Breaking Defense

Is the Pentagon’s demand signal for drones working? It depends on who you ask.

Global

Unmanned systems take center stage at Turkish Ateş Serbest military demonstration

The highlight of the exercise may have been the Turkish military showing off a new drone for the first time: Turkish Aerospace Industries’ Ayaz, a turbojet-powered one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicle.

By Agnes Helou

Space

Space Force reveals first 6 ‘operational’ contracts for civil reserve support in space monitoring

Space Systems Command officials said the contracts are an initial step for the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR) initiative, and don't address the thornier issues of US rights to deny other customers service or reimbursement for satellites lost in a conflict.

By Theresa Hitchens

Networks & Digital Warfare

GDIT announces Amy Johnson as new president

Johnson replaces longtime president Amy Gilliland, who was let go from the company earlier this month after almost a decade of leading the business unit.

By Aaron Mehta

Latest News

Air Warfare

Could Germany join GCAP? UK ‘seeks to progress’ the potential switch

Berlin has been exploring next-gen fighter options since the collapse of the FCAS program this summer.

By Tim Martin

Naval Warfare

Navy, Shield AI pour big bucks into X-BAT drone development

Altogether, Shield AI and the US Navy are investing a combined $400 million into the X-BAT drone.

By Diana Stancy

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Global

Lithuania says it could pay for a permanent in-country US base

US President Donald Trump appeared open to the idea, saying Lithuanians are "great people."

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Naval Warfare

Gecko Robotics, Anduril team up for new Baltimore County shipyard

Gecko Robotics will utilize its inspection technology and its AI-powered software to conduct non-destructive testing (NDT) on these submarine components.

By Diana Stancy

Land Warfare, Global

NIOA, AeroVironment team to offer and support loitering munitions Down Under

The partnership will target introduction and support of loitering munitions in Australia and New Zealand

By Mike Yeo

Air Warfare

After B-1’s leave England, analysts point to limited options, importance of base defense

“Withdrawing these bombers to [the US] will provide an opportunity for more significant maintenance on the aircraft, but it does reduce the potential sustained strike capacity US forces could bring to bear against Iran,” Timothy Walton, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, told Breaking Defense.

By Michael Marrow

Land Warfare

General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic to step down in 2027

Novakovic, who has led GD since 2013, will be succeeded by Danny Deep on Jan. 1.

By Valerie Insinna

Land Warfare

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2-11 Long Range Fires Battalion, 25th Infantry Division Artillery, confirm targeting data during a counter-landing live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at La Paz Sand Dunes, Laoag City, Philippines, May 4, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Duke Edwards)

Army issues just under $100M in application awards for NGC2 to 9 companies

“Providing core software applications is a critical next step. It provides a foundation that can be rapidly scaled and trained with continuity across the force,” Joseph Welch, portfolio acquisition executive Command and Control (C2)/Counter C2, said in the release.

By Mark Pomerleau

Pentagon

From directed energy to AI and hardening, JIATF-401 is widening counter-UAS options

There is no single answer to the drone threat, pushing the Pentagon toward a broader mix of defenses.

By Barry Rosenberg and Casey Laughman

Land Warfare

Urban warfare: Next Falcon Peak exercise to take counter-drone tech to the streets

After testing cUAS tech against heat and sand in the desert, the Pentagon is upping the exercise's complexity by simulating a bustling city.

By Carley Welch

Land Warfare

General Dynamics taps Primordial to build AI assistant for combat vehicle crews

Like a militarized Alexa, Primordial Labs’ Anura AI is trained to understand soldiers’ voice commands and translate them into specific actions — but not deadly ones.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Global