New offensive cyber operations squad standing up for Air Force Reserve
As cyber veterans exit active duty, a new Reserve offensive squadron gives them a way to keep executing missions, an officer told Breaking Defense.
Electronic warfare and information advantage added to Army principal cyber advisor portfolio
Cyber is a top five priority for the Army and its principal cyber advisor is working to increase the use of offensive cyber across the force.
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Keeping sensitive information safe in a new AI era
Why edge and endpoint security can’t be an afterthought.
To ‘harmonize’ better: Air Force developing new defensive cyber campaign plan
The plan will synchronize defensive cyber activities and focus especially on critical infrastructure, an Air Force official said.
Think tank outlines framework for a would-be Cyber Force
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies put forth a plan in case the president pushes for a new, separate service branch.
The Break Out: Tracking DOGE in the DoD budget and cyber workforce worries [Video]
What those DOGE-related footnotes in the fiscal 2026 budget request mean, and a check-in on the Pentagon's cyber workforce, this week on The Break Out.
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Cybersecurity skills don’t come from a manual, but from practical hands-on training
Cybersecurity skills must evolve in near-real time as Zero Day threats continue and AI provides new challenges.
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
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To advance cybersecurity skills, DoD needs real-world practitioners
Most have a certification or four-letter credential at the end of their name, but it’s practical hands-on experience DoD wants.
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New ways to communicate from ground to space and across domains
Software-defined radios that fuse comms, electronic warfare, and SIGINT allow for rapid fielding and improvement of the kill chain.
Autonomy changes everything about combat engineering
Sending robotic vehicles into the breach saves lives by removing humans from one of the most dangerous places on the battlefield.
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MILSATCOM for the most critical no-fail missions
With multiple nuclear-capable threats and space itself being a contested domain, assured and protected MILSATCOM are more critical than ever before.
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Next-generation C2 won’t be next-gen without the network transport
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
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IAI ELTA air defense radars
Advanced technologies for tactical and strategic dominance.
The cybersecurity plan for what to do when adversaries breach the network
Cybersecurity leaders from the DoD CIO, USINDOPACOM, and APL discuss how they’re addressing the challenge in a Breaking Defense webinar.
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Time Sensitive Networking clears the way through congested combat networks
New programs like FLRAA and Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle have a critical dependence on real-time data. "Time Sensitive Networking" is the answer.
DISA eyes ‘aggressive’ goal of automating 75 percent of cyber capabilities
“The only way that we can actually do our job with the pacing threat of China is to actually add that automation capability," said Brian Hermann, cybersecurity and analytics director at DISA.