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 | Lee Ferran
WASHINGTON — Belgium is satisfied for now with plans to buy additional American F-35 fifth-generation planes as part of a new military buildup, but the nation’s defense minister said today that it’s “very frustrating” that European nations insist on pursuing two separate sixth-generation fighter jet programs.
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breakingdefense.com | Lee Ferran
WASHINGTON — Reconciliation legislation worming its way through the Hill includes over $9 billion in funding for two major icebreaker programs, as the US races to rebuild its fleet to operate in ice-packed Arctic waters.
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2 weeks ago |
breakingdefense.com | Lee Ferran
MODERN DAY MARINE 2025 — As the mission for Marine Forces Special Operations Command evolved from counter-terrorism (CT) to more of a supporting role for the joint force in the case of large-scale combat operations, operators realized “very quickly” they had a problem: data. “So you have data that is at the forward tactical edge, and you need to get to a decision-maker.
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2 weeks ago |
breakingdefense.com | Lee Ferran
WASHINGTON — In order to bolster Ireland’s ability to aid in international peacekeeping missions, the US State Department recently approved a potential deal for Dublin to buy $46 million-worth of Javelin anti-armor launchers and missiles. The approval, announced by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency late Wednesday, is for 36 Lightweight Command Launch Units that will be added to a previous order of 44 Javelin missiles, as well as some associated equipment and training.
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3 weeks ago |
breakingdefense.com | Lee Ferran
WASHINGTON — The Air Force Office of Special Investigations warned airmen and former servicemembers of a “recruitment scheme” that could trick them into working for “foreign intelligence entities.”“These aren’t just job offers, they’re intelligence operations in disguise,” Special Agent Lee Russ, executive director of AFOSI Office of Special Projects, said in a report from the office today.
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