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Allen Control Systems launches new division to develop counter-drone lasers

Space

France awards $1.7 billion contract to Airbus-Thales team for new military satellites

The IRIS orbiters will replace three current satellites in use, known as the Optical Space Component, with better technology to deliver clearer images and faster access to captured imagery.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Naval Warfare

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician attaches explosives to a practice mine during Mine Warfare Exercise 1JA 2021.

Remote mine hunters silently trawl the waters as minesweepers go by the wayside

Autonomous capabilities give the Navy a way to clear mines without putting sailors in harm’s way.

By Casey Laughman

Global

UK satellite decision looms as political fight heats up

A potential Lockheed Martin win in the UK's £2.4 billion Skynet satellite competition is fueling a political debate over domestic manufacturing, British jobs and the country's defense industrial ties.

By Tim Martin

Latest News

Global, Opinion

Why Britain needs a maritime-first defense strategy

As Germany and Poland build up their armies, Britain should look to its historic strengths at sea to secure its future role in European defense.

By Joshua Huminski

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Congress

A Pentagon impeachment showdown, plus defense funding in limbo

Hegseth could face a high-profile impeachment battle as Congress struggles to settle major defense spending decisions before the new year.

By Breaking Defense Video

Congress, Pentagon

Hegseth vows to fight impeachment ‘spectacle’

“What one disgruntled and defeated congressman is attempting is not oversight, and it's not accountability. It's a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment," Hegseth told reporters at the Pentagon this morning.

By Ashley Roque

Air Warfare

Pentagon can’t track thousands of F-35 parts: GAO

The government watchdog found that more than 17,000 F-35 fighter jet parts worth an estimated $1.3 billion were missing from the program's inventory system.

By Mikayla Easley

Air Warfare

Korean Air Aerospace pushes forward with Collaborative Combat Aircraft plans

"We delivered our CCA platform last year and will having flight tests at the end of this year," Director of International Business for KE-ASD Haneul Kim confirmed.

By Mike Yeo

Land Warfare

Army fields launched effects to 11 of 12 divisions, with Griffon Aerospace delivering the majority

In line with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s 2025 Drone Dominance memo, the Army was directed to provide each headquarters division and multi-domain task force with launched effects.

By Carley Welch

Congress

Defense industry takes aim at ‘right to repair’ as NDAA decision looms

Proponents of "right to repair" say it will allow troops the ability to fix equipment in the field without needing to reach back out to a contractor, but industry is raising concerns about intellectual property.

By Valerie Insinna

Land Warfare

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Space