SatVu, GMV latest space firms to benefit from Europe’s new milspace focus
A recent study co-sponsored by NATO's Innovation Fund found that investment in European "Defence, Security and Resilience" startups increases by 55 percent in 2025.
After soldier sickness, UK procurement minister to launch review into Ajax advice
Luke Pollard ordered a two-week pause on the armored vehicle, though the Ministry of Defence told Breaking Defense no "systemic issues" had been discovered in extensive testing.
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The uncrewed revolution: MQ-9B and Gambit Series forge a path to regional air dominance
The MQ-9B and Gambit Series represent parallel capabilities that address global challenges for security head-on.
The Break Out: The highs of AFA and a Trump sartorial mystery [VIDEO]
Fashion aside, President Donald Trump's fighter jet pin raised some eyebrows for what it could signify.
SPACECOM discussing expansion of joint space monitoring missions with allies
US Space Command has now completed two rendezvous and proximity operations with partners in Multinational Forces Operation Olympic Defender: France and Britain.
The Break Out: A Golden Dome prize pool and Project Octopus [VIDEO]
Diving into a proposed prize pool for space-based interceptors, and a look at Project Octopus, this week on The Weekly Break Out.
Norway selects UK Type 26 frigates under $13.5 billion plan
The future frigates are set to be delivered in 2030 and “will be as identical as possible, and have the same technical specifications,” as those under construction for the Royal Navy.
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Not just selling into the kingdom, but building partnership with Saudi Arabia’s defense industry
Partnerships with outside industry are a cornerstone of the kingdom’s ambitious growth strategy.
2025 Schriever space wargame last to be planned unilaterally by US
This year's game included five "notional technologies" designed to improve international cooperation, such as tools to improve common space domain awareness, according to Space Force officials.
Northrop Grumman says first DARC test validates radar tracking capability
DARC has been plagued with delays almost since its inception, according to a series of annual studies by the Government Accountability Office.
How NATO nations need to sell the 5 percent spending hike to their own people
The Atlantic Council's Kristen Taylor argues in this op ed that committing to defense spending is only half the battle.
Project Vanaheim: How the US and UK are trying to keep up with the UAS threat
Battlefield inventions in Ukraine are already outpacing a joint US-UK counter-UAS effort that is just months old.
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Breaking the Pentagon’s new bottleneck of time
As threats evolve, the winning model ties digital engineering to manufacturing capacity and a reindustrialized supply chain.
UK to buy ‘at least’ a dozen F-35As, ‘join NATO’s nuclear mission’
"The purchase represents the biggest strengthening of the UK’s nuclear posture in a generation," the UK's Foreign Office said in the announcement.
Ambassador: UK ramps up defense capabilities, for a stronger transatlantic security posture
In this exclusive commentary, London's ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, explains some of the decisions recently announced in the Strategic Defence Review.
[Video] The Weekly Break Out Ep. 20: Pacific policy in Singapore and the UK’s new defense plan
From the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore to the SDR in the United Kingdom, The Break Out goes global this week.
UK hits roll out milestone for new Type 31 frigate
Babcock also said that three of the five Type 31 vessels are in production and all five will be "completed within 10 years from the point of initial contract award," in 2019.