Here’s how cyber could have been used to target Iran in Operation Epic Fury
Cyber operations were almost certainly used against Iran in the early hours of Operation Epic Fury. Here's how it may have played out.
Hegseth labels Anthropic a supply chain ‘risk,’ after Trump orders gov to ditch AI firm
Anthropic had refused a Pentagon ultimatum to lift internal policies safeguarding against the use of its AI for lethal autonomous weapons or for mass domestic surveillance.
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Breaking the Pentagon’s new bottleneck of time
As threats evolve, the winning model ties digital engineering to manufacturing capacity and a reindustrialized supply chain.
Senator issues hold to CYBERCOM/NSA nominee
Sen. Ron Wyden issued a hold on the confirmation of Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to lead CYBERCOM and NSA.
AI giant Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ agree to Pentagon demands
The Pentagon has threatened to deem the AI firm a supply chain risk, something CEO Dario Amodei says is contradictory.
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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.
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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.
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
Army issues broad appeal to industry for electromagnetic spectrum solutions
“Unlocking the potential for spectrum operations at machine speed will be key to winning the EMS fight,” Col. Scott Shaffer said.
Air Force flight tests drone wingman carrying (inert) weapons, competitors reveal new names
Anduril’s YFQ-44A drone wingman under development for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program has begun testing flights with a missile underwing, according to an Air Force press release.
Lockheed test-flies F-35 with artificial intelligence to quickly ID unknown contacts
Known as Project Overwatch, the AI is trained to distinguish different types of emissions, autonomously identifying the source for the human pilot.
‘California jammin’: Wargames show Army’s electronic weakness — and a human fix
“We are definitely seeing, many times over, an over-reliance on technology,” Capt. Jake Thomas told Breaking Defense.
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Pentagon CTO says it’s ‘not democratic’ for Anthropic to limit military use of Claude AI
"What we're not going to do is let any one company dictate a new set of policies above and beyond what Congress has passed," Under Secretary Emil Michael said of the ongoing impasse between the Pentagon and Anthropic.
Marines aim to be CJACD2 ‘fast follower’ with Dynamis Series of C2 experiments
"What we don't want to do is what we've always done in the past: siloed programs, by silo services," Col. Arlon Smith, director of Project Dynamis, told Breaking Defense.
Venezuela operation relied on little-known cyber center, official says
A Joint Integration Fire Center to better integrate cyber and non-kinetic effects was proved out during operations in Venezuela last month.
New information warfare squadrons will increase readiness and lethality at sea: Officer
The Navy is piloting two information warfare squadrons to increase capabilities to carrier strike groups.