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First German F-35 rolls off the line - Breaking Defense (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON — German and US officials celebrated the rollout of Berlin’s first F-35 in a ceremony today, with both sides praising the moment as a sign of the close defense alignment between the two partners. At an event held at Lockheed Martin’s Ft. Worth, Texas, facility, Germany’s defense minister Boris Pistorius called the jet “living proof” of the health of the transatlantic relationship, and an “important step towards further strengthening collective deterrence and defense.” Turning to look
'They overreached': Amid industry worry, new Feinberg memo tweaks accounting regime - Breaking Defense (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON — A memo signed out by Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg this week is the latest in the Pentagon’s attempt to streamline defense acquisition, but also serves as a corrective to a previous declaration that had concerned industry, analysts tell Breaking Defense. Tuesday’s memo, titled “Fostering One Strong Industrial Base,” primarily targets the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) used across government, encouraging them to be replaced instead with the Generally Accepted Accounti
‘Hundreds’ of buildings, ‘dozens’ of aircraft destroyed or damaged during Iran ops: DoD IG - Breaking Defense (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON — A new report by the Pentagon’s Inspector General has outlined the costs of Operation Epic Fury. Among them: “hundreds” of buildings and “dozens” of aircraft left damaged or destroyed, over 400 servicemembers wounded and the expenditure of $22 billion in munitions that has left “strategic inventory shortfalls” for the US military. The report, released today, provides the clearest accounting of the materiel damage that has occurred to US military assets since the start of the conflict
Northrop drops off SNC-led Navy trainer team - Breaking Defense (opens the original)
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Northrop Grumman has dropped out of its team-up with Sierra Nevada on the latter’s offering for the Navy’s next-gen trainer, Breaking Defense has learned. Northrop joined SNC’s Freedom offering for the Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) in February 2026. In response to questions from Breaking Defense about the status of the agreement, Northrop and SNC confirmed today that the agreement was no longer in effect. “As part of our disciplined portfolio management and ongo
Trump to formally nominate Cao as Navy Secretary - Breaking Defense (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday plans to formally nominate Hung Cao to be Secretary of the Navy. Cao was confirmed as the Navy’s number two civilian last October, and has been acting secretary since Trump fired then-Navy Secretary John Phelan in April. “I am pleased to nominate a true WARRIOR, Hung Cao, to become the next Secretary of the Navy,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “We need Patriots like Hung leading our Navy and Marine Corps, and I can think of no one better
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