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Kaliningrad is more than the Suwałki Gap, and NATO cannot ignore it

In an age of drones and long-range precision weapons, Kaliningrad’s location shows Europe's security isn’t neatly divided between frontline states and everyone else.

By Zak Schneider

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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

Pentagon will pick new US base location by June 2027, prioritizing 4 requirements

In an interview with Breaking Defense, Dale Marks, the assistant secretary of defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, laid out new details on the effort.

By Ashley Roque

Naval Warfare

AUKUS partners test autonomous systems as Europe weighs maritime surveillance needs

The UK headed up the anti-submarine warfare component of Maritime Big Play exercise, which took place off the coast of San Diego in October.

By Diana Stancy

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

With daily jamming of US forces on Korean Peninsula, industry needs resilient solutions: USFK commander

“If your capability requires pristine satellite communications, infinite bandwidth, and uninterrupted fiber optic backbone to function, it will not survive 48 hours on the peninsula,” Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of US Forces Korea, said.

By Mark Pomerleau

Air Warfare

Canadian firms line up for potential GCAP, Gripen work

Back in July, the Italian Ministry of Defense told Breaking Defense that at that stage, being an observer did not entail that Canada had an industrial role in GCAP, adding that it was infeasible then “to predict the timing, modalities, or conditions of any potential expansion” of the country’s new participation.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Global

UK commits to 3 percent GDP on defense by 2030, new investment partnerships with industry

Chancellor John Healey said that the UK’s recent Defence Investment Plan would be “fully” funded, indicating the money for defense would come from cuts to other priorities.

By Aaron Mehta

Air Warfare

How General Atomics views Europe’s unmanned future

In this fireside chat, Dave Alexander of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems talks through his company's strategy for the European market.

By Breaking Defense Video

Naval Warfare

Navy faces ‘years-long’ maintenance crunch amid record-breaking, extended deployments

Extended deployments in the Middle East could compound existing maintenance delays, with Navy leaders warning that returning ships will strain shipyard capacity and force trade-offs between repairs and modernization.

By Diana Stancy

Pentagon

Startup Biosphere wins Pentagon contract to scale up production of key chemicals

The biomanufacturing facility will boast 20,000 liters of UV-sterilized vats, able to brew anything from “bio-cement" for helipads to explosives for Hellfire missiles.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

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