civ-mil relations

Top Air Force spokesman to become new Pentagon press secretary

Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder worked closely with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin when Austin, then a four-star general, led US Central Command from 2013 to 2016.

By Valerie Insinna

America needs next-gen solutions to counter modern air and missile threats

Defending a country the size of the US from threats requires advanced sensing, communications and interception capabilities.

By Breaking Defense

Right sized for the fight, smaller Group 2 drones are solving for the limitations of larger UAS

It’s fuel cells, not batteries, that let Group 2 unmanned VTOLS fulfill many missions of larger Group 3s.

By Breaking Defense

Europe’s military advantage depends on sovereign command of the ground truth

As NATO and European governments accelerate investment in space-based intelligence, decision advantage will depend on how quickly sovereign and commercial capabilities can be fused into a trusted operational picture.

By Vantor