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‘Ability to strike back’: Denmark commits to long-range missile orders

Copenhagen said it would purchase Joint Strike Missiles for its F-35s and a new ground-launched munition from an American firm.

By Tim Martin

Space

MDA awards $75M to Long Wall for low-cost, midcourse interceptor testing

Long Wall is matching the Missile Defense Agency's funding with its own capital to continue development of the Cyclops, according to the company.

By Theresa Hitchens

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Navy awards Applied Intuition $25M to deploy AI sensor fusion at sea

The Intelligent Perception System will help sailors understand a flood of sensor feeds while collecting data to train improved AI models, the company said.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Networks & Digital Warfare

Army unit experimenting with small drones for ‘tailored cyber effects’

The Army is testing drone-mounted cyber and electronic warfare capabilities as it works to determine the standard-issue equipment for its 11th Cyber Battalion and a forthcoming second battalion.

By Mark Pomerleau

Air Warfare

Air Force needs 1,509 combat-ready jets by 2035, service tells Congress

Lt. Gen. David Tabor also confirmed reporting that the Air Force is considering a new build F-16, but said that decision wasn't "urgent."

By Michael Marrow

Congress, Opinion

Saudi Arabia’s nuclear program could outlive its government, so plan accordingly

Nuclear technology can outlive the strategic assumptions that justified its transfer, two experts caution US lawmakers.

By Yoel Guzansky and Henry Sokolski

Global

Israel’s Elbit acquires Canadian company focused on autonomous underwater systems

“ISE’s underwater technologies will further strengthen our position as a global provider of comprehensive, integrated maritime solutions,” Elbit President and CEO Bezhalel Machlis said in a company statement.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Global

Turkey, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan ink defense cooperation MoU

The countries will seek developing “solutions and industries compatible with the development of modern defense systems,” pointing that the capabilities of the four countries are complementary.

By Agnes Helou

Global

Australia marks missile, cyber ‘firsts’ in exercise with Indonesia

The Keris Woomera exercise comes during a busy month for Australia's military, as forces participate in drills from Singapore to Japan.

By Mike Yeo

Pentagon

Army’s tech chief talks autonomy, acquisition and the future of drones

CTO Alex Miller sits down with Breaking Defense's Carley Welch to discuss the Army's unmanned initiatives.

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Pentagon weighs force posture, costs of rebuilding Middle East bases

“We're meeting with CENTCOM and doing the assessments right now from an installation perspective. Part of this is what will the global posture be in the future, and what does that require us to have?” a senior defense official told reporters today.

By Ashley Roque

Land Warfare

Norway to receive Chunmoos in 2028, reach IOC in 2029: Norwegian army leader

Another component in deterring Russia, Acting Chief of the Norwegian Army Trond Nilsen told Breaking Defense, is having the Finnmark Brigade fully operational by 2032-2033.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Networks & Digital Warfare

Northrop sees growing commercial market for microelectronics products

“We could continue to solely invest in it ourselves with the support of our current shareholders. We could think about broadening that base of investments, or we could think ... about separating the business,” Northrop CEO Kathy Warden said.

By Valerie Insinna

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