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.
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Protecting America’s troops on the digital battlefield: Rep. Jackson
Rep. Ronny Jackson lays out his concerns about ubiquitous technical surveillance, or UTS, in this new op-ed.
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Automation vs autonomy: What will shape the future of battlefield drones?
While humans must stay in the loop for kinetic decisions, empowering drones to operate autonomously is a force multiplier.
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Building a predictive defense industrial base begins with artificial intelligence
AI-enabled workflows accelerate production, but cybersecurity and governance remain central.
How DARPA plans to get nuclear power in the size of a ‘AA battery’
Seven teams are competing as part of DARPA's Rads to Watts program to create a new kind of miniature power cell that last for years or decades without recharging.
CENTCOM announces US-UAE task force on AI
“It sounds good on paper,” a former senior defense official told Breaking Defense. “My biggest questions revolve around classified information sharing.”
Oracle inks $7 billion deal to consolidate Pentagon software purchases
The up to ten-year contract could yield $441 million in savings, the DoD CIO said.
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Right sized for the fight, smaller Group 2 drones are solving for the limitations of larger UAS
It’s fuel cells, not batteries, that let Group 2 unmanned VTOLS fulfill many missions of larger Group 3s.
‘Easier access’: US export change for the UAE to boost Emirati drones, AI tech
The status change should "shorten procurement timelines, make sustainment less cumbersome and facilitate closer cooperation between American defense companies and UAE institutions," one analyst told Breaking Defense.
BETA teams with GE, Sikorsky for militarized unmanned aircraft
BETA’s MV250 will use a hybrid-electric propulsion system developed in partnership with GE Aerospace and an autonomy stack supplied by Sikorsky for a wide range of military missions, according to company executives.
BAE unveils Brontanax, a UK-designed CCA drone
The Brontanax drone, roughly the size of a BAE Hawk trainer jet, was unveiled by newly installed Defence Secretary Wes Streeting.
Project Convergence to stress-test next-gen comms gear in sweltering Mojave Desert
The 4th Infantry Division's NGC2 prototype will undergo its final test ahead of additional acquisition decisions the Army will make regarding the overall NGC2 ecosystem.
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Empower defense teams to scale AI securely
AI is expanding the mission data footprint across defense environments, increasing the need for scalable, layered data-at-rest (DAR) protection.
Israel’s IAI unveils Ellyon, next-gen electronic attack and intel gathering platform
The platform "represents a technological leap forward, combining stand-off operations with the ability to sense, understand and shape the electromagnetic battlespace," said Dror Bar, CEO of IAI subsidiary Elta Systems.
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How to protect dozens of connected networks that are at risk and targeted by AI
Artificial intelligence accelerates the speed, scale, and variety of cyber threats – especially at the seams.
CMMC may be paused, but cybersecurity audits likely to return: Industry, experts
The CMMC Phase II pause “shouldn’t be a shocker to anybody,” according to Katie Arrington, thought of as the creator of CMMC. But, she said, at the end of the day the Pentagon is likely to come back around to where it is now, realizing “that there really is no other way to get compliance.”
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Networked for the fight: Army aviation’s next advantage
As operating environments grow more complex, Link 16 provides instantaneous, mission-wide connectivity to ensure no aircraft flies alone.