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In cyber race against China, CYBERCOM bets on ‘quality over quantity’

By Mark Pomerleau

Naval Warfare

Austal USA names new president

Austal USA announced in February that Gene Miller was serving as interim president.

By Diana Stancy

Global, Land Warfare

After delivery of first tanks to Norway, EuroTrophy looks to wider European future

“This procurement of Leopard tanks to Norway came at the right timing with the rebuilding of German armed forces and their tank fleet and we could join with KNDS and [the] German and Norwegian government[s] to create the new baseline of the Leopard,” EuroTrophy Managing Director Dan Kalfus told Breaking Defense.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Air Warfare

The Hermeus Mk 2.1 Quarterhorse. (Hermeus photo)

DIU ups Hermeus contract for high-speed drone

A recent award from the Defense Innovation Unit raises a total contract ceiling to $219 million, and will further develop Hermeus’ Quarterhorse drone to release payloads at speeds “up to and including Mach 3,” CEO Zach Shore told Breaking Defense.

By Michael Marrow

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Space

Austria military’s first satellite will hunt for GPS, Galileo interference

The European Space Agency also is kicking in funds for the BEACONSAT, being developed by Austrian startup GATE Space.

By Theresa Hitchens

Global

Macron calls to increase French nuclear arsenal, team with Germany and others on ‘deterrent’

"We cannot be satisfied with our current trajectory and I owe the nation the absolute assurance that our nuclear deterrence remains credible," French President Emmanuel Macron said.

By Christina Mackenzie

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We travel to eastern Europe for drone testing with NATO troops before briefly reviewing the history of unmanned systems.

Pentagon

L3Harris appoints new CFO as firm prepares to spin off missile business

Former Peraton CFO Kenneth Sharp will become the L3Harris's top finance executive later this month.

By Valerie Insinna

Global

Caine: US objective is to keep Iran from projecting power outside own borders

“We're not going to go into the exercise of what we will or will not do,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters.

By Ashley Roque

Land Warfare

Army invites private industry to co-invest in installations, modernization plans

“We’re not just seeking funding,” said David Fitzgerald, who is performing the duties of the deputy undersecretary of the Army. “We’re seeking creative, out-of-the-box financial and business models that break the mold."

By Carley Welch

Global

UK awards Leonardo $1.3B AW149 New Medium Helicopter contract

The new AW149 fleet is desperately needed to plug a rotary capability gap left by retirement of the Puma HC2 fleet in March 2025.

By Tim Martin

Global

Iran conflict expands in Lebanon, Beirut demands Hezbollah ‘hand over its weapons’

Retired Lebanese armed forces general Maroun Hitti said that Hezbollah’s missiles has “instantly transformed Lebanon from fragile bystander to active battlefield,” describing the situations as “harsh and asymmetric.”

By Agnes Helou

Pentagon

Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture

From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.

By Breaking Defense

Pentagon

Kaine to force Senate vote on Iran war, which Trump warns could last ‘weeks’

Kaine said even an unsuccessful vote could put pressure on the White House to change its behavior or yield more information about the attacks to the public.

By Valerie Insinna and Ashley Roque

Networks & Digital Warfare

Here’s how cyber could have been used to target Iran in Operation Epic Fury

Cyber operations were almost certainly used against Iran in the early hours of Operation Epic Fury. Here's how it may have played out.

By Mark Pomerleau

Global

‘Nightmare scenario’ for GCC countries, region as Iran unloads drones and missiles

“If Iranian attacks continue throughout this week, I would expect the Gulf Arab states to eventually participate in counter-attacks on Iran," one defense expert told Breaking Defense.

By Agnes Helou

Air Warfare

Israel says it struck more than 500 targets in Iran with 200 warplanes

The US and Israel together launched a surprise, "massive" attack on sites throughout Iran beginning early Saturday.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Global

US, Israel launch ‘massive and ongoing operation’ inside Iran

"We're going to destroy their missiles and [raze] their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally again obliterated. We're going to annihilate their Navy," said US President Donald Trump.

By Ashley Roque

Networks & Digital Warfare

Hegseth labels Anthropic a supply chain ‘risk,’ after Trump orders gov to ditch AI firm

Anthropic had refused a Pentagon ultimatum to lift internal policies safeguarding against the use of its AI for lethal autonomous weapons or for mass domestic surveillance.

By Lee Ferran

Global

Poland unveils detailed defense spending for $51B in EU SAFE loans

According to Poland’s government, the money, which will be spent between 2026 and 2030, will go to a wide variety of systems, including artillery, cybersecurity, ground combat and more.

By Bartosz Głowacki

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