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🚨 Have you listened to the latest episode of Sirens? Breaking Defense's Congress/Industry Reporter Valerie Insinna brings you an insider's look at the rift between Pete Hegseth's Pentagon and the press corps that has covered it for decades. Listen wherever you get podcasts. https://ow.ly/aE4750Xpyj9
Sirens: A Bombshell production
News Commentary Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Sirens, a new podcast from the ladies of Bombshell, dissects the institutions of American power. With their trademark wit and charm, join Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar Plumb, and Erin Simpson …
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November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Guam is America’s Pacific shield — and must be tied into Golden Dome
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Guam is America’s Pacific shield — and must be tied into Golden Dome
The implementation plan for Golden Dome is due to be released in mid-November, and it is imperative protection for Guam is in there, writes Randy Schriver in this op-ed.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Funding for SDA’s next missile tracking contracts diverted to troop payments: Sources
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/funding-for-sdas-next-missile-tracking-contracts-diverted-to-troop-payments-sources/

Funding for SDA’s next missile tracking contracts diverted to troop payments: Sources
"When the funding will be authorized, given the shutdown and all the fun there, is a question mark," one industry source told Breaking Defense.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rolled out a slew of updates to Pentagon acquisition in an address Friday, declaring its sprawling requirements process dead and calling on defense companies to speed up or lose business. This story is developing. https://ow.ly/nJL750XoFcT
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Turkey’s TAI, UK’s BAE Systems join forces for collaborative drone ‘opportunities’ https://ow.ly/kTC450XozQO
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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China commissions first catapult-equipped aircraft carrier
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China commissions first catapult-equipped aircraft carrier
The choice of Yulin as its commissioning location strongly suggests the ship will now become part of the PLAN’s South Sea Fleet, whose area of responsibility includes the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to unveil major changes to how the US military buys weapons and vehicles. Here's what you need to know ahead of his speech to industry this afternoon. https://ow.ly/HAg350XosoM
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Startup Obviant wins $99M from DIU for AI acquisition data analytics
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/startup-obviant-wins-99m-from-diu-for-ai-acquisition-data-analytics/

Startup Obviant wins $99M from DIU for AI acquisition data analytics
If Obviant’s prototype succeeds, the contract allows for expanding its use across the armed services and joint Combatant Commands — potentially complementing or competing with the Pentagon’s own Advana analytics.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Eurofighter CEO says Turkish order could serve as ‘wake-up call’ for additional exports
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Eurofighter CEO says Turkish order could serve as ‘wake-up call’ for additional exports
One major upside for the consortium, should the wave of additional contracts arrive, is that the volume of export aircraft on order would be greater than those signed by the Eurofighter home nations of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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An inside look at the Hill during a historic government shutdown breakingdefense.com/2025/11/an-i...
An inside look at the Hill during a historic government shutdown - Breaking Defense
Breaking Defense's Daniel Woolfolk goes inside an eerily quiet Capitol building as the shutdown drags on.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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What to expect from military AI in 2030 breakingdefense.com/2025/11/futu...
AI is here. What does that mean for the US military?
Watch the full expert roundtable for insights on how AI may help troops and whether it could replace human judgment on the battlefield.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Lockheed’s Aussie arm makes pitch to sustain future Australian Virginia-class submarines
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Lockheed’s Aussie arm makes pitch to sustain future Australian Virginia-class submarines
One Lockheed executive argued the company has scores of workers available for the job after a different sub program was scrapped in favor of the American boats.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Before Trump’s Abraham Accords optimism, a more subdued view at Middle East conference
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Before Trump’s Abraham Accords optimism, a more subdued view at Middle East conference
At the IISS Manama Dialogue, senior US officials pushed for more countries to join the historic agreement, but at least Lebanese and Syrian officials suggested it won't be that easy.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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‘Greatest vulnerability’: Australian Navy chief says protecting undersea cables is ‘existential’
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‘Greatest vulnerability’: Australian Navy chief says protecting undersea cables is ‘existential’
Meanwhile experts warned there's no single government agency in charge of monitoring, defending and repairing the cables, and no effective deterrent strategy.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Italian Army orders first armored vehicles from Rheinmetall-Leonardo joint venture
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Italian Army orders first armored vehicles from Rheinmetall-Leonardo joint venture
Rome will get five Rheinmetall Lynx KF-41 vehicles with Lance turrets, followed by 16 "newly configured vehicles equipped with the same chassis and Leonardo's Hitfist 30mm turret."
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November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Lockheed Martin Australia awards Moog contract to develop GMLRS rocket component
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Lockheed Martin Australia awards Moog contract to develop GMLRS rocket component
“It’s a critical time right now that Australian industry has actually got a hand up to say hey, we’re here to help," a Lockheed executive said.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Shield AI’s X-BAT drone to be powered by same GE engine as F-15, F-16 fighters (Exclusive)
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Shield AI’s X-BAT drone to be powered by same GE engine as F-15, F-16 fighters (Exclusive)
The announcement marks the first official partnership for GE on a drone wingman platform.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Previewing a major Pentagon acquisition announcement, and feeling the cyber woes breakingdefense.com/2025/11/prev...
Previewing a major Pentagon acquisition announcement, and feeling the cyber woes
This week's episode of The Break Out goes into a highly anticipated Hegseth speech and why worries are growing over US Cyber Command.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Logistics is the Achilles’ heel of China deterrence
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Logistics is the Achilles’ heel of China deterrence
In this op-ed, Eyck Freymann and Harry Halem lay out three areas where action is needed to avoid a logistical catastrophe in deterring China.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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In a first, UK participates in defense working group with US and Bahrain
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In a first, UK participates in defense working group with US and Bahrain
"We know each other very well. We know our collaboration extremely well, but to be in this bilateral framework, is really important," UK Ambassador to Bahrian Alastair Long told reporters.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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General Atomics launches Gambit 6 drone wingman for air-to-ground operations
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/general-atomics-launches-gambit-6-drone-wingman-for-air-to-ground-operations/

General Atomics launches Gambit 6 drone wingman for air-to-ground operations
International customers will be able to acquire Gambit 6 from 2027, ahead of European “missionized versions” eligible for delivery in 2029, according to General Atomics.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Draft memo reveals potentially sweeping Pentagon acquisition reforms
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/dod-draft-memo-acquisition-reform-hegseth-commercial-scorecard-exclusive/

Draft memo reveals potentially sweeping Pentagon acquisition reforms
Breaking Defense obtained the draft memo just days before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to address a crowd of defense CEOs and top military acquisition officials on Friday, where he is expected to announce significant changes to how the Pentagon buys weapons.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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To compete with China on military AI, US should set the standards
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To compete with China on military AI, US should set the standards
The US needs to focus on developing global standards on military AI, which also means working with Beijing, argue three experts from CNAS.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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NH Industries to pay Norway $432M settlement to end NH-90 helicopter contract dispute
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NH Industries to pay Norway $432M settlement to end NH-90 helicopter contract dispute
As part of the settlement, Norway will also return all 14 of its NH-90 aircraft to NHI, alongside spare parts, tools and mission equipment.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Tiny Aussie startup teams with Austal to allow autonomous systems on all Royal Navy ships
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Tiny Aussie startup teams with Austal to allow autonomous systems on all Royal Navy ships
"So, our plan, our mission, is to make safe, clean, protected oceans, and to do that, we want to be the global industrial leader for maritime autonomy and robotics, essentially like the Microsoft of the ocean," Greenroom Robotics co-founder Harry Hubbert said.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM