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Air Warfare

What we learned about GCAP at the Farnborough Airshow

By Tim Martin

Networks & Digital Warfare

Oracle inks $7 billion deal to consolidate Pentagon software purchases

The up to ten-year contract could yield $441 million in savings, the DoD CIO said.

By Mark Pomerleau

Pentagon

Pentagon eyes November to demo ground-launched, precision strike weapons

Aligned with the new autonomy czar shop, the department plans to spend $250 million evaluating options and moving out with initial deals for its new Ground-Based Affordable Mass initiative.

By Ashley Roque

Opinion

It is time to reconsider the costs of new energetics

Considering only the price tag of a munition and its energetic filling may lead the US military to seriously undervalue improved energetics, argues CSBA's Tyler Hacker.

By Tyler Hacker

Latest News

Air Warfare

Angry over Gaza, France bars Israeli firms from major defense show Eurosatory

An exhibitor list shows dozens of Israeli firms are already signed up to show off their wares at the upcoming defense exhibition in Paris.

By Lee Ferran

Congress

US senator urges admin to direct funding towards new Ohio sub repair facilities

The senator is backing a proposal by Bartlett Maritime Corp., which has been pitching the US Navy on sub repair facilities in Ohio for years.

By Justin Katz

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How defensive cyber responds to hockey-stick growth of AI-driven threats

Artificial intelligence is reshaping adversarial cyber operations at machine speed, requiring defenders to increase operational tempo while imposing pain and cost.

By Breaking Defense

Air Warfare

Austin, Chinese defense minister meet for first ‘constructive’ face-to-face

In reportedly frank talks, US and Chinese military chiefs discuss Taiwan, South China Sea, and, according to the Pentagon, Beijing's support for Russia's war in Ukraine.

By Colin Clark

Global

Lebanon launches first maritime strategy, including focus on maritime border security

The new strategy, obtained first by Breaking Defense, presents specific security challenges from threats to communication cables and a limited ability to intervene on the water to maintain maritime security and safety.

By Agnes Helou

Air Warfare

At Shangri La, senators say US must boost defense spending in showdown with China

Sen. Tammy Duckworth said she "wouldn't commit" to such a dramatic jump in spending as floated by Sen. Roger Wicker, but she "certainly welcome[s] that conversation."

By Colin Clark

Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense

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‘Easier access’: US export change for the UAE to boost Emirati drones, AI tech

Naval Warfare

In first, US uses sea drones in combat in Iran strikes: CENTCOM

Air Warfare

Auterion, Ukrainian drone-maker Skyfall to supply 50,000 FPVs

Networks & Digital Warfare

Air Force pushing contractors to purge Anthropic by Sept. 1: Memo

Pentagon

New drone czar’s success hinges on personalities, Pentagon politics: Experts

Opinion

The AI disinformation gap the Pentagon may be missing

Air Warfare

Ondas makes $876M acquisition of DYZNE, latest in acquisition spree

Pentagon

EXCLUSIVE: Hegseth creates autonomy czar to manage almost all drone efforts

Land Warfare

Overland AI nets Marine Corps autonomous ground vehicle contract

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Pentagon seeks to hire ‘hundreds’ of software engineers for 2-year tours

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Europe’s military advantage depends on sovereign command of the ground truth

As NATO and European governments accelerate investment in space-based intelligence, decision advantage will depend on how quickly sovereign and commercial capabilities can be fused into a trusted operational picture.

By Vantor

Air Warfare

Japan to award contract for Glide Phase Interceptor work by March 2025

Kazuya Yonekura, director of guided weapons project management division of the Japanese ministry of defense, spoke to Breaking Defense in Tokyo.

By Valerie Insinna

Global

Proposed AUKUS exemption a good start, but ‘more work to do,’ industry trade group says

The State Department should consider revising its draft language to reduce the technologies excluded from export control exemptions, which currently include submarines-related technologies and larger drones, the AIA said in recommendations to the department.

By Valerie Insinna

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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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Global

The National Guard is essential to America’s Indo-Pacific strategy

In this op-ed, Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson discusses how the National Guard has been working with allies in the Indo-Pacific.

By Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson

All Domain

New contract expands Maven AI’s users ‘from hundreds to thousands’ worldwide, Palantir says

Evolved from JAIC’s controversial Project Maven, Palantir’s Maven Smart System pulls together data from satellites, social media and other disparate sources for military commanders and planners.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Networks & Digital Warfare

How cybersecurity for multi-domain operations needs to evolve

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Pentagon

What to expect from the US at the 2026 NATO summit

Pentagon

Why the Pentagon is in a hurry to spend $152 billion

Pentagon

Why Trump invoked the Defense Production Act now

Pentagon

3 things to know about delayed US arms sales to allies

Pentagon

Pentagon considers restoring Army aviation cuts

Pentagon

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

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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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Land Warfare

US Marines buy 200 tactical robots from Israel’s Roboteam amid all-time high demand: CEO

Roboteam's Matan Shirvi told Breaking Defense the Micro Tactical Ground Robot the Marines are getting has been "customized" to their "operational needs."

By Seth J. Frantzman

Naval Warfare

Amphib Boxer soon to be sidelined again for 18 months of maintenance

A new government contracting notice says the ship will undergo maintenance from April 2025 through October 2026.

By Justin Katz

Global

European Defense Fund invests in ‘Bodyguard’ satellite development to ‘counteract’ orbital threats

The project is designed "to increase Europe’s independence and superiority in space," the EDF's two-page fact sheet says.

By Theresa Hitchens

Global

Israel’s Defense Minister threads the needle between running a war and political ambitions

Yoav Gallant has been tasked with running the war in Gaza, but his calls for long-term plans have him at political headwinds with Benjamin Netanyahu.

By Seth J. Frantzman