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Naval Warfare

AUKUS partners test autonomous systems as Europe weighs maritime surveillance needs

By Diana Stancy

Counter-UAS solution finds and classifies targets at standoff distance with “autonomous perception”

Warden’s passive, first layer of detection complements EO/IR and radar.

By Breaking Defense

Land Warfare

With daily jamming of US forces on Korean Peninsula, industry needs resilient solutions: USFK commander

“If your capability requires pristine satellite communications, infinite bandwidth, and uninterrupted fiber optic backbone to function, it will not survive 48 hours on the peninsula,” Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of US Forces Korea, said.

By Mark Pomerleau

Air Warfare

Canadian firms line up for potential GCAP, Gripen work

Back in July, the Italian Ministry of Defense told Breaking Defense that at that stage, being an observer did not entail that Canada had an industrial role in GCAP, adding that it was infeasible then “to predict the timing, modalities, or conditions of any potential expansion” of the country’s new participation.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

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Global

UK commits to 3 percent GDP on defense by 2030, new investment partnerships with industry

Chancellor John Healey said that the UK’s recent Defence Investment Plan would be “fully” funded, indicating the money for defense would come from cuts to other priorities.

By Aaron Mehta

Air Warfare

How General Atomics views Europe’s unmanned future

In this fireside chat, Dave Alexander of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems talks through his company's strategy for the European market.

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Naval Warfare

Navy faces ‘years-long’ maintenance crunch amid record-breaking, extended deployments

Extended deployments in the Middle East could compound existing maintenance delays, with Navy leaders warning that returning ships will strain shipyard capacity and force trade-offs between repairs and modernization.

By Diana Stancy

Pentagon

Startup Biosphere wins Pentagon contract to scale up production of key chemicals

The biomanufacturing facility will boast 20,000 liters of UV-sterilized vats, able to brew anything from “bio-cement" for helipads to explosives for Hellfire missiles.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

All Domain

Is the Finnish-Norwegian call with Putin a crack in Nordic resolve, or the start of a new path?

Western European leaders have largely avoided speaking with Putin since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

By Jonas Olsson and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Air Warfare

Australia pushes to beef up air defenses

Australia expects to select the winning platform for LAND 6504 in late 2027 following a RFP that is expected in the early part of the year.

By Mike Yeo

Space

China has tripled its satellite fleet since 2018 as expansion continues: DIA

The Defense Intelligence Agency's third iteration of its unclassified report on space threats also includes a never-before released image of China's

By Theresa Hitchens

Pentagon

Defense Department selects Poland for new PAC-3 maintenance facility

The US, in partnership with Lockheed Martin, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden, announced the new facility aimed at scaling and speeding up Patriot interceptor repairs.

By Carley Welch

Land Warfare, Pentagon

What’s haunting the Pentagon this Halloween?

Three special guests, and Mark, share a few frightening mysteries from their beats — from the dangers of war in space to the intricacies of upgrading America's nuclear weapons.

By Breaking Defense Video

Land Warfare

Another Michigan auto firm enters defense industry as state tries to revive ‘Arsenal of Democracy’

JVIS is one of the latest Michigan-based automotive commercial companies to become involved in the defense sector.

By Carley Welch

Air Warfare, Opinion

How the F-15 and F-22 should inform the F-47’s procurement

Budgetary lessons from the two legacy aircraft can help the Air Force anticipate hard choices for the new F-47, one analyst argues.

By Casey Nicastro

Networks & Digital Warfare

How the Pentagon wants to buy cyber outcomes, not equipment

The Pentagon has been exploring a new paradigm dubbed Cyber Effects-as-a-Service, aiming to purchase specific outcomes as opposed to bespoke capabilities.

By Mark Pomerleau

Congress

2026 midterm cheat sheet: Which races to watch on defense

With pollsters predicting that Democrats will flip one or both chambers of Congress, there could be major changes to the roster of defense advocates on Capitol Hill.

By Valerie Insinna

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