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After Iran attacks, Turkish industry seeing increased Gulf interest in air defense platforms

By Agnes Helou

Pentagon, Air Warfare

How the US, allies and adversaries see the future of drone wingmen

In the third video focused on manned-unmanned teaming, we trace how the concept has evolved inside the US defense industry and among other militaries across the globe.

By Breaking Defense Video

Air Warfare

Canada enters talks with Saab for GlobalEye purchase

While no deal is finalized, Sweden's Prime Minister stated that he looks forward to “welcoming Canada into the GlobalEye family.”

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Global

Canada to buy Polish drones, deepen defense ties by leveraging EU SAFE funds

In December, Canada became the only non-European country to gain entry into the €150 billion SAFE defense borrowing and procurement scheme. 

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

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Opinion

The KC-46 has finally landed in Israel. The US needs to keep pushing forward.

Israel now has its own KC-46, but the US needs to do much more to help grow Israel's tanker force, argue Justin Leopold-Cohen and Bradley Bowman.

By Justin Leopold-Cohen and Bradley Bowman

Global

The sights of Turkey’s Efes military drill

Breaking Defense was on the ground for Turkey's massive combined forces drill Efes 2026, which brought ships, drones, air defense and helicopters together.

By Agnes Helou

In this episode:

• We travel to eastern Europe for drone testing with NATO troops before briefly reviewing the history of unmanned systems.

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America needs next-gen solutions to counter modern air and missile threats

Defending a country the size of the US from threats requires advanced sensing, communications and interception capabilities.

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Edge computing fails when the mission hardware can’t evolve

The payoff is quicker tech insertion, avoiding vendor lock, and more room for autonomy, sensors, weapons, and mission growth.

By Breaking Defense

Space

SpaceX wins $2.29B to speed Space Force’s LEO communications ‘backbone’

The SpaceX "backbone" constellation will support the broader Space Data Network, which will include the Space Development Agency's Transport layer satellites.

By Theresa Hitchens

Naval Warfare

House pushes Navy to nail down battleship design details

Multiple lawmakers have questioned the value of the battleship in recent weeks, often citing the expected cost of the vessel.

By Diana Stancy

Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense

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Space

Despite ‘peak hype,’ orbital data centers for AI not yet ready for NatSec prime time

Land Warfare

‘Have to be very careful’: Special ops head calls for combat AI ‘reality check’

Air Warfare

‘Insatiable appetite’ for AI: Maven usage surged for strikes on Iran, Pentagon AI chief says

Networks & Digital Warfare

CYBERCOM requests 2,660 percent increase in AI for cyber operations

Networks & Digital Warfare

Top Pentagon tech officials optimistic Mythos-style AI tools will improve cyber defense

Networks & Digital Warfare

Army plans fast follow-up to AI cyber wargame with industry: Officials

Opinion

Synthesized Command & Control: A new way human choices can guide AI warfighting

Networks & Digital Warfare

Pentagon clears 8 tech firms to deploy their AI on its classified networks

Networks & Digital Warfare

Pentagon workers vibe-code 100,000 AI ‘agents’ to use on unclassified networks

Naval Warfare

Not one-drone-fits-all: Admirals stress unmanned systems tailored to the mission

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Voyager is fortifying the U.S. Defense supply chain

Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.

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Space

HASC $1.15T defense policy bill takes aim at industrial base challenges

The bill authorizes multiyear procurement of critical munitions, the F-35 and the Arleigh Burke destroyer.

By Valerie Insinna

Land Warfare

Raytheon, Lockheed deliver first next-gen Javelin launchers to Army

The new launcher incorporates modern infrared camera technology that allows for easier and faster target detection and is smaller and lighter than the legacy unit.

By Carley Welch

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Winning the cognitive domain — A methodology built for democratic constraints

The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.

By Chris Stangle, Peraton

Naval Warfare

Navy splits major information warfare post across three new directorates

The move follows a similar one by the Air Force nearly two years ago.

By Mark Pomerleau

Global

South Korea outlines nuclear-powered submarine plan

South Korea's Ministry of National Defense expects its first nuclear-powered submarine to enter service in the mid-2030s.

By Mike Yeo

Air Warfare

Air Force sees another year delay for next-gen engines

The Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program is now projected to complete prototyping work in 2031, a cumulative delay of three years compared to earlier projections.

By Michael Marrow

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Pentagon considers restoring Army aviation cuts

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The Pentagon wants 10,000 small cruise missiles. Here’s who is making them.

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Key takeaways from Hegseth’s day in front of the House

Pentagon

How the Army is developing its C2 plans

Pentagon

Will the Pentagon have to cut exercises to pay for the Iran war?

Pentagon

Pentagon comptroller says a ‘generational investment’ is coming, but when?

Pentagon

The Pentagon wants to buy 30,000 new drones. Here are the key questions.

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Global

Ground robots in Latvia and the history of manned-unmanned teaming

This week on The Break Out, we travel to eastern Europe for drone testing with NATO troops before briefly reviewing the history of unmanned systems.

By Breaking Defense Video

Land Warfare

Amid FPV threat, Aussie company to offer Ukraine armored roofs for ATVs

Ballistic protection from overhead dangers come as modern militaries learn to cope with FPV killers.

By Andrew White

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Beyond satellites: Why FOG inertial navigation is the new imperative for land warfare

The era of uncontested GPS dominance is over. As counterspace threats and electronic warfare redefine the battlefield, learn how Exail’s Fiber Optic Gyro (FOG) technology provides the high-end stability and autonomous “source of truth” required for land maneuver and precision fires in GNSS-denied environments.

By Colonel (French Army, Ret.) Yann Le Balc’h, Exail

Global

Syria joins Turkey’s Efes 2026, one of nine nations participating for first time

Bulgaria, The Netherlands, Sweden, Japan, Egypt, Poland, Vietnam, Portugal and Syria were first-time participants.

By Agnes Helou