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Sep 17, 2025 - A memo obtained by Breaking Defense outlines changes to how the Pentagon acquires software — and potentially presages more changes to come.

Dec 31, 2025 - Transatlantic political turbulence could disrupt orders from European customers for US defense equipment over the long term, but if the last year is anything...

Nov 12, 2025 - The AI boot camp will help directors and deputy directors better understand how to apply the technology.

The 2024 NSSA Defense and Intelligence Space Conference (DISC24).

Nov 19, 2025 - In a world where artificial intelligence and unmanned systems are key to readiness against China, the US should develop a domestic supply chain, writes Kevin...

Nov 12, 2025 - This uptick in drone acquisition will be possible through a new pilot program, called SkyFoundry, an initiative headed by Army Material Command, an Army...

Dec 18, 2025 - The second generation Mounted Assured PNT System (MAPS Gen II) program is currently under contract with RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace which is scheduled to...

Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit

Oct 1, 2025 - UPDATED: Adds Carter & Kirchhoff remarks AUSTIN: Today, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will announce the latest location for his Defense Innovation Unit...

Sep 18, 2025 - Tactics and technology advance so fast that a drone that’s cutting-edge today will be obsolescent in two months, Ukrainian and NATO officers say.

Sep 17, 2025 - “This is a quantum leap that is ambitious, historic and fundamental to securing our future," said Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.

Sep 22, 2025 - The visuals, published by the official social media channels, showed the Shenyang J-15T, J-35 fighters and Xi’an KJ-600 airborne early warning aircraft being...

Dec 8, 2025 - China wants to use its massive civilian surveillance network to grow military AI, but that may not work, according to a roundtable of experts.

Dec 24, 2025 - There was no shortage of news in the Middle East in 2025.

Sep 15, 2025 - Planned investment in high-profile procurements for 2026 includes air defence systems, rocket artillery, ammunition and combat vehicles for the Swedish Army,...

Dec 15, 2025 - NNSS advances U.S. security with science, training, and stewardship to protect the nation.

Sep 17, 2025 - The Israeli MoD called today’s news a “global technological and engineering breakthrough.”

Sep 11, 2025 - During a visit by Breaking Defense to Aselsan facilities in late August, the company displayed 47 vehicle-based air defense systems that had been formally...

Sep 17, 2025 - However, several industry sources said that their companies have not been blocked by NRO from taking pictures over Ukraine.

Sep 12, 2025 - In his role as head of the Department of Defense, Hegseth will advise the president on defense policy and oversee the DoD and its annual budget of...

Sep 17, 2025 - Boeing's selection to produce the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is a game-changer for the company's challenged defense arm.

Nov 20, 2025 - “We’re now going to see agentic cyber defenses deployed against agentic cyber attacks,” said Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, founder of the Pentagon’s Joint...

Sep 18, 2025 - "How are we going to reduce civilian deaths to the smallest amount humanly possible?" asked Palantir's Alex Karp this week. "That is a tech...

Oct 4, 2024 - “What we're proposing in the paper is that the US defense acquisition community should have connections and relationships and conversations and...

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Dec 17, 2025 - The bill forces the Pentagon to adopt a "portfolio acquisition executive model" for managing programs and makes it easier for commercial firms to do...

Dec 18, 2025 - Beijing did not take the announcement well, saying the offer of the arms package "grossly violates the one-China principle," undermines stability in...

Oct 23, 2025 - The long term defense readiness project also calls for 40 percent, at minimum, of European Union defense acquisitions to be carried out on a joint procurement...

Nov 20, 2025 - Onshoring and investment in military-specific semiconductors anchor a cornerstone of the defense industrial base.

This paper details reforms to speed up U.S. defense acquisition with allies, highlighting policy, regulatory, and process changes to boost collaboration,...

Sep 24, 2025 - “To make AI our military’s future, it must become our military’s present,” says Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence...

Nov 4, 2025 - Golden Dome’s layered architecture will have weapons and sensors in space for global coverage.

Sep 17, 2025 - The solution starts with an outstanding portfolio of Challenger and Global aircraft, recognized as the world’s top-performing business jets.

Nov 25, 2025 - Under the Sequoia program, the company will provide data labeling to allow artificial intelligence and machine learning systems to discriminate among objects.

Oct 28, 2025 - "Successful tests conducted on the frigate SACHSEN proved the demonstrator’s tracking capability, effectiveness and precision under real operational...

Breaking Defense coverage of the 2024 World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia.

Nov 20, 2025 - Recent months have produced a blur of activity in the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) market segment, most notably with developments related to the Air...

Dec 5, 2025 - The reorganization of the Army’s acquisition offices aims to lessen the number of people in charge of requirements and combine offices who already shared...

Nov 13, 2025 - Increased focus on defense is one of five pillars in a new French national space strategy announced by President Emmanuel Macron today.

Aug 22, 2025 - Kruse had been in the position since February 2024 after an appointment by then-President Joe Biden, meaning his exit comes well short of the usual...

Nov 17, 2025 - In late October Kyiv signed a similar letter of intent for the potential purchase of scores of Swedish-made Gripen fighters.

Dec 2, 2025 - Lynn, who is leaving Leonardo DRS after 14 years, said "I feel like the stability of the company is strong, and that's a good time for a...

Dec 10, 2025 - Navy Secretary John Phelan recently told attendees at a private dinner that the new frigate would be a modified National Security Cutter, sources told Breaking...

Oct 22, 2025 - Sinaporean Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing officiated at the launch of the lead ship of the Victory-class Multi Role Combat Vessel (MRCV) Tuesday at the...

Dec 30, 2025 - Initially announced at the Paris Air Show in June, the deal makes France the second customer for the Swedish Airborne Early Warning and Control planes after...

Dec 19, 2025 - It's been a whirlwind of a year — and the defense establishment has plenty of thoughts on how it's unfolded and what might come next.

Sep 17, 2025 - "While global military drone production skyrocketed over the last three years, the previous administration deployed red tape. US units are not outfitted...

Sep 17, 2025 - “The government’s decision means that we are progressing faster than before in building up Estonia’s defence capabilities – that applies to the army,...

Oct 31, 2025 - The tech startup’s YFQ-44A is the second of two drone prototypes to take flight under the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

Aug 28, 2025 - The resolution orders UNIFIL's mission to end on Dec. 31, 2026, after which the peacekeeping force has a year to pack it up.

Dec 8, 2025 - Whether another temporary multi-billion-dollar add-on is in the Pentagon's future, Russell Vought attempted to assuage concerns, saying "there will...

Nov 21, 2025 - Auditors noted the recent reconciliation legislation provided $3.7 billion to the Coast Guard to procure additional aircraft.

Dec 19, 2025 - CSIS says the delivery gap in THAAD ground-based interceptors comes after the Army used scores to help defend Israel during the June 2025 Israel-Iran conflict.

Sep 23, 2025 - In this Breaking Defense webinar discover how DoD supply chain leaders collaborate with industry and international partners to meet demands and streamline...

Aug 19, 2025 - “When you pull an organization that was a direct report to the deputy secretary or secretary and move it somewhere else…the message to the force is loud...

Sep 17, 2025 - Experts previously told Breaking Defense that this agreement “formalizes" and further cements defense cooperation between the two counter-West powers.

Sep 18, 2025 - A collection of photos from the ground at the 2024 Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering & Technology Symposium in Novi, Michigan.

Nov 27, 2025 - Spaceflux data is being provided to the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) jointly managed by the UK Defence Ministry and the UK Space Agency.

Jan 15, 2026 - “We need to make a dent into that,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said of the Navy's 355-ship requirement. “I think the chairman, and...

Dec 12, 2025 - The GAO's report was published the same day that the Navy released its own report on the V-22, saying it was committed to the program.

Nov 10, 2025 - The implementation plan for Golden Dome is due to be released in mid-November, and it is imperative protection for Guam is in there, writes Randy Schriver in...

Sep 23, 2025 - In this Breaking Defense on-demand webinar, we examine the demand signals from DoD command-and-control leadership about their expectations for keeping...

Dec 22, 2025 - In 2025, the Army experienced some of its biggest changes in decades, and with this came new programs and new attitudes toward acquisition at large.

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Oct 22, 2025 - Yoav Tourgeman, the CEO and president of Rafael, told Breaking Defense that he's not concerned about sales to Europe being heavily impacted by politics.

Oct 1, 2025 - WASHINGTON: Trust your robots. Trust your tech industry. Trust your troops. Let go of traditional mechanisms of control — be it a human pilot in the...

Sep 17, 2025 - Several experts said that while it's too soon to know the full extent of the impact on the Russia-Ukraine war, there are a few key areas to watch.