Breaking Defense

In new timeline, Army set to take full control of THAAD missile program by 2027

Pentagon CTO ‘pretty confident’ about life after Anthropic

“We've already deployed OpenAI in the last few weeks, and we're going to deploy the others here, [starting] with Gemini," Undersecretary for Research and Engineering Emil Michael said.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Congress

With the Pentagon’s FY27 budget request forthcoming, it’s unclear if it will hit $1.5 trillion

The Trump administration has not disclosed if that figure will be spread between the base budget and supplemental for operations against Iran.

By Ashley Roque and Valerie Insinna

Networks & Digital Warfare

Army’s new, flexible approach to EW could lead to programmatic changes: Official

The Army wants industry to pitch EW capabilities to solve broad-based problems.

By Mark Pomerleau

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Global

‘New status quo’: Germany reaches for European conventional military dominance

Analysts noted that after decades of underinvestment, Berlin is flipping the script by moving ahead with a seismic increase in defense spending, set to hit a high mark in 2029 of €150 billion a year.

By Tim Martin

Pentagon

Drone Dominance: Pentagon to order 30,000 one-way drones in ‘next few days’

The DoD is about to choose the winners from its "Gauntlet" unmanned exercise and provide successful systems to military units "over the next five months," a DoD official said.

By Valerie Insinna

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On the flightline with Swedish fighter jets on a NATO mission

Air Warfare

Air Force seeks additional vendors for radar-killing missile

Northrop Grumman was previously selected to build a new anti-radiation Stand in Attack Weapon, but a market survey released by the Air Force March 4 is probing for other vendors that could supply an “equivalent missile system.”

By Michael Marrow

Networks & Digital Warfare

How RAFT is approaching AI at the edge

Trey Coleman, a retired US Air Force colonel and now the chief product officer at RAFT, talks with Breaking Defense about the company's approach to AI.

By Breaking Defense Video

Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission

By Breaking Defense

Global

UAE’s defense giant EDGE Group to equip Ecuador with border protection systems

“Given the high demand for internal security in Latin America, EDGE’s approach in the region is emphasizing border control, surveillance, drones and anti-drone systems, cybersecurity, and non-lethal ammunition, rather than more traditional types of military equipment," a defense analyst said.

By Agnes Helou

Naval Warfare

Navy’s Kilby signals USS Ford could see 11-month deployment, approaching record length

During the Vietnam era, the USS Midway set the record for longest at-sea deployment at 332 days.

By Diana Stancy

Naval Warfare

How technology, strategy and industry are shaping the next fleet

Discover how unmanned systems and emerging technologies are shaping the future of U.S. naval power in Breaking Defense’s new eBook.

By Breaking Defense

Congress

Iran war powers resolution fails in Senate

The House is set to vote on a similar measure on Thursday.

By Valerie Insinna

Land Warfare

US military uses PrSM for first time in combat, says CENTCOM

In a social media post today CENTCOM said the missile provided “an unrivaled deep strike capability” against Iranian targets.

By Carley Welch

Naval Warfare

Gaucher takes over submarine ‘czar’ role, overseeing Virginia, Columbia-class production

Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher is now the Pentagon's first submarine 'czar.'

By Diana Stancy

Pentagon

Defense execs invited to White House to talk munition production amid Iran strikes

While Gen. Dan Caine said the US has "sufficient precision munitions for the task at hand," lawmakers are considering a high-dollar supplemental infusion to backfill missile supplies.

By Valerie Insinna and Ashley Roque

Air Warfare

Dassault CEO: FCAS jet program ‘dead’ if clash with Airbus not resolved

After Germany’s chancellor said Berlin and Paris may need different capabilities, Dassault’s Eric Trappier said France will push forward with or without Airbus.

By Christina Mackenzie

Opinion

Pentagon plans for reconciliation slush fund make a perfect case against another round

The Pentagon’s plan to spend all $152 billion from reconciliation by end of year diverges from its budget request.

By Gabe Murphy

Naval Warfare

Trump says US Navy vessels could accompany tankers in Strait of Hormuz

Navy vessels have previously been employed as part of Operation Prosperity Guardian to help protect civilian ships in the Red Sea.

By Diana Stancy

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Anthropic CEO says Pentagon ban less harsh than Hegseth had threatened

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

AI giant Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ agree to Pentagon demands

Pentagon CTO says it’s ‘not democratic’ for Anthropic to limit military use of Claude AI

Kodiak AI lands Marine Corps deal to add driverless tech to ROGUE Fires platform

ChatGPT will be available to 3 million military users on GenAI.mil

AI ‘fundamentally changing’ adversary behavior, leading to force generation reforms: Official

DoD expects AI-powered database of patents ready for industry by year’s end

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UAE’s defense giant EDGE Group to equip Ecuador with border protection systems

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Iran war powers resolution fails in Senate

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‘Simple plans, violently executed’: One Army unit’s old-school counter to high-tech chaos

‘California jammin’: Wargames show Army’s electronic weakness — and a human fix

Marines aim to be CJACD2 ‘fast follower’ with Dynamis Series of C2 experiments

Defense execs invited to White House to talk munition production amid Iran strikes

Dassault CEO: FCAS jet program ‘dead’ if clash with Airbus not resolved

Pentagon plans for reconciliation slush fund make a perfect case against another round

Trump says US Navy vessels could accompany tankers in Strait of Hormuz