Lee Ferran
Managing Editor at Breaking Defense
“It’s a magical world, Hobbes, ol’ buddy. Let’s go exploring.” managing ed @BreakingDefense, fmr @abc. lferran(at)breakingmedia(dot)com
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1 week ago |
breakingdefense.com | Ashley Roque |Lee Ferran
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced today that it would move responsibility for Greenland to under US Northern Command, a shift that comes amid international concern over the Trump administration’s designs on the Artic islands.
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1 week ago |
breakingdefense.com | Lee Ferran
PARIS AIR SHOW — The largest defense expo in Europe kicked off today in Paris, and not without some day one controversy. Amid all the manned aircraft, drones and weapons on display from companies around the world, black walls were erected around Israeli pavilions so visitors could not see their military hardware — a move that prompted vocal protest from the firms. Take a look at photos of the situation below, along with other more conventional sights of the Paris Air Show on day one.
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2 weeks ago |
breakingdefense.com | Lee Ferran
WASHINGTON — The head of US Central Command is urging the US government to completely scrap the current Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process, warning that otherwise China will sweep in with a much less cumbersome system to woo US partners. “I think we need to start from scratch with a blank piece of paper on the FMS process,” Gen. Michael Kurilla told lawmakers Tuesday, saying it’s one of the “number one complaints” from foreign partners in the region. “They have real security needs.
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3 weeks ago |
breakingdefense.com | Aaron Mehta |Lee Ferran
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon today announced its nominations for new leaders for US Central Command, Africa Command and Special Operations Command. For CENTCOM, the nominee is Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, currently the deputy commander of US CENTCOM. He previously served as commander of US Fifth Fleet, where he established the Navy’s first unmanned and AI task force.
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4 weeks ago |
breakingdefense.com | Lee Ferran
WASHINGTON — As the US prepares African nations to rely less on Washington’s help, China is attempting to “replicate every type of thing” the US military does to build and maintain relationships on the continent, according to the top US military official there. “They’re trying to replicate what we do best in our IMET [International Military Education and Training] program, and then they also said they’re going to increase security and training in a number of countries,” Gen. Michael E.
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