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USAF Chief Wilsbach on lessons from Iran, T-7 flight and F-35 delays

Boeing expects additional cost hit on Air Force One to make 2028 delivery: Defense CEO

“I do expect to see some cost growth there as we come through [final assembly] and we finish off the wiring and the structures, as well as finishing off with certification,” Steve Parker told reporters ahead of Farnborough Airshow this week.

By Valerie Insinna

Naval Warfare

Navy, Army risk wasting money, time without unified hypersonic missile strategy: GAO

The GAO determined that the Navy is already roughly two years behind schedule on modernizing the Zumwalt-class destroyers as part of the more than $50 billion hypersonic effort.

By Diana Stancy

Naval Warfare

New ‘Golden Defender’ missile monitor ship to be built at Hanwha Philly shipyard

The ship, which will support the Golden Dome effort, will be based on the national Security Multi-Mission Vessels Hanwha Philly Shipyard builds for the US Maritime Administration.

By Diana Stancy

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Space

DIU seeking ‘near-term’ power-beaming satellite demo

The goal of the new project is to field an operational capability for space-to-space and space-to-ground power beaming by 2030, according to the Defense Innovation Unit call to industry.

By Theresa Hitchens

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Opinion

A naval failure in the Strait of Hormuz

Why can’t the world’s most powerful military secure the Strait against a country that has no navy?

By Mark Cancian

Naval Warfare

Japan, Vietnam exploring joint work on ‘fast landing craft’

Few details were provided, but the potential move comes amid tightening security ties between Tokyo and Hanoi.

By Lee Ferran

Global

What we’re watching for at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow

Breaking Defense previews some of the big news that could come at the Farnborough International Airshow.

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Air Warfare

EU, Ukraine sign drone deal to fast-track unmanned systems production

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the country is currently producing 10 million drones per year and envisions this number rising to 20 million annually with the help of partners.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Naval Warfare

Blue Water Autonomy, Saildrone launch lawsuits against Navy over MUSV Marketplace

Both companies claim that their proposals did satisfy Navy requirements for the new MUSV marketplace.

By Diana Stancy

Networks & Digital Warfare

Safeguarding federally funded innovation: navigating the new era of research security

On-demand webinar: Research security in an era of global competition

Watch experts discuss foreign influence risks, evolving DoD policy, and strategies for balancing security with scientific collaboration.

By Breaking Defense

Land Warfare

Canada to invest $1.4B in armored vehicles in partnership with GDLS-Canada

The partnership will grow Canada’s fleet of ACSVs from 360 to 550.

By Carley Welch

Air Warfare

As GOP debates defense spending, Air Force chief pushes for supplemental, $1.5T budget

“There's a wide array of things that we have stopped spending money on so that we could pay for the bills that are associated with Epic Fury,” Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told Breaking Defense. “That's why you need a supplemental for this year.”

By Michael Marrow

Networks & Digital Warfare

CMMC may be paused, but cybersecurity audits likely to return: Industry, experts

The CMMC Phase II pause “shouldn’t be a shocker to anybody,” according to Katie Arrington, thought of as the creator of CMMC. But, she said, at the end of the day the Pentagon is likely to come back around to where it is now, realizing “that there really is no other way to get compliance.”

By Mark Pomerleau

Space

Schiess likely to sail through Space Force chief confirmation

"Being non-controversial is not a bad thing," said Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, noting that the low turnout at the SASC hearing was a "compliment" to CSO nominee Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess.

By Theresa Hitchens

Air Warfare

Storm Fighter: UK christens drone wingman program, unveils new designs

The Royal Air Force plans to develop a new electronic warfare drone dubbed Storm Chrome, along with a long-range, one-way attack drone called Storm Fire, according to Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth.

By Michael Marrow

Global

Canada to join GCAP next-gen fighter program as observer: Reports

While Ottawa previously confirmed its first order for 16 Lockheed Martin F-35s, it has spent the last year reviewing its future fighter jet fleet options.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Naval Warfare

Saronic to start constructing new shipyard in Texas this year

The shipyard will focus on both defense and commercial vessels, the company announced today.

By Diana Stancy

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