Zero Trust gets harder when every user, device, weapon, and AI agent needs an identity
The next phase of Zero Trust reaches beyond users and devices, experts discussed during a Breaking Defense webinar.
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.
Building logistics networks for contested environments
Explore how software, edge AI and resilient connectivity can strengthen military logistics in contested environments. Join Breaking Defense on Oct. 21 and earn 1 CPE credit.
AI’s next leap for the Intelligence Community: Agents managing agents
DIA, NGA and the FBI are building the infrastructure and guardrails needed for increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence.
Why patching networks against cyberattacks is ‘very scary’ in the age of AI
The long-standing mantra that certain operational systems must be continuously available and can’t be brought down for a patch is becoming harder to defend as cyber threats accelerate, US officials warn.
‘No such thing as a regional conflict anymore,’ STRATCOM chief says
The Internet, social media, cyber and artificial intelligence extend the effects of war far beyond the battlefield, the admiral warned.
Agentic AI turning Zero Trust cybersecurity ‘on its head’
A top Intelligence Community official said the government may need to develop digital birth certificates for AI agents.
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A leap in drone range and payloads come from a battery with different chemistry
Lithium-metal batteries are one way to break the weight and endurance limits of today’s unmanned systems.
The autonomous CCA wingmen of 2030 may look nothing like today’s assumptions
While services test teaming with Collaborative Combat Aircraft, industry faces hard questions.
AIRO’s ‘slowed rotor’ hybrid-electric VTOL drone aims to solve resupply issues
Company executives told Breaking Defense the dual-use design targets a logistics gap between rear-operational hubs and forward units.
Army’s autonomy office looks beyond drone, robot platforms to ‘packages of capability’
CPE Mission Autonomy will focus first on combat engineering, fires, and logistics, the office’s leader said.
USVs could be ‘alternate options’ for missions for stretched manned fleet: Navy official
USVs are emerging as modular force elements when sending a large combatant ship is too costly or disproportionate.
The Army’s Digital Transformation
AI is reshaping the Army’s approach to cyber, electronic warfare and command and control. At TechNet Augusta 2026, leaders outlined how they’re turning emerging technology into capabilities for the battlefield.
Working ‘outside the lines’ to scale production isn’t working: Cadenazzi
DIU still vets drone tech, but a new strategy says wartime scaling requires internal attention and reform from others.
The future of Zero Trust
Zero Trust leader Randy Resnick provides a status update and discusses new initiatives.
US must lead in building a Pacific drone industrial base to balance China’s economic might and hegemony
Indo-Pacific allies see unmanned systems, shared production, and interoperability as essential to offset China’s scale.
How TAK gives the US military an advantage at the Edge
“Tactical operating system” for warfighters has evolved to provide more situational awareness of the battlefield.