Breaking Defense

National security launch schedule not likely impacted by New Glenn disaster

Global

Malaysian defense minister publicly slams Norway for cancelled missile sale

“Norway's action has created more than just a bilateral contract dispute. It raises a deeply troubling question about whether international agreement and strategic partnership can still be trusted at all,” Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said at the Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore.

By Mike Yeo

Opinion

Reintroduce nuclear weapons to the Pacific to reduce the chances of war with China

By reintroducing US theater nuclear forces first in South Korea, and then more gradually in Japan, Washington can reassure its anxious allies and bolster its own national security interests, argue Kyle Balzer and Robert Peters.

By Kyle Balzer and Robert Peters

Global

Elbit marks $30B backlog, announces $1.4 billion deal with mystery European customer

The company said approximately 71 percent of the backlog was for customers outside Israel.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Latest News

Global

Japan’s defense minister rebuffs ‘militarism’ allegation, defends defense policies

Shinjiro Koizumi says arms sales, more visible regional military presence aims to help partners defend themselves.

By Mike Yeo

In this episode:

We travel to eastern Europe for drone testing with NATO troops before briefly reviewing the history of unmanned systems.

Naval Warfare

AUKUS partners sign agreement on underwater drones, speed up sub plan

Australia will now forgo the purchase of a new build Virginia-class submarine and acquire another ex-US Navy boat instead.

By Mike Yeo

Pentagon

Hegseth praises Indo-Pacific nations for improving defense capabilities, pragmatism

Indo-Pacific countries investments in their defense an example of how burden sharing works, says Hegseth

By Mike Yeo

Space

SpaceX wins $4.16B Space Force contract to detect airborne moving targets

"While this OTA agreement establishes initial SB-AMTI capability, the Space Force anticipates issuing multiple awards in the coming year ," the service said today.

By Theresa Hitchens

Land Warfare

Army sent jailbroken tech to Middle East as part of ongoing hackathon

The hackathon now allows the Army to take new systems and work them into command and control structures to sync up with radars and sensors, all of which have previously never communicated with each other, according to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.

By Mark Pomerleau

Space

SPACECOM exploring tech for future offensive cislunar ops: Chief Scientist

An analyst called the new commitment to pursue cislunar operations a "massive policy change" for the Pentagon.

By Theresa Hitchens

Naval Warfare, Congress

EXCLUSIVE: OMB could use $1.9B in reconciliation to buy foreign-made ships

“The fact is, no one spends $1.85 billion studying something. That money is there for procurement of assets,” an OMB official told Breaking Defense in an interview.

By Valerie Insinna and Diana Stancy

Air Warfare

Romania deploys F-16s after Russian drone strike on civilian infrastructure

Romania has further requested that allied anti-drone capabilities be deployed to its territory in order to bolster its defenses as well as NATO’s eastern flank.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Space

Epic Fury highlighted Space Force needs for distributed ops, EW sites

"We've seen in Operation Epic Fury, for the first time, that our space capabilities have been targeted and destroyed. We expect that to happen more," Brig. Gen. Christopher Fernengel said today.

By Theresa Hitchens

Land Warfare

BAE Systems wins Army’s Soft Kill APS award, with first phase valued at $20 million

The system uses BAE’s Rapid Optical Observation and Kill (ROOK) program, which takes down threats by “confusing,” or jamming missile systems or drones.

By Carley Welch

Global, Middle East

Turkey’s defense industry is leaning into autonomy and targeting Gulf markets

Middle East Bureau Chief Agnes Helou shares what she learned at Turkey's SAHA defense expo.

By Breaking Defense Video

Networks & Digital Warfare

In cyber race against China, CYBERCOM bets on ‘quality over quantity’

Rep. Don Bacon sounded the alarm to Breaking Defense about China's purported 10:1 workforce advantage when it comes to "offensive" cyber operations.

By Mark Pomerleau

Naval Warfare

Austal USA names new president

Austal USA announced in February that Gene Miller was serving as interim president.

By Diana Stancy

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Japan’s defense minister rebuffs ‘militarism’ allegation, defends defense policies

We travel to eastern Europe for drone testing with NATO troops before briefly reviewing the history of unmanned systems.

AUKUS partners sign agreement on underwater drones, speed up sub plan

Hegseth praises Indo-Pacific nations for improving defense capabilities, pragmatism

SpaceX wins $4.16B Space Force contract to detect airborne moving targets

Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense

Despite ‘peak hype,’ orbital data centers for AI not yet ready for NatSec prime time

‘Have to be very careful’: Special ops head calls for combat AI ‘reality check’

‘Insatiable appetite’ for AI: Maven usage surged for strikes on Iran, Pentagon AI chief says

CYBERCOM requests 2,660 percent increase in AI for cyber operations

Top Pentagon tech officials optimistic Mythos-style AI tools will improve cyber defense

Army plans fast follow-up to AI cyber wargame with industry: Officials

Synthesized Command & Control: A new way human choices can guide AI warfighting

Pentagon clears 8 tech firms to deploy their AI on its classified networks

Pentagon workers vibe-code 100,000 AI ‘agents’ to use on unclassified networks

Not one-drone-fits-all: Admirals stress unmanned systems tailored to the mission

Army sent jailbroken tech to Middle East as part of ongoing hackathon

SPACECOM exploring tech for future offensive cislunar ops: Chief Scientist

EXCLUSIVE: OMB could use $1.9B in reconciliation to buy foreign-made ships

Romania deploys F-16s after Russian drone strike on civilian infrastructure

Epic Fury highlighted Space Force needs for distributed ops, EW sites

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Pentagon considers restoring Army aviation cuts

The Pentagon wants 10,000 small cruise missiles. Here’s who is making them.

Key takeaways from Hegseth’s day in front of the House

How the Army is developing its C2 plans

Will the Pentagon have to cut exercises to pay for the Iran war?

Pentagon comptroller says a ‘generational investment’ is coming, but when?

The Pentagon wants to buy 30,000 new drones. Here are the key questions.

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BAE Systems wins Army’s Soft Kill APS award, with first phase valued at $20 million

Turkey’s defense industry is leaning into autonomy and targeting Gulf markets

In cyber race against China, CYBERCOM bets on ‘quality over quantity’

Austal USA names new president