Ukraine eyeing new SpaceX Starshield deal by mid-2027, still no answers about October problems
“I hope that the contract will be signed," Ukraine's Chargé d'Affaires Denys Sienik said, even as Kyiv considers potential alternatives to SpaceX.
SOCOM taps Aeon for limited run of shoulder-fired Zeus with $13.8M deal
“Rather than wait for requirements, we went directly to warfighters and built around what they told us they needed most: precision, less weight, modularity, and availability,” Aeon CEO Naweed Tahmas told Breaking Defense.
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Weaponizing the supply chain for a liquid-fueled howitzer-fired munition that flies 150 km
The goal of such weaponization is to tie warfighter needs to the RDT&E cycle.
Pentagon eyes ‘public-private partnerships’ to help fund FORTRESS America homeland base plan
“The model that we're trying to drive on is not me having to go back up on Capitol Hill with my hand out,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Dale Marks told Breaking Defense.
Pentagon will pick new US base location by June 2027, prioritizing 4 requirements
In an interview with Breaking Defense, Dale Marks, the assistant secretary of defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, laid out new details on the effort.
Is the Pentagon’s demand signal for drones working? It depends on who you ask.
“There's a lot of positive signaling, but we need to see the whites of the eyes: We need to see sustained, normalized demand,” said James Slider, CEO of Performance Drone Works.
Pentagon weighs force posture, costs of rebuilding Middle East bases
“We're meeting with CENTCOM and doing the assessments right now from an installation perspective. Part of this is what will the global posture be in the future, and what does that require us to have?” a senior defense official told reporters today.
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How uncrewed surface vessels performing ISR help build persistent maritime awareness
Think of sensing and detection as a network as opposed to individual unmanned surface vessels.
Hegseth uses AUSA spotlight to push autonomy, ‘generational’ defense investment
Senior officials also revealed that the Defense Autonomous Working Group has been absorbed into a new Task Force Autonomous Warfare, which sits inside the Special Operations Command.
Didn’t get picked for IFPC interceptor competition? Army says come demo anyway
The service will continue working with the Lockheed Martin and Boeing-Anduril teams but also hosting “shoot-off opportunity” for additional vendors, explained Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano.
Continuing resolution could ‘complicate’ Army’s HADES spy plane production: Official
The Army’s G-2 Andrew Evans told Breaking Defense the program is currently "completely" on cost and schedule, but a budget impasse threatens plans.
Army sent balloon swarms to Middle East to support CENTCOM operations
The Army gleaned a trio of observations about how those balloons operated, but it is not yet clear what path the service will pursue when it comes to stratospheric sensing capabilities, Andrew Evans said.
From directed energy to AI and hardening, JIATF-401 is widening counter-UAS options
There is no single answer to the drone threat, pushing the Pentagon toward a broader mix of defenses.
Pentagon, Raytheon ink up to $6.3 billion multi-year contract for SM-3 IB missiles
The contract comes months after DoD and Raytheon inked a framework agreement to boost production of the air defense munition.
Navy, Raytheon ink $24.4B deal for SM-6 ‘acceleration’
The deal covers at least five-years of production for an undisclosed number of missiles.
DoD obligates $142B from reconciliation bill before deadline, leaving billions subject to cuts
Any funding from last year's reconciliation bill left unspent by the Pentagon suffers an 8.3 percent cut known as sequestration as fiscal 2027 starts.
Can’t start, won’t start: Over 150 new military programs face delay under a CR
The Defense Department will be operating under a continuing resolution until lawmakers successfully pass a fiscal 2027 budget.