Breaking Defense

Macron calls to increase French nuclear arsenal, team with Germany and others on ‘deterrent’

Global

Caine: US objective is to keep Iran from projecting power outside own borders

“We're not going to go into the exercise of what we will or will not do,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters.

By Ashley Roque

Pentagon

L3Harris appoints new CFO as firm prepares to spin off missile business

Former Peraton CFO Kenneth Sharp will become the L3Harris's top finance executive later this month.

By Valerie Insinna

Global

Iran conflict expands in Lebanon, Beirut demands Hezbollah ‘hand over its weapons’

Retired Lebanese armed forces general Maroun Hitti said that Hezbollah’s missiles has “instantly transformed Lebanon from fragile bystander to active battlefield,” describing the situations as “harsh and asymmetric.”

By Agnes Helou

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Land Warfare

Army invites private industry to co-invest in installations, modernization plans

“We’re not just seeking funding,” said David Fitzgerald, who is performing the duties of the deputy undersecretary of the Army. “We’re seeking creative, out-of-the-box financial and business models that break the mold."

By Carley Welch

Global

UK awards Leonardo $1.3B AW149 New Medium Helicopter contract

The new AW149 fleet is desperately needed to plug a rotary capability gap left by retirement of the Puma HC2 fleet in March 2025.

By Tim Martin

In this episode:

Army reporter Carley Welch comes back from Alaska with an on-the-ground report.

Pentagon

Kaine to force Senate vote on Iran war, which Trump warns could last ‘weeks’

Kaine said even an unsuccessful vote could put pressure on the White House to change its behavior or yield more information about the attacks to the public.

By Valerie Insinna and Ashley Roque

Networks & Digital Warfare

Here’s how cyber could have been used to target Iran in Operation Epic Fury

Cyber operations were almost certainly used against Iran in the early hours of Operation Epic Fury. Here's how it may have played out.

By Mark Pomerleau

Global

‘Nightmare scenario’ for GCC countries, region as Iran unloads drones and missiles

“If Iranian attacks continue throughout this week, I would expect the Gulf Arab states to eventually participate in counter-attacks on Iran," one defense expert told Breaking Defense.

By Agnes Helou

Air Warfare

Israel says it struck more than 500 targets in Iran with 200 warplanes

The US and Israel together launched a surprise, "massive" attack on sites throughout Iran beginning early Saturday.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Global

US, Israel launch ‘massive and ongoing operation’ inside Iran

"We're going to destroy their missiles and [raze] their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally again obliterated. We're going to annihilate their Navy," said US President Donald Trump.

By Ashley Roque

Networks & Digital Warfare

Hegseth labels Anthropic a supply chain ‘risk,’ after Trump orders gov to ditch AI firm

Anthropic had refused a Pentagon ultimatum to lift internal policies safeguarding against the use of its AI for lethal autonomous weapons or for mass domestic surveillance.

By Lee Ferran

Global

Poland unveils detailed defense spending for $51B in EU SAFE loans

According to Poland’s government, the money, which will be spent between 2026 and 2030, will go to a wide variety of systems, including artillery, cybersecurity, ground combat and more.

By Bartosz Głowacki

Land Warfare

Is the Army about to shake up its Bradley replacement, XM30? Sources see major signs.

Sources told Breaking Defense a new RFI may be a backdoor effort to speed up, or potentially revamp entirely, the Bradley replacement competition.

By Ashley Roque and Carley Welch

Naval Warfare

Singapore to acquire three Gulfstream maritime surveillance aircraft

The G550-MSA is the latest in a series of major defense acquisitions announced by Singapore for the maritime domain in recent years.

By Mike Yeo

Land Warfare

PHOTOS: 11th Airborne operates in freezing conditions in Alaska

During the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 26-02 rotation, the US Army's 11th Airborne Division emulates what an Arctic conflict would look like.

By Carley Welch

Networks & Digital Warfare

Senator issues hold to CYBERCOM/NSA nominee

Sen. Ron Wyden issued a hold on the confirmation of Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to lead CYBERCOM and NSA.

By Mark Pomerleau

Networks & Digital Warfare

AI giant Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ agree to Pentagon demands

The Pentagon has threatened to deem the AI firm a supply chain risk, something CEO Dario Amodei says is contradictory.

By Lee Ferran and Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

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Macron calls to increase French nuclear arsenal, team with Germany and others on ‘deterrent’

Caine: US objective is to keep Iran from projecting power outside own borders

L3Harris appoints new CFO as firm prepares to spin off missile business

Iran conflict expands in Lebanon, Beirut demands Hezbollah ‘hand over its weapons’

Latest News

Army invites private industry to co-invest in installations, modernization plans

UK awards Leonardo $1.3B AW149 New Medium Helicopter contract

Kaine to force Senate vote on Iran war, which Trump warns could last ‘weeks’

Here’s how cyber could have been used to target Iran in Operation Epic Fury

‘Nightmare scenario’ for GCC countries, region as Iran unloads drones and missiles

Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense

AI giant Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ agree to Pentagon demands

Pentagon CTO says it’s ‘not democratic’ for Anthropic to limit military use of Claude AI

Kodiak AI lands Marine Corps deal to add driverless tech to ROGUE Fires platform

ChatGPT will be available to 3 million military users on GenAI.mil

AI ‘fundamentally changing’ adversary behavior, leading to force generation reforms: Official

DoD expects AI-powered database of patents ready for industry by year’s end

To overcome Golden Dome ‘affordability’ hurdle, DoD needs acquisition reform, AI: Official

Pentagon picks 25 vendors to show off one-way attack drones in the Gauntlet competition

Picogrid wins $9M Air Force contract for counter-drone software written by AI

Pentagon CTO picks six defense tech vets to lead Critical Technology Areas

Israel says it struck more than 500 targets in Iran with 200 warplanes

US, Israel launch ‘massive and ongoing operation’ inside Iran

Hegseth labels Anthropic a supply chain ‘risk,’ after Trump orders gov to ditch AI firm

Poland unveils detailed defense spending for $51B in EU SAFE loans

Is the Army about to shake up its Bradley replacement, XM30? Sources see major signs.

In Focus: Speed at the Tactical Edge

‘California jammin’: Wargames show Army’s electronic weakness — and a human fix

Marines aim to be CJACD2 ‘fast follower’ with Dynamis Series of C2 experiments

Singapore to acquire three Gulfstream maritime surveillance aircraft

PHOTOS: 11th Airborne operates in freezing conditions in Alaska

Senator issues hold to CYBERCOM/NSA nominee

AI giant Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ agree to Pentagon demands