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Protecting America’s troops on the digital battlefield: Rep. Jackson
Rep. Ronny Jackson lays out his concerns about ubiquitous technical surveillance, or UTS, in this new op-ed.…
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Building a predictive defense industrial base begins with artificial intelligence
[Sponsored] AI-enabled workflows accelerate production, but cybersecurity and governance remain central.…
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Pentagon weighing options to license Patriot production to Ukraine: DoD official
“We’re evaluating a set of [courses of action] right now, which include a mix of domestic and international sourci…
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How DARPA plans to get nuclear power in the size of ‘AA battery’
Seven teams are competing as part of DARPA’s Rads to Watts program to create a new kind of miniature power cell th…
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US blocks Iranian missile barrage as pause in fighting falters | First Thing
US military says it intercepted all Iranian missiles, as fighting threatens to resume. Plus, how Armenians seek to breat…
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Roknifard: Iran Strategic With Use of Allies’ Attacks
The US says it has intercepted several Iranian ballistic missiles on its military bases - breaking the brief pause in fi…
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ASML’s Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography and the Limits of Reverse Engineering in China
In June, the U.S. Department of Commerce informed the Dutch company ASML that it suspects one of its extreme ultraviolet…
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Parsing Trump’s Decision to (Maybe) Give Uranium Enrichment to Saudi Arabia
On June 22, the United States announced that it had signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. This type …
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How the U.K. is helping Ukraine hit Russian targets
Allied donations to Ukraine have gone from missiles to designs, as Ukrainian manufacturing outpaces its donors.…
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Senate confirms Clayton as Trump’s next intelligence director
The former SEC chairman will replace acting intelligence chief Bill Pulte, who cut staff in the nation’s top spy office.…
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The Army didn’t want this striking rotorcraft, but could it be what NATO needs?
Sikorsky showcased its dual-rotor Raider helicopter at the Farnborough airshow.…
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Marine Corps accepts last Osprey aircraft
The Marine Corps received its 359th Osprey aircraft today, completing the program of record. …
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Boeing’s Air Force One replacement racks up $280M charge
“While the charge is disappointing, we recognize how critical schedule performance is to our customer and we are investi…
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CENTCOM announces US-UAE task force on AI
“It sounds good on paper,” a former senior defense official told Breaking Defense. “My biggest questions revolve around …
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Key Areas Where Water Scarcity Intensifies Risks of Conflict
Water disputes can directly drive conflict, but more often, water scarcity acts as a catalyst — one that, combined…
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Commerce aims to speed advocacy timelines for foreign weapon sales
Commerce Undersecretary William Kimmett was at the Farnborough Airshow to develop a list of “high priority” …
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Air Force eyes ‘maybe’ pulling B-52s from retirement
A program to upgrade the radar for the Eisenhower-era bomber suffered a tragic setback after a fatal crash in California…
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AIA chief Eric Fanning on the budget and the health of America’s defense industry
Fanning also gave The Break Out his take on the state of foreign military sales and the room for reform.…
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PACAF looks to reduce exercise participation to preserve ‘readiness’: Commander
“I think we’ve done a pretty good job of identifying, amongst commanders, where we’re going to take risk or …
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Time to decide: A critical moment in Japan-US missile defense cooperation
In the face of growing air and missile threats in the Pacific, robust radar coverage and command networks will be critic…
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Leonardo UK CEO sees potential CCA role, but wary of funding
Clive Higgins told Breaking Defense the firm would likely pitch its experience in sensors and EW, but also saw an openin…
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NIST unveils new AI evaluation platform
The AI Technology Evaluation will provide exclusive data to grade models’ performance in select areas.…
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The Octane Revolution: How Jimmy Doolittle Catalyzed a Wartime Industry
Editor’s note: This is the sixth article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from w…
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The First Waves of Amphibious Assault Will Be Unmanned
In the Pacific War, the U.S. Navy’s underwater demolition teams prepared the way for U.S. and …