Ashley Roque

5 days ago | breakingdefense.com | Ashley Roque |Valerie Insinna

WASHINGTON — Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll hasn’t masked his desire to shake up the defense sector but he upped the ante  this week, calling it a “success” if a large prime contractor closes its doors in the coming years if they can’t start operating more efficiently. “I will measure it as success if in the next two years, one of the primes is no longer in business, and the rest of them have all gotten stronger,” he said Thursday on the TBPN podcast.

5 days ago | breakingdefense.com | Ashley Roque

WASHINGTON — As additional details about US Army program cuts trickle out, a service spokesperson confirmed tentative plans to end work on a new helicopter engine and the Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft System (FTUAS). “We’re ceasing investment and procurement into those two programs as part of the army transformation initiative so we can free up those resources and reinvest them,” an Army spokesperson told Breaking Defense today.

6 days ago | breakingdefense.com | Ashley Roque

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s nominee to take the reins as the Army’s number two civilian, Michael Obadal, faced ethics questions from senators today about his continued ties to Anduril if he is sworn into office. “The Army announced its transformation initiative, and a huge amount of that is geared towards drones and other things that Anduril —… your current company — is neck deep in,” Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing.

1 week ago | breakingdefense.com | Ashley Roque

WASHINGTON — Senior US Army leaders have asked Bell for a possible path to accelerate the development and production of the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), while fending off questions about the fate of the helicopter it’s slated, in part, to replace — the UH-60 Black Hawk.

1 week ago | breakingdefense.com | Ashley Roque

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will officially shed the number of general officer billets after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo today outlining a plan. “The Department of Defense is committed to ensuring the lethality of US military forces to deter threats and, when necessary, achieve decisive victory,” Hegseth wrote.