War & Defense
The war in Ukraine, NATO, European defense and security coverage.
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Crimea hit by emergency as Europe seizes Russian shadow tanker
Ukrainian attacks have forced Crimea into a state of emergency, while France’s seizure of a Russian shadow fleet vessel underscore…
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US strikes Iranian missile, drone, radar sites
The U.S. struck Iranian missile, drone and radar sites on Friday, U.S. Central Command said.
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How the Pentagon is shaping its next cyber strategy
Drawing on Breaking Defense’s TechNet Cyber 2026 coverage, this eBook examines how the Pentagon is advancing AI, cybersecuri…
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NATO allies promised Trump they’d secure the Arctic; they’ve got work to do
Through most of NATO’s eight-decade history, the inhospitable High North was low priority. That calculus is now changing.
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AM General CEO defends JLTV A2 program after lawmakers’ funding threat
“The JLTV A2 transition proved especially challenging due to the unforeseen condition of the technical baseline we inherited…
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham comes with defense and national security implications
Burnham will likely want to continue many aspects of Keir Starmer’s approach to defense and security policy, but with some key dif…
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US Army's need for 1,500 drones a week signals defence market shift
A recent US Army exercise revealed that a single brigade requires up to 1,500 drones weekly in combat, signalling a massive procur…
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Romania bolsters Black Sea fleet with Turkish-built corvette
The transfer marks the first delivery of a Turkish-built warship to a European Union and NATO member state, underscoring Turkey’s …
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Japan to rename air force in nod to growing space capabilities
The name change will take effect in 2027.
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Inside the T-7 Red Hawk: Read our three-part investigation
A new series of reports from Breaking Defense provides an unparalleled look at how a key Pentagon acquisition program comes togeth…
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German Counter-drone startup Tytan eyes 3,000 interceptors per month in new factory
Production at the new plant is scheduled to begin in August, according to the company's CEO.
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Ukraine’s top strike-drone maker moves into ballistic missile defense
Fire Point's drones already fly most of Kyiv's strikes inside Russia. With Germany's Hensoldt, the company is now building Freyja,…
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China dumping more rocket bodies in space, endangering low Earth orbit satellites: Report
Three Chinese rocket bodies have exploded over the last four years, creating dangerous debris that “will linger for decades …
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Ukraine’s newest strike weapon drifts into Russia on the wind
The U.S. and Russia are fielding the same balloons used by Ukraine that bait air defenses and now launch missiles.
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Hegseth hosted emerging weapons makers for meeting on munitions production: Sources
Invitees to the closely-held, publicly-unannounced meeting included Anduril, Castelion and Leidos, sources said.
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Pentagon study finds decaying US defense research infrastructure
A new Pentagon study reveals deteriorating research infrastructure and severe bureaucratic hurdles are undermining the United Stat…
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In Japan, Canadian defense minister expresses interest in GCAP sixth-gen fighter project
David McGuinty called the Global Combat Air Programme a “promising initiative.”
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Army Air Assault brigade found AI tools ill-suited to tactical planning
“Large language models don’t really understand three-dimensional space. And so they’re not good for developing c…
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House backs $1.55 billion to revive E-7 Wedgetail, spares Navy Hawkeye
The White House budget office wants to raid a Navy radar-plane account and a classified Air Force line to pull the E-7 Wedgetail b…
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Frank Kendall on the trouble with banning autonomous weapons [Book excerpt]
Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall discusses whether effective arms control can be applied to autonomous systems in this boo…
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Lockheed Martin wins over $35 billion contract to quadruple THAAD production
As U.S. lawmakers worry over the munitions stockpile, Lockheed Martin announced a multiyear contract to increase THAAD production …
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Philippines deploys US-made Triton naval drones in its western waters to scout for intruders
The transfer comes after the military revealed that China discreetly deployed a 6x6 meter floating platform equipped with an anten…
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Major Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri exploring nuclear-powered vessels, CEO says
Fincantieri CEO Pierroberto Folgiero also touched on several other topics during a closed-door roundtable, including lessons learn…
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Europe’s defense build-up depends on getting partnerships right
One pattern is worth watching: Partnership activity is not spreading evenly across the market; it is coalescing around a handful o…