The CMMC Phase II pause “shouldn’t be a shocker to anybody,” according to Katie Arrington, thought of as the creator of CMMC. But, she said, at the end of the day the Pentagon is likely to come back around to where it is now, realizing “that there really is no other way to get compliance.”
John Baylouny sat down with Breaking Defense to lay out his plans for both organic and inorganic growth.
Drawing on Breaking Defense's TechNet Cyber 2026 coverage, this eBook examines how the Pentagon is advancing AI, cybersecurity, and cyber strategy to strengthen the future force.
Top Pentagon officials said as currently executed, CMMC is too prohibitively burdensome on the Defense Industrial Base.
The US military posted a video of the unmanned surface vessels appearing to approach docks and explode.
As NATO and European governments accelerate investment in space-based intelligence, decision advantage will depend on how quickly sovereign and commercial capabilities can be fused into a trusted operational picture.
Skyfall said that the Shrike has destroyed a wide range of Russian military assets, with hits on targets including an Mi-8 helicopter, armored vehicles, electronic warfare and artillery systems and a TOS-1A SoIntsepyok heavy flamethrower.
Watch experts discuss foreign influence risks, evolving DoD policy, and strategies for balancing security with scientific collaboration.
The Pentagon's new target is to remove Anthropic department-wide by end of September, even as the AI titan is suing the government to overturn it.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle has been on a “containerized capability campaign."
Depending on who’s named to head the new drone-buying office, and how they handle the inevitable friction, said a former Pentagon AI chief, “it may turn out to be a master stroke ... [or] it could end up looking like the F-35.”
"The Pentagon is building a better mousetrap while the mice are rewriting the blueprint for the house," argues this analyst.
Unveiled at SAHA 2026, ASELSAN’s latest portfolio reflects a layered and integrated defense architecture, bringing together electronic warfare, counter-UAV, airborne and naval capabilities within a unified operational framework.
The forthcoming plan, described in broad strokes to Breaking Defense, is the first of its kind and is akin to the annual Marine Corps Aviation Plan.
After buying eight companies in the last two years, Ondas execs say they will focus on integrating their portfolio of drones “from surface to stratosphere” by developing a new AI command system in partnership with Palantir.
Avoiding vendor lock and providing more room for sensors and upgrades are critical considerations.
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.