Maritime tech startup Blue Water Autonomy, Conrad Shipyard sign deal for USV production
The startup, launched earlier this year by three Navy veterans, is aiming to produce capable USVs en masse.
CCA update: Air Force expects early contracts for second iteration in ‘months’
“The exact number [of awardees] will be dependent on several factors,” said Air Force Col. Timothy Helfrich.
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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
Army shaking up new autonomy initiative, pivoting away from ISVs: Sources
“The focus will be mission autonomy” with the goal of letting companies bring in the best robots rather than trying to automate more ISVs, a senior defense official told Breaking Defense.
RTX, Shield AI picked to give Collaborative Combat Aircraft autonomous capabilities
RTX will provide autonomy capabilities for General Atomics’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft offering dubbed the YFQ-42A, while Shield AI will supply the autonomy pilot for Anduril’s YFQ-44A, a source told Breaking Defense.
Rutte holds back on Poland’s drone shoot down plan
"You can be assured we will do what is necessary to defend our cities, our people, our infrastructure, but it doesn't mean that we will always immediately shoot down a plane," said Rutte, appearing at odds with Poland's position.
Embraer, SNC pushing A-29 for counter-drone mission
"You don't need a bespoke F-35 at eleventy billion dollars an hour, right? You can do this in a very cost-effective way,” Ray Fitzgerald, senior vice president for strategy at SNC, told Breaking Defense.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
First flight of Anduril CCA likely in mid-October: Air Force Secretary
Anduril is still "well ahead of the program schedule” for the first flight of its YFQ-44A, said Diem Salmon, Anduril’s vice president for Air Dominance and Strike.
US CENTCOM standing up Rapid Employment Joint Task Force
“The new task force will synergize existing efforts among our service components and support Secretary Hegseth’s drive to rapidly equip our warriors," said CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper.
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Five new features are coming to Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show 2026
Artificial intelligence, autonomy, and local innovation will take center stage.
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Only one company is positioned to deliver the future of airpower
GA-ASI President David R. Alexander explains how the YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) is the future of air superiority.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Lockheed’s Skunk Works reveals Vectis stealth drone, eyeing first flight in 2027
An executive from the secretive development lab said the drone, expected to fly in two years, wasn’t designed for any particular competition, but didn’t rule out the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
Northrop Grumman’s AI testbed will fly for the first time this fall, company says
Northrop’s new Prism software will not only fly the aircraft but also allow partner companies to plug-and-play all sorts of software modules for different missions and special equipment, Northrop Grumman's Dan Salluce told reporters.
Lasers in the field: Iron Beam clears last test before operational use
The Israeli MoD called today’s news a “global technological and engineering breakthrough.”
The Break Out: A Golden Dome prize pool and Project Octopus [VIDEO]
Diving into a proposed prize pool for space-based interceptors, and a look at Project Octopus, this week on The Weekly Break Out.