L3 Harris could produce up to 75 AT-802U Sky Warden aircraft to replace US Special Operations Command's U-28 Draco. | Continue reading
WASHINGTON: Over the last four years the United States' arms exports, led mostly by aircraft sales, were more than double that of Russia, the world's second largest exporter, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. A new SIPRI report published today com … | Continue reading
"We want to make sure, of course, that the directive still reflects the views of the department and the way the department should be thinking about [autonomous] weapon systems,” Michael Horowitz told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview. | Continue reading
On March 4, Breaking Defense correspondent Reuben Johnson was captured by Russian soldiers outside of Kyiv and taken prisoner. This is the story of what happened next. | Continue reading
"I'm convinced we're going to be able to do some great things," Craig Martel told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview. "But they're going to be hard things. It's going to be a challenge." | Continue reading
“The way that Starlink was able to upgrade when a threat showed up, we need to be able to have that ability," said Dave Tremper, the Pentagon's director of electronic warfare. "We have to be able to change our electromagnetic posture, to be able to change very dynamically what we … | Continue reading
Using low-cost drones may finally give the Air Force a way to simulate a mass of advanced, fifth-generation fighters in training exercises. | Continue reading
“The lesson every Taiwanese is learning from what we are seeing in Ukraine is that we have to defend ourselves, no one else will fight for our democracy like we can,” said Kolas Yotaka, spokeswoman for Taiwan’s presidential office. | Continue reading
The Pentagon doesn't believe Russia has fully unleashed its significant electronic warfare capabilities, a senior defense official said. | Continue reading
"Kinetic destructive tests," White House nominee for ASD Space Policy John Plumb said, "pose a long term enduring problem to all spacefaring nations, including astronauts." | Continue reading
A drone used in combat against adversaries with weak air defense systems now faces a far more capable military. | Continue reading
"I think there are more questions than answers right now when it comes to SJ-21," Todd Harrison, director of CSIS's Aerospace Project, told Breaking Defense. | Continue reading
After years of research and development efforts, tech startups want to see the Pentagon commit to real production work. | Continue reading
"Calling it 'breaking the laws of physics' does not lead to rational scrutiny," Secure World's Victoria Samson said of the recent Chinese hypersonic test. | Continue reading
In an exclusive interview, the officer in charge of the Navy's research and development enterprise said he wants the upcoming Hack the Machine event to result in real demonstrations for Navy leadership by next year. | Continue reading
"Strategic competition is alive and well in cyberspace, and we're doing it every day with persistent engagement," the CYBERCOM and NSA leader said. | Continue reading
Lt. Gen. Moore didn't provide details, but later said, "China is the number one priority for DoD. Therefore, it's [CYBERCOM chief] Gen. Nakasone's number one priority." | Continue reading
Defense contractors will have another month to meet the mandate, but CEOs have cautioned that some losses in the workforce are inevitable. | Continue reading
Space based jammers? Kinetic kill vehicles? Ground based lasers? The Pentagon has a space weapon it's ready to show, but it's not clear exactly what it will be. | Continue reading
The Taliban now faces a decision: Ban the internet as the group did during its first rule, while hindering its propaganda windfall and other online activities, or leave the country's networks intact, allowing an avenue for continued US electronic surveillance. | Continue reading
The push to declassify an existing space weapon is being spearheaded by Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. | Continue reading
A Pentagon watchdog's new report brings together the services' lacking efforts in cybersecurity and ambitious strides in additive manufacturing. | Continue reading
"It's quite possible that if [the government] doesn't get this right, then none of those companies will want to do business with government," defense acquisition expert Bill Greenwalt told Breaking Defense. "That's extremely problematic." | Continue reading
“These efforts are not about creating physical traits that don't already exist naturally. This is about enhancing the mission readiness of our forces by improving performance characteristics that typically decline with age," Cmdr. Tim Hawkins, SOCOM spokesperson, said. | Continue reading
While ATT&CK focuses on standardizing the way cyber warriors understand and talk about offensive cyber, D3FEND focuses on common defensive measures. | Continue reading