Defense

Why the Army wants to deploy nuclear microreactors on US bases

The ambitious energy plan raises several unanswered questions.…

Three exercises that pushed counter–UAS from prototype to proven

[Sponsored] Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.…

To counter China, America’s next CCA needs a different mission

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments’ Greg Malandrino argues in this op-ed that a fight with China w…

The Future of Combat Medicine

War has always been a brutal engine of medical innovation, running on a feedback loop: Civilian breakthroughs are adapte…

Oshkosh dangles JLTV bridge option for Marine Corps, but the deadline to take it is looming

Delays at AM General to provide a new version of the JLTV to the Marines has led Oshkosh to step in with a solution.…

How Congress is trying to fund the E-7 Wedgetail program

The Wedgetail would replace the aging E3 Sentry for airborne early warning and control.…

Belgium and India partner on local 70mm rocket assembly, wave of industry agreements

Belgian defense officials said the cooperation will strengthen European security of rocket supply.…

GE Aerospace to provide marine gas turbine engines for South Korea’s KDDX destroyers

It will supply 12 LM2500+G4 engines for six KDDX-class ships…

Hermeus picks Anduril autonomy for Quarterhorse drone

In an exclusive interview with Breaking Defense, executives from both firms described a mutually beneficial arrangement.…

Winning the information war is as much about ideas and perception as it is about data

[Sponsored] “Being able to tell the commander you don’t need to do something is actually a pretty powerful m…

Estonian Defense Minister resigns following Ukrainian ammunition procurement scandal

During a Sept. 2 interview with Estonian ETV news show Aktuaalne kaamera, Pevkur acknowledged that he had not read the a…

Defense Business Brief: Takeaways from America’s first jet engine test site

Where Does AI Escalation Come From? We Don’t Know. We Should Find Out.

We played a wargame using AI players. Two nuclear-armed nations — Red and Blue — with a long-standing, fierc…

Russia’s Road to El Dorado

As a new convoy of Russian armored vehicles arrives from the port of Lomé to support Russia’s Africa Corps de…

The US may lack the engineers to rebuild space assets in a future war: RAND

Industry is already short of skilled engineering personnel.…

GE wins deals for F/A-18 engine parts, hypersonic test

The company was separately awarded one deal worth up to $2.9 billion to supply parts for its F414 engine, and another to…

Army awards first-ever laser production contract to AV, with $465M value

“One of the key exciting components of this particular production program is introducing production-directed energy for …

Pentagon cyber strategy expected as soon as next week, sources say

Officials have previewed a blueprint emphasizing offensive operations, AI, and closer industry ties as the military reor…

Is Taiwanese Society Prepared for a China Contingency?

In 2025, Michael Hunzeker and Yuster Yu wrote, “Taiwan’s Biggest Problem in Steeling Itself for War With Chi…

Army awards $192M to Palantir and Anduril to produce TITAN system

The effort awards $127 million to Palantir and $65 million to Anduril. …

In the rush to buy drones, make sure not to stockpile obsolescence

In this op-ed, the commander of the Pentagon’s Unmanned Systems – Experimental Command (US-X) warns that unit cost…

Navy postpones new trainer jet proposal, award dates

Textron Aviation Defense and SNC are currently competing for the Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System program…

Physics AI is different and changes the way defense systems are designed

[Sponsored] Models that replicate real-world physics streamline design, testing and iteration processes.…

Sweden to ‘evaluate’ adding French long-range strike missiles to new frigates

After inking a €4.3 billion frigate deal, Sweden’s defense minister told Breaking Defense Stockholm was keeping an “open…