Breaking Defense

MBDA plans $5.8B investment in missile production as demand soars

Companies to enter negotiations to build commercial data centers on Army installations

Using its Enhanced Use Lease authority, the Army wants private industry to finance and run large data centers on underused land at Fort Bliss and Dugway Proving Ground.

By Patrick Dawson and Carley Welch

Space

Vulcan grounding could impact multiple Space Force, NRO satellite launches

Among the near-term launches most likely to be delayed or shifted are those of the Space Force WGS-11 communications satellite slated to lift off by the end of March, and the Next-Gen OPIR GEO satellite

By Theresa Hitchens

Pentagon

Bipartisan bill would make restrictions on contractor buybacks, dividends permanent

If passed, the bill would forbid defense contractors from paying dividends or buying back stock unless contractors meet specific performance thresholds on a yearly basis.

By Valerie Insinna

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Congress

Rep. Rob Wittman on Army modernization, DoD relations and right to repair

In a wide ranging interview, Wittman hits on some of his key priorities for the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act.

By Breaking Defense Video

Opinion

A Space X Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket was launched as part of classified mission USSF-124, sending six satellites to orbit - two for the Missile Defense Agency and four for the Space Development Agency. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Contreras)

Want to fix acquisition? Start with the program managers.

Air and space programs have been riddled with delays and cost overruns. The simplest fix is training reform for the program managers, Space Force Maj. Reed “Jimi” Schafer writes.

By Maj. Reed “Jimi” Schafer

In this episode:

What new weapons could a supplemental buy, plus news on the Army’s C5ISR plans

Naval Warfare

How technology, strategy and industry are shaping the next fleet

Discover how unmanned systems and emerging technologies are shaping the future of U.S. naval power in Breaking Defense’s new eBook.

By Breaking Defense

Land Warfare

‘Jury’s still out’ on future of Army’s mobile prepositioned stock: AMC head

So far, the Army has offloaded equipment from the APS-3 to bases in South Korea and the Philippines.

By Carley Welch

Global

France sets up ‘urgent’ $9.8B munitions top-up package

Paris also plans to launch a new platform dubbed France Munitions to act as a wholesale buyer of weapons for both the French Armed Forces and export customers.

By Tim Martin

Naval Warfare

Navy nixes MASC program, unveils new MUSV ‘marketplace’ amid Golden Fleet push

A new medium unmanned surface vessel marketplace will focus on production-ready, mission-capable platforms that could be delivered as early as fiscal 2027.

By Diana Stancy

Space

SDA hopes to bring satellite laser links into use within next 6 months

The Space Development Agency is taking a "strategic pause" in launching its Tranche 1 data relay and missile tracking satellites to work out the kinks discovered in the 42 birds already on orbit, according to SDA Director GP Sandhoo.

By Theresa Hitchens

Networks & Digital Warfare

New joint intel report warns of cyber threats to growing LEO satellite constellations

A report by several national intelligence agencies offers mitigations to protect against cyberattacks on LEO satellite constellations.

By Mark Pomerleau

Land Warfare

‘Too early to tell’ if timeline holds for delivery of Army’s tilt-rotor MV-75 for testing: Official

“Ultimately, we'll have to make some risk decisions about when the performance of the system is not going to keep pace with the schedule," Maj. Gen. Clair Gill told Breaking Defense.

By Carley Welch

Pentagon, Opinion

Requirements without factories: Why the Pentagon must reconnect design to production

New Pentagon requirements reforms need to account for whether the industrial base can actually build systems at the desired scale, John G. Ferrari and Dillon Prochnicki write.

By John Ferrari and Dillon Prochnicki

Air Warfare, Land Warfare

Army’s digital marketplace for drones is officially open

"Traditionally it takes a long time to fill a requirement, and we have this protracted competition, and maybe you only choose one or two. Now it's you tell us when you're ready," Col. Danielle Medaglia, head of the Army’s project management office for UAS, told reporters here in Huntsville, Ala.

By Carley Welch

Congress

GOP moving forward with new reconciliation bill, with money for defense: Graham

“The purpose of the second reconciliation bill is to make sure there is adequate funding to secure our homeland and to support our men and women in the military who are fighting so bravely," said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham.

By Valerie Insinna

Land Warfare

Pentagon, Lockheed sign plan to boost PrSM missile production

BAE Systems and Honeywell Aerospace have also inked new framework deals designed to boost munition production over the coming years.

By Ashley Roque

Global

Iran conflict disrupts economies, but experts predict rise in defense spending

“To counter these [Iran’s] asymmetric threats, Gulf states are compelled to accelerate military modernization, prioritizing advanced air defenses like Patriot and THAAD upgrades,” said a retired Kuwaiti air force officer.

By Agnes Helou

Featured:

MBDA plans $5.8B investment in missile production as demand soars

Companies to enter negotiations to build commercial data centers on Army installations

Vulcan grounding could impact multiple Space Force, NRO satellite launches

Bipartisan bill would make restrictions on contractor buybacks, dividends permanent

Latest News

Rep. Rob Wittman on Army modernization, DoD relations and right to repair

Want to fix acquisition? Start with the program managers.

What new weapons could a supplemental buy, plus news on the Army’s C5ISR plans

How technology, strategy and industry are shaping the next fleet

‘Jury’s still out’ on future of Army’s mobile prepositioned stock: AMC head

France sets up ‘urgent’ $9.8B munitions top-up package

Navy nixes MASC program, unveils new MUSV ‘marketplace’ amid Golden Fleet push

Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense

Companies to enter negotiations to build commercial data centers on Army installations

Swiss Destinus, Shield AI wrap European drone autonomy test campaign

Trump admin’s comments could undermine case against Anthropic in court: Experts

Pentagon CTO ‘pretty confident’ about life after Anthropic

Baykar unveils K2 Kamikaze drone with AI, swarming capabilities

Anthropic CEO says Pentagon ban less harsh than Hegseth had threatened

Pentagon’s new chief data officer to push ‘AI capabilities to warfighters’

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

SDA hopes to bring satellite laser links into use within next 6 months

New joint intel report warns of cyber threats to growing LEO satellite constellations

‘Too early to tell’ if timeline holds for delivery of Army’s tilt-rotor MV-75 for testing: Official

Requirements without factories: Why the Pentagon must reconnect design to production

Army’s digital marketplace for drones is officially open

In Focus: Speed at the Tactical Edge

Powering up: Air Force eyes ‘broad reaching’ battery, energy storage research

‘Simple plans, violently executed’: One Army unit’s old-school counter to high-tech chaos

‘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

GOP moving forward with new reconciliation bill, with money for defense: Graham

Pentagon, Lockheed sign plan to boost PrSM missile production

Iran conflict disrupts economies, but experts predict rise in defense spending