Breaking Defense

Congress eyes $8B boost over Trump’s Pentagon budget in NDAA

Hegseth endorses National Security Strategy, outlines military priorities focused on the West

“We will instead put our nation's practical, concrete interests first,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. “We will deter war. We will advance our interests. We will defend our people. Peace is our goal.”

By Ashley Roque and Valerie Insinna

Pentagon

No decision made on second round of reconciliation for defense: OMB director

Whether another temporary multi-billion-dollar add on is in the Pentagon's future, Russel Vought attempt to assuage concerns, saying, "There will not be a hole" in the defense budget.

By Valerie Insinna

Air Warfare

‘It’s alive’: Biden-era Replicator drone initiative lives on as DAWG, looking at bigger UASs

Renamed the Defense Autonomous Working Group, the drone initiative is now conducting wargames and working on larger, longer-ranged attack drones, Adm. Sam Paparo and Pentagon CTO Emil Michael said.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

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Naval Warfare

Navy’s Caudle: F/A-XX fighter decision needs to come ‘quickly’

"My job is to pressurize that decision, because the war fighting imperative, I think, is there, and and I'm trying to build a compelling case to get that decision made quickly," Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said.

By Justin Katz

Air Warfare

Army will seek new airborne jammer, lightweight ground EW in 2026

“Once you emit, you are a target,” warned Laurence Mixon, the senior civilian in Army Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, & Sensors (IEWS).

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

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Navy’s multibillion-dollar Constellation-class frigate decision and a Reagan Forum preview

Networks & Digital Warfare

Army shakeup will supercharge simulation, training and network ops: STRI chief

The reorganization of the Army’s acquisition offices aims to lessen the number of people in charge of requirements and combine offices who already shared some of the same capabilities and missions.

By Carley Welch

Land Warfare

Poland says US offering 250 used Strykers for $1, with Warsaw prepared to accept

US Strykers currently in Europe would be transferred to Poland rather than shipped back to the US following a force reduction on the continent, under a proposed plan.

By Bartosz Głowacki

Opinion

How private capital and allied investment can refill America’s empty shelves

A structured Surge Inventory Purchase Vehicle could be the key to ensuring America’s inventory stays stocked and ready for wartime, writes John Ferrari in this op-ed.

By John Ferrari

Networks & Digital Warfare

Air Force CISO: You’re thinking about network resilience wrong

Rather than getting networks back online quickly after an outage, focus on more on defending the network in the first place, Air Force Chief Information Security Officer Aaron Bishop said.

By Barry Rosenberg

Networks & Digital Warfare

TechNet Indo-Pacific 2025 modernizing technology

Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations

Explore how networked warfare, AI, and 3D-printed drones are reshaping US Indo-Pacific strategy.

By Breaking Defense

Naval Warfare

Navy, Marine Corps pick Dutch company’s design for new island-hopping vessel

“We will competitively award a vessel construction manager to oversee the [program], drive execution and facilitate genuine competition among multiple shipyards,” Navy Secretary John Phelan said.

By Justin Katz

Air Warfare

Air Force reorg plan for weapons procurement likely done by year’s end: Official

Weapon systems procurement is also evolving to include new Zero Trust cybersecurity measures that don't affect mission execution.

By Barry Rosenberg

Air Warfare

From French fighter jets to Chinese drones, Egypt expands global supply chain footprint

Egypt's Arab Organization for Industrialization inked several agreements at Cairo's Egypt Defense Expo.

By Agnes Helou

Global

US National Security Strategy calls for reviving ‘Monroe Doctrine,’ limiting NATO expansion

The document hits Europe hard, stating that the largest issue facing Europe is the "Stark prospect of civilizational erasure."

By Ashley Roque

Air Warfare

Thailand to acquire Israel’s IAI Barak MX Air Defense System

IAI President and CEO Boaz Levy called the deal a "significant milestone for IAI in East Asia, with Thailand being a key and influential country in the region."

By Seth J. Frantzman

Space

NRO extends contracts for 4 providers, readies new acquisition approach

NRO Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Christopher Povak said that the spysat agency soon will begin using a new commercial contract vehicle with a five-year "rolling" window for bids.

By Theresa Hitchens

Air Warfare

Pentagon refines zero trust for OT as Air Force treats its bases as frontline targets

A zero trust end state is not redundancy or recovery but an infrastructure that never goes down in the first place.

By Barry Rosenberg

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Congress eyes $8B boost over Trump’s Pentagon budget in NDAA

Hegseth endorses National Security Strategy, outlines military priorities focused on the West

No decision made on second round of reconciliation for defense: OMB director

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Army will seek new airborne jammer, lightweight ground EW in 2026

Navy’s multibillion-dollar Constellation-class frigate decision and a Reagan Forum preview

Army shakeup will supercharge simulation, training and network ops: STRI chief

Poland says US offering 250 used Strykers for $1, with Warsaw prepared to accept

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

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

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

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

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Navy, Marine Corps pick Dutch company’s design for new island-hopping vessel

Air Force reorg plan for weapons procurement likely done by year’s end: Official

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US National Security Strategy calls for reviving ‘Monroe Doctrine,’ limiting NATO expansion

Thailand to acquire Israel’s IAI Barak MX Air Defense System

NRO extends contracts for 4 providers, readies new acquisition approach

Pentagon refines zero trust for OT as Air Force treats its bases as frontline targets