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

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Congress

How does budget reconciliation work? Here’s everything you need to know.

Valerie Insinna outlines how Congress draws up a military spending plan for the year ahead.

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Air Warfare

Saab CEO optimistic Ukraine Gripen deal could be finalized this year

A top Ukrainian official said Kyiv was "ready" for the big fighter jet deal, but Sweden's defense minister suggested challenges remain.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Opinion

The next Army chief won’t inherit a force, he’ll inherit an argument

The next Army chief needs to show that land power is still vital and relevant for modern warfare that's heavily focused on drones, writes John G. Ferrari in this op-ed.

By John Ferrari

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Space

AI ‘explainability’ is a ‘major concern’ for National Reconnaissance Office: Director

Outgoing NRO Director Chris Scolese said the agency is expanding its work to allow analysts to understand how AI does its analysis.

By Theresa Hitchens

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Israel just signaled a notable expansion of air power, and we walk the show floor of the Modern Day Marine conference.

Pentagon

Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture

From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.

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Land Warfare

Driscoll reveals new plan to buy cheaper interceptors with Army-owned IP

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll explained that the plan is for the Army to break down the interceptor into subsegments and buy them — and their IP — separately, allowing the Army sole ownership of the interceptor.

By Carley Welch

Global

Kongsberg Q1 orders more than double, company eyes US expansion

Across the last quarter, other key contracts included the firm’s joint selection along with Salt Ship Design to deliver a design concept for standardised vessels to the Royal Norwegian Navy.

By Tim Martin

Space

Army Lieutenant General Michele Bredenkamp

AI ‘blueprint’ coming soon to NGA to help ‘operationalize’ GEOINT

In her first major speech since taking the reins at NGA, Lt. Gen. Michelle Bredenkamp also said the agency has stood up a new Rapid Capabilities Office to speed integration of innovative commercial tech.

By Theresa Hitchens

Space

Space Force boosts contract ceiling for Andromeda space monitoring sats to $6.2B

The Andromeda IDIQ contract vehicle will fund a replacement for the current GSSAP on-orbit inspection satellites as well as the classified SILENTBARKER space surveillance birds.

By Theresa Hitchens

Naval Warfare

Coast Guard unveils new Special Missions Command amid demand for elite units

The Coast Guard aims to officially stand up the command in October.

By Diana Stancy

Global

Turkey rolls out intercontinental missile with purported 6,000km range

The ICBM would add a "crucial layer of deterrence" to Turkey's military arsenal, a defense analyst told Breaking Defense.

By Agnes Helou

Air Warfare, Pentagon

Lockheed opposes Northrop bid to remove firewall on solid rocket motor business

Northrop argues that a 2018 consent order is hampering its ability to ramp up solid rocket motor production needed for critical munitions.

By Valerie Insinna

Global

Malaysia looks for ‘further clarifications’ from Norway after Naval Strike Missile order falters

Malaysia and Kongsberg signed a deal in 2018 for supply of an undisclosed number of NSM weapons to equip six new Littoral Combat Ships.

By Tim Martin and Mike Yeo

Air Warfare

Leonardo reports 31% surge in new orders in Q1 as CEO departs

The defense boss highlighted that revenues reached €4.5 billion in the first three months of the year — a 7 percent increase over 2025 — with a total backlog reaching €57 billion.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Global

American strategic bases in Europe ‘not yet’ in danger: German president

"The only signal we can give, and we should give: The less [the] USA is present in Europe with troops, the more should be done by Europe," Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier said during a visit to Sweden.

By Jonas Olsson

Land Warfare

AMPV 30 heading to TiC 2.0 with hopes to ‘get the Army thinking’: Kongsberg exec

The Army said the AMPV 30 is not a replacement option for the XM30 program, but an executive said the vehicle "fits a different envelope."

By Carley Welch and Ashley Roque

Land Warfare

Army wants to field all 11 divisions NGC2 capabilities in five-year window

I Corps, headquartered in the Pacific, will be the next focus for NGC2 next year.

By Mark Pomerleau

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AI ‘explainability’ is a ‘major concern’ for National Reconnaissance Office: Director

Israel just signaled a notable expansion of air power, and we walk the show floor of the Modern Day Marine conference.

Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture

Driscoll reveals new plan to buy cheaper interceptors with Army-owned IP

Kongsberg Q1 orders more than double, company eyes US expansion

AI ‘blueprint’ coming soon to NGA to help ‘operationalize’ GEOINT

Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense

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

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

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

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

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

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

Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ testbed hot-swaps AI brains mid-flight

Inside the rise of Project Maven and AI warfare [Book excerpt]

DIA centralizes AI efforts with Digital Modernization Accelerator

AFCENT awards Kraus Hamdani $270M for solar-powered, long-endurance drones

Space Force boosts contract ceiling for Andromeda space monitoring sats to $6.2B

Coast Guard unveils new Special Missions Command amid demand for elite units

Turkey rolls out intercontinental missile with purported 6,000km range

Lockheed opposes Northrop bid to remove firewall on solid rocket motor business

Malaysia looks for ‘further clarifications’ from Norway after Naval Strike Missile order falters

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

How the Army is developing its C2 plans

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

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

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

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Leonardo reports 31% surge in new orders in Q1 as CEO departs

American strategic bases in Europe ‘not yet’ in danger: German president

AMPV 30 heading to TiC 2.0 with hopes to ‘get the Army thinking’: Kongsberg exec

Army wants to field all 11 divisions NGC2 capabilities in five-year window