Nigel Pittaway
Nigel Pittaway is the Australia correspondent for Defense News.
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In first, Australian exercise Pitch Black gets dedicated aircraft carrier
Air forces from around the world will descend on Australia’s remote Northern Territory for a combat exercise of unprecedented scale there.
DOGE said it saved $1.7 billion by terminating a military health IT contract. GAO found the contract was never terminated.
DOGE reported $1.76 billion in savings from terminating a contract, but GAO found that the contract was never terminated and no funds were deobligated.
DARPA developing hypersonic cruise missile to evade enemy air defenses
DARPA is developing a hypersonic cruise missile in response to the Pentagon's concerns that American missiles are vulnerable to enemy air defenses.
USS Theodore Roosevelt becomes first carrier with built-in Unmanned Air Warfare Center
The USS Theodore Roosevelt is now the first Navy carrier to be equipped with an Unmanned Air Warfare Center that will support the unmanned MQ-25A Stingray.
US Army exploring 50mm cannon to destroy drones
The U.S. Army is looking for companies that can provide a 50mm cannon and ammunition capable of destroying a broad range of drones.
US Army general in Europe suddenly removed from command
The Army abruptly removed Lt. Gen Charles Costanza from command of V Corps.
Cost rises to $275 billion for projected Trump-class battleship program, CBO says
Revised estimates predict the proposed 35,000-ton nuclear battle ships will cost from $18 to $23.4 billion each.
Could you make it through Denmark’s bootcamp for civilian conscripts?
Head inside a NATO ally’s program for turning draftees into troops in an intense training regimen intended to create citizen soldiers.
The cost of new battleships in a Golden Fleet | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 8.11.26
New estimates reveal an increased cost for a potential new class of ships for the Navy. Plus, military spouses head up quality of life improvement efforts.
What does a modern battleship cost? A lot. | Headlines
President Trump’s signature class of potential warships gets an updated cost estimate, and the projected price tag balloons. Plus, more military headlines.
