How drones can navigate without GPS
Absolute positioning is critical in contested and denied environments.
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DAF study finds new space launch site ‘probably’ required
Lt. Gen. David Miller, Space Force deputy for Strategy, Plans, Programs and Requirements, said on Tuesday that the service alone is looking at some 1,000 launches between fiscal 2027 and 2031.
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.
DARPA’s robotic servicing mission to finally fly this summer
The Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites mission, a partnership between DARPA and Northrop Grumman, will result in the first US on-orbit servicing capability, according to company officials.
Space Force names Sandhoo as head of new missile warning/tracking PAE
As of May 11, Sandhoo is double hatted as both head of the PAE and director of the Space Development Agency.
Diving into Golden Dome’s new pricetag, plus winning the Army’s network wars
This week on The Break Out, we review the latest tensions over Golden Dome's forecasted costs before visiting Colorado where special forces and infantry linked up for a novel exercise at Fort Carson.
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.
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Voyager is fortifying the U.S. Defense supply chain
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
US, close allies creating joint ‘orbital warfare’ plan: SPACECOM chief
Gen. Stephen Whiting told the Mitchell Institute today that SPACECOM also plans to continue its Apollo Insights table-top exercises with commercial industry on a quarterly basis this year.
Inside the Pentagon’s latest ‘alien’ files, plus driving a CV90 in northern Sweden
This week on The Break Out, we explore the US military's newest tranche of declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena before visiting a training facility in northern Europe.
SOCOM to test SkyFi satellite imagery-to-tablet prototype
SkyFi's Sovereign Intelligence Platform for US Special Operations Command is designed to allow commanders in the field to task a commercial satellite for near-real time imagery.
AI ‘explainability’ is a ‘major concern’ for National Reconnaissance Office: Director
Outgoing NRO Director Chris Scolese said the agency is expanding its work to allow analysts to understand how AI does its analysis.
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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.
AI ‘blueprint’ coming soon to NGA to help ‘operationalize’ GEOINT
In her first major speech since taking the reins at NGA, Lt. Gen. Michelle Bredenkamp also said the agency has stood up a new Rapid Capabilities Office to speed integration of innovative commercial tech.
Space Force boosts contract ceiling for Andromeda space monitoring sats to $6.2B
The Andromeda IDIQ contract vehicle will fund a replacement for the current GSSAP on-orbit inspection satellites as well as the classified SILENTBARKER space surveillance birds.
NATO needs policies, standards for sharing AI-enhanced geospatial intel: Official
"The path to AI-enabled, allied intelligence advantage runs primarily through governance, not necessarily through additional capability," said UK Royal Marine Maj. Gen. Paul Lynch, who directs NATO intelligence policy.
Former NASA head Jim Bridenstine takes helm at Quantum Space
The former NASA administrator still has eyes for the moon, but is now focusing on possible future Space Force operations in cislunar space.