space Development Agency’s megaconstellation, recently demonstrated the ability to…
January 8, 2025
Pentagon’s 2025 industry investments target space, biochem and more
The Pentagon’s strategic capital office will focus its 2025 investments on 15 industry segments it thinks could most support U.S.…
January 6, 2025
Fear That China Rules the Waves Jolts U.S. to Pursue Maritime Revival
Rising tensions with China are prompting Washington to revisit America’s roots as a trading nation of the seas. Protecting merchant…
December 23, 2024
Under Trump, decision on Air Force’s NGAD will shape fleet for decades
The Air Force will set a new path for how it will fight air wars during the first year of…
December 20, 2024
Space Command strategy aims to boost commercial role in operations
ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S. Space Command is updating its approach to integrating commercial systems into operations as the broader national…
December 18, 2024
Space Force must grow to counter China and Russia, lawmaker says
The leader of the House Armed Services Committee said Tuesday the Space Force needs to grow in size to overcome…
December 16, 2024
The New Frontier for Drone Warfare Is Deep Underwater
Drones have revolutionized modern warfare in the sky. Now defense companies and navies are betting they can do the same…
December 9, 2024
Record share of Americans support higher defense spending
A record share of Americans support higher defense spending, according to the annual Reagan National Defense Survey released Thursday. Just…
December 3, 2024
China Tensions Prompt U.S. Navy Race to Reload Missiles at Sea
A U.S. Navy destroyer can fire dozens of cruise missiles within minutes. Reloading the deadly warship back in port can…
November 22, 2024
For air superiority, USAF must pursue effective, rather than ‘affordable,’ mass
Constrained for funds and facing rapidly improving potential adversaries, the US Air Force (USAF) is grappling with how to ensure…
November 20, 2024
Pentagon Picks Programmers to Connect its Replicator Drone Swarms
The Pentagon has chosen seven companies to build software to connect the swarms of small, low-cost drones it’s buying through…
November 15, 2024
U.S. Must Be Prepared to Expand Nuclear-Weapons Force, Biden Officials Say
The U.S. needs to be prepared to expand its nuclear force to deter the growing threats from China, Russia and…
November 11, 2024
The U.S. Navy’s Virginia-Class Submarine Has Reached the ‘Moment of Truth’
What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy's "Navigation Plan for America's Warfighting Navy" sets a goal of having 80%…
November 4, 2024
Pentagon unveils new plan to energize America’s defense sector
The Pentagon published a second and more detailed plan to invigorate the American defense industry this year, including the weapons…
October 28, 2024
Air Force open to greater B-21 stealth bomber role in strategy revamp
The upcoming B-21 Raider stealth bomber could end up having a larger role in the Air Force’s plans for future…
October 21, 2024
Army moves ahead on plans to replace storied Bradley Fighting Vehicle
DETROIT ARSENAL, Michigan — Two industry teams competing to design a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle replacement have completed preliminary design…
May 29, 2024
America’s Military Is Not Prepared for War — or Peace
“To be prepared for war,” George Washington said, “is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” President Ronald…
April 10, 2024
No Substitute For Victory
Amid a presidency beset by failures of deterrence—in Afghanistan, Ukraine, and the Middle East—the Biden administration’s China policy has stood…
April 9, 2024
Sea Services Eye Options To Get Ships In The Water Faster
As the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Maritime Administration press the shipbuilding industry to increase production, the services are also…
April 5, 2024
Australian companies increasingly look to US following AUKUS pact
The nuclear submarine collaboration between Australia, the U.K. and the U.S., better known as AUKUS, is opening new doors for…
Jan 25, 2024
Pentagon to brief industry on Replicator status at tech summit
WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit plans to update industry on the status of the Replicator initiative during a technology…
Jan 25, 2024
To kill the kill chains: How Space Force could use AI to avoid ‘operational surprise’ on orbit
A new "white paper" from Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, obtained by Breaking Defense, stresses the foundational role…
January 24, 2024
More money for integration, less focus on platforms: Air Force officials preview themes of 2025 budget
“Integration is one of the things that has been a focus for [fiscal 2025] and will ramp up even more…
January 24, 2024
Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight amid nuclear and AI threats
The world remains the closest it has ever been to the symbolic hour of the apocalypse, with the Doomsday Clock…
January 23, 2024
Kim Jong Un: Is North Korea’s leader actually considering war?
North Korea experts - by nature, a cautious group who seek to avoid sowing panic - have been left reeling…
Jan 19, 2024
How Many Aircraft Carriers Does the U.S. Have—or More Importantly, Need?
Aircraft carriers are expensive, but they’re also indispensable.