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Coast Guard searching for tech to defeat unmanned underwater vehicles

The Coast Guard said there are few "tested and fielded" solutions equipped to defeat UUVs, according to a new notice.

By Diana Stancy

Pentagon

Pentagon inks deal with L3Harris to ramp rocket motor production

The seven-year deals have yet to be finalized, but will allow L3Harris to scale up motor production for PAC-3 and THAAD interceptors.

By Valerie Insinna

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Another busy week for the defense industry, with Euronaval underway in Paris and the International Fighter Conference convening in Germany
A closer look at the Hollywood star who became an Air Force general

Opinion

America’s fighter force is running out of margin: Rep. Biggs

The current demand signal for US air power abroad is not sustainable without significantly growing the force, argues Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-S.C.

By Rep. Sheri Biggs

Air Warfare

Laser air defenses will be operational before decade’s end, Lockheed exec says

In a nod to a common refrain that laser systems are always just five years away, Lockheed Martin’s Stephanie Hill said, “Not anymore.”

By Michael Marrow

Air Warfare

CAE hopes Canada’s new GCAP status brings industry business

Official announcements were circumspect about any active role for Ottawa in the sixth-gen fighter program, but that could change.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Land Warfare

Pentagon’s special ops office hosts first Shark Tank-style Accelerator Event

SO/LIC officials said they solicited responses from industry for problems drawn directly from operational commands, whittling 700 proposals down to 15 finalists.

By Mark Pomerleau

Global

UK selects Tekever AR5 surveillance drones to succeed Watchkeeper

The acquisition is slated to see up to 24 aircraft delivered to the British Army by 2029.

By Tim Martin

Air Warfare

What we learned about GCAP at the Farnborough Airshow

From potential new entrants to a “bridge” aircraft in the works, here’s what you need to know about GCAP.

By Tim Martin

Networks & Digital Warfare

Oracle inks $7 billion deal to consolidate Pentagon software purchases

The up to ten-year contract could yield $441 million in savings, the DoD CIO said.

By Mark Pomerleau

Pentagon

Pentagon eyes November to demo ground-launched, precision strike weapons

Aligned with the new autonomy czar shop, the department plans to spend $250 million evaluating options and moving out with initial deals for its new Ground-Based Affordable Mass initiative.

By Ashley Roque

Opinion

It is time to reconsider the costs of new energetics

Considering only the price tag of a munition and its energetic filling may lead the US military to seriously undervalue improved energetics, argues CSBA's Tyler Hacker.

By Tyler Hacker

Global

‘Easier access’: US export change for the UAE to boost Emirati drones, AI tech

The status change should "shorten procurement timelines, make sustainment less cumbersome and facilitate closer cooperation between American defense companies and UAE institutions," one analyst told Breaking Defense.

By Agnes Helou

Global

Farnborough recap: CCA race heats up, plus munitions on display

A brief roundup of top news this week from the Farnborough International Airshow.

By Breaking Defense Video

Pentagon

Pentagon willing to work with industry over critical mineral EO concerns

A new executive order essentially gives companies until the start of 2027 to alter their supply of critical materials and minerals. Industry is worried that could be a difficult lift.

By Ashley Roque and Valerie Insinna

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