"But in the end Ukraine will have a dramatically improved level of air power projection — the likes of which the no one had seen in this part of the world before,” said a Ukrainian defense enterprise executive.
Ukraine’s creative use of cheap drones has resulted in a major asymmetrical victory, one which has left Moscow reeling — and potentially changed the world’s calculus about how small unmanned systems can be used.
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.
Russian officials want to ramp up production on the largely unloved MiG-35, but there are major hurdles in the way.
The more simulators there are, the more pilots can train together, a company official told Breaking Defense.
Taking lessons from real combat in Ukraine, the company has added trench warfare-specific training to its offerings, a company executive told Breaking Defense.
According to a company executive, BAE’s SOCET GXP geospatial intelligence software is in use in 65 countries.
A commitment to long-term operational value.
The Swedish firm says the system can be used for offense or defense in exercises.
“You cannot train units and personnel once the fighting begins without leaving gaps in then-operational forces,” Lt. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, the head of the USMC Training and Education Command, said.
The newest version the company is showing off at I/ITSEC is the Ehud Next Generation pod, which is designed to work with fifth-generation Western jets.
Some details of the F-16 downing have come out, and sources have helped fill in some gaps for Breaking Defense, including around the theory that the loss was the result of shrapnel that hit the plane.
Traditional thinking about how to protect facilities must adapt to new threats such as drones or downstream attacks.
A senior US official said the NATO summit will feature a number of topics of discussion with Asian partners, including the role China is playing in Ukraine, cyber threats and emerging technologies.
The French aircraft would potentially be the second western fighter aircraft to be flown by Ukraine’s armed forces, joining US-made F-16s. But can Ukraine handle a split fleet, and what missions will the Mirage fly?
Andrei Belousov will be the third in a series of Russian Defense Ministers with no military experience and no background in national security matters.
China watchers are asking whether Feng’s article is a step in the evolution of differences in Chinese and Russian positions — or is it an overt signal of internal Chinese Communist Party debate over Beijing’s policy of supporting Putin’s war in Ukraine?