1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (69+ words) Growing requirements are putting new pressure on the companies behind major weapons systems. Breaking Defense spoke briefly with Jason Weiss of Moog, known for its precision controls, about the scale,... Growing requirements are putting new pressure on the companies behind…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (329+ words) Pitched for the Massed Modular Aircraft program run by the Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit, General Atomics says its new drone design can exceed requirements set by the Pentagon to succeed the MQ-9A Reaper. WASHINGTON — Drone maker General Atomics…...

3+ day, 10+ min ago   (328+ words) The unmanned helos will be integrated on three corvettes that Angola purchased for over $1 billion in 2023. BEIRUT — United Arab Emirates defense giant EDGE Group announced today that it has delivered six HT 100 NAVAL unmanned helicopters to the Angolan navy, as…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (812+ words) Japan and South Korea are stepping up their naval game in the face of China's phenomenal expansion. SINGAPORE — As China dwarfs other Pacific nations with its naval expansion in terms of raw tonnage, number of hulls and the amount of…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (405+ words) DAWG is Trump administration initiative that essentially absorbed the Biden-era Replicator initiative designed to acquire thousands of low-cost “attritable” drones, particularly for use in the Pacific. WASHINGTON — The three-star chief of the Pentagon’s ambitious drone development task force said today…...

3+ day, 18+ 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, 19+ hour ago   (236+ words) The UAV is "designed to detect and engage high-value, time-sensitive targets at long range," the company said. KIELCE — Polish defense firm WB Group this week unveiled its newest UAV, a jet-powered strike drone that it’s calling Warmate 30. According to WB…...

3+ day, 21+ 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   (372+ words) KIELCE — The US signed a $4 billion Foreign Military Financing (FMF) loan agreement with Poland today, a move Warsaw said is geared toward “supporting the technical modernization” of its armed forces and bolstering “transatlantic cooperation.” Polish and US officials inked the…...

4+ day, 6+ 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…...