Breaking Defense

China showed off its nukes and caused problems in the region: 5 Indo-Pacific stories from 2025

By Mike Yeo

Space

Tory Bruno to lead new Blue Origin national security unit

The company's announcement did not explain how the new National Security Group would change, if at all, Blue Origin's current organization and/or practices under its national security unit headed since August by Tom Martin.

By Theresa Hitchens

Land Warfare

Israel’s multi-front war, lasers and unmanned systems: 2025 review

Amid controversial conflicts, Israel's defense industry powered through 2025, expanding its international customer base.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Congress

Industry chaos, congressional clampdowns and secret CCA contracts: 2025 review

I didn't include Taylor Swift song recommendations this time, but if you're asking me my favorite tune off "The Life of A Showgirl," it's "Ruin the Friendship."

By Valerie Insinna

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Air Warfare

At the NATO summit, a turbulent Middle East likely to stay in the background: Analysts

After years of fighting in the MENA, Southwest Asian regions, NATO’s priorities clearly lie elsewhere, experts told Breaking Defense.

By Agnes Helou

Global

On the ground at Kyiv’s Okhmadyt children’s hospital, scenes of chaos and devastation

Breaking Defense contributor Kollen Post reports from the remains of Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt children's hospital, following a Russian missile strike that has drawn global condemnation.

By Kollen Post

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With the Reagan National Defense Forum in the rearview mirror, lawmakers are zeroing in on a $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act.

Global

NATO summit to have distinctly Indo-Pacific tinge, as Europe looks to China challenge

A senior US official said the NATO summit will feature a number of topics of discussion with Asian partners, including the role China is playing in Ukraine, cyber threats and emerging technologies.

By Reuben Johnson

Congress

House Speaker to push new package of legislation to ‘punish’ China

“We will build our sanctions package, punish the Chinese military firms that provide material support to Russia and Iran, and we'll consider options to restrict outbound investments in China,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson. “We're working on a piece of legislation to move this fall on that very thing.”

By Valerie Insinna

Global

US giving Poland another $2B loan to buy American-made weapons (Exclusive)

Warsaw "has a list of things they want to achieve" with the cash infusion, a State Department official told Breaking Defense ahead of a forthcoming formal announcement.

By Aaron Mehta

Air Warfare

‘No alternatives’: Pentagon doubles down as new Sentinel ICBM’s cost jumps to $141 billion

The Air Force revealed today that it has embarked on a restructuring of the troubled but critical long-range missile program, which is now expected to cost 81 percent more than initially estimated.

By Michael Marrow

Global

NATO’s DIANA accelerator seeks tech for 5 focus areas with new round of funding

After the pilot year of the accelerator program, Estonia's defense minister said it received "incredibly positive feedback" and would continue for another year, calling it an “important catalyst for innovation.”

By Carley Welch

Air Warfare

Alamo Ace 2025 Air Force Cyber Transformation

Air Force cyber resilience in focus

Cyber resilience has become a frontline mission for the US military. Breaking Defense’s new eBook rounds up key reporting from the 2025 Alamo ACE conference with the latest developments in cyber offense and defense.

By Breaking Defense

Space

Space Force plans first-of-a-kind conclave to prioritize user needs

"We have to have models that allow us to meet 24/7, mission requirements while simultaneously surging to the needs and demands of combatant commanders," Lt. Gen. David Miller said.

By Theresa Hitchens

Air Warfare

Norway’s Chief of Defence: Allies are more than friends, in every direction

In an exclusive op-ed, Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen, Chief of Defence of Norway, lays out how he views the threat environment in Europe.

By Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen

Space

Scout Space nabs DARPA deal to simulate autonomous satellite swarming

The BRIDGES project is Scout's first with DARPA, but the company's SDA-related software and hardware — including its "plug and play" optical sensor packages designed as hosted payloads — already have caught the eye of Space Force officials.

By Theresa Hitchens

Global

$2 billion AUD deal for top secret Aussie cloud with AWS

The new cloud deal "will enhance Defence’s resilience, improve the ADF’s warfighting capacity, (and) strengthen interoperability with key international partners," Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said.

By Colin Clark

Air Warfare

Ticking clock: Northern NATO defense chiefs see ever-closing ‘window’ to prepare for Russia

Five NATO defense chiefs laid out for Breaking Defense how they view the timeline until Russia could be ready to invade a NATO nation.

By Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran

Naval Warfare

Erik Raven, Navy No. 2 civilian, to step down

Given the election year, it's unlikely a new undersecretary will be confirmed prior to November's races being decided.

By Justin Katz

Air Warfare

Air Force requests more money for drone wingmen effort

A reprogramming request recently submitted to Capitol Hill by the Pentagon asks for permission to shift an additional $150 million into the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, a budget increase of nearly 40 percent.

By Valerie Insinna and Michael Marrow

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China showed off its nukes and caused problems in the region: 5 Indo-Pacific stories from 2025

Tory Bruno to lead new Blue Origin national security unit

Israel’s multi-front war, lasers and unmanned systems: 2025 review

Industry chaos, congressional clampdowns and secret CCA contracts: 2025 review

Latest News

At the NATO summit, a turbulent Middle East likely to stay in the background: Analysts

On the ground at Kyiv’s Okhmadyt children’s hospital, scenes of chaos and devastation

With the Reagan National Defense Forum in the rearview mirror, lawmakers are zeroing in on a $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act.

NATO summit to have distinctly Indo-Pacific tinge, as Europe looks to China challenge

House Speaker to push new package of legislation to ‘punish’ China

US giving Poland another $2B loan to buy American-made weapons (Exclusive)

Multi-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations

France’s Safran.AI, UAE’s TII team up on agentic AI for geospatial intelligence

Joint Ukraine-NATO training and analysis team gets classified, AI-enabled Google Cloud

IBCS set for full rate production, Polish milestone, Northrop says

Golden Dome implementation plan under review, Congress may get look this week

Army doubles balloons for upcoming SWARMS demo, adds NORAD to the mix

Golden Dome SBIs will need to be defended from adversary attack: Experts

Pentagon formalizes conventional forces’ role in irregular warfare, but will it stick?

‘That’s a tank’: Army introduces AI-aided target recognition to Next Gen C2 prototype

US slams ‘discriminatory’ draft EU space law as imperiling NATO cooperation

‘No alternatives’: Pentagon doubles down as new Sentinel ICBM’s cost jumps to $141 billion

NATO’s DIANA accelerator seeks tech for 5 focus areas with new round of funding

Air Force cyber resilience in focus

Space Force plans first-of-a-kind conclave to prioritize user needs

Norway’s Chief of Defence: Allies are more than friends, in every direction

Scout Space nabs DARPA deal to simulate autonomous satellite swarming

Golden Dome: The Path Forward

Inside Honeywell’s business strategy for Golden Dome

Golden Dome faces challenges of size, scope and scale from every angle

Can space-based interceptors really work? What to know about Trump’s plan [VIDEO]

China and Russia won’t like Golden Dome. Here’s how they might respond. [VIDEO]

Golden Dome: Tackling the myths and rumors around America’s new missile shield [VIDEO]

$2 billion AUD deal for top secret Aussie cloud with AWS

Ticking clock: Northern NATO defense chiefs see ever-closing ‘window’ to prepare for Russia

Erik Raven, Navy No. 2 civilian, to step down

Air Force requests more money for drone wingmen effort