Breaking Defense

Boeing wins Navy next-gen fighter F/A-XX competition

Army awards up to $7B in sprawling counter-drone IDIQ

The Army awarded 10 companies for a variety of counter-drone tech including sensors, effectors and C2 systems, Brent Ingraham, the head of ASA(ALT), told reporters.

By Carley Welch

Air Warfare

Raytheon nets potential $20.7 billion AMRAAM deal

Separately, L3Harris announced it won a $6 billion contract from Lockheed Martin for THAAD interceptor propulsion systems.

By Michael Marrow

Sponsored Post, Networks & Digital Warfare

The drone war will be won on the factory floor, not just the front line

From FPV drones to autonomous rotorcraft, scale and repeatability are becoming as important as innovation.

By Breaking Defense

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Congress

House intel committee could investigate defense firm contributions to White House ballroom

Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a Sept. 28 letter to a defense trade group warning of a "likely" probe into the project.

By Valerie Insinna

Global

Estonia accuses Russia of ordering August arson attack on Milrem

Despite Russia’s ongoing “reckless campaign of hostile actions,” it is “failing to undermine our unity and support for Ukraine,” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said today.

By Tim Martin

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The proliferation of AI is forcing the USAF to rethink cyber defense.
A new regional defense pact could shake up arms sales in the Middle East.

Land Warfare

The Army’s Digital Transformation

AI is reshaping the Army’s approach to cyber, electronic warfare and command and control. At TechNet Augusta 2026, leaders outlined how they’re turning emerging technology into capabilities for the battlefield.

By Breaking Defense

Air Warfare, Land Warfare

Drone-hunting on the border, plus turmoil at an Air Force think tank

NORTHCOM is testing ways to counter drone incursions, while an Air Force institute focused on China faces questions about its future.

By Breaking Defense Video

Space

DIU, Space Force team up to kick-start buys of commercial sats for monitoring GEO

Both firms are working under earlier Pentagon contracts to demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operators that could also support future orbital warfare.

By Theresa Hitchens

Naval Warfare

US, UK test SM-6, other missiles on SINKEX target frigate

The joint exercise saw the test of several muntions but the final blow was delivered by an Mk 48 Advanced Capability Torpedo, a Navy official said.

By Diana Stancy

Global

UK to gather defense CEOs for ‘closed-door’ Russian security briefing

The government warned the Russian "state and its proxies knowingly seek to disrupt businesses and organisations that underpin the British way of life or are vital to the defence of Ukraine."

By Tim Martin

Opinion

If Washington is going to be a shareholder, it should act like one

As governments increasingly seek to broaden industrial advantages, if the US is going to follow suit, its justifications should be clear, exceptional and subject to consistent rules, two advisors argue.

By Phillip Cornell and Stephen Rodriguez

Pentagon

As private investment in defense increases, some bottlenecks in funding: AIA-Bain

“Defense does not face a shortage of capital. It faces barriers that make expanded investment, particularly in critical bottleneck areas, more difficult,” a new study by the Aerospace Industries Association and Bain & Company stated.

By Valerie Insinna

Air Warfare

Israel’s Uvision, Estonia’s Lendurai to integrate systems for NATO military

The companies did not disclose which military the teaming effort is for.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Networks & Digital Warfare

Building logistics networks that survive contested environments

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By Breaking Defense

Pentagon

DC Circuit panel upholds Pentagon’s ban on Anthropic – so what comes next?

Pentagon CTO Emil Michael crowed “The hammer of justice has smashed AnthropicAI[’s] arguments.” The AI titan hinted at an appeal — but they may not be allowed one.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Naval Warfare