Breaking Defense

Latvian official warns Russia ‘tempted to test’ European readiness, sounds alarm over border issues

Germany changes course on plans to buy MQ-28 drone wingman: Boeing official

Germany has set a target of 2029 to field a CCA, which would make it the first European country to reach such a milestone, but that timeline now looks to be in doubt.

By Tim Martin

Air Warfare

Zone 5 ‘found a spot’ in drone interceptor market with new Eclipse: CEO

CEO Thomas Akers told Breaking Defense that the company’s recent acquisition by Norwegian defense firm Kongsberg offers “an immediate step change” for the startup firm, whose portfolio now spans from a reusable drone interceptor to a low-cost cruise missile.

By Michael Marrow

Land Warfare

Open system architecture will be ‘hyper important’ in downselect of Army’s XM30: Senior official

An open systems architecture allows the Army and its industry partners to plug new and different software and hardware capabilities into the platform.

By Carley Welch

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Air Warfare

Istari unveils Lockheed partnership in hopes of digitally certifying aircraft

“Showing up with the right product too late is a losing strategy,” said Istari CEO Will Roper. “When I look at the world of technology that's so inspiring to me, they live by the gospel of speed.”

By Michael Marrow

Air Warfare

EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon reveals 5 more funded RDER projects, including a top Marine priority

The Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve, brainchild of Pentagon CTO Heidi Shyu, has funded low-profile but high-value niche technologies the services couldn’t or wouldn’t, from robot boats to a multi-domain targeting node.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

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From directed energy to AI and hardening, JIATF-401 is widening counter-UAS options

There is no single answer to the drone threat, pushing the Pentagon toward a broader mix of defenses.

By Barry Rosenberg and Casey Laughman

Air Warfare

South Korea cleared to buy ‘up to’ 36 new Apache AH-64E helicopters

In addition, the State Department announced three other Foreign Military Sales approvals, for the Netherlands, Finland and Australia.

By Aaron Mehta

Global

Hanwha names new CEO to lead American defense business

Michael Smith, announced today as the new CEO of Hanwha Defense USA, is a Navy veteran who has held senior leadership positions at Lockheed Martin, HII and BAE Systems.

By Valerie Insinna

Global

UK launches first military spy satellite from Falcon 9 rocket

The Tyche satellite is the lead system from the wider £968 million ($1.2 billion) ISTARI programme, aimed at delivering a multi-satellite ISR constellation, together with future ground systems, by 2031.

By Tim Martin

Land Warfare

The Army’s Digital Transformation

AI is reshaping the Army’s approach to cyber, electronic warfare and command and control. At TechNet Augusta 2026, leaders outlined how they’re turning emerging technology into capabilities for the battlefield.

By Breaking Defense

Land Warfare

The sights of GVSETS 2024 [PHOTOS]

A collection of photos from the ground at the 2024 Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering & Technology Symposium in Novi, Michigan.

By Alyssa Schonhaut

Space

Hydrosat launches first payload to monitor hot-spots on Earth

The company's capability to precisely measure land surface temperatures — using data from a wide variety or Earth monitoring satellites and a software suite for data fusion — has potential military and national security applications.

By Theresa Hitchens

Networks & Digital Warfare

Pentagon submits new proposed rule to implement CMMC 2.0

The new proposal includes new requirements for contracting officers, ensuring that parties bidding on Pentagon contracts are properly protecting sensitive information.

By Carley Welch

Air Warfare

Navy finishes first control room on aircraft carrier designed to operate MQ-25

The installation is an important milestone in bringing MQ-25 into operations.

By Justin Katz

Land Warfare

US Army pushing forward with organic industrial base modernization

Brig. Gen. Michael B. Lalor, head of the Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM), told Breaking Defense this week the service plans to break ground in FY25 on the Long Range Precision Fires Facility at Watervliet Arsenal, NY.

By Flavia Camargos Pereira

Land Warfare

‘Money truck’ awaits: Army officials chafe at defense industry’s inability to increase production

“I am personally no longer interested in hearing about COVID. That time is over, okay? It is time to deliver and produce and meet the commitment,” Brig. Gen. Michael Lalor said at GVSETS 2024.

By Flavia Camargos Pereira

Air Warfare

Japan inks deal on 2 General Atomics SeaGuardian surveillance drones

These two MQ-9s are separate from the three aircraft currently on a contractor-owned, contractor-operated lease to the Japan Coast Guard.

By Colin Clark

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