Space, Naval Warfare

Pentagon pursues space-based solar power

Then we talk about what happened at the NATO summit and what's to come at the Farnborough air show.

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In this week’s episode of The Break Out, Breaking Defense Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta and Senior Space Reporter Theresa Hitchens discuss the US military’s renewed ambition to harness solar power for missions in orbit. Can interest from Silicon Valley and venture capitalists help deliver a new solution?

Then Mehta and Deputy Editor Lee Ferran recap top news from the NATO 2026 summit in Ankara before setting the scene for next week’s Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom.