Washington questions NATO after Spain closes airspace

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Washington questions NATO alliance, as Spain fences off airspace

"When we ask for additional assistance or simple access… we get questions or roadblocks or hesitation," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today when asked about US support to NATO's collective defense.

Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition

Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.

What NATO wants most, and how Breaking Defense is expanding in Europe

It's all about Europe this week on The Weekly Break Out.

'Of course' Navy leader 'concerned' that Iran conflict diminishes US ability to deter China

"It's a mathematical certainty that if you consume a fixed resource, then your ability to bring that to bear on another problem set is diminished by the amount you subtract it," Adm. Daryl Caudle said.

Rheinmetall teams with Boeing for German Ghost Bat offer

Industrial planning depends on first securing a CCA contract and beating out a number of competitors.

Ukraine attacks on oil and gas to be 'painful' for Russian economy: Official

Breaking Defense spoke exclusively with EU Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius as he traveled on a European "missile tour" to Sweden.

Army aiming for ITEP to reach full qualification by 2028, senior leaders say

The engine was originally scheduled to be delivered in 2022, but after years of delays due to supply chain issues triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic along with trouble with manufacturing advanced parts, delivery has still not occurred.

OP-ED: The Navy's 'Fighting Instructions' fails its own test

Adm. Daryl Caudle's Fighting Instructions aims to guide the Navy's future, but it does not make the tradeoffs or force-design decisions a true strategy requires, Bruce Stubbs writes.