Aaron Mehta
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Editor in Chief at @breakingdefense. Shameless Boston sports nerd, foe of bad seasonal takes and the F-22 restart. EMAIL: amehta at breakingmedia dot com
Washington, DC
Joined January 2010
Updated contact information away from Twitter: E: amehta@breakingmedia.com BSky:
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Hegseth to industry: You are not our enemies… you are our allies. You are obi wan Kenobi. You are our only hope.” Hope no one in the audience looks up what happened to ol' ben later in the movie
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ICYMI: Almost half of Senate Rs go on record to back the filibuster. Read our whip count here: https://t.co/4uB49ghSrY
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THE WAR IN 2030: Our roundtable on military AI continues with a look five years into the future, featuring me, Kateryna Bondar @CSIS, John Wallin @CNASdc, and @BreakingDefense editor @AaronMehta (here seen grinning in disbelief as I bring up Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem): /1
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YOU BUILT MY BATTLESHIP: There's a plan floating around to build a new class of "battleships" for the Navy. But what would that cost and who could build them? https://t.co/Sib6GAFckV
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“The interesting part of this is it’s not just a kind of fleeting presidential idea, but this is, in fact, something that does kind of resonate with what the Navy's finding it probably needs to do...
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The Pentagon continues to insist there was no pause in aid to Ukraine. Alex Velez-Green, nominee for a top Pentagon post: "I can say categorically, the policy leadership neither ordered nor even recommended a pause." Official DoD article on July 2:
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My hottest take at this point in my life is that I absolutely do not want wifi on my plane. Let me have a forced break from the internet.
IAG taps Starlink to power inflight Wi-Fi for 500-plus aircraft
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Upon seeing his stance on the Yankees, Mamdani has also been elected mayor of Boston.
Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a casual Mets fan, which originated out of “a deep hatred of the Yankees,” he says on Chapo. “All the while knowing that at some point the owner of the Mets (Steve Cohen) will likely spend a lot of money to defeat my campaign.”
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Life change alert ‼️ It has been a true honor and privilege to report with such an incredible group of journalists at the Voice of America. My hope is for VOA to continue its mission of sharing objective news with hundreds of millions worldwide, and I’m grateful to those
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This is...BEYOND GLORIOUS. I look forward to the Thanksgiving installment.
The Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment has returned from the grave — but is it a ghost of its former self? Valerie Insinna has more on our special Halloween episode of The Weekly Break Out. Full episode out now: https://t.co/66mUpyjyn5
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China already signaling it's no fan of South Korea getting nuclear-powered subs. More on how this could play out here:
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Experts warned the move could have geopolitical ramifications and spur China or Japan to accelerate their own nuclear sub programs in return.
@AaronMehta And it begins.
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Just no answers. It’s seems like they are just making this up as they go along.
.@SECWAR on nuclear testing: “America will ensure that we have the strongest, most capable nuclear arsenal so that we maintain PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.”
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While Trump hasn’t made a final decision on ordering land strikes, US officials said a potential air campaign would focus on targets that sit at the nexus of the drug gangs and the Maduro regime.
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If President Trump decides to move forward with airstrikes, the targets would send a clear message to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro that it is time to step down, according to U.S. officials.
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FROM UKRAINE TO TAIWAN: Our video roundtable on military AI continues with what the US and China are learning -- or failing to learn -- from the war in Ukraine. Featuring Kateryna Bondar @CSIS, Josh Wallin @CNASdc, my editor @AaronMehta, and, well, me: /1
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China wants to use its massive civilian surveillance network to grow military AI, but that may not work, according to a roundtable of experts.
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Only defense-specific item in here is a deal announced earlier this month for early warning jets https://t.co/ge84k15bOp However..... this maritime stuff COULD include defense-related articles. Hard to parse.
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L3Harris proposed its Phoenix aircraft, which is a Bombardier Defense Global 6500 business jet modified with an advanced radar system, for the US ally, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration...
White House announces trade deal with South Korea, including sale of 103 Boeing jets to Korean Airlines valued at $36.2B, South Korea to help American shipbuilding
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I cannot emphasize this enough: The Breaking Defense team went full goof with this video and I love it.
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Trick or treat? The Breaking Defense team talks about something truly scary — which Pentagon programs have been killed this year.
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Last week, Trump threatened to cut all aid to Colombia. Here's what that could mean for Colombia's military.
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“If the mil-to-mil relationship can be salvaged and can be kept, that's worthwhile and that's meritorious,” Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart told Breaking Defense.
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Things are getting spooky at Breaking Defense 💀 Tune in tomorrow for a special episode of The Weekly Break Out.
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"so what's it like being a reporter?" https://t.co/r3IAr5eeuF
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If the US cuts Colombian military aid, Bogota’s Black Hawks likely first to feel it
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“If the mil-to-mil relationship can be salvaged and can be kept, that's worthwhile and that's meritorious,” Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart told Breaking Defense.
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Jon and @nancyayoussef discuss the importance of journalist access to military leadership, especially as troops are deployed to US cities. #theweeklyshow #jonstewart #politics
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