Iran’s Navy won’t rebuild for 5 to 10 years, country unable to support proxies: CENTCOM
"Today, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis are all cut off from Iran's weapons supply and support,” Adm. Brad Cooper, told SASC members.
CBO’s $1.2 trillion Golden Dome estimate based on bad data: Guetlein
Gen. Michael Guetlein, who previously said the project would cost $185 billion, insisted DoD would be able to deploy an "operational system" to defend the entire US homeland by 2028.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
The case for a $24 Billion Special Operations budget
SOCOM's budget has been flat since FY2019, but demand for SOF capabilities has risen 300 percent in the past five years, argue former acting SecDef Chris Miller and Phil Anderson of SOF Action.
House Foreign Affairs greenlights trio of arms sale bills, including Taiwan support
The committee tanked one bill, which would have allowed any country to use Foreign Military Financing to purchase weapons through the commercial sales process.
What Don Bacon has sizzling before he leaves office
The departing lawmaker and former Air Force officer still has a few things on his to-do list before the end of the 119th Congress.
Pentagon launches new framework agreements to acquire 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles
The agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 commence the launch of the new Low Cost Containerization Munitions Program (LCCMP).
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Winning the cognitive domain — A methodology built for democratic constraints
The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.
Working ‘outside the lines’ to scale production isn’t working: Cadenazzi
DIU still vets drone tech, but a new strategy says wartime scaling requires internal attention and reform from others.
Why loyal wingman drones may be the future of global airpower
Breaking Defense launches a new video series focused on manned-unmanned teaming and the future of military aviation.
Price tag for Iran war ticks up to $29B, not including base damage
"We're not making an estimate for MILCON [military construction] at this time. We don't know what our future posture is going to be," said Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst.
Golden Dome-style missile shield could cost up to $1.2T over 20 years, CBO estimates
The Congressional Budget Office said it was "impossible" to get a true cost for Golden Dome, as DoD hasn't revealed details about its envisioned architecture.
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Voyager is fortifying the U.S. Defense supply chain
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
Hegseth says E-7 Wedgetail ‘has a future,’ reversing planned cancellation
The Boeing E-7 Wedgetail previously faced the axe under the Trump administration, but pressure from lawmakers and a new “mindset” at the Pentagon have revived its prospects.
Munitions at risk? Inside the Pentagon’s $350B gamble
Congress has teed up a second reconciliation bill with immigration enforcement money, but future reconciliation funds for defense remain nebulous.
Top Pentagon tech officials optimistic Mythos-style AI tools will improve cyber defense
Mythos is just the first of a new generation of AIs that can patch vulnerable code at superhuman speed, said Pentagon CTO Emil Michael and Cyber Policy chief Katie Sutton, downplaying the uniqueness of Anthropic.
How does budget reconciliation work? Here’s everything you need to know.
Valerie Insinna outlines how Congress draws up a military spending plan for the year ahead.