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Pentagon

Golden Dome, out-years and lots of missiles: Details of Trump’s $1.5T defense budget request

By Ashley Roque, Valerie Insinna, Theresa Hitchens, Michael Marrow, Diana Stancy and Carley Welch

Space

EXCLUSIVE: SDA’s Sandhoo likely to lead Space Force Missile Warning & Tracking portfolio

It is unclear whether Gurpartap "GP" Sandhoo will keep his role as SDA acting director under a double-hat, but one industry source said that is the most likely solution at least in the near term.

By Theresa Hitchens

Global

Villagers in South Lebanon hang on to hope and their homes as war continues

“My house is my only shelter, and I don’t want to leave it,” one villager told Breaking Defense.

By Agnes Helou

Air Warfare

US F-15E fighter jet downed by Iran, rescue operations underway

The loss of an American fighter jet over Iran would appear to be the first manned American aircraft downed over Iran during Operation Epic Fury.

By Michael Marrow and Ashley Roque

Latest News

Global

Japan looks to revamp defense industry after years of downsizing

“The Japanese defense industry as a whole is really hurting from the hollowing out of those second tier and third tier suppliers,” said Yuki Tatsumi, director of the Japan program at the Stimson Center. “Left to its own devices, I just don't think it's sustainable long term.”

By Valerie Insinna

Naval Warfare

Anduril wins solid rocket motor test, development contract for Navy’s SM-6

It's a key win for a company still working its way into the solid rocket motor industry.

By Justin Katz

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• What NATO wants most, and how Breaking Defense is expanding in Europe

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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine

The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.

By Epirus

Networks & Digital Warfare

‘Not just another jobs board’: DoD’s ‘GigEagle’ initiative to ID short-term Pentagon talent

"This is giving the ability to precisely identify target and engage talent that we just didn't even know about,” Air Force Lt. Col. Chuck Kubik, a project lead on GigEagle, told Breaking Defense. 

By Carley Welch

Global

Leonardo and KNDS pull plug on main battle tank and IFV cooperation

“The parties did not manage to agree on [Leopard] configuration and consequently, talks about Leonardo’s strategic participation in KNDS have also fallen short,” Frank Haun, CEO of KNDS NV, said in a company statement.

By Tim Martin

Air Warfare

House appropriators spending bill report shows key changes across procurement, R&D

Funding tables show the detailed changes House appropriators make in their $833 billion version of the FY25 spending bill, with big cuts to programs like the Air Force's beleaguered Sentinel ICBM.

By Theresa Hitchens, Justin Katz, Valerie Insinna and Michael Marrow

Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense

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Networks & Digital Warfare

First set of defensive cyber kits to be delivered to CYBERCOM units

Networks & Digital Warfare

Judge grants Anthropic preliminary injunction but Pentagon CTO says ban still stands

Land Warfare

Companies to enter negotiations to build commercial data centers on Army installations

Global

Swiss Destinus, Shield AI wrap European drone autonomy test campaign

Networks & Digital Warfare

Trump admin’s comments could undermine case against Anthropic in court: Experts

Networks & Digital Warfare

Pentagon CTO ‘pretty confident’ about life after Anthropic

Global

Baykar unveils K2 Kamikaze drone with AI, swarming capabilities

Networks & Digital Warfare

Anthropic CEO says Pentagon ban less harsh than Hegseth had threatened

Networks & Digital Warfare

Pentagon’s new chief data officer to push ‘AI capabilities to warfighters’

Networks & Digital Warfare

AI giant Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ agree to Pentagon demands

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Answering the demand signal to move faster, field sooner, iterate continuously

As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.

By Breaking Defense

Networks & Digital Warfare

Cybersecurity for multi-domain operations webinar

On-demand webinar examining the latest trends and challenges in cybersecurity.

By Breaking Defense

Congress

It’s time to make a new international cooperation office within the Pentagon

In this op-ed, Jerry McGinn says the Senate Armed Services Committee should seriously consider the creation of a new office inside DoD for international cooperation.

By Jerry McGinn

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Why enterprise IT modernization matters now – and how to “delight by design”

Do more with less: streamline workflows, reduce duplication, invest upfront to save long-term.

By Breaking Defense

Global

In a first, Malaysia inks agreement to procure 3 Turkish corvettes

“These important meetings and agreements not only represent significant progress in our defense industry cooperation, but also herald a new strategic partnership era between Turkey and Malaysia," a senior Turkish official said.

By Agnes Helou

Air Warfare

Department of the Air Force announces new generative AI program: NIPRGPT

NIPRGPT will help airmen and guardians with correspondence, research and coding tasks all while being connected to a secure online environment, according to an announcement.

By Carley Welch

Global

In South Lebanon, empty villages, ruined crops and fears of what comes next

During a recent trip to the border between Israel and Lebanon, Breaking Defense took in the destruction that eight months of conflict has wrought.

By Agnes Helou

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Pentagon

Will the Pentagon have to cut exercises to pay for the Iran war?

Pentagon

Pentagon comptroller says a ‘generational investment’ is coming, but when?

Pentagon

The Pentagon wants to buy 30,000 new drones. Here are the key questions.

Pentagon

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All Domain

New Pentagon AI & data chief plans big initiatives for fall, from back office to battlefield (EXCLUSIVE)

The recent announcements on Palantir’s Maven Smart System and other strategic tools are just the start, CDAO Radha Plumb told Breaking Defense, with announcements on tactical and business systems coming by fall.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

All Domain

Inside Ukraine, startups try to edge Russia in the electronic warfare race

On the ground in Ukraine, Breaking Defense got a close-up look at a trio of startups taking the lessons from the front and trying to give Kyiv an edge in the ongoing electronic warfare duel with Russia's forces.

By Kollen Post

Air Warfare

Israel’s IAI rolls out Air Lora, a new air-launched ballistic missile

Ari Maman, a Business Development Executive at IAI told Breaking Defense that the company developed the Air Lora because “we see a big market for this product.”

By Seth J. Frantzman

Naval Warfare

Navy investment in BlueForge Alliance up to $500 million, and growing

The Texas-based non-profit quickly made a name for itself by running ads for its BuildSubmarines.com website on major sports and entertainment events.

By Justin Katz