Breaking Defense

Sweden signs HIMARS deal, forges rocket artillery pact with Finland

Global

Rafael, Lower Saxony and Aurelius to develop Volkswagen site in Germany

The agreement, if completed, would give Rafael a new production site in Germany, at a Volkswagen location slated to close.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Pentagon

What options does the Pentagon have to cover its mounting FY26 operational costs?

“If I were still in the building, I would say, ‘I'm probably screwed now,'" a former official told Breaking Defense.

By Ashley Roque

Air Warfare

US clears $5B in JDAMs for Saudi Arabia, other Middle East deals

Roughly $6.1 billion of military equipment was cleared for potential sales to Saudi Arabia, Oman and Iraq, spanning precision munitions to fighter jet sustainment, according to the State Department.

By Michael Marrow

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Networks & Digital Warfare

You get a SCIF, you get a SCIF: Pentagon unveils ‘Secure Space Network’

The Secure Space Network will deploy close to 50 SCIFs around the nation to improve access to classified information for smaller businesses to do work with the military.

By Mark Pomerleau

Air Warfare

F-35 costs jump in latest production lots

Compared to recent contracts, the average flyaway cost of an F-35A and F-35B rose by over 11 percent, while the price of an F-35C climbed over 8 percent, according to figures supplied by the F-35 Joint Program Office.

By Michael Marrow

In this episode:

An Army leadership shakeup, plus lasers on the border

Opinion

Fixing the machine: Inside the Navy’s race to rebuild its aviator pipeline

An in-depth discussion with the service's chief of Naval Air Training Command.

By Robbin Laird

Networks & Digital Warfare

Wet tees on Starlink: Army’s desert trial reveals commercial tech challenges, opportunities

"Before we go spend quadruple the cost" on bespoke tech, "there some things that we can do" to make a commercial option work, said Brig. Gen. Shane Taylor.

By Mark Pomerleau

Land Warfare

Trump taps Adam Telle as acting Army secretary

Telle is currently serving as the Senate-confirmed assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

By Ashley Roque

Air Warfare

After ‘concerning’ losses, Air Force pushes to replace Reaper faster

“There's no doubt if we try and pursue the exact same approach that we had with things like the MQ-9, we're going to get something that costs about the same as an MQ-9,” said Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Niemi.

By Michael Marrow

Pentagon

Why the Army wants to deploy nuclear microreactors on US bases

The ambitious energy plan raises several unanswered questions.

By Breaking Defense Video

Air Warfare, Opinion

A file photo shows an U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Wing and F-16 Fighting Falcons with the 177th Fighter Wing simulate a mid-air refueling. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

To counter China, America’s next CCA needs a different mission

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments' Greg Malandrino argues in this op-ed that a fight with China will require CCAs for defense as well as offense.

By Greg Malandrino

Land Warfare