Republicans have a ticking clock. What can they get done on defense?
Reconciliation, defense appropriations and the NDAA will all fight for attention as Congress considers the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Pentagon eyes ‘public-private partnerships’ to help fund FORTRESS America homeland base plan
“The model that we're trying to drive on is not me having to go back up on Capitol Hill with my hand out,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Dale Marks told Breaking Defense.
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Three exercises that proved a new approach to C-UAS
Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.
Pentagon will pick new US base location by June 2027, prioritizing 4 requirements
In an interview with Breaking Defense, Dale Marks, the assistant secretary of defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, laid out new details on the effort.
Is the Pentagon’s demand signal for drones working? It depends on who you ask.
“There's a lot of positive signaling, but we need to see the whites of the eyes: We need to see sustained, normalized demand,” said James Slider, CEO of Performance Drone Works.
Space Force shifts into high gear on cislunar warfare, with RFIs coming soon
Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, the Space Force’s portfolio acquisition executive for advanced programs, said the service wants to field cislunar capabilities by the end of fiscal 2029.
Hegseth talks autonomy at AUSA, a key show focus
Autonomy was top of mind at AUSA 2026, including in a keynote address by the secretary of defense.
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Hegseth uses AUSA spotlight to push autonomy, ‘generational’ defense investment
Senior officials also revealed that the Defense Autonomous Working Group has been absorbed into a new Task Force Autonomous Warfare, which sits inside the Special Operations Command.
Army to establish new autonomy command, acquisition executive
The service’s new command will be called Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command, or FASCOM, according to a memo signed by Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle.
How Hegseth envisions a new Autonomous Warfare Command
The Pentagon wants to combine drone procurement and operations under a new command, but Congress will have a say.
Hegseth announces plans for new 4-star drone command, among other initiatives
Hegseth also announced a new study group led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich.
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Missiles and radar need more than demand – they need manufacturing capacity
Expanding manufacturing capacity is critical to producing missiles, radars, and launch systems.
What options does the Pentagon have to cover its mounting FY26 operational costs?
“If I were still in the building, I would say, ‘I'm probably screwed now,'" a former official told Breaking Defense.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns
Dan Driscoll, a former soldier who came into the role from the finance world, reportedly had a strained relationship with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Hegseth stands by LaNeve nomination amid reported lawmaker hesitation
The Pentagon is attempting to "lock in" LaNeve's nomination for the next Army Chief of Staff amid lawmaker concerns and the potential departure of the service's secretary.
Trump scales back military exercise with S Korea, calling it ‘costly’ and ‘hostile’ to the North
“These exercises are not only costly […] but send a signal that is completely inappropriate and hostile,” Trump wrote in a social media post.