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Air Warfare

Saab shows off loyal wingman drone it hopes to offer Swedish Air Force

By Jonas Olsson

Naval Warfare

Navy reveals new long range air-to-air missile, dubbed ‘Malice’

The Navy said that the missile is designed for 4th, 5th, and 6th generation aircraft platforms.

By Diana Stancy

Networks & Digital Warfare

Army Cyber created an ‘integrated fire’ cell for Epic Fury

“Over the past five months, the teams have really been able to hone their skills based on the work they're doing inside of a live environment and I think we're getting better and better every day because of that," the ARCYBER commander said.

By Mark Pomerleau

Global

Polish firm MESKO signs $2B deal to arm 4 NATO nations with MANPADS

The weapons will go towards Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Norway under an EU program known as EDIRPA.

By Bartosz Głowacki

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Naval Warfare

Australia identifies future defense precinct site for AUKUS sub sustainment

It has also conducted a keel laying ceremony for the first Hunter-class frigate

By Mike Yeo

Global

Turkish FNSS unveils unmanned amphibious assault vehicle

“İ-ZAHA [is] designed to take the crew out of the first wave which is the highest-risk phase of any amphibious assault and to operate as part of a manned-unmanned team (MUM-T) with the Marine Assault Vehicles (MAV) already in service with the Turkish Naval Forces Command,” FNSS said in a statement.

By Agnes Helou

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Air Warfare

Pentagon counter-drone task force preps ‘shoot-off’ for directed energy prototypes

The event will be structured such that a promising demonstration could result "in a purchase order that allows us to start building the production lines to get these systems into the field,” said Army Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, director of the Pentagon’s JIATF-401.

By Michael Marrow

Space

Space war 2040: SPACECOM preps for attacks on ground segments, eyes cislunar ops

The Space Warfighting Environment 2040 is unique because it "was deliberately written to be warfighter-first, not technology-first," an official at SPACECOM's Joint Forces Development and Training team told Breaking Defense.

By Theresa Hitchens

All Domain

Taiwan proposes record $35 billion defense budget

The new budget proposal will have to be approved by the opposition-controlled legislature.

By Mike Yeo

Land Warfare

Army cyber defenses need ‘dedicated funding’ for AI, top official says

Dedicated funding is key, according to the Army's principal cyber advisor, because the service's cyber command cannot fund AI work strictly from their operational budget.

By Mark Pomerleau

Networks & Digital Warfare

‘Hot competition’: NSA deputy sounds alarm on China threat, AI race

NSA Deputy Director Tim Kosiba said Beijing is playing "spoiler" the world over, alleging, for example, that "Chinese companies provided GEOINT to the Iranians to help hit our bases and our allies."

By Lee Ferran

Pentagon

How the Army balances Patriot priorities and approaches Golden Dome

A brief chat with the chief of the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command.

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Networks & Digital Warfare

Army network needs digital twin for training, testing, cybersecurity: NETCOM chief

“It’s a big ask,” acknowledged Maj. Gen. Denise McPhail, chief of Army Network Command, but it could allow NETCOM to “leverage AI in that model to understand our vulnerabilities, where our gaps are.”

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Air Warfare

Drone companies, admin leaders meet for first White House ‘Drone Dominance’ meeting

“The cavalry arrived here to meet your cavalry in private industry to make sure that we are not drone sufficient, from parity, but drone dominant,” Pentagon R&E chief Emil Michaels said.

By Ashley Roque

Networks & Digital Warfare

No new starts, no problem: Army’s plan to get new EW capability in the hands of soldiers

Army wants to field commercial EW systems to forces fast.

By Mark Pomerleau

Global

US greenlights potential $4.5B sale of four KC-46A refueling aircraft to Qatar

“The proposed sale will increase Qatar’s capability to meet current and future threats by enhancing its defense capabilities," the US State Department said.

By Agnes Helou

Pentagon

DoD memo pushes for more contractor pricing info, potential direct software link

The new directive, signed off by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, is meant to “reset” the Pentagon’s expectations for supplier cost and pricing information.

By Valerie Insinna

Global

Turkish Aerospace plans naval version of Hurjet as it eyes expanded NATO exports

“We believe HÜRJET has the potential to become not only the trainer aircraft of Türkiye and Spain, but also a training platform for NATO,” CEO Mehmet Demiroglu said.

By Agnes Helou

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