"We recognize this is a time of heightened risk,” Pentagon cyber official Katie Arrington told Breaking Defense. “DoD encourages the DIB [Defense Industry Base] to raise their cybersecurity posture.” ...

The operation included more than 125 US aircraft, "dozens" of aerial refueling tankers, a guided missile submarine and approximately 75 precision guided weapons.

As US President Donald Trump made headlines, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a much more low-key presence at this year’s NATO summit.

There’s an urgency to change and transform the Army and these guys [are] going to help,” said Col Dave Butler.

Lockheed has been delivering jets equipped with TR-3 since July of last year, following a year-long freeze due to woes with the upgrade. But continued software issues have relegated those jets to ...

The RDT&E budget document, dated June 2025, covers all unclassified weapon systems that the Pentagon is still developing, and hence dollar amounts rising or falling gives a sense of where those ...

The Pentagon announced today that it would move responsibility for Greenland to under US Northern Command, a shift that comes amid international concern over the Trump administration’s designs on the ...

Below are key items to know from each of the military services. Air Force. The Air Force’s procurement for categories like aircraft and missiles would climb under the administration’s plan.

Analysts told Breaking Defense that any ceasefire would be on shaky ground, especially if Israel sees a chance to topple the Iranian regime.

Air Warfare, Global, Naval Warfare; China’s nuclear arsenal surges 20% in one year, reaching over 600 warheads: SIPRI The Chinese arsenal is still much smaller than that of Russia and the US ...

The defense secretary aggressively pushed back on reporting about an initial, "low confidence" DIA assessment that the strikes on Iran likely did not destroy key components.

Air Warfare, Land Warfare, Naval Warfare; Anduril unveils new cruise-missile like weapon, plus voice-controlled drones The defense tech startup disclosed a new “Barracuda” weapon, and put on a ...