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Inside Sen. Ted Budd’s plan to boost airpower, pilot retention

IAI’s new Diamond naval offering envisions flexible drones, missiles for small vessels

The plan involves different defensive systems dispersed across small satellite ships, which can be connected to a mother ship in a disaggregated model.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Air Warfare

Loitering munitions, launched effects had strong presence at SOF Week 2026

"The [Rogue 1] Block 2 upgrade leverages user feedback to greatly enhance performance, resilience, and operational capability, all while maintaining existing form-factor,” a Teledyne FLIR statement read.

By Andrew White

Global

RIAT canceled: Middle East ‘situation’ forces collapse of major UK air show

"This has not been an easy decision," but it was made after "extensive discussions" with the RAF and the US Air Force, said organizers of the Royal International Air Tattoo today.

By Tim Martin

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All Domain

Can’t go it alone: DoD to ‘step away’ from conventional thinking in new S&T strategy

The plan lays out three lines of efforts: accelerating the development of joint warfighting capabilities, fielding capabilities at speed and scale, and ensuring the foundations for research and development through workforce development and upgrading physical and digital infrastructure.

By Jaspreet Gill

Networks & Digital Warfare

Discord leaks show classified vetting needs reform. Here’s what should happen.

It's time for the SF-86 form to focus on digital interactions, writes Richard Phillips of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress

By Richard Phillips

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We review the latest tensions over Golden Dome's forecasted costs before visiting Colorado where special forces and infantry linked up for a novel exercise at Fort Carson.

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

Air Warfare

Australian budget: Historic defense spending, plus AU$1.2B on US-made missiles

Overall, the defense budget for the next year is set at AU$52.588 billion, the first time funding has exceeded AU$50 billion.

By Max Blenkin

Air Warfare

‘Gotta be there early’: American special ops lessons from Ukraine

Building special forces relationships with other countries requires being on the ground and meeting the partner where they are, SOCOM chief Gen. Bryan Fenton said.

By Lee Ferran

Space

Space Force wants commercial sat buses to carry ‘bundled’ experiments

The effort, called Space Test Experiments Platform 2.0 (STEP 2.0), aims to set up a consortium of providers who have flight-proven buses via an indefinite delivery/indefinite quality (ID/IQ) contract, Lt. Col. Jonathan Shea, STP director, said Monday.

By Theresa Hitchens

Air Warfare

UAE cancels €800m military helicopter deal with Airbus: Government official

“We recently terminated a contract with Airbus Helicopters to purchase H225 helicopters," Muammar Abdulla Abushehab, defense and security industry affairs sector chief for the Tawazun council, said in a May 8 interview.

By Agnes Helou

Global

Elbit sees ‘accelerated’ interest in ground based weapons as result of Ukraine war

"I can say without any doubt that artillery, specifically rockets, has gained its status as the queen of combat " Yehuda Vered, executive VP and CEO of Elbit's land division, told Breaking Defense in a recent interview.

By Arie Egozi

Air Warfare

In a first, Reaper makes highway landing, Air Force says

During a military exercise in Wyoming, an MQ-9 Reaper made history by conducting its first highway landing alongside what the Air Force says is the greatest number of aircraft to pull off the tactic.

By Michael Marrow

Networks & Digital Warfare

DISA embarks on new reshuffle to better align to China threat

"We decided to go with J codes for the fact of better aligning with our combatant commands, better aligning with the Joint Staff, and as a Combat Support Agency, it just makes sense," Lt. Gen. Skinner said.

By Jaspreet Gill

Naval Warfare

Gaucher tapped to be next Navy ‘sub boss,’ get a third star

If confirmed, the rear admiral would follow Vice Adm. William Houston, who was recently selected to become naval reactors.

By Justin Katz

Air Warfare

Aussie firm jumps in high-energy laser game, aiming for deals down under

Matt Jones, an executive at Electro Optic Systems, told Breaking Defense the company's container-based 36-kilowatt laser is ready to deploy.

By Max Blenkin

Air Warfare

A Russian Su-34 accidentally bombed a Russian city. Here’s what it tells us about Putin’s forces.

“Using the Su-34 to drop unguided bombs is like pressing a Rolls-Royce automobile into being used as a taxicab," a former Russian aviation designer told Breaking Defense.

By Reuben Johnson

Land Warfare

Keep moving or die: Army will overhaul network for rapid maneuver in big wars

The Army has nixed future "Capability Set" upgrade packages for brigade networks in favor of smaller, more frequent updates, with the most complex technology reserved for division and corps HQs.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

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