New base plans, drones for SOUTHCOM and funding FORTRESS America
A News Roundup for the Week Ahead
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Pentagon will pick new US base location by June 2027, prioritizing 4 requirements
In an interview with Breaking Defense, Dale Marks, the assistant secretary of defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, laid out new details on the effort.
EXCLUSIVE: SOUTHCOM chief seeks unmanned river solution as he embraces autonomy
In an interview with Breaking Defense, Gen. Francis Donovan said autonomous systems are “not just for testing anymore” but “taking the fight to the enemy.”
Pentagon eyes ‘public-private partnerships’ to help fund FORTRESS America homeland base plan
“The model that we're trying to drive on is not me having to go back up on Capitol Hill with my hand out,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Dale Marks told Breaking Defense.
Is the Pentagon’s demand signal for drones working? It depends on who you ask.
“There's a lot of positive signaling, but we need to see the whites of the eyes: We need to see sustained, normalized demand,” said James Slider, CEO of Performance Drone Works.
3 congressional races that matter for defense
Several lawmakers with major influence over defense policy and spending are fighting for their political futures.
How the Pentagon wants to buy cyber outcomes, not equipment
The Pentagon has been exploring a new paradigm dubbed Cyber Effects-as-a-Service, aiming to purchase specific outcomes as opposed to bespoke capabilities.
Qatar’s domestic weapons, Turkey’s drone arsenal and the Mecca pact’s next test
Middle East Bureau Chief Agnes Helou breaks down efforts by Turkey and Gulf nations to bolster their defense capabilities amid ongoing regional instability.
Navy faces ‘years-long’ maintenance crunch amid record-breaking, extended deployments
Extended deployments in the Middle East could compound existing maintenance delays, with Navy leaders warning that returning ships will strain shipyard capacity and force trade-offs between repairs and modernization.
Is the Finnish-Norwegian call with Putin a crack in Nordic resolve, or the start of a new path?
Western European leaders have largely avoided speaking with Putin since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
What’s haunting the Pentagon this Halloween?
Three special guests, and Mark, share a few frightening mysteries from their beats — from the dangers of war in space to the intricacies of upgrading America's nuclear weapons.
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