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Pentagon continues to ‘struggle’ with key weapons development timelines: GAO

By Ashley Roque, Valerie Insinna, Carley Welch, Theresa Hitchens and Diana Stancy

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Australia announces defense industry policy and acquisitions reforms

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said the reforms seek to build “a more agile, disciplined and strategically focused Defence organisation."

By Mike Yeo

Pentagon

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

The department has already issued guidance to its program offices on how to spend the money before the deadline hits.

By Breaking Defense Video

Air Warfare

Iran was the most successful failure in US airpower history

The US entered the conflict with a detailed plan for a war of destruction, but no serious plan for Iran’s war of disruption.

By Col. Maximilian K. Bremer and Kelly Grieco

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Global

European tank-maker KNDS postpones IPO due to ‘market volatility’

“KNDS and its shareholders will continue to monitor the capital markets conditions closely and stand ready to resume the IPO process as soon as market conditions allow,” said the European firm.

By Tim Martin

Space

Space firm Vantor expands portfolio as it tracks ‘geopolitical shift in the marketplace’: CEO

Vantor's growing international business is about 70 percent defense and 30 percent commercial, CEO Dan Smoot told Breaking Defense.

By Theresa Hitchens

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• How Ukraine’s military is adapting after four years of war with Russia.

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How defensive cyber responds to hockey-stick growth of AI-driven threats

Artificial intelligence is reshaping adversarial cyber operations at machine speed, requiring defenders to increase operational tempo while imposing pain and cost.

By Breaking Defense

Pentagon

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

According to an internal memo obtained by Breaking Defense, the new role covers all ground vehicles, all small air vehicles and almost all sea vehicles, and reports directly to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg.

By Aaron Mehta and Ashley Roque

Opinion

Go big or go home: Washington’s assistance to the Lebanese army

The US seems stuck on the fence about whether to abandon or commit to the Lebanese military, and until it picks a side, little is likely to change in the regional conflict with Hezbollah, writes Bilal Saab.

By Bilal Y. Saab

Air Warfare

Ukraine signs $2.5 billion contract with Sweden for Gripen E deliveries by 2029

The deal is a first step in Kyiv’s planned ambition to purchase up to 150 of the advanced combat jets, noted Swedish Minister of Defense Pål Jonson on social media.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

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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

Naval Warfare

Navy sees scores of applications for tech-focused Reserve unit, mirroring Army push

Land Warfare

Army Air Assault brigade found AI tools ill-suited to tactical planning

Opinion

Frank Kendall on the trouble with banning autonomous weapons [Book excerpt]

Networks & Digital Warfare

How the Commerce crackdown on Anthropic could impact the Pentagon: Experts

Pentagon

Pentagon may ‘sacrifice’ traditional weapons to buy more drones if reconciliation fails: CTO

Networks & Digital Warfare

Trump memo on AI aims to avoid repeat of Anthropic debacle

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Palladyne AI partners with IAI to bring Israeli Harpy, Harop drones to US

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In contested seas, autonomy must anticipate, not just navigate

As missions stretch farther and comms grow less reliable, predictive software could become the edge that keeps missions afloat.

By Breaking Defense

Global, Middle East

On the ground at Turkey’s EFES 2026 multinational military exercise

Middle East Bureau Chief Agnes Helou reports from the sidelines of a recent large multinational exercise hosted by Turkey.

By Breaking Defense Video

Pentagon

House GOP defectors tank procedural vote to bring NDAA to floor

GOP leadership said House members would leave for the Independence Day holiday tonight, leaving the timeline for NDAA passage unclear.

By Valerie Insinna

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Built for another era, our air-and-missile-defense industrial base needs more builders

New entrants are filling unmet needs in air-and-missile defense.

By Breaking Defense

Land Warfare

Tobyhanna Depot boosts drone component production with new assembly lines 

Ahead of the Army's upcoming advanced manufacturing strategy, leaders within the Army's organic industrial base revealed new details on how they are scaling production of drone components as part of the Drone Dominance initiative.

By Carley Welch

Global

Drones, fighters, armored vehicles: Highlights from the UK’s Defence Investment Plan

Beyond top line spending, one of the leading takeaways from the DIP is the clear push to acquire and field autonomous systems, underpinned by a £5 billion investment in the technology, which includes plans for a "hybrid navy."

By Tim Martin

Recent DoD changes risk fielding weapons with hidden problems, watchdog warns

Major workforce reductions at DOT&E have led to "action officers" being assigned more programs, programs in warfare areas for which they lack expertise, or both, GAO said.

By Ashley Roque

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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

Pentagon

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

Pentagon

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

Pentagon

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

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Opinion

Russia, Hamas, and China: Three reasons Turkey shouldn’t get the F-35

After President Donald Trump said he would make Turkey's leader "very happy," analysts from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies warn in this op-ed that including Ankara in the F-35 program is still the wrong move.

By Cameron McMillan, Bradley Bowman and Sinan Ciddi

Global, Naval Warfare

How Ukraine’s military is adapting after four years of war with Russia

This week on The Break Out, former Pentagon official Mara Karlin shares what she learned during a recent trip to Ukraine.

By Breaking Defense Video

Land Warfare

Overland AI nets Marine Corps autonomous ground vehicle contract

The autonomous ground vehicle is not intended to replace the JLTV, according to Overland AI CEO Byron Boots.

By Diana Stancy and Mark Pomerleau

Global

UK prime minister pledges near $105B defense budget by 2029

Courtesy of a £8.6 billion investment in the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan, the UK is also "renewing" a commitment to build sixth generation fighter jets, under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), in collaboration with Italy and Japan.

By Tim Martin