‘Cyber magazine’ can run out ‘pretty damn quick’ in modern conflict: Admiral
In the wake of public debates about the health of physical US munitions, a senior Navy official said the "cyber magazine" isn't infinite either.
The US needs an information-warfare strategy for Iran — and beyond
In the face of authoritarian oppression, a US-made information warfare tool set could enhance the lives of those living in restrictive countries.
US clears $24B F-35 sale for Saudi Arabia
The approval comes a year after President Donald Trump announced Riyadh would be permitted to buy the highly advanced stealth fighters, though lawmakers could still block the sale.
Spain’s Indra unveils Squall, a new low-cost cruise missile for ‘mass attacks’
It's the latest small cruise missile to head to market, as militaries around the globe look to replenish their stocks.
Iran war costs: $38B, plus $2-3B per month going forward, CBO says
The Congressional Budget Office reported it would take "at least five years" to rebuild American munitions inventories.
‘Hundreds’ of buildings, ‘dozens’ of aircraft destroyed or damaged during Iran ops: DoD IG
Operation Epic Fury has "resulted in strategic inventory shortfalls" of key munitions, Pentagon officials told investigators.
Swarm Aero debuts Gamera drone in bid to succeed Reaper
“What we've done cuts against the conventional wisdom,” Swarm co-founder and chief revenue officer Oliver Palmer told Breaking Defense. “And what we've done instead is create a very simple, non-stealthy aircraft that's optimized for extreme range.”
Concurrent attacks across multiple domains force rethinking of air-and-missile-defense
While overall effectiveness is high, damage to US bases and assets in the Iran conflict shows gaps in air-and-missile-defense.
Now is the wrong time for the Pentagon to pull back from Europe
The Hudson Institute's Daniel Kochis argues in this op-ed that Russia must remain convinced that America’s presence, combined with European NATO members’ firepower, is enough not to risk a direct confrontation.
US clears $5B in JDAMs for Saudi Arabia, other Middle East deals
Roughly $6.1 billion of military equipment was cleared for potential sales to Saudi Arabia, Oman and Iraq, spanning precision munitions to fighter jet sustainment, according to the State Department.
What options does the Pentagon have to cover its mounting FY26 operational costs?
“If I were still in the building, I would say, ‘I'm probably screwed now,'" a former official told Breaking Defense.
After ‘concerning’ losses, Air Force pushes to replace Reaper faster
“There's no doubt if we try and pursue the exact same approach that we had with things like the MQ-9, we're going to get something that costs about the same as an MQ-9,” said Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Niemi.
The Mecca pact explained, tankers for Qatar, and CENTCOM’s new drone force
Middle East Bureau Chief Agnes Helou recaps leading developments from the region before speaking with Dubai-based analyst Riad Kahwaji.
Estonian lawmaker calls US questionnaire to NATO ‘unnecessary stress test’
“It is critically important for us in this time, a time of not living in peace time ... that both in words and deeds to not make any steps to create an image that would indicate to Moscow or Beijing that NATO is not united or focused on deterring threats growing on our borders,” Marko Mihkelson told Breaking Defense.