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CENTCOM launches multinational one-way attack drone force

The force “will employ one-way attack drones consisting of unmanned systems from above, on, and below the sea operated by military support staff from the United States and regional partners,” the command said.

By Agnes Helou

Naval Warfare

Trump orders return of steam catapults on carriers, fifth public shipyard

The memo also called for the establishment of a new component repair center in an attempt to reduce submarine repair delays.

By Diana Stancy

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Priorities for Army fires top off SMD Day 3

Top news from the final day of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium.

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Space

Army gears up to ‘engage’ enemy surveillance satellites

The Army's space superiority efforts are focused on countering adversary ISR satellites, as well as conducting "stratospheric warfare," Col. Joe Mroszcyck told Breaking Defense.

By Theresa Hitchens

Army fires community tackling four ‘capability gaps,’ including magazine depth

Brig. Gen. Robert Mikesh, charged with offensive fires, detailed a quadruple challenge — energetics and propulsion, targeting and seekers, the industrial base and “munitions breadth and depth.”

By Ashley Roque

Global, Space

Day 3 of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium

A final round of photos from around the show floor in Huntsville, Ala.

By Breaking Defense Staff

Polish Navy floats first frigate under major modernization program

The frigate is scheduled to be delivered to the Polish Navy in 2029. Work on the second Miecznik-class frigate is ongoing.

By Bartosz Głowacki

Land Warfare

Army’s Iron Horse brigade prepares to test M1E3, XM30 prototypes

The Army could choose a winner late next spring after both the M1E3 and XM30 are operated by the Iron Horse brigade in a National Training Center rotation, an Army official told Breaking Defense.

By Carley Welch

Pentagon

On Asia trip, DoD policy chief has praise for AUKUS, and a warning for ‘middle powers’

Elbridge Colby said at the start of his multi-nation tour that his message would be "realistic and perhaps bracing, but also reassuring."

By Mike Yeo

Pentagon, Networks & Digital Warfare

AI’s next leap for the Intelligence Community: Agents managing agents

DIA, NGA and the FBI are building the infrastructure and guardrails needed for increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence.

By Barry Rosenberg

Naval Warfare

AEVEX to acquire BlackSea Technologies for up to $650M

The acquisition is slated to close in September and aims to provide AEVEX greater "customer access" to military users.

By Diana Stancy

Pentagon

Should the US demonstrate its space weapons?

A recap of leading news from the second day of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium.

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Space

Space-based interceptor contractors passed first Golden Dome milestone: Guetlein

The Defense Department will not decide whether to produce operational space-based interceptors until after industry demonstrates their feasibility, Gen. Michael Guetlein said.

By Theresa Hitchens

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