Italy lists Ukraine among top buyers for arms, while eyeing drone deal
In 2025, Kyiv rose to become the 4th largest importer of Italian military equipment, up from outside the top 10 the year prior, with exports reaching €349 million ($409 million).
OMB director rebukes shipbuilders over production delays
OMB Director Russ Vought pointed to large shipbuilding backlogs as one way defense contractors are benefiting from program delays.
Army unveils sweeping XM30 push, $4B bet on NGC2 in newly released budget materials
“The Army is in the midst of its most significant modernization in over 40 years,” Maj. Gen. Rebecca McElwain, director of the Army budget, told reporters during the Pentagon’s budget rollout Tuesday. “This involves developing and fielding new capabilities while adapting formations, training and concepts to the character of modern warfare.”
Not one-drone-fits-all: Admirals stress unmanned systems tailored to the mission
“As we start fleshing out these concepts, what we start to understand is that … something that is a really great capability over in EUCOM or CENTCOM right now may not translate over to the Pacific, where the distances are way, way greater,” Rear Adm. Douglas Sasse told the Sea-Air-Space conference.