Breaking Defense

Space Force slates $1.8B for commercial sats to replace GSSAP neighborhood watch birds

Israel to ramp up production of Arrow interceptors

The announcement came before the US and Iran came to what has turned out to be a shaky ceasefire, one that didn't restrain Israel from striking targets in Lebanon.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Global

UK accuses Russia of covert submarine operation threatening undersea cables

Together with allies, the UK tracked “every mile” of the deployment involving an Akula-class and a pair of Main Directorate for Deep Sea Research (GUGI) surveillance submarines, according to British defense secretary John Healey.

By Tim Martin

Naval Warfare

Navy selects Leidos, Defense Unicorns to test software prototypes for ships

Leidos and Defense Unicorns will test prototypes in a lab-based environment under the other transaction agreement.

By Mark Pomerleau

Latest News

Global

Tweaking the ‘defense posture’: USS Gerald Ford strike group to leave the Mediterranean

"The Ford's deployment had already been extended once. The Navy does not like to extend deployments too much because of fatigue on the crews," analyst Mark Cancian told Breaking Defense.

By Agnes Helou

Air Warfare

From Russians in Abu Dhabi to the Navy’s nuclear conundrum: Top 10 stories from 2023

Breaking Defense counts policy-makers, defense practitioners and industry titans among its dedicated readership, but we're not above enjoying a broader appeal from time to time.

By Lee Ferran

In this episode:

Details of the $1.5 trillion defense budget request, and a key lawmaker’s take on the F-35

Announcement

Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition

Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.

By Breaking Defense

Air Warfare

Sweden to finally enter NATO: Europe’s 2024 preview

Once entry has been approved, Stockholm is widely expected to make a substantial military contribution to NATO, especially across air and sea domains.

By Tim Martin

Air Warfare

The big risks of 2024: Taiwan elections, Philippine shoals, AUKUS dough

Keep your eyes on the Second Scarborough Shoal and other atolls in the South China Sea, where China has pressed an increasingly aggressive and dangerous campaign.

By Colin Clark

Congress

Turning 4, the Space Force’s favorite word is ‘more’: 2024 Preview

"And so I think, as you see new missions come on, you can presume that that means more Guardians to perform those missions, and we'll have to adjust the strength going up," said CSO Gen. Chance Saltzman.

By Theresa Hitchens

Networks & Digital Warfare

How defense intelligence networks are evolving in a ‘chaotic’ time

Breaking Defense reporting about what the Defense Department wants out of its next generation cloud capability, DIA artificial intelligence strategy, NGA's Project Maven updates and more can be found in our latest eBook.

By Breaking Defense

Air Warfare

New planes, budget constraints and great power competition: 2024 air preview

The Air Force has big plans for 2024, but lawmakers could throw a wrench into them.

By Michael Marrow

Global

To deter Houthi strikes in Red Sea, US must turn from defense to offense

Two senior commanders of US naval forces in the Middle East as well as an expert from JINSA argue the US must hit Houthi targets in Yemen to deter that group and other Iran-backed forces from widening the current conflict.

By John W. Miller, Ari Cicurel and Mark I. Fox

Global

In 2024, will the Navy again reassess increasing demands on the surface force?

The conflict in Gaza has drawn the US Navy's surface forces into an extended missile and drone defense mission to support the Israeli Defense Forces.

By Justin Katz

Networks & Digital Warfare

Saving Schrödinger’s Cat: Getting serious about post-quantum encryption in 2024

The National Institute of Standards & Technology is about to release its long-awaited "post-quantum encryption" algorithms. Then comes the hard part: installing them everywhere.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Land Warfare

Drones, DIU and Army Network: What to watch for in networks in 2024

Here's what to watch for in the defense network, cyber and innovation space in 2024.

By Jaspreet Gill

Land Warfare

From force structure to lethality, Army poised to unveil key decisions: 2024 preview

A trio of new longer range missiles could also be in soldiers’ hands over the next dozen months.

By Ashley Roque

Air Warfare

A Middle East preview for 2024: Maritime cooperation, regional rivalries and a new jet

Even if the Gaza conflict were to stop tomorrow, the international community has been shown how vulnerable vessels in the Red Sea can be — lessons already learned in the Arabian Gulf and off the coast of east Africa.

By Agnes Helou

Global

The year Russia was threatened with a coup and faced a counteroffensive: Europe 2023 in review

Russia also turned to the Middle East in November, pitching up at the Dubai Air Show to drum up business, and though no orders or contracts were publicly announced, an industrial presence featuring some of the country’s leading defense companies made a lasting impression.

By Tim Martin

Featured:

Space Force slates $1.8B for commercial sats to replace GSSAP neighborhood watch birds

Israel to ramp up production of Arrow interceptors

UK accuses Russia of covert submarine operation threatening undersea cables

Navy selects Leidos, Defense Unicorns to test software prototypes for ships

Latest News

Tweaking the ‘defense posture’: USS Gerald Ford strike group to leave the Mediterranean

From Russians in Abu Dhabi to the Navy’s nuclear conundrum: Top 10 stories from 2023

Details of the $1.5 trillion defense budget request, and a key lawmaker’s take on the F-35

Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition

Sweden to finally enter NATO: Europe’s 2024 preview

The big risks of 2024: Taiwan elections, Philippine shoals, AUKUS dough

Turning 4, the Space Force’s favorite word is ‘more’: 2024 Preview

Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense

AFCENT awards Kraus Hamdani $270M for solar-powered, long-endurance drones

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

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

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

Swiss Destinus, Shield AI wrap European drone autonomy test campaign

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

Pentagon CTO ‘pretty confident’ about life after Anthropic

Baykar unveils K2 Kamikaze drone with AI, swarming capabilities

Anthropic CEO says Pentagon ban less harsh than Hegseth had threatened

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

How defense intelligence networks are evolving in a ‘chaotic’ time

New planes, budget constraints and great power competition: 2024 air preview

To deter Houthi strikes in Red Sea, US must turn from defense to offense

In 2024, will the Navy again reassess increasing demands on the surface force?

Saving Schrödinger’s Cat: Getting serious about post-quantum encryption in 2024

Pentagon Buzz News Video

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

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

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

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Drones, DIU and Army Network: What to watch for in networks in 2024

From force structure to lethality, Army poised to unveil key decisions: 2024 preview

A Middle East preview for 2024: Maritime cooperation, regional rivalries and a new jet

The year Russia was threatened with a coup and faced a counteroffensive: Europe 2023 in review