Congress’s defense advocates take big hit in 2026 midterm elections
A "blue tsunami" of Democrat wins in the midterms has huge implications for the makeup of the congressional defense committees next year.
Thales subsidiary lands US Navy contract for remote mine hunting modules
The contract, awarded to Advanced Acoustic Concepts, is worth $53.9 million and also covers engineering support for the modules.
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Canada unveils first national security strategy in more than 20 years
The strategy comes amid tension between Canada and its North American neighbor over tense trade negotiations.
2026 midterm cheat sheet: Which races to watch on defense
With pollsters predicting that Democrats will flip one or both chambers of Congress, there could be major changes to the roster of defense advocates on Capitol Hill.
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.
Drone-maker Powerus, backed by Trump brothers, goes public
“Completing this transaction puts Powerus in a position to build at the scale our customers are asking for,” Powerus CEO Andrew Fox said.
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Trump scales back military exercise with S Korea, calling it ‘costly’ and ‘hostile’ to the North
“These exercises are not only costly […] but send a signal that is completely inappropriate and hostile,” Trump wrote in a social media post.
Trump opens door for foreign-built Navy ships. It could get complicated.
President Donald Trump has called for the US to outsource the building of at least a few Navy ships to foreign shipyards.
Qatari Air Force One will be taken offline for ‘maxed out’ upgrades: Trump
The forthcoming modifications follow concerns that the 747 jumbo jet rapidly modified by defense contractor L3Harris lacked security measures typical for transporting the US president.
UK to join US Army’s PrSM program, buy $254M in long-range missiles
The planned buy is not designed to supplant work with Germany on a Deep Precision Strike weapon, the UK said.
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From GlobalEye to Triton, first wave of NATO Summit deals bet big on aerial capabilities
The air power shift also comes as allies attempt to come to terms with the US opting to scale back some of its military assets in Europe and as they brace for Trump’s Summit address where he will reportedly urge them to increase defense spending.
How L3Harris transformed a Qatari 747 into a new Air Force One plane before July 4
L3Harris modified the jet in 10 months, with 400 employees working 24/7 to deliver the plane by a July 4 deadline, the head of the company's ISR division said.
Changes to US weapons sales practices should emerge later this year, says Pentagon official
“The hardest part is just to time phase it because there's so many things hitting the enterprise all at once,” said Michael Cadenazzi, the assistant secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.
In memo to CENTCOM leaders, Cooper warns of duty to protect civilians
"Our commitment to the law of armed conflict is not a constraint on our lethality," Adm. Brad Cooper, the CENTCOM head, wrote in a memo.