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Sep 30, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Lee Ferran

    EXCLUSIVE: How the DIA measures a military's 'Will to Fight' - Breaking Defense (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON — The Defense Intelligence Agency revealed today the analytical framework it’s using to try to answer a key but difficult question: When conflict arises, what is a foreign military’s “will to fight”? “Will to Fight is one of the most challenging elements of military capability analysis because of its fundamentally intangible nature,” states the framework, shared exclusively with Breaking Defense ahead of its publication. Unlike the specific number of tanks or the condition of fighter

  2. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Lee Ferran

    Submarine maintenance delays, 'idle time' cost $3.4 billion, GAO says - Breaking Defense (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON — Maintenance delays and “idle time” for Navy attack submarines have cost the service $3.4 billion over the past decade, and the problem is likely to persist for years to come, according to a government watchdog. “Without mitigation, 15 attack submarines will enter inactive idle time from fiscal year 2026 through fiscal year 2030 — during which time the Navy could incur more than 14,000 days of inactive idle time and $3.1 billion in costs to operate and support these inactive submarin

  3. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Lee Ferran

    Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan ink 'joint defense' agreement - Breaking Defense (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON — The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan today signed a new joint defense agreement, creating a NATO-style collective defense alliance that could soon be tested amid complex regional conflicts. “The Agreement is intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression, and stipulates that any armed attack against any one of the three States shall be regarded as an attack against them all,” a joint statement reads. “It further provides for the enhancement of

  4. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Lee Ferran

    Greece approves over $3.4B in air defenses for Achilles' Shield - Breaking Defense (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON — Greece’s defense minister announced today that his government has approved the purchase of more than €3 billion-worth ($3.4 billion) of air defense systems, mostly reportedly from Israel, as part of Athens’ Achilles’ Shield initiative. Nikos Dendias noted the approval among a list of planned acquisitions that also included American and Israeli drones and Embraer-made C-390 transport planes, according to Reuters and an online translation of his remarks. For Achilles’ Shield, Dendias

  5. Article · Jul 6, 2026 · Lee Ferran

    European next-gen GCAP fighter program pushes ahead with $6.1 billion contract (opens the original)

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    After the collapse of rival European fighter program FCAS, the new infusion means GCAP’s future “has never been more assured,” a program official said.

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