Answering the demand signal to move faster, field sooner, iterate continuously
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
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What is the Pentagon’s ‘Space Data Network,’ and why does it matter for Golden Dome?
The SDN will provide the communications pathways for integrating and moving data from missile warning/tracking sensors to interceptors in near-real time under the Golden Dome construct.
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Undersea superiority: ASELSAN’s integrated approach to naval defense
As global navies adapt to evolving underwater threats, ASELSAN’s integrated sonar, countermeasure, and sonobuoy solutions offer a scalable, future-ready approach.
Air Force counter-drone lab requests ideas to track and kill small UAS
Two new Air Force RFIs seek information on systems to detect drones and defeat them with hard-kill systems as the service looks to shore up base defense.
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Building partnerships as part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
The kingdom's aggressive growth strategy will rely in part on outside investment.
Pentagon CTO ‘pretty confident’ about life after Anthropic
“We've already deployed OpenAI in the last few weeks, and we're going to deploy the others here, [starting] with Gemini," Undersecretary for Research and Engineering Emil Michael said.
Army’s new, flexible approach to EW could lead to programmatic changes: Official
The Army wants industry to pitch EW capabilities to solve broad-based problems.
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Streamcaster Nexus: Empowering the connected soldier at the tactical edge
On today’s battlefield, mobility isn’t optional - it’s mission-critical.
Army awards Anduril counter-drone task order as first in new $20B ‘contract vehicle’
"We got a lot of messages over the weekend, like, ‘Oh, you made $20 billion.’ There's no money attached to it, this is just a contract vehicle, but it reduces a lot of friction in things that just simply shouldn't have it," Anduril President Matthew Steckman said.
New Army Data Operation Center will be ‘9-1-1’ for moving info around the globe
The new center, to be established in coming weeks, is the latest in the Army's war against inefficient sharing and poor "data management."
Special ops leader Rudd confirmed to helm CYBERCOM and NSA
The Senate voted to confirm Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to lead CYBERCOM and NSA.
The latest in Iran and an update in the Anthropic saga
This week on The Weekly Break Out, we talk Iran developments and the latest in the back-and-forth between Anthropic and the Pentagon.
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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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Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
How technology, strategy and industry are shaping the next fleet
Unmanned systems, digital integration, and emerging technologies are transforming U.S. naval operations. Breaking Defense’s new eBook takes a deep dive into these innovations and what they mean for the future of naval power.
Anthropic CEO says Pentagon ban less harsh than Hegseth had threatened
CEO Dario Amodei said he would still sue to overturn the designation of Anthropic as a “supply chain risk,” but he said the company was “having productive conversations with the Department of War” — which Pentagon CTO Emil Michael promptly denied.
Pentagon’s new chief data officer to push ‘AI capabilities to warfighters’
The Pentagon announced two key hires for data and cybersecurity positions.