Pentagon continues to ‘struggle’ with key weapons development timelines: GAO
The watchdog's annual weapons systems assessment revealed new details about high-profile programs, from Air Force One to Army missiles.
European tank-maker KNDS postpones IPO due to ‘market volatility’
“KNDS and its shareholders will continue to monitor the capital markets conditions closely and stand ready to resume the IPO process as soon as market conditions allow,” said the European firm.
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Built for another era, our air-and-missile-defense industrial base needs more builders
New entrants are filling unmet needs in air-and-missile defense.
Tobyhanna Depot boosts drone component production with new assembly lines
Ahead of the Army's upcoming advanced manufacturing strategy, leaders within the Army's organic industrial base revealed new details on how they are scaling production of drone components as part of the Drone Dominance initiative.
Drones, fighters, armored vehicles: Highlights from the UK’s Defence Investment Plan
Beyond top line spending, one of the leading takeaways from the DIP is the clear push to acquire and field autonomous systems, underpinned by a £5 billion investment in the technology, which includes plans for a "hybrid navy."
Overland AI nets Marine Corps autonomous ground vehicle contract
The autonomous ground vehicle is not intended to replace the JLTV, according to Overland AI CEO Byron Boots.
In Defence Investment Plan preview, Britain bets big on drones, ‘hybrid’ navy
The Ministry of Defence has said the plan will pursue at least six "hybrid" warships designed to work with unmanned systems in the air and at sea.
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How defensive cyber responds to hockey-stick growth of AI-driven threats
Artificial intelligence is reshaping adversarial cyber operations at machine speed, requiring defenders to increase operational tempo while imposing pain and cost.
Romania buys Spyder air defense system as part of ‘largest deal’ in Rafael history, CEO says
Romania has taken a number of steps to upgrade its defenses amid the war in Ukraine just across its border, including acquiring other Israeli systems.
Israel’s Smart Shooter sees c-UAS demand grow across US military: Exec
Smart Shooter VP Scott Thompson told Breaking Defense that the evolving threat of small drones has sparked high demand for kinetic solutions.
AM General CEO defends JLTV A2 program after lawmakers’ funding threat
"The JLTV A2 transition proved especially challenging due to the unforeseen condition of the technical baseline we inherited," John Chadbourne, said in a release Friday.
The defense implications of a United Kingdom led by Andy Burnham
Burnham will likely want to continue many aspects of Keir Starmer’s approach to defense and security policy, but with some key differences.
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Speed, AI, and the platform that makes it operational
These are the five root causes that account for most of the delay in cognitive operations staffing.
Hegseth hosts emerging weapons makers for meeting on munitions production: Sources
Invitees to the closely held, publicly unannounced meeting included Anduril, Castelion and Leidos, sources said.
Army Air Assault brigade found AI tools ill-suited to tactical planning
"Large language models don't really understand three-dimensional space. And so they're not good for developing course of action," said Col. Ryan Bell.
Lockheed inks massive THAAD deal worth up to $35B
The company said the contract “puts in action” the THAAD framework agreement Lockheed signed with the DoD in January designed to quadruple interceptor output.
Army’s top general in Europe set to retire next week
Gen. Christopher Donahue is the latest esteemed officer to leave the military under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s tenure.