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Pentagon

Can’t start, won’t start: Over 150 new military programs face delay under a CR

By Michael Marrow, Ashley Roque, Diana Stancy, Carley Welch, Theresa Hitchens and Valerie Insinna

Pentagon

How Hegseth envisions a new Autonomous Warfare Command

The Pentagon wants to combine drone procurement and operations under a new command, but Congress will have a say.

By Breaking Defense Video

Air Warfare

Over the Finnish line: Helsinki welcomes home first two F-35 jets

In 2021, Helsinki ordered 64 of the stealth aircraft in a deal valued at $9.4 billion as a replacement for aging US-made F/A-18 Hornet fourth-generation fighters.

By Tim Martin

Air Warfare

Drone-maker Powerus, backed by Trump brothers, goes public

“Completing this transaction puts Powerus in a position to build at the scale our customers are asking for,” Powerus CEO Andrew Fox said.

By Valerie Insinna

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Space

DoD demo contract takes a step closer to beaming solar power from space

The Overview award is the second space-based solar power contract to be announced by the Pentagon's Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund in recent weeks.

By Theresa Hitchens

Global

Moroccan startup unveils prototye UAV that operates without GPS signal

The prototype now under testing is a four-meter wingspan UAV, but the company is aiming for larger airframe to be able to reach 2,000 kilometers in range.

By Agnes Helou

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Drone-hunting on the border
Turmoil at an Air Force think tank

Land Warfare

Ex-defense minister’s futuristic ‘Army of Robots’ raises eyebrows in Ukraine

A splashy promo video published by Mykhailo Fedorov envisions humanoid robots in combat, but not everyone is convinced it's the right play.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Land Warfare

Battling sand and wind, Pentagon evaluates counter-drone tech at southern border exercise

A dozen vendors came to Yuma Proving Ground during Falcon Peak 26.2 to test their counter drone tech. Their goal: win a Pentagon contract.

By Carley Welch

Air Warfare

What Europe’s military air fleets will look like in 30 years

Breaking Defense's roundtable looks into a crystal ball to discuss the more distant future for the continent's air forces.

By Breaking Defense Video

Pentagon

Hegseth announces plans for new 4-star drone command, among other initiatives

Hegseth also announced a new study group led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich.

By Ashley Roque

Naval Warfare

Saronic breaks ground on new Port Alpha shipyard in Texas

The shipyard is being built from the ground up in Brownsville, Texas.

By Diana Stancy

Land Warfare

Army taps 5 companies for PrSM Inc 4 prototypes

Anduril, Castelion, Lockheed Martin, RTX and Mach Industries were awarded Other Transaction Agreements for an undisclosed amount.

By Carley Welch

Land Warfare

EXCLUSIVE: How the DIA measures a military’s ‘Will to Fight’

After underestimating Ukraine's forces, the Defense Intelligence Agency adopted a new analytical framework to try and quantify the unquantifiable.

By Lee Ferran

Space

White House names nominees for SPACECOM, Navy No. 2

Overseeing the ongoing move of SPACECOM's headquarters from Colorado to Alabama will be one of the first tasks Lt. Gen. David Miller will face if he is confirmed to lead the command.

By Theresa Hitchens and Diana Stancy

Air Warfare

China opens training center with Laos, marking third overseas military base

Satellite imagery shows the new facility is built in part on a purported old US airstrip used during the Vietnam War.

By Mike Yeo

Air Warfare

Boeing nabs $2.4 billion deal for more F-15EX fighters

The award came on the same day that the planemaker secured a contract to build a sixth-generation fighter jet for the US Navy.

By Michael Marrow

Pentagon

US withdraws last remaining troops out of Iraq

“As we step back and hand full primary responsibility for Iraq’s security to the Government of Iraq and the brave people of Iraq, US and Coalition forces stationed across the region will remain ready to respond to any ISIS threats that arise,” CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said.

By Ashley Roque

Global, Middle East