Breaking Defense

Space Force’s GMTI program gets a name, with Northrop as prime: General

Space

SPACECOM needs more capabilities to target space adversaries: Whiting

SPACECOM also is focusing on developing the baseline capabilities, such as space domain awareness and satellite communications, to undertake cislunar operations, said Gen. Stephen Whiting.

By Theresa Hitchens

Air Warfare

Rocket engines, helmet displays and ground robots: Last looks from AFA Day 3

Here are some parting sights from across the show floor at this year's conference.

By Breaking Defense Staff

Global, Land Warfare

German-Israeli company FTS unveils new light combat vehicle for German Special Forces

Dubbed TAHR, the vehicle can be dropped from the air, with two of them able to fit inside a Chinook helicopter.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Latest News

Naval Warfare

Hanwha, Magnet Defense to start construction on new MUSV this fall, testing next year

The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding in April agreeing to craft the MUSV.

By Diana Stancy

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An Army leadership shakeup, plus lasers on the border

Air Warfare

Spain’s Indra unveils Squall, a new low-cost cruise missile for ‘mass attacks’

Indra's Squall becomes the latest small cruise missile to head to market, as militaries around the globe look to replenish their stocks.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Space

SDA misses self-imposed deadline on orbital mesh network

“We are behind on that. We should be there already,” Space Development Agency Director G.P. Sandhoo said bluntly.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Global

EU chief calls for new hybrid response protocol, increased defense ties to non-members

The security protocol could offer a solution when a state faces a significant security threat that is not clearly armed aggression, including cyberattacks, the severing of undersea cables, or the protection of critical infrastructure.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Air Warfare, Space

A surprise engine team up, plus a budget warning from space

We recap top news from the second day of AFA 2026.

By Breaking Defense Staff

Networks & Digital Warfare

The defense intelligence community’s AI and cyber view forward

From AI adoption and agentic systems to Zero Trust and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together key reporting from DoDIIS 2026 on the technologies and strategies shaping the future of defense intelligence.

By Breaking Defense

Space

Shifting market sands: LeoLabs moves to sell new mobile space radar directly to allies

LeoLabs also intends to deploy multiple Scout-S mobile phased array radars to fill gaps in its current network of 12 larger radar facilities around the globe.

By Theresa Hitchens

Air Warfare

F-35 engine upgrade clears key design review, Pratt says

“It means that the design is solid. It means that we're ready to move forward from an industrial base as well,” Jill Albertelli, the president of Pratt & Whitney's military engines business, told Breaking Defense.

By Michael Marrow

Air Warfare

Anduril officials say company can’t start on CCA production contract without FY27 budget

“We will not have a cold start to start production in [20]27. We will have assets rolling through. That said, even a company like ours can only do so much without procurement dollars,” said Erin Simpson, Anduril's vice president for strategy execution.

By Valerie Insinna