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Pentagon eyeing tech testbed expansion along US-Mexico border

“We want to do as much as we can; I would love to continue to bring on new projects, new programs to the border and try it out, but we want to do it in a responsible way that's safe,” Mark Ditlevson, assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs, told Breaking Defense.

By Ashley Roque

Air Warfare

Canada, Ukraine to jointly produce defense tech, part of ‘100-year partnership’

Ottawa also pledged to invest approximately $350 million to purchase air defense interceptors via the Joint Ukraine Multinational Program, also known as JUMPSTART.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

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Global

After suspicious incidents, European group urges ‘vigilance’ for defense firms

The call from the Aerospace, Security & Defence Industries Association of Europe comes as European officials increasingly point the finger at Moscow.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo and Tim Martin

Global, Opinion

Now is the wrong time for the Pentagon to pull back from Europe

The Hudson Institute's Daniel Kochis argues in this op-ed that Russia must remain convinced that America’s presence, combined with European NATO members’ firepower, is enough not to risk a direct confrontation.

By Daniel Kochis

Global

Ukraine's Fire Point display at MSPO included scale models of FP-7 and FP-9 ballistic missiles (Breaking Defense)

CEO of Ukraine’s Fire Point: Freyja anti-ballistic missile program seeks ‘best players’

Iryna Terekh said that when working with European companies, she prefers those that “work and think in Ukrainian speed and [with a] Ukrainian mindset."

By Tim Martin

Air Warfare

What we’re watching for at AFA 2026

Breaking Defense's Aaron Mehta and Michael Marrow preview anticipated developments at this year's AFA conference.

By Breaking Defense Staff

Space

Space Force picks Texas as US home for trinational DARC space radar network

The Space Force expects the US site, the third and final one in the multi-nation DARC network, to complete civil construction in 2029, and begin operations in 2030.

By Theresa Hitchens

Networks & Digital Warfare

Beyond prototypes: Army readies operational NGC2 tech for I Corps

As the Army begins fielding NGC2 to I Corps, software tools will be critical to enable interoperability and getting new capabilities to units faster.

By Mark Pomerleau

Naval Warfare, Pentagon

Why the Pentagon picked an Indiana Navy base to host a nuclear microreactor

The program is driving hard to meet President Trump’s 2028 deadline, officials said, but they have yet to release a formal solicitation, let alone pick a specific vendor and design.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Land Warfare

Army selects Lockheed, Boeing-Anduril team for next phase in IFPC Inc 2 competition

The companies' solutions will move into the developmental phase, an Army spokesperson told Breaking Defense.

By Carley Welch

Air Warfare

Israeli military creates new branch focused on AI, drones and robotics

"The battlefield is changing at a dizzying pace, and we are changing with it,” Israeli military Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Networks & Digital Warfare

DoD cyber strategy aims for ‘something big, something muscular’ in offensive ops

"It's about driving big outcomes and giving the secretary and the president options, more options. We want to move away from things that look like persistent engagement," according to Brig. Gen. William Wilburn, deputy principal cyber advisor for the DoD.

By Mark Pomerleau

Networks & Digital Warfare, Opinion

Overlooking the obvious: The most likely way AI can enable terror attacks

Nightmare scenarios of AI-engineered super-plagues or nuclear bombs have, understandably, attracted the most attention. But there is lots of lower-hanging fruit for terrorists.

By Ryan Brobst

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