An analysis by AEI conducted in partnership with Breaking Defense scoured thousands of pages of fiscal 2026 Pentagon budget documents, some of the most definitive accounting yet for DOGE’s impact at the Department of Defense.
From printing thousands of drone “bodies” to hundreds of vehicle components, the land service sees a host of opportunities from additive manufacturing.
Consolidate network monitoring, performance management, and fault isolation into a single, comprehensive solution.
Maj. Gen. Borys Kremenskyi told a ground vehicles conference his military is ready to “test” any options industry has to offer.
It’s about improving existing platforms with autonomy, and applying AI, edge computing, quantum encryption, and sensor fusion.
“The Marine Corps wanted basically anything that could be a modular payload on a robot. They wanted a laundry list of capabilities...," said GS Engineering's Traci Webb.
Smart solutions are available to access proven advanced technology, modernize the organic industrial base, and expand secure domestic production.
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
Sponsored by the Army, Deep Orange is a vehicle prototype program in which Clemson students design, engineer and build a new ground platform each year.
The Atlantic Council's Kristen Taylor argues in this op ed that committing to defense spending is only half the battle.
After the Army Transformation Initiative shook up drone plans, the service wants a replacement for older Gray Eagles in 2028 and the Shadow in 2026, according to a service official.
"We don't use a tank for everything, and we shouldn't use a COTS [commercial off-the-shelf] product for everything," said Anduril's Chris Orlowski.
Cybersecurity skills must evolve in near-real time as Zero Day threats continue and AI provides new challenges.
Yossi Kuperwasser, a retired Israeli brigadier general and current head of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, charts what he says is a path forward in the region.
“Their duties will include an array of tasks from administrative, logistics and physical presence in support of law enforcement,” the Army public affairs office said in a brief statement.
What impact the arms export ban will have on Israel’s new offensive in Gaza remains to be seen, particularly as the policy relates only to new equipment.
The government could spend those funds on a host of areas under the new Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, contracting vehicle, according to presentation slides reviewed by Breaking Defense.