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By Breaking Defense
“During Digital Talon, we took a significant step forward and advanced our capability to the ‘next level’ beyond just maritime domain awareness…,” said NAVCENT Commander Vice Adm. Brad Cooper.
By Agnes Helou
While this is the first known use of an F-35 to take down an incoming missile, the concept, at least on paper, is not new.
By Seth J. Frantzman
“Meanwhile, as commercial tech companies and others continue to push forward the frontiers of AI, we’re making sure we stay at the cutting edge with foresight, responsibility and a deep understanding of the broader implications for our nation,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.
By Jaspreet Gill
Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Air Force Gen. David Allvin have been confirmed as the respective top officers of the Navy and Air Force. Lt. Gen. Christopher Mahoney was also promoted to general and confirmed as the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps.
By Justin Katz and Michael Marrow
The service is looking for a “readily available” weapon for its smaller, lighter vehicles, that can hit targets at least 25 kilometers away.
By Ashley Roque
As anger in the Arab world grows, analysts said Abu Dhabi is looking further into the future and at the economic and defense benefits of the 2020 deal.
By Agnes Helou
Beijing and Washington have been in a tug of war over political influence for the 14 Pacific Island nations.
By Colin ClarkIn Focus: Joint Operations in the Pacific

MARS is replacing the 1980s-era database, called the Military Intelligence Integrated Database, used by DIA for its primary mission of providing foundational military intelligence to warfighters and national security decision-makers.
By Theresa Hitchens
CSPC’s Joshua Huminski argues in this op-ed that with the war still raging, it’s not too early to push Western investment in Ukraine’s defense industrial base.
By Joshua Huminski
“The procurement of a second type of guided missile [PAC-3] for the Patriot system expands the capabilities of longer-range ground-based air defense and increases the endurance of the Swiss Army” said Switzerland’s federal department of defense, civil protection and sport in a translated statement.
By Tim Martin
“The IFPC-HPM platoon will undergo capabilities and limitations testing by the Army to develop tactics, techniques and procedures for how the capability will be used in theater as part of a layered defense posture for the counter-UAS mission,” an Epirus spokesman told Breaking Defense.
By Ashley Roque
MBDA is considering a new hypersonic anti-tank weapon, officials told Breaking Defense during a recent tour of the weapons firm’s German facilities.
By Andrew White

“The president and Congress must go beyond one-off supplemental measures” to support Naval shipbuilding, writes Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute.
By Mackenzie Eaglen