Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. has written for Breaking Defense since 2011 and served as deputy editor for the site's first decade, covering technology, strategy, and policy with a particular focus on the US Army. He’s now a contributing editor focused on cyber, robotics, AI, and other critical technologies and policies that will shape the future of warfare. Sydney began covering defense at National Journal magazine in 1997 and holds degrees from Harvard, Cambridge, and Georgetown.

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Air Warfare
Alamo Ace 2025 Air Force Cyber Transformation

Air Force cyber resilience in focus

Cyber resilience has become a frontline mission for the US military. Breaking Defense’s new eBook rounds up key reporting from the 2025 Alamo ACE conference with the latest developments in cyber offense and defense.

Air Warfare

Army Warhead Is Key To Joint Hypersonics

While officials as senior as Chief of Staff Mark Milley have previously talked about Army hypersonics in general terms, today's statements by both the Army's Russell and OSD's Miller were unequivocal: The Army wants a ground-launched hypersonic weapon.

Land Warfare

Army Wants 70 Self-Driving Supply Trucks By 2020

The Army is ready for unmanned vehicles but not yet for a completely unmanned convoy. The 2020 iteration is called Expedient Leader-Follower because the Army still wants a human soldier driving the lead vehicle, with up to nine autonomous trucks following in its trail. But Oshkosh and Robotic Research told me they could take the humans out altogether, if the Army wanted.