Under ‘Drone Dominance’ push, Pentagon begins receiving small drones
So far, the department has ordered 20,000 small, FPV-style drones from 10 vendors.
Anduril teams with Elbit America for Army’s self-propelled howitzer competition
Anduril joins the US subsidiary of Israeli company Elbit along with OshKosh Defense for the team’s offering for the highly anticipated competition.
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How drones can navigate without GPS
Absolute positioning is critical in contested and denied environments.
Army, J-7 to test new sensor with high-altitude balloon in coming days
The Wallabee prototype is set to provide the Army and the J-7 with more intelligence-gathering capabilities in the stratosphere.
Rheinmetall locks in wide-ranging $6.6 billion weapons package with Romania
Romania is due to become the second Lynx operator on NATO's eastern flank after Hungary's 2020 order of 218 vehicles.
Here’s how a new Army directorate is delivering tech to soldiers in under 180 days
In an interview with Breaking Defense, Col. Christopher Hill, director of the Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate, explained how the service’s shift in cultural norms is resulting in delivering tech at speed and at scale.
Army sent jailbroken tech to Middle East as part of ongoing hackathon
The hackathon now allows the Army to take new systems and work them into command and control structures to sync up with radars and sensors, all of which have previously never communicated with each other, according to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
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Shaping the future of airpower in the Indo-Pacific: GA-ASI’s revolutionary approach
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been the trailblazer in the UAS revolution for over three decades.
BAE Systems wins Army’s Soft Kill APS award, with first phase valued at $20 million
The system uses BAE’s Rapid Optical Observation and Kill (ROOK) program, which takes down threats by “confusing,” or jamming missile systems or drones.
After delivery of first tanks to Norway, EuroTrophy looks to wider European future
“This procurement of Leopard tanks to Norway came at the right timing with the rebuilding of German armed forces and their tank fleet and we could join with KNDS and [the] German and Norwegian government[s] to create the new baseline of the Leopard,” EuroTrophy Managing Director Dan Kalfus told Breaking Defense.
HASC $1.15T defense policy bill takes aim at industrial base challenges
The bill authorizes multiyear procurement of critical munitions, the F-35 and the Arleigh Burke destroyer.
Raytheon, Lockheed deliver first next-gen Javelin launchers to Army
The new launcher incorporates modern infrared camera technology that allows for easier and faster target detection and is smaller and lighter than the legacy unit.
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Accelerating space power through software-defined mission dominance
As space threats continue to evolve, existing satellites need new capabilities to defend and protect, even after launch.
Amid FPV threat, Aussie company to offer Ukraine armored roofs for ATVs
Ballistic protection from overhead dangers come as modern militaries learn to cope with FPV killers.
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Beyond satellites: Why FOG inertial navigation is the new imperative for land warfare
The era of uncontested GPS dominance is over. As counterspace threats and electronic warfare redefine the battlefield, learn how Exail’s Fiber Optic Gyro (FOG) technology provides the high-end stability and autonomous “source of truth” required for land maneuver and precision fires in GNSS-denied environments.
Syria joins Turkey’s Efes 2026, one of nine nations participating for first time
Bulgaria, The Netherlands, Sweden, Japan, Egypt, Poland, Vietnam, Portugal and Syria were first-time participants.
Loitering munitions, launched effects had strong presence at SOF Week 2026
"The [Rogue 1] Block 2 upgrade leverages user feedback to greatly enhance performance, resilience, and operational capability, all while maintaining existing form-factor,” a Teledyne FLIR statement read.