2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1026+ words) As the Army begins fielding NGC2 to I Corps, software tools will be critical to enable interoperability and getting new capabilities to units faster. WASHINGTON — After more than a year of experimentation, the Army is on track to provide the first…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (774+ words) The program is driving hard to meet President Trump’s 2028 deadline, officials said, but they have yet to release a formal solicitation, let alone pick a specific vendor and design. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced Wednesday it has picked Crane Naval Warfare…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (487+ words) "It's about driving big outcomes and giving the secretary and the president options, more options. We want to move away from things that look like persistent engagement," according to Brig. Gen. William Wilburn, deputy principal cyber advisor for the DoD....

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (267+ words) WASHINGTON — A key Army official today defended the service’s decision to transition a drone-focused unit back into a conventional infantry battalion, saying the Army is not “walking away” from focusing on the transformative tech. “Let me be very clear, like…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (600+ words) The request would also reroute money destined for an international counter-ISIS training program. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has requested permission from Congress to reroute about $1.5 billion in funds from fiscal 2026 and 2025 to fund a “high-priority” AI initiative, keep a new Army…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (134+ words) What to know about Europe’s next-gen fighter programs Breaking Defense When the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS program collapsed earlier this year, it left Europe with a single sixth-generation manned aircraft in the works. But that doesn’t mean the British-Italian-Japanese GCAP program will…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (554+ words) “We have to ensure that a global pandemic or some other health event does not stop us from our ability to project those forces forward, so we can be in the place to fight and win the war and endure…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1641+ words) The space industry lauded a new Trump administration 1,000-launches-a-year space policy, but experts told Breaking Defense that the current space infrastructure doesn’t have enough capacity and someone’s going to have to pay, potentially a lot, to change that. WASHINGTON — While…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (108+ words) Breaking Defense The proliferation of AI is forcing the USAF to rethink cyber defense, and a new regional defense pact could shake up arms sales in the Middle East. In this week’s episode of The Break Out, networks reporter Mark…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (75+ words) The ambitious energy plan raises several unanswered questions. In this episode of The Pentagon Buzz, Breaking Defense’s Ashley Roque tells viewers about her recent reporting on the Janus program,... The ambitious energy plan raises several unanswered questions. In this episode…...