You can’t have a fence high enough to protect your facility against drones
New threats, including downstream attacks, drive the need for improved tools to protect critical assets.
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Why the Army can’t build its Pacific network like the one in Europe
Distance, sparse infrastructure, and contested communications force a different approach to connectivity.
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Why Bigger Fences Aren’t Enough in the Age of Drones
Traditional thinking about how to protect facilities must adapt to new threats such as drones or downstream attacks.
Army feels ‘growing pains’ as it integrates Anduril NGC2 tech with older comms
“It wasn't seamless, and we learned a lot,” Brig. Gen. Shane Taylor told Breaking Defense.
Reprogramming robots in the mud: How Army Special Ops trains its new robot technicians
“What we’re building is a soldier that can adapt a piece of robotic kit to the mission, to the enemy, to the terrain,” said Maj. Gen. Jason Slider, commander of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.
Army’s Project Gatekeeper aims to cut software approval times from months to ‘minutes’
The service’s new cybersecurity testing sandbox will stand up on Oct. 23, said acting Army CIO Gabe Chiulli, streamlining the current cumbersome, ad hoc arrangements for clearing commercial software for Army networks.
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From requirement-driven to market-ready: Rethinking how defense technology reaches the warfighter
As threats continue to evolve, speed will increasingly depend on what is already available when the need emerges.
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AGVs vs. UGVs: A new class of ground autonomy takes the field
One commander, many robots: Fully autonomous ground vehicles are reshaping the battlefield.
Army to take a (cautious) step toward employing AI agents to defend networks: Official
The Army is making its first awards under Project Griffin, which eventually envisions AI prowling networks for malicious activity.
One year in, Army’s FUZE leader eyes ‘bigger’ acquisition challenges
The Army innovation hub's first year also revealed the challenge of making sure promising technologies don’t stop at the prototype stage, FUZE Director Matt Willis told Breaking Defense.
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Drones and autonomous warfare: ‘One-way attack’ and reshaping ISR
Systems that can work independently while still being part of a unit are critical to carrying out multi-domain operations.
Thales looks to export new C2 platform to Gulf nations, says executive
“We do believe that there is an operational need and a solution based on our open standard, being able to address the sovereignty for the countries. We do believe that this solution is already fit for purpose regarding the Gulf,” Thales Vice President for Multi-Domain Operations Patrick Moreau told Breaking Defense.
The Army’s Digital Transformation
AI is reshaping the Army’s approach to cyber, electronic warfare and command and control. At TechNet Augusta 2026, leaders outlined how they’re turning emerging technology into capabilities for the battlefield.
Zero Trust gets harder when every user, device, weapon, and AI agent needs an identity
The next phase of Zero Trust reaches beyond users and devices, experts discussed during a Breaking Defense webinar.
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Bringing real autonomy to battlefield drone swarms
Decentralized Embodied Collaborative intelligence enables better reconnaissance, logistics and combat capabilities.
Army issues just under $100M in application awards for NGC2 to 9 companies
“Providing core software applications is a critical next step. It provides a foundation that can be rapidly scaled and trained with continuity across the force,” Joseph Welch, portfolio acquisition executive Command and Control (C2)/Counter C2, said in the release.
General Dynamics taps Primordial to build AI assistant for combat vehicle crews
Like a militarized Alexa, Primordial Labs’ Anura AI is trained to understand soldiers’ voice commands and translate them into specific actions — but not deadly ones.