Swiss cutting F-35 order by six, facing up to five year Patriot delay
By deciding against a request to secure funding for all 36 jets and move ahead with a reduced buy, the Swiss Federal Council accepted that “negative consequences” are to come.
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Why manufacturing critical defense technologies in the US is the linchpin to national security
Breaking Defense visits production lines for made-in-America circuit boards, displays, and missile components.
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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.
US-European relations will define the next year: 2026 preview
Transatlantic political turbulence could disrupt orders from European customers for US defense equipment over the long term, but if the last year is anything to go by, business is likely to be relatively predictable.
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The network transport layer is the backbone of next-generation command and control
Hybrid communications requirements will shape the Army’s data infrastructure of the future.
France announces almost $5B in new military space funding
Increased focus on defense is one of five pillars in a new French national space strategy announced by President Emmanuel Macron today.
Four defense primes team up to pitch development of SSN-AUKUS combat system
BAE Systems, Raytheon Australia, General Dynamics Mission Systems and Thales said they would work collaboratively to design a tri-national command system as a "shared solution for Australia and the UK which builds on General Dynamics' existing AN/BYG-1 system" used by the US.
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Interoperability becomes the price of entry for next-gen warfighting tech
AI, autonomous systems, cyber, and EW converge as industry targets faster battlefield effects.
Europe’s strategic autonomy push fuels space mega-merger
"Project Bromo is a sovereignty play," Caleb Henry, research director at Quilty Space, told Breaking Defense.
Europe’s space merger blasts off: Airbus, Leonardo, Thales sign ‘pivotal milestone’ pact
Stakes in the joint entity, planned to be operational from 2027 once regulatory approval is secured, are split with Airbus retaining a majority of 35 percent, while Leonardo and Thales will each be allocated 32.5 percent stakes.
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Next-generation C2 won’t be next-gen without the network transport
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
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Changing the game in flight testing; a helicopter that reconfigures avionics in-flight
The future of Army aviation will be avionics flight testing where new code is written and uploaded before the helicopter lands.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Navy preparing for future X-Band Radar competition
The solicitation for fiscal 2026 through 2033 will be to “design the Future X-Band Radar (FXR), and to build, integrate, and test FXR Engineering Development Models (EDMs) and deliver multiple low-rate initial production (LRIP) units,” according to a Navy notice.
France’s Thales and Norway’s Kongsberg ink communications joint venture
The JV is forecast to earn revenue worth NOK 3 billion through the end of the decade based on “substantial market opportunities and product synergies.”
Thales, KNDS expand protection system RAPIDFire for bases on land
On the stand during the Paris Air Show, a KNDS staffer explained that this round explodes before it hits anything, releasing dozens of tungsten sub-projectiles over a wide area,
Cold Atoms, quantum lightbulbs and new radars: Thales shows off tech at Paris
A top Thales scientist walked Breaking Defense through a series of futuristic technologies the company hopes will provide cutting-edge capabilities as they mature.