2+ day, 22+ 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…...

4+ day, 3+ hour 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…...

5+ day, 1+ 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…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (221+ words) The US arm of the Israeli weapons firm employs 3,300 people across 10 states, the company said on its website. WASHINGTON— The US arm of Israeli weapons maker Elbit Systems has rebranded as Twenty-Six Defense, the company announced today. “This evolution reflects…...

5+ day, 2+ 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…...

5+ day, 9+ 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…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (508+ words) The largest MoD investment detailed in the new strategy is a planned £880 million between 2026/2027 and 2029/2030 for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and space control "activities." WASHINGTON — The United Kingdom today published a new 2027-2035 national space strategy centered on “defence, national security…...

6+ day, 44+ min ago   (327+ words) “At a time when Europe faces its most serious security challenges for generations, the opening of MBDA’s new site demonstrates that the relationship between our two nations has never been more important," said UK Minister of State for Defence Readiness…...

6+ day, 1+ 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…...

6+ day, 3+ 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…...