Breaking Defense

Epic Fury highlighted Space Force needs for distributed ops, EW sites

BAE Systems wins Army’s Soft Kill APS award, with first phase valued at $20 million

The system uses BAE’s Rapid Optical Observation and Kill (ROOK) program, which takes down threats by “confusing,” or jamming missile systems or drones.

By Carley Welch

Global, Middle East

Turkey’s defense industry is leaning into autonomy and targeting Gulf markets

Middle East Bureau Chief Agnes Helou shares what she learned at Turkey's SAHA defense expo.

By Breaking Defense Video

Networks & Digital Warfare

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

Rep. Don Bacon sounded the alarm to Breaking Defense about China's purported 10:1 workforce advantage when it comes to "offensive" cyber operations.

By Mark Pomerleau

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Air Warfare

With new defense business, Electra pitches EL9 plane as Pentagon ‘Sprinter van’

The startup aims to move smaller amounts of DoD cargo and people using a hybrid-electric, fixed-wing aircraft.

By Michael Marrow

Space

L3Harris hones DoD focus with sale of civil space propulsion unit

AE Industrial will take a 60 percent stake in the new business focused on civil and commercial space; L3Harris will maintain about a 40 percent share.

By Theresa Hitchens

In this episode:

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

Air Warfare

Grok for DoD and subs for North Korea: What you missed in defense over the break

Successfully tune out the news over the holidays? We don't believe you, but just in case ...

By Breaking Defense Staff

Opinion, Pentagon

Service acquisition leaders: Why this time will be different for defense acquisition

In this exclusive op-ed, four of the Pentagon's top acquisition officers send a message to their workforce: Accountability isn't punishment, it's liberation.

By Gen. Dale White, Lt. Gen. Robert Collins, Vice Adm. Seiko Okano and Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy

Pentagon

The year that was and the year that will be, according to our reporters

2025 was a year of change, both for the defense community and for Breaking Defense. Let's catch you up.

By Aaron Mehta

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

150 aircraft, cyber effects and ‘overwhelming force:’ How the Venezuela operation unfolded

"Failure of one component of this well-oiled machine would have endangered the entire mission," Gen. Dan Caine said of Operation Absolute Resolve.

By Aaron Mehta

Global, Pentagon

US attacks Venezuela, captures leader Maduro in ‘spectacular assault’: Trump

The president said the US would temporarily "run" the South American nation and "take back" oil he said was "stolen."

By Lee Ferran and Aaron Mehta

Congress

More turmoil in Congress? Probably: 2026 preview

As Stanley Tucci famously quipped in The Devil Wears Prada: "All right, people, gird your loins!"

By Valerie Insinna

Air Warfare

US-European relations will define the next year: 2026 preview

Transatlantic political turbulence could disrupt orders from European customers for US defense equipment over the long term, but if the last year is anything to go by, business is likely to be relatively predictable.

By Tim Martin

Global

Israeli defense industry looks to capitalize on hard-won combat lessons: 2026 preview

Officials in European capitals have said they need to procure systems quickly that have relevance on the modern battlefield, and Israel is well-placed to provide solutions that are often proven because Israel has used them in its multi-front wars.

By Seth J. Frantzman

All Domain

China to once again dominate the headlines: 2026 preview for the Indo-Pacific

China will almost certainly dominate the defense and security headlines in the coming months, as tensions continue to simmer in the South China Sea and around Taiwan.

By Mike Yeo

Pentagon