Breaking Defense

Pentagon informed Army ‘just a couple of days ago’ on decision to halt Poland deployment

AIRO’s ‘slowed rotor’ hybrid-electric VTOL drone aims to solve resupply issues

Company executives told Breaking Defense the dual-use design targets a logistics gap between rear-operational hubs and forward units.

By Barry Rosenberg

Air Warfare

UK picks 4 companies for Apache drone wingman demonstrator project

Britain's BAE Systems, as well as the British arms of US-based Anduril, Portugal’s Tekever and French manufacturer Thales, have been chosen for the concept demonstrator effort, dubbed Project NYX.

By Tim Martin

Pentagon, Air Warfare

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.

By Breaking Defense Video

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Air Warfare

Israeli military, defense firms race to find solution to FPV drone threats

From smart rifles to counter-drone drones, smaller Israeli firms say tech can counter the deadly battlefield development.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Congress

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.

By Valerie Insinna

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We explore the US military's newest tranche of declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena before visiting a tank training facility in northern Europe.

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

Air Warfare, Networks & Digital Warfare

L3Harris turns handheld radios into counter-drone jammers

The forthcoming Wraith Shield software update uses the existing antenna to scan for drone control signals, identify enemy ones, and jam them, L3Harris executives told reporters.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Air Warfare

Air Force expects new KC-46 vision system in 2028 as lawmakers question price hike

Sen. Kevin Cramer said lawmakers "need more information for sure" about projected price increases for the air refueler, which budget documents show could climb by $100 million per tail.

By Michael Marrow

Naval Warfare

After Middle East ops, Navy to start feeling funding crunch this summer: CNO

The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is expected to face increased maintenance due to its extended deployment.

By Diana Stancy

Congress

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.

By Breaking Defense Video

Pentagon

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).

By Carley Welch

Air Warfare

Air Force greenlights requirements for MQ-9A Reaper drone replacement

“There is, I think, a burgeoning interest across the broader defense industrial base on what comes next,” said Air Force Lt. Gen. Luke Cropsey.

By Michael Marrow

Pentagon

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.

By Barry Rosenberg

Opinion

Six key takeaways about Iran’s missiles, two months into the war

From the necessity of air defense to the perils of dwindling stockpiles, here are a few key considerations after more than 10 weeks of long-range strikes from Tehran.

By Ralph Savelsberg

Global, Land Warfare

In Latvia, military robots roll across a new communication challenge: woodlands

Several users reported significant challenges with the UGVs’ communication systems, many of them using Starlink, in densely forested areas of the Baltic nation.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Naval Warfare

Trump-class Battleship will get same nuclear reactor as Ford aircraft carrier

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle confirmed the battleship would share several design features with the USS Ford.

By Diana Stancy

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Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense

‘Insatiable appetite’ for AI: Maven usage surged for strikes on Iran, Pentagon AI chief says

CYBERCOM requests 2,660 percent increase in AI for cyber operations

Top Pentagon tech officials optimistic Mythos-style AI tools will improve cyber defense

Army plans fast follow-up to AI cyber wargame with industry: Officials

Synthesized Command & Control: A new way human choices can guide AI warfighting

Pentagon clears 8 tech firms to deploy their AI on its classified networks

Pentagon workers vibe-code 100,000 AI ‘agents’ to use on unclassified networks

Not one-drone-fits-all: Admirals stress unmanned systems tailored to the mission

Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ testbed hot-swaps AI brains mid-flight

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How the Army is developing its C2 plans

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Trump-class Battleship will get same nuclear reactor as Ford aircraft carrier