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What we learned about GCAP at the Farnborough Airshow

By Tim Martin

Networks & Digital Warfare

Oracle inks $7 billion deal to consolidate Pentagon software purchases

The up to ten-year contract could yield $441 million in savings, the DoD CIO said.

By Mark Pomerleau

Pentagon

Pentagon eyes November to demo ground-launched, precision strike weapons

Aligned with the new autonomy czar shop, the department plans to spend $250 million evaluating options and moving out with initial deals for its new Ground-Based Affordable Mass initiative.

By Ashley Roque

Opinion

It is time to reconsider the costs of new energetics

Considering only the price tag of a munition and its energetic filling may lead the US military to seriously undervalue improved energetics, argues CSBA's Tyler Hacker.

By Tyler Hacker

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‘Easier access’: US export change for the UAE to boost Emirati drones, AI tech

The status change should "shorten procurement timelines, make sustainment less cumbersome and facilitate closer cooperation between American defense companies and UAE institutions," one analyst told Breaking Defense.

By Agnes Helou

Global

Farnborough recap: CCA race heats up, plus munitions on display

A brief roundup of top news this week from the Farnborough International Airshow.

By Breaking Defense Video

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• The US military's renewed ambition to harness solar power for missions in orbit

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Right sized for the fight, smaller Group 2 drones are solving for the limitations of larger UAS

It’s fuel cells, not batteries, that let Group 2 unmanned VTOLS fulfill many missions of larger Group 3s.

By Breaking Defense

Pentagon

Pentagon willing to work with industry over critical mineral EO concerns

A new executive order essentially gives companies until the start of 2027 to alter their supply of critical materials and minerals. Industry is worried that could be a difficult lift.

By Ashley Roque and Valerie Insinna

Air Warfare

Greece approves over $3.4B in air defenses for Achilles’ Shield

The system would reportedly rely heavily on Israeli tech as Athens, like other world capitals, rushes build a national "shield" against aerial threats.

By Lee Ferran

Air Warfare

Some final sights of the Farnborough Airshow

As Breaking Defense wraps up our time in Farnborough, here are some of our favorite photos.

By Breaking Defense Staff

Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense

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‘Easier access’: US export change for the UAE to boost Emirati drones, AI tech

Naval Warfare

In first, US uses sea drones in combat in Iran strikes: CENTCOM

Air Warfare

Auterion, Ukrainian drone-maker Skyfall to supply 50,000 FPVs

Networks & Digital Warfare

Air Force pushing contractors to purge Anthropic by Sept. 1: Memo

Pentagon

New drone czar’s success hinges on personalities, Pentagon politics: Experts

Opinion

The AI disinformation gap the Pentagon may be missing

Air Warfare

Ondas makes $876M acquisition of DYZNE, latest in acquisition spree

Pentagon

EXCLUSIVE: Hegseth creates autonomy czar to manage almost all drone efforts

Land Warfare

Overland AI nets Marine Corps autonomous ground vehicle contract

Networks & Digital Warfare

Pentagon seeks to hire ‘hundreds’ of software engineers for 2-year tours

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America needs next-gen solutions to counter modern air and missile threats

Defending a country the size of the US from threats requires advanced sensing, communications and interception capabilities.

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Lockheed Martin Ventures to invest $100M in European defense firms

The fund is interested in emerging technologies, the general manager of Lockheed Martin's venture arm told Breaking Defense, including quantum computing and sensing, autonomy, and advanced manufacturing technologies. 

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Naval Warfare

There has been no US naval ‘failure’ in the Strait of Hormuz

In this op-ed, Steven Wills of the Center for Maritime Security rebuts the idea that the US Navy shoulders the blame for instability around the critical waterway off the coast of Iran.

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Europe’s military advantage depends on sovereign command of the ground truth

As NATO and European governments accelerate investment in space-based intelligence, decision advantage will depend on how quickly sovereign and commercial capabilities can be fused into a trusted operational picture.

By Vantor

Air Warfare

BETA teams with GE, Sikorsky for militarized unmanned aircraft

BETA’s MV250 will use a hybrid-electric propulsion system developed in partnership with GE Aerospace and an autonomy stack supplied by Sikorsky for a wide range of military missions, according to company executives.

By Michael Marrow

Air Warfare

The sights of the Farnborough Airshow Day 3

Aerial demonstrations captivated attendees during day 3 of the Farnborough International Airshow.

By Breaking Defense Staff

Global

A new, British CCA enters the fray at the Farnborough airshow

Breaking Defense brings you the latest from Day 3 at Farnborough.

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What to expect from the US at the 2026 NATO summit

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Why the Pentagon is in a hurry to spend $152 billion

Pentagon

Why Trump invoked the Defense Production Act now

Pentagon

3 things to know about delayed US arms sales to allies

Pentagon

Pentagon considers restoring Army aviation cuts

Pentagon

The Pentagon wants 10,000 small cruise missiles. Here’s who is making them.

Pentagon

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

Pentagon

How the Army is developing its C2 plans

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Will the Pentagon have to cut exercises to pay for the Iran war?

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

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House passes 2027 NDAA while measure remains stalled in the Senate

“[There are] provisions in this bill that some folks disagree with, but understand that this is just a single step in a long process,” House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., said on the chamber floor today.

By Ashley Roque

Land Warfare

Army partners with industry to alleviate Abrams engine supply chain woes

The Army organized what it called a "hackathon" to find new vendors that could help with the supply of 166 critical components causing readiness issues for the tank's engine.

By Carley Welch

Air Warfare

Boeing mulls building ‘many’ Ghost Bat production hubs overseas

The US airframer also announced that Hensoldt has been added to its German MQ-28 supplier base, in support of a bid to land Berlin’s CCA requirement.

By Tim Martin

Space

FCC approves satellite spectrum license streamlining

By reducing regulatory burdens, the FCC "is taking a critical step in allowing for continued American innovation and space superiority," according to the Commercial Space Federation.

By Theresa Hitchens