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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2 days 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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1 week 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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3 weeks ago |
breakingdefense.com | Lee Ferran |Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
WASHINGTON — When a high-profile delegation of Peruvian government officials, including the minister of defense, made a visit to their counterparts in Washington, DC, last week, they added another stop to the trip to see a Lockheed Martin facility.
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3 weeks ago |
breakingdefense.com | Lee Ferran
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump inked an agreement with Qatar today to move forward with two major defense deals in which Doha will pay nearly $2 billion for MQ-9B unmanned aerial vehicles from General Atomics and $1 billion for counter-drone capabilities from Raytheon.
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1 month 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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