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Naval Warfare

What’s next for America’s icebreakers: 2026 preview

By Justin Katz

Land Warfare

Army’s new acquisition structure, a new tank prototype and more drones: 2026 preview

Many pledges were made about changing how the Army does things in 2025. Will 2026 see them happen?

By Carley Welch

Global

Israel’s new laser system goes active

The Israeli Ministry of Defense and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems delivered the first Iron Beam system to the Israeli Air Force on Dec. 29.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Global, Air Warfare

EDGE CEO lays out global expansion plans for 2026

In a wide-ranging interview, EDGE Group CEO Hamad Al Marar discusses the company’s $7 billion Indonesia deal, its partnership with Anduril to expand into the US market, and how EDGE is pushing into space as part of its long-term global growth strategy.

By Breaking Defense Video

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Pentagon

From National Defense Strategy plans to acquisition overhaul findings: 2026 preview

The coming 12 months could shake up where US troops are positioned and new details about the Golden Dome initiative.

By Ashley Roque

All Domain

China showed off its nukes and caused problems in the region: 5 Indo-Pacific stories from 2025

China was once again at the forefront of Indo-Pacific news in 2025.

By Mike Yeo

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With the Reagan National Defense Forum in the rearview mirror, lawmakers are zeroing in on a $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act.

Congress

10 Breaking Defense op-eds that defined 2025

It's been a whirlwind of a year — and the defense establishment has plenty of thoughts on how it's unfolded and what might come next.

By Breaking Defense

Space

Tory Bruno to lead new Blue Origin national security unit

The company's announcement did not explain how the new National Security Group would change, if at all, Blue Origin's current organization and/or practices under its national security unit headed since August by Tom Martin.

By Theresa Hitchens

Land Warfare

Israel’s multi-front war, lasers and unmanned systems: 2025 review

Amid controversial conflicts, Israel's defense industry powered through 2025, expanding its international customer base.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Congress

Industry chaos, congressional clampdowns and secret CCA contracts: 2025 review

I didn't include Taylor Swift song recommendations this time, but if you're asking me my favorite tune off "The Life of A Showgirl," it's "Ruin the Friendship."

By Valerie Insinna

Air Warfare

Alamo Ace 2025 Air Force Cyber Transformation

Air Force cyber resilience in focus

Cyber resilience has become a frontline mission for the US military. Breaking Defense’s new eBook rounds up key reporting from the 2025 Alamo ACE conference with the latest developments in cyber offense and defense.

By Breaking Defense

Global

NATO allies oppose US peace deal for Ukraine as FCAS falters: 2025 review

From spikes in European military spending to the push for a virtual wall to protect NATO countries from Russian drones, the continent faces a new era in defense.

By Tim Martin

Networks & Digital Warfare

Artifical intelligence is everywhere: 2025 review

From the skies over Ukraine, to Chinese cyber attacks, to bureaucratic battlefields inside the Pentagon, artificial intelligence has grown from an experiment or niche product to an increasingly routine tool of military organizations.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Pentagon

China military buildup leaves US ‘increasingly vulnerable’: Pentagon report

The assessment also says that in 2024 China "tested essential components" of Taiwan invasion options, "including through exercises to strike sea and land targets, strike U.S. forces in the Pacific, and block access to key ports."

By Lee Ferran

Land Warfare

Middle East missiles, large contracts and space ambitions: 2025 review

There was no shortage of news in the Middle East in 2025.

By Agnes Helou

Space

Five stories that surprised the space world: 2025 review

'Unsettled' is a polite word for 2025 in the space domain.

By Theresa Hitchens

Naval Warfare

Five stories that made waves for the sea services: 2025 review

A new big boss? A new big ship? 2025 held a lot of change for the sea services with even more foreshadowed coming in 2026 and beyond.

By Justin Katz

Networks & Digital Warfare

From less business with primes to a better-funded Army network: 2025 review

In 2025, the Army experienced some of its biggest changes in decades, and with this came new programs and new attitudes toward acquisition at large.

By Carley Welch

Naval Warfare

Trump announces new Trump-class ‘battleship’ as part of ‘Golden Fleet’

The new vessel, coming in around 30,000 tons, will be capable of carrying surface-launched nuclear missiles, creating what Navy Secretary John Phelan called a new nuclear deterrent.

By Justin Katz

Networks & Digital Warfare

CYBERCOM celebrated its 15th anniversary with no commander: 2025 review

This year saw two big milestones for CYBERCOM, along with a commission to develop a roadmap for a potential cyber force.

By Mark Pomerleau

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What’s next for America’s icebreakers: 2026 preview

Army’s new acquisition structure, a new tank prototype and more drones: 2026 preview

Israel’s new laser system goes active

EDGE CEO lays out global expansion plans for 2026

Latest News

From National Defense Strategy plans to acquisition overhaul findings: 2026 preview

China showed off its nukes and caused problems in the region: 5 Indo-Pacific stories from 2025

With the Reagan National Defense Forum in the rearview mirror, lawmakers are zeroing in on a $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act.

10 Breaking Defense op-eds that defined 2025

Tory Bruno to lead new Blue Origin national security unit

Israel’s multi-front war, lasers and unmanned systems: 2025 review

Industry chaos, congressional clampdowns and secret CCA contracts: 2025 review

Multi-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations

France’s Safran.AI, UAE’s TII team up on agentic AI for geospatial intelligence

Joint Ukraine-NATO training and analysis team gets classified, AI-enabled Google Cloud

IBCS set for full rate production, Polish milestone, Northrop says

Golden Dome implementation plan under review, Congress may get look this week

Army doubles balloons for upcoming SWARMS demo, adds NORAD to the mix

Golden Dome SBIs will need to be defended from adversary attack: Experts

Pentagon formalizes conventional forces’ role in irregular warfare, but will it stick?

‘That’s a tank’: Army introduces AI-aided target recognition to Next Gen C2 prototype

US slams ‘discriminatory’ draft EU space law as imperiling NATO cooperation

Air Force cyber resilience in focus

NATO allies oppose US peace deal for Ukraine as FCAS falters: 2025 review

Artifical intelligence is everywhere: 2025 review

China military buildup leaves US ‘increasingly vulnerable’: Pentagon report

Middle East missiles, large contracts and space ambitions: 2025 review

Five stories that surprised the space world: 2025 review

Golden Dome: The Path Forward

Inside Honeywell’s business strategy for Golden Dome

Golden Dome faces challenges of size, scope and scale from every angle

Can space-based interceptors really work? What to know about Trump’s plan [VIDEO]

China and Russia won’t like Golden Dome. Here’s how they might respond. [VIDEO]

Golden Dome: Tackling the myths and rumors around America’s new missile shield [VIDEO]

Five stories that made waves for the sea services: 2025 review

From less business with primes to a better-funded Army network: 2025 review

Trump announces new Trump-class ‘battleship’ as part of ‘Golden Fleet’

CYBERCOM celebrated its 15th anniversary with no commander: 2025 review