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Land Warfare

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

By Carley Welch

Air Warfare

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.

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Space

US, close allies creating joint ‘orbital warfare’ plan: SPACECOM chief

Gen. Stephen Whiting told the Mitchell Institute today that SPACECOM also plans to continue its Apollo Insights table-top exercises with commercial industry on a quarterly basis this year.

By Theresa Hitchens

Congress, Land Warfare

Hegseth: Pentagon is ‘taking another look’ at deep cuts to Army’s aircraft budget

Lawmakers expressed concern over the Army's proposed budget, which takes an ax to high-profile legacy helicopter procurement.

By Carley Welch

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Winning the cognitive domain — A methodology built for democratic constraints

The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.

By Chris Stangle, Peraton

Congress

Price tag for Iran war ticks up to $29B, not including base damage

"We're not making an estimate for MILCON [military construction] at this time. We don't know what our future posture is going to be," said Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst.

By Valerie Insinna

Air Warfare

Golden Dome-style missile shield could cost up to $1.2T over 20 years, CBO estimates

The Congressional Budget Office said it was "impossible" to get a true cost for Golden Dome, as DoD hasn't revealed details about its envisioned architecture.

By Lee Ferran

Global

Australia unveils $45.2 billion defense budget with ramp up in AUKUS spending

This year's budget represents a six percent increase over last year's defense spending.

By Mike Yeo

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Air Warfare

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

Networks & Digital Warfare

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

Networks & Digital Warfare

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

Networks & Digital Warfare

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

Opinion

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

Networks & Digital Warfare

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

Networks & Digital Warfare

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

Naval Warfare

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

Air Warfare

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

Opinion

Inside the rise of Project Maven and AI warfare [Book excerpt]

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America needs next-gen solutions to counter modern air and missile threats

Defending a country the size of the US from threats requires advanced sensing, communications and interception capabilities.

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Air Warfare

Hegseth says E-7 Wedgetail ‘has a future,’ reversing planned cancellation

The Boeing E-7 Wedgetail previously faced the axe under the Trump administration, but pressure from lawmakers and a new “mindset” at the Pentagon have revived its prospects.

By Michael Marrow

Global

In Russian military parade meant to project power, analysts see ‘real vulnerability’

“I think what we saw on Red Square is, in a way… the real nervousness now in Moscow about the sustainability of all this," the Chatham House's Timothy Ash told Breaking Defense.

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Voyager is fortifying the U.S. Defense supply chain

Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.

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Global

Inside the Pentagon’s latest ‘alien’ files, plus driving a CV90 in northern Sweden

This week on The Break Out, we explore the US military's newest tranche of declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena before visiting a training facility in northern Europe.

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Air Warfare

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

DoD users tore through 20 billion tokens a day as Palantir’s Maven Smart System was "leveraged" to help plan and coordinate Operation Epic Fury’s 13,000 airstrikes on Iran, officials said.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Naval Warfare

Navy pushes Congress to back constructing auxiliary ships overseas

The new shipbuilding plan also confirmed that the Trump-class battleship will be nuclear-powered, and that the Navy wants an inventory of 15 battleships by 2056.

By Diana Stancy

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The Pentagon wants 10,000 small cruise missiles. Here’s who is making them.

Pentagon

Key takeaways from Hegseth’s day in front of the House

Pentagon

How the Army is developing its C2 plans

Pentagon

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

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

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

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Land Warfare

Anduril wins Army contract for prototype C2 missile-defense system

The system will use Anduril’s Lattice software, where it will allow the Army to collect and combine information from separate, existing missile-defense systems and transform that data into a comprehensive operating picture.

By Carley Welch

Networks & Digital Warfare

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

The $138 million request aims to see AI contribute measurable improvements ISR, offensive cyber, defensive cyber and integrated foundational activities.

By Mark Pomerleau

Space

SOCOM to test SkyFi satellite imagery-to-tablet prototype

SkyFi's Sovereign Intelligence Platform for US Special Operations Command is designed to allow commanders in the field to task a commercial satellite for near-real time imagery.

By Theresa Hitchens

Global

Saab launches new Carl-Gustaf, air defense munitions, expands production in US, India

The Swedish defense firm has revealed new warheads and provided details on delivery timelines from its new production sites outside Europe.

By Jonas Olsson