Pentagon seeks to shift $50B in planned funding to new priorities in FY26
Breaking Defense obtained a list of the 17 priority categories that are to be financially protected in FY26.
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High-power microwave ‘force field’ knocks drone swarms from sky
Working like an EMP weapon, microwaves change the counter-UAS mission from one-to-one to one-to-many.
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Bombardier Defense stands ready to support the U.S. military
The solution starts with an outstanding portfolio of Challenger and Global aircraft, recognized as the world’s top-performing business jets.
Army, Navy experimentation efforts foreshadow second wind for Hypervelocity Projectile
Both services view the projectile as a potential defense against unmanned aerial drone threats on land or at sea.
Israel completes next round of counter drone testing with guns, interceptors
The Feb. 5 trials took place in southern Israel’s Negev desert, where there is ample space for downing drones without any civilians around.
Army chooses BAE Systems for prototype base defense artillery cannon
The Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon will be focused on defense against unmanned and missile threats.
In NDAA, Congress aims to move ball forward on solving drone incursion problem
The compromise version of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, released on Saturday, includes several provisions aimed at improving the US military’s response to potential drone threats to its installations, including the creation of a counter-drone strategy.
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Threat warning and survivability in the modern battlespace
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‘Campaign mindset’: Pentagon unveils new, formal strategy to defend against rising unmanned threats
As a new administration is set to take the reins of the Pentagon, the counter-drone strategy revealed today is meant to “lay a foundation for the Department to be able to get after this threat in a way that will be successful and get ahead of the evolution that we're seeing,” a DoD official said.
Saab unveils new counter-drone trainer, taking lessons from Ukraine
The Swedish firm says the system can be used for offense or defense in exercises.
Anduril, OpenAI enter ‘strategic partnership’ to use AI against drones
Officials and experts have held up AI as a potential key aid in defeating drone swarms, though ethical concerns linger.
‘It’s not a war zone’: Pentagon ponders policy shifts to protect homeland bases from drones
“One of the key things about Falcon Peak is it offers not just the opportunity to look at the technology that's being tested, but also at our processes," a senior DoD official told reporters.
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Next-generation KC-390 Millennium expands multimission options for air forces
The jet-powered transport’s speed, survivability and multi-mission agility position it as a viable option to the C-130 for the US and NATO allies.
France takes aim at unmanned systems, taking lessons from Paris Olympics
“So, we need to stay in the race and find an answer to these threats, and use the lessons learned in the Red and Black seas,” General Thierry Carlier said during Euronaval.
Nets, jamming and ‘cyber scalpels’: Pentagon weighs homeland counter-drone tech in mountain tests
“By all indications, sUAS will present a safety and security risk to military installations and other critical infrastructure for the foreseeable future,” said NORTHCOM chief Gen. Gregory Guillot.
With help from Italy to Brazil, UAE’s EDGE Group beefs up maritime capabilities under new deals
"The pace and level of partnerships between EDGE and European original equipment manufacturers have significantly accelerated during the past four years," analyst Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco told Breaking Defense.
The truly spooky munitions shortage for the Pentagon: Silver bullets
From the Ukraine conflict to battlefield tech to the Pentagon's ability to innovate, DoD officials often say that, sadly, they have no magical munitions.