Israel’s Elbit reveals military contract to put high-powered laser weapon on aircraft
CEO Bezhalel Machlis revealed the 2025 contract during an investor meeting, while acknowledging the challenges of putting such precise tech in the sky.
Hegseth confirms potential $200 billion request for Iran operations, but figure ‘could move’
“Obviously it takes … money to kill bad guys so we're going back to Congress and folks there to ensure that we're properly funded for what's been done, for what we may have to do in the future,” said US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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From backlogs to breakthroughs: Why the defense industrial base is turning to agentic AI
Agentic AI helps defense manufacturers speed up production, cut complexity and improve decision-making across global supply chains.
Israel’s defense industry accelerates production amid multi-front war
"The decisions we made to expand and accelerate production lines in Israel before the operation will now allow us to take production rates to the next level," said Israeli MoD Director General Amir Baram.
Inside the IDF’s newest military division securing the Jordan Valley
Breaking Defense visited the 96th Division, which was created in June 2025 and brings a new command structure to the border between Israel and Jordan.
Air denial is not air control, and the Air Force should not pretend it is
A doctrine of air denial leads to stalemates and drawn out conflicts, while air superiority can lead to decisive victory, Lt. Col. Grant "SWAT" Georgulis writes.
The latest in Iran and an update in the Anthropic saga
This week on The Weekly Break Out, we talk Iran developments and the latest in the back-and-forth between Anthropic and the Pentagon.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
A two-front war should be no problem for Israel, analysts say
“The understanding in the IDF always was that in a war with Iran, Hezbollah would be involved," says Yaakov Katz, fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute.
Defense execs invited to White House to talk munition production amid Iran strikes
While Gen. Dan Caine said the US has "sufficient precision munitions for the task at hand," lawmakers are considering a high-dollar supplemental infusion to backfill missile supplies.
‘Strong and clear, but quiet’: Pentagon policy head faces Senate questions over NDS
“In effect, it obfuscates the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party, and they are our pacing threat,” Sen. Roger Wicker said today.
Key questions, and an expert take, after US strikes Iran
This week on The Break Out, CNAS's Stacie Pettyjohn breaks down the ongoing US strikes on Iran.
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Interoperability becomes the price of entry for next-gen warfighting tech
AI, autonomous systems, cyber, and EW converge as industry targets faster battlefield effects.
Caine: US objective is to keep Iran from projecting power outside own borders
“We're not going to go into the exercise of what we will or will not do,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters.
Iran conflict expands in Lebanon, Beirut demands Hezbollah ‘hand over its weapons’
Retired Lebanese armed forces general Maroun Hitti said that Hezbollah’s missiles has “instantly transformed Lebanon from fragile bystander to active battlefield,” describing the situations as “harsh and asymmetric.”
Israel says it struck more than 500 targets in Iran with 200 warplanes
The US and Israel together launched a surprise, "massive" attack on sites throughout Iran beginning early Saturday.
Any action against Iran needs to account for the proxies
Proxies, such as the Houthis, should be heavily considered by the US while measures are taken against Iran.