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As Army leaders reconsider needs and rumors swirl, industry braces for potential ground vehicle cuts - Breaking Defense

"[We’re] trying to figure out what's going to happen," an industry official told Breaking Defense. "I joke about the crystal ball, but it's kind of anybody's guess right now about what could come out."
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Replacing Bradley at this time appears not to be worth it.

The exact number of necessary AMPVs would be a question.

SEP replacements seems like it can wait, possibly for a while but, longer range 120mm AT whether guided or not should be a priority.

IMHO it remains a question why Strykers are not being replaced by latest Piranha.

Current USArmy efforts on a gun based active APS (s) and passive APS tech would seem to be priority.

The 64's exact role (SEAD, BAI or CAS or AT or all the above) & the means to self-protect would seem important also.
 
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'Missing in action' Hastie returns as Coalition dials up defence spending

Peter Dutton has pledged to better prepare Australia for future geo-strategic threats by spending an additional $21 billion between now and 2030, which would be almost double Labor's planned increase to the defence budget.
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Higher taxes needed as Coalition eyes extra $100 billion defence spend

The Coalition says its plan to lift defence spending will cost $21 billion. But its longer-term goal would make defence the second-largest budget cost.
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Great idea.........................not.

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Are, the NATO members' governments, actually stopping buying American military wares of any kind in any considerable degree or capacity? Because so far it seems nobody actually translated their words into actions.
 
A bill with an additional $150B in defense spending will be taken up on Tuesday in the House.

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Shipbuilding, Golden Dome and munitions win big as GOP unveils $150B bill to boost defense - Breaking Defense

HASC will take up the bill on Tuesday in a marathon markup session that will allow Democrats the opportunity to amend the measure.
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I extracted the bill into a spreadsheet and cleaned it up a bit to see where the dollars are.

Shipbuilding has the largest bucket at $33B, with many line items for general industrial development, as well as additional ships in a few classes: 3x John Lewis, 1x Virginia, 2x Burke, 1x America, and 1x San Antonio. $2B is also included for Landing Ship Medium, which recently had been paused and adjusted in scope.

Missile defense is next at $24B, with a few notably large line items: $5.6B for space-based and boost phase intercept capabilities, $7.2B for space-based sensors, and $2.2B for hypersonic defense (glide phase interceptor?)

"Munitions" and "Low-cost weapons," while separate sections, total $29.9B. This includes $65M for integration of an Army missile interceptor onto Navy ships, presumably this is PAC-3. Drones and the drone industrial base are included here as well.
$3.1B for F-15 EX, $400M for F-47, $500M for F/A-XX.
$1.5B for Sentinal, $4.5B for B-21, $2B for SLCM-N
$4B for classified space superiority programs for INDOPACOM
$1.6B total for infrastructure and airfields in INDOPACOM, although "hardened aircraft shelters" is conspicuously absent as a direct mention.
$5B for border operations.
Remember, this is all in addition to the current funding from last year under the continuing resolution.
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Germany surges to fourth largest global military spender: SIPRI - Breaking Defense

Europe has entered a period of high and increasing military spending, “which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future," Lorenzo Scarazzato, a researcher at SIPRI’s Military Expenditure and Arms Productions Program, told Breaking Defense.
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For what I know of the German population (I visited from Meckleburg to Freiburg) this will not translate automatically into combat readiness or will to join the Bundeswehr. And I do not wish a "Germany awaken" moment. Matter of fact, the less they spend or think about seriously rearming the better.
 
Excluding the UK and demanding trade concessions, freedom of movement and fishery rights is a certain path to turn the UK away from collective collaboration.

This has got to be driven by France in order to scoop up that money. Not going to play well with the likes of Poland or Sweden.

If Starmer gives in, his days will be numbered and I wouldn't bank any such treaty considering the major political swings coming. Lot's of choppy waters ahead.
 
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That's like asking 'Are we there yet?' before the car has left the garage. It'll take months if not years, or years if not decades to see if there's a significant effect, because that's the timescale of defence procurement.
 

The Coast Guard section includes:
  • $571.5M - Fixed-wing aircraft, spare parts, simulators, support equipment
  • $2.3B - Rotary-wing aircraft, spare parts, simulators, support equipment
  • $140M - Long-range UAVs, base stations, support equipment
  • $4.3B - Offshore Patrol Cutters, spare parts
  • $1.0B - Fast Response Cutters, spare parts
  • $4.3B - Polar Security Cutters, spare parts
  • $5.0B - Arctic Security Cutters and domestic icebreakers, spare parts
  • $3.25B - Shoreside infrastructure:
    • $500M - Hangars, maintenance, crew facilities (for aircraft above)
    • $2.33B - Homeports (for Cutters above and National Security Cutters)
    • $425M - Boot camp barracks, training centers, related facilities
  • $1.4B - Depot maintenance for aviation, cutters, shoreside/C5I facilities
    • Includes $500M for floating dry dock and channel dredging
  • $180M - Maritime domain awareness systems
    • Includes $75M for autonomous maritime systems
  • $162M - Waterways Commerce Cutters, spare parts
 
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GOP reconciliation bill includes over $9 billion for new icebreaker ships - Breaking Defense

The money is divided into two pots for the Coast Guard: $4.3 billion for the larger Polar Security Cutters and nearly $5 billion for medium-sized Arctic Security Cutters.
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Trump requests $892.6 billion base defense budget, a real-terms cut

The administration framed the budget as a 13% increase, but that includes a spending package Congress has yet to pass.
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Trump administration to request $1T defense budget using reconciliation funds - Breaking Defense

Some Republican defense hawks in Congress are already expressing disappointment for the plan, with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker outright stating that the administration “is not requesting a trillion dollar budget."
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Denmark to spend €830 million on Ukrainian defense on behalf of EU

Aid provided under the "Danish Model" will include ammunition, air defense and military equipment produced in the Ukrainian defense industry.
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Rheinmetall to expand satellite business, citing Ukraine support deal

The joint venture with ICEYE will focus initially on manufacturing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites before expanding to other space capabilities.
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MDA unveils sweeping solicitation with eye toward breakthrough capabilities | InsideDefense.com

The Pentagon is opening the gates to an aspirational new era in missile defense development, publishing a wide-ranging, five-year solicitation that seeks paradigm-shifting approaches to delivering interceptors, battle management, electronic warfare, space systems, artificial intelligence and more.
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Pentagon considers big shifts for Sentinel ICBM, drone wingmen in FY25, draft documents say - Breaking Defense

The Air Force could cut about $1 billion from the Sentinel ICBM and add hundreds of millions of dollars for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone wingmen program, a draft April proposal says.
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Belgium signs declaration with Poland to boost air power and MANPADS capabilities - Breaking Defense

The plan from Belgium to acquire hundreds of MANPADS comes at time when Europe is investing heavily in rearmament initiatives and urgent efforts to shore up its defenses.
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Britain to upgrade military pilot training with $400 million package

The investment will result in a four-fold increase in mission aircrew trainees to 140 per year, according to thy Ministry of Defence.
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EU finalises 150-bn-euro loan scheme to rearm

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 19, 2025 - EU countries have finalised a plan for a 150-billion-euro loan programme to help rearm in the face of Russia and worries over US reliability, diplomats said Monday.
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UK FM says EU defence pact will 'complement' NATO

London (AFP) May 19, 2025 - UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy suggested Monday that British troops could complement missions in the Western Balkans as part of a new defence and security pact signed with the EU.
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Is NATO set to agree spending 5% of GDP on defence? Not q

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 19, 2025 - NATO countries look on course to agree a deal on ramping up their defence spending target at a summit in The Hague next month in a bid to satisfy US President Donald Trump.
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New Zealand eyes cargo planes, helicopters, Javelins in new budget

New Zealand’s defense spending is scheduled to reach 2% of GDP by 2032-2033.
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There's really not much new here:
  • The need to replace the 757s has been on the cards for the last 10yrs at least as they were already second hand when they got them
  • The SH-2Gs are also a very small fleet and indeed there aren't many around the world still in use. Moreover NZ really only went with them because Australia was too but then Australia got out. I am surprised they have kept them as long as they have.
 
Many European countries are strengthening their armed forces, with billions of euros flowing into the military and defense. Europe wants, indeed needs, to stand more on its own two feet. But how quickly can the continent become ready to defend itself? Does the public support the drive towards remilitarization? DW News traveled across Europe and met civilians, soldiers and security experts to find out.

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