Ashley Roque is a journalist at Breaking Defense, where she covers land warfare and Pentagon leadership. With over two decades of experience, she has reported on defense, U.S. politics, and foreign policy for various publications, focusing on themes such as security policy, international affairs, and geopolitics. Ashley's work has been featured in Breaking Media, The Business Herald, and RealClearDefense, among others.
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Ashley Roque’s coverage predominantly centers on U.S. Army and defense-related topics, with a focus on government announcements. Her articles often cover policy changes, military technology advancements, and key decisions related to the army's operations.
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By: Ashley Roque, Valerie Insinna
Any funding from last year's reconciliation bill left unspent by the Pentagon suffers an 8.3 percent cut known as sequestration as fiscal 2027 starts. By Valerie Insinna and Ashley Roque on October 01, 2026 5:57 pm Share Options Share a link to this article
By: Carley Welch, Theresa Hitchens, Michael Marrow, Diana Stancy, Ashley Roque, Valerie Insinna
The Defense Department will be operating under a continuing resolution until lawmakers successfully pass a fiscal 2027 budget
The deal covers at least five-years of production for an undisclosed number of missiles. By Ashley Roque on October 02, 2026 9:49 am Share Options Share a link to this article
By: Ashley Roque
The contact comes months after DoD and Raytheon inked a framework agreement to boost production of the air defense munition. By Ashley Roque on October 08, 2026 6:07 pm Share Options Share a link to this article
By: Ashley Roque
The Army gleaned a trio of observations about how those balloons operated, but it is not yet clear what path the service will pursue when it comes to stratospheric sensing capabilities, Andrew Evans said. By Ashley Roque on October 12, 2026 3:30 pm Share Options Share a link to this article
By: Ashley Roque
The Army's G-2 Andrew Evans told Breaking Defense the program is currently "completely" on cost and schedule, but a budget impasse threatens plans. By Ashley Roque on October 13, 2026 12:27 pm Share Options Share a link to this article
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The service will continue working with the Lockheed Martin and Boeing-Anduril teams but also hosting “shoot-off opportunity” for additional vendors, explained Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano. By Ashley Roque on October 14, 2026 8:00 am Share Options Share a link to this article
By: Ashley Roque
Senior officials also revealed that the Defense Autonomous Working Group has been absorbed into a new Task Force Autonomous Warfare, which sits inside the Special Operations Command. By Ashley Roque on October 14, 2026 12:47 pm Share Options Share a link to this article
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“We're meeting with CENTCOM and doing the assessments right now from an installation perspective. Part of this is what will the global posture be in the future, and what does that require us to have?” a senior defense official told reporters today. By Ashley Roque on October 20, 2026 2:06 pm Share Options Share a link to this article
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“There's a lot of positive signaling, but we need to see the whites of the eyes: We need to see sustained, normalized demand,” said James Slider, CEO of Performance Drone Works. By Ashley Roque on October 26, 2026 10:28 am Share Options Share a link to this article
