AI’s next leap for the Intelligence Community: Agents managing agents
DIA, NGA and the FBI are building the infrastructure and guardrails needed for increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence.
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Securing the AI flank to provide trusted decision-making capabilities
AI tools are critical components of modern warfare, but must be protected to ensure they are reliable.
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Biodefense is force protection: Ready today, prepared for tomorrow
A decorated combat aviator and biotech CEO advocates preparing for novel viral threats before the next crisis.
Why patching networks against cyberattacks is ‘very scary’ in the age of AI
The long-standing mantra that certain operational systems must be continuously available and can’t be brought down for a patch is becoming harder to defend as cyber threats accelerate, US officials warn.
Army shifts autonomy strategy to lean more on ‘awesome vendors’
An Army official told Breaking Defense the service's original plan to build a software backbone itself makes less sense now that there's real industry investment in the capability.
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Island surge: The Army’s Next Generation Command and Control in action
Lightning Surge exercises are turning soldier feedback on NGC2 into operational software changes in days, not years.
Fatalities at CYBERCOM merit Pentagon intervention
Recent suicides among US cyber personnel should serve as a call to action for implementing durable institutional change, Joshua Stiefel argues.
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Acquisition reform at the speed of war
As part of the DoW’s acquisition transformation, streamlined processes must be extended to all companies in the defense industrial base.
Agentic AI turning Zero Trust cybersecurity ‘on its head’
A top Intelligence Community official said the government may need to develop digital birth certificates for AI agents.
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If software and agentic AI are key to mission success, accelerate them to the front lines
A commercial prototype in a sandbox is different from deploying AI across classified networks.
The state of DoD Zero Trust: Progress toward target level
Join us August 26th at 2pm ET as industry leaders discuss the current state of Zero Trust and what the roadmap looks like for the next 2 years.
GDIT scores $1.3 billion National Guard IT contract
The Enterprise Network Operations and Cybersecurity Support contract aims to provide modernized IT and cybersecurity services to the Army National Guard.
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The reasons why Group 2 drones are right-sized for the fight
Fuel cell technology lets smaller, more versatile VTOLs handle tasks previously reserved for larger drones.
Updating Navy warships at the speed of software
After years of wanting and waiting, the Navy is now updating combat systems over-the-air on ships at sea, write two Navy Department leaders.
Light at the end of M-code’s tunnel? Receivers for ships, planes to finish tests by 2027
An Air Force office recently took over the sprawling M-code project, meant to give jam- and spoof-proof GPS receivers to potentially a million pieces of tech.
Leonardo DRS to acquire software company Raft
The $450 million all-cash offer seeks to improve DRS's ability to offer a wider range of technologies to customers.
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Localizing tactical communications for sovereign, NATO-ready C3I
Beyond foreign sales, Rafael’s model enables tech transfer, local engineering, and is a template for NATO partners.