Breaking Defense

In Latvia, military robots roll across a new communication challenge: woodlands

Trump-class Battleship will get same nuclear reactor as Ford aircraft carrier

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle confirmed the battleship would share several design features with the USS Ford.

By Diana Stancy

Air Warfare

Golden Dome-style missile shield could cost up to $1.2T over 20 years, CBO estimates

The Congressional Budget Office said it was "impossible" to get a true cost for Golden Dome, as DoD hasn't revealed details about its envisioned architecture.

By Lee Ferran

Congress, Land Warfare

Hegseth: Pentagon is ‘taking another look’ at deep cuts to Army’s aircraft budget

Lawmakers expressed concern over the Army's proposed budget, which takes an ax to high-profile legacy helicopter procurement.

By Carley Welch

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Space

US, close allies creating joint ‘orbital warfare’ plan: SPACECOM chief

Gen. Stephen Whiting told the Mitchell Institute today that SPACECOM also plans to Apollo Insights table-top exercises (TTXs) with commercial industry once a quarter this year.

By Theresa Hitchens

Congress

Price tag for Iran war ticks up to $29B, not including base damage

"We're not making an estimate for MILCON [military construction] at this time. We don't know what our future posture is going to be," said Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst.

By Valerie Insinna

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We explore the US military's newest tranche of declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena before visiting a tank training facility in northern Europe.

Global

Australia unveils $45.2 billion defense budget with ramp up in AUKUS spending

This year's budget represents a six percent increase over last year's defense spending.

By Mike Yeo

Air Warfare

Hegseth says E-7 Wedgetail ‘has a future,’ reversing planned cancellation

The Boeing E-7 Wedgetail previously faced the axe under the Trump administration, but pressure from lawmakers and a new “mindset” at the Pentagon have revived its prospects.

By Michael Marrow

Global

In Russian military parade meant to project power, analysts see ‘real vulnerability’

“I think what we saw on Red Square is, in a way… the real nervousness now in Moscow about the sustainability of all this," the Chatham House's Timothy Ash told Breaking Defense.

By Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Global

Inside the Pentagon’s latest ‘alien’ files, plus driving a CV90 in northern Sweden

This week on The Break Out, we explore the US military's newest tranche of declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena before visiting a training facility in northern Europe.

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Air Warfare

‘Insatiable appetite’ for AI: Maven usage surged for strikes on Iran, Pentagon AI chief says

DoD users tore through 20 billion tokens a day as Palantir’s Maven Smart System was "leveraged" to help plan and coordinate Operation Epic Fury’s 13,000 airstrikes on Iran, officials said.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Pentagon

Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture

From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.

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Naval Warfare

Navy pushes Congress to back constructing auxiliary ships overseas

The new shipbuilding plan also confirmed that the Trump-class battleship will be nuclear-powered, and that the Navy wants an inventory of 15 battleships by 2056.

By Diana Stancy

Land Warfare

Anduril wins Army contract for prototype C2 missile-defense system

The system will use Anduril’s Lattice software, where it will allow the Army to collect and combine information from separate, existing missile-defense systems and transform that data into a comprehensive operating picture.

By Carley Welch

Networks & Digital Warfare

CYBERCOM requests 2,660 percent increase in AI for cyber operations

The $138 million request aims to see AI contribute measurable improvements ISR, offensive cyber, defensive cyber and integrated foundational activities.

By Mark Pomerleau

Space

SOCOM to test SkyFi satellite imagery-to-tablet prototype

SkyFi's Sovereign Intelligence Platform for US Special Operations Command is designed to allow commanders in the field to task a commercial satellite for near-real time imagery.

By Theresa Hitchens

Global

Saab launches new Carl-Gustaf, air defense munitions, expands production in US, India

The Swedish defense firm has revealed new warheads and provided details on delivery timelines from its new production sites outside Europe.

By Jonas Olsson

Naval Warfare

Navy unveils three new PAEs for aviation, mission systems, munitions

“The establishment of these PAEs today will accelerate acquisition efforts in three key portfolios,” said Jason Potter, who is performing the duties of assistant secretary of the Navy for research and development.

By Diana Stancy

Global

Turkey’s STM debuts new unmanned systems, is ‘really open’ to Gulf collaboration

“We are already using artificial intelligence, image processing, machine learning and things like that. But we are also going more deep and deep in those areas,” the company’s general manager told Breaking Defense.

By Agnes Helou

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US, close allies creating joint ‘orbital warfare’ plan: SPACECOM chief

Price tag for Iran war ticks up to $29B, not including base damage

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Australia unveils $45.2 billion defense budget with ramp up in AUKUS spending

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Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense

‘Insatiable appetite’ for AI: Maven usage surged for strikes on Iran, Pentagon AI chief says

CYBERCOM requests 2,660 percent increase in AI for cyber operations

Top Pentagon tech officials optimistic Mythos-style AI tools will improve cyber defense

Army plans fast follow-up to AI cyber wargame with industry: Officials

Synthesized Command & Control: A new way human choices can guide AI warfighting

Pentagon clears 8 tech firms to deploy their AI on its classified networks

Pentagon workers vibe-code 100,000 AI ‘agents’ to use on unclassified networks

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Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ testbed hot-swaps AI brains mid-flight

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‘Insatiable appetite’ for AI: Maven usage surged for strikes on Iran, Pentagon AI chief says

Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture

Navy pushes Congress to back constructing auxiliary ships overseas

Anduril wins Army contract for prototype C2 missile-defense system

CYBERCOM requests 2,660 percent increase in AI for cyber operations

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Key takeaways from Hegseth’s day in front of the House

How the Army is developing its C2 plans

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Pentagon comptroller says a ‘generational investment’ is coming, but when?

The Pentagon wants to buy 30,000 new drones. Here are the key questions.

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SOCOM to test SkyFi satellite imagery-to-tablet prototype

Saab launches new Carl-Gustaf, air defense munitions, expands production in US, India

Navy unveils three new PAEs for aviation, mission systems, munitions

Turkey’s STM debuts new unmanned systems, is ‘really open’ to Gulf collaboration