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China showed off its nukes and caused problems in the region: 5 Indo-Pacific stories from 2025
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China showed off its nukes and caused problems in the region: 5 Indo-Pacific stories from 2025
China was once again at the forefront of Indo-Pacific news in 2025.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Tory Bruno to lead new Blue Origin national security unit
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/tory-bruno-to-lead-new-blue-origin-national-security-unit/

Tory Bruno to lead new Blue Origin national security unit
The company's announcement did not explain how the new National Security Group would change, if at all, Blue Origin's current organization and/or practices under its national security unit headed since August by Tom Martin.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Israel’s multi-front war, lasers and unmanned systems: 2025 review
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/israels-multi-front-war-lasers-and-unmanned-systems-2025-review/

Israel’s multi-front war, lasers and unmanned systems: 2025 review
Amid controversial conflicts, Israel's defense industry powered through 2025, expanding its international customer base.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Industry chaos, congressional clampdowns and secret CCA contracts: 2025 review
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/industry-chaos-congressional-clampdowns-and-secret-cca-contracts-2025-review/

Industry chaos, congressional clampdowns and secret CCA contracts: 2025 review
I didn't include Taylor Swift song recommendations this time, but if you're asking me my favorite tune off "The Life of A Showgirl," it's "Ruin the Friendship."
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December 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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China military buildup leaves US ‘increasingly vulnerable’: Pentagon report
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/china-military-buildup-leaves-us-increasingly-vulnerable-pentagon-report/

China military buildup leaves US ‘increasingly vulnerable’: Pentagon report
The assessment also says that in 2024 China "tested essential components" of Taiwan invasion options, "including through exercises to strike sea and land targets, strike U.S. forces in the Pacific, and block access to key ports."
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December 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Middle East missiles, large contracts and space ambitions: 2025 review
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/middle-east-missiles-large-contracts-and-space-ambitions-2025-review/

Middle East missiles, large contracts and space ambitions: 2025 review
There was no shortage of news in the Middle East in 2025.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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From less business with primes to a better-funded Army network: 2025 review
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/from-less-business-with-primes-to-a-better-funded-army-network-2025-review/

From less business with primes to a better-funded Army network: 2025 review
In 2025, the Army experienced some of its biggest changes in decades, and with this came new programs and new attitudes toward acquisition at large.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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From Army contracting pause to Pentagon acquisition overhaul: 2025 review
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From Army contracting pause to Pentagon acquisition overhaul: 2025 review
In 2025, the Pentagon issued a series of directives giving the Army top cover to move out on a larger acquisition restructuring and host of program terminations.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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UAE’s EDGE Group plans next steps of expansion beyond Middle East
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/uaes-edge-group-plans-next-steps-of-expansion-beyond-middle-east/

UAE’s EDGE Group plans next steps of expansion beyond Middle East
CEO Hamad Al Marar mused that EDGE could make an appearance at a future Association of the US Army exposition.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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CCA Round 2: Air Force picks 9 vendors for next batch of drone wingmen
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/cca-round-2-air-force-picks-9-vendors-for-next-batch-of-drone-wingmen/

CCA Round 2: Air Force picks 9 vendors for next batch of drone wingmen
The designs selected for the next group of Collaborative Combat Aircraft represent a “broad spectrum” of concepts, which will be narrowed down at a later date for prototyping, an Air Force spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Senate confirms Coast Guard’s new top admiral, other key DoD officials
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/senate-confirms-coast-guards-new-top-admiral-other-key-dod-officials/

Senate confirms Coast Guard’s new top admiral, other key DoD officials
Senators confirmed a new Pentagon comptroller and director of operational test and evaluation, among others.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Navy announces new frigate class, taps HII to build off national security cutter
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/navy-announces-new-frigate-class-taps-hii-to-build-off-national-security-cutter/

Navy announces new frigate class, taps HII to build off national security cutter
“Recent operations from the Red Sea to the Caribbean make the requirement undeniable,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caude said.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Breaking Defense’s 5 most-clicked stories of 2025
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/breaking-defenses-5-most-clicked-stories-of-2025/

Breaking Defense’s 5 most-clicked stories of 2025
From an Army leader's harsh warning to AFRICOM's worries, here are a few stories that broke out of containment this year.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Most-read stories of 2025 — No. 1: Army secretary says it will be ‘success’ if prime contractor dies on his watch https://ow.ly/4aPw50XKq5a
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Spain approves $5.3 billion mega-order of 100 Airbus helicopters
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/spain-approves-5-3-billion-mega-order-of-100-airbus-helicopters/

Spain approves $5.3 billion mega-order of 100 Airbus helicopters
In addition to the hefty H145M order, Madrid will also acquire 31 NH90 helicopters, 13 H135 rotorcraft and six H175M super-medium utility models.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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US greenlights massive, $11 billion military arms package to Taiwan
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/us-greenlights-massive-11-billion-military-arms-package-to-taiwan/

US greenlights massive, $11 billion military arms package to Taiwan
Beijing did not take the announcement well, saying the offer of the arms package "grossly violates the one-China principle," undermines stability in the region and "sends a gravely wrong signal to 'Taiwan independence' separatists forces."
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December 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Austal Defence Australia awarded $681 million landing craft contract Down Under
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/austal-defence-australia-awarded-681-million-landing-craft-contract-down-under/

Austal Defence Australia awarded $681 million landing craft contract Down Under
Austal’s announcement added that the last LCM, all of which are destined for the Australian Army, will be delivered in 2032.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Most-read stories of 2025 — No. 2: ‘This acquisition is no longer required:’ Defense Health Agency cancels $96M wearable solicitation https://ow.ly/QbEZ50XKpUc
December 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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GOP Rep. Don Bacon criticizes Hegseth, new National Security Strategy
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/gop-rep-don-bacon-criticizes-hegseth-new-national-security-strategy/

GOP Rep. Don Bacon criticizes Hegseth, new National Security Strategy
The Republican congressman and retired Air Force brigadier general has also indicated Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should be replaced.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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European defense firm KNDS targets 2026 for dual stock exchange listing
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/european-defense-firm-knds-targets-2026-for-dual-stock-exchange-listing/

European defense firm KNDS targets 2026 for dual stock exchange listing
The firm, a joint venture between Germany's Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and France's Nexter, amassed an order intake of €11.2 billion ($13.1 billion) in 2024.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Air Force buying two Lufthansa 747s for delayed Air Force One program
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/air-force-buying-two-lufthansa-747s-for-delayed-air-force-one-program/

Air Force buying two Lufthansa 747s for delayed Air Force One program
The service is spending $400 million on the pair of jumbo jets for training and spares.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Upgraded sub-launched nuclear warhead program wraps production
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/upgraded-sub-launched-nuclear-warhead-program-wraps-production/

Upgraded sub-launched nuclear warhead program wraps production
The last production unit of the W88 Alt 370, an upgraded version of the legacy W88 used on Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, has rolled off the line.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Most-read stories of 2025 — No. 3: AFRICOM chief warns China attempting to ‘replicate’ US assistance as Washington pulls back (May 29) https://ow.ly/F8ko50XKpq1
December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Most-read stories of 2025 — No. 4: Army ‘considering terminating’ General Dynamics’ oversight of new 155mm production lines (June 30) https://ow.ly/os6b50XK1oY
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Emerging tech, allies and the NPOR flexibility we need
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/emerging-tech-allies-and-the-npor-flexibility-we-need/

Emerging tech, allies and the NPOR flexibility we need
In this op-ed, former Navy and DoD official Jamie Morgan argues the current Foreign Military Sales system must evolve to meet non-program of record (NPOR) demands.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM