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Pentagon awards Dell $9.7 billion contract to consolidate software licenses

Space

Dept. of Air Force ‘still working’ to sort space programs into acquisition portfolios: Ainsworth

The Department of the Air Force in "the coming days" will announce the finalized PAE structure along with the names of each office leader, Thomas Ainsworth, acting space acquisition chief, said.

By Theresa Hitchens

Global

After Iran attacks, Turkish industry seeing increased Gulf interest in air defense platforms

Both companies expressed their readiness to transfer technology in line with mandates in Gulf states to localize defense production.

By Agnes Helou

Pentagon, Air Warfare

How the US, allies and adversaries see the future of drone wingmen

In the third video focused on manned-unmanned teaming, we trace how the concept has evolved inside the US defense industry and among other militaries across the globe.

By Breaking Defense Video

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Land Warfare

Army eyeing first Human Machine Integrated Formations in 2027, common controller for robotics

“We don't want a robot wandering off the battlefield. We don't want one being taken over by a potential adversary,” RCCTO Director Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch told Breaking Defense.

By Ashley Roque

Global

NATO picks Palantir’s Maven AI for military planning, amid trans-Atlantic tension

American Combatant Commands worldwide already make heavy use of Palantir’s Maven Smart System to rapidly share and analyze planning data. Now NATO will start using it too.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

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We travel to eastern Europe for drone testing with NATO troops before briefly reviewing the history of unmanned systems.

Pentagon

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.

By Breaking Defense

Global

From bureaucracy to battle: Increase direct funding to combatant commanders

Chip Walter argues in this op-ed that more funding should be given directly to the combatant commands via the Defense Innovation Unit Fielding line.

By Chip Walter

Space

Space Force picks up pace of on-orbit refueling experiments

Space Systems Command is moving out with a trio of projects — contracting with Northrop Grumman for two separate experiments, and with Astroscale US for the first on-orbit refueling operation involving a military satellite.

By Theresa Hitchens

Networks & Digital Warfare

Hegseth slashes $5.1B in Pentagon contracts for IT consulting, ‘non-essential’ activities

A memo from the secretary of defense also directs the Pentagon's Chief Information Officer to prepare to negotiate more favorable cloud computing service deals.

By Carley Welch

Air Warfare

Reporter’s Notebook: A lack of clear Navy messaging at Sea Air Space

The changeover at the White House and the firing of senior officers could be felt at this year's Sea Air Space exposition.

By Justin Katz

Congress

Save the Minerva Research Initiative — Again

Nicholas Evans in this op-ed explains the historic importance of the Minerva Research Initiative, and the implications of the initiative being shut down.

By Nick Evans

Air Warfare

Indonesia eyes joining Turkish 5th-generation fighter jet program KAAN

"Indonesia wants to participate in the development of the 'KAAN' 5th-generation fighter jet and submarine development with the Turkish industry," the Indonesian president said at a press conference with his Turkish counterpart.

By Agnes Helou

Air Warfare

Ukraine Defense Contact Group pledges ‘record’ $23 billion-plus military aid boost

In parallel with the German military aid uplift, the UK said it is “surging” military support to Ukraine by leading on a £450 million ($583 million) package co-funded by Norway, featuring “hundreds of thousands” of drones, radar systems and anti-tank mines.

By Tim Martin

Congress

Caine confirmed as Joint Chiefs chairman, becoming Trump’s top military adviser

Lt. Gen. Dan Caine has promised to give the president his best military advice “even when the president may have different feelings about it," he told lawmakers previously.

By Valerie Insinna

Global

Beyond ‘branding’: AUKUS nations look to outside partners for Pillar II tech

“The reality is, we're already doing AUKUS Pillar II stuff with many of our allies and partners,” Vice Adm. Rob Gaucher, the US Navy’s top submariner, said.

By Aaron Mehta

Space

Space Force takes ownership of first Meadowlands satellite jammer

The program was designed to both to increase mobility and improve the jamming capabilities of the Space Force's legacy Counter Communications System, to include providing multi-frequency jamming in S-band and X-band.

By Theresa Hitchens

Global

Western ‘coalition of the willing’ stumbles on reassurance force troop numbers, timeline

“We are stepping up as one ready to secure Ukraine's future following any peace deal, we advance the momentum of that planning here today, planning to put Ukraine in [the] strongest possible position to protect its sovereignty and to deter any future Russian aggression," John Healey, UK defense secretary, said.

By Tim Martin

Air Warfare

Zeitenwende reloaded: Cash is good, but can Germany reform its procurement processes?

Philipp Rombach lays out steps the new German government should take in order to better support the Bundeswehr.

By Philipp G. Rombach

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Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense

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