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Maj. Oleh Shyriaiev, Commander of Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Battalion, told Breaking Defense that Washington opening up deep strikes into Russia gives Ukraine a "chance" at victory.
Senior Department of Defense officials will no longer be participating at the Aspen Security Forum because their values do not align with the values of the DoD,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell ...
This is, again, Europeans stepping up. ... This is only the first wave, there will be more,” said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
The three new contracts come on top of last month’s equal award to OpenAI, bringing the Chief Digital & AI Officer’s investment in cutting-edge commercial “frontier AI” to a total of $800 million.
Shipbuilding and munitions were the major beneficiaries of the $32.1 billion added to the defense topline, with about $8.5 billion added for shipbuilding and about $6 billion added for munitions, ...
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin announced today it delivered the first shipset of four SPY-7 (V)1 radar antennas — which will be equipped on Japan’s future Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) — to ...
Air Warfare, Space Air Force, Space Force seek $16B extra for FY26 ‘unfunded priorities’ The services’ unfunded requests, obtained by Breaking Defense, reflect sharp increases compared to ...
JERUSALEM — After 40 years in use to defend the nation, the Israel Defense Forces will soon say goodbye to their American-made Patriot air defense systems, the IDF announced Tuesday.
“This collaboration is expected to accelerate the development of advanced missile technologies, enhance the capabilities of the SPIKE missile system, and ensure its compatibility with the [US ...
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department finally revealed its fiscal 2026 budget today, making official a $961.6 billion request, but without details for how it plans to maintain those spending ...
Cybersecurity skills must evolve in near-real time as Zero Day threats continue and AI provides new challenges.
Congress Introducing The Congressional Roundup [Video] Breaking Defense is launching a new video series, focused on the comings and goings of Capitol Hill.