Poland Talks New Bases As Duda Meets At White House
As Trump takes heat from his own party over a proposed troop drawdown in Germany, new US drone and armor bases in Poland are in the works.
Defense Chief: With Giant Exercise Looming, Poland Looks To Lead Central Europe
With $12 billion in weapons purchases from US firms over the past year and a close relationship with President Trump, Poland needs to "get used to being a leader” in Europe, Chief of the Polish armed forces, Gen. Rajmund Andrzejczak, says.
The defense intelligence community’s AI and cyber view forward
From AI adoption and agentic systems to Zero Trust and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together key reporting from DoDIIS 2026 on the technologies and strategies shaping the future of defense intelligence.
Navy Secretary Spencer’s Last Interview
On Saturday night, as the White House and Pentagon mulled Richard Spencer's fate, he chatted with reporters and enjoyed the end of a security conference in Halifax. Things were about to change.
Spencer Fired As SecNav, Three Different Stories Why
Ambassador to Norway Ken Braithwaite will be nominated as the new Secretary of the Navy, according to the Pentagon, breaking a pattern where President Trump elevates a deputy and keeps him as acting instead of nominating someone new.