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"Talks do not necessarily need an end point — in the shape of a deal — for them to have purpose," argues an international relations professor.
The Maritime Security Belt 2026 exercise comes as the U.S. is flowing forces to the Middle East ahead of a possible attack on Iran. The post What Iran’s Naval Exercise With China And Russia In The...
Shipyards in Mississippi and Wisconsin will build the first new naval vessels under the Trump administration’s push to revamp military shipbuilding, according to the service. Fincantieri Marinette...
Ultra Maritime has been awarded a new U.S. Navy contract for the development of the next-generation Acoustic Device Countermeasure MK6. Ultra Maritime press release The rapid evolution of adversary...
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the death of a 19-year-old sailor found in the barracks at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. Seaman Apprentice Joshua Jones died Feb. 8,...
The defense supply chain today faces several structural pressures which make it difficult to meet operational demands. These must be addressed as part of any Department of War revitalization effort....
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said a robotic autonomous systems commander would coordinate across domains.
The Pentagon and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) finalized a contract Monday to transfer American aircraft and patrol vessels to the archipelagic nation. The contract includes the transfer of three...
The U.S. military’s urgent need to counter cheap adversarial drones in multiple regions has heightened calls for directed energy weapons. The post Navy brass sees future battleship as catalyst to...
The shrunken E-3 fleet isn't getting any younger, and a replacement is still far off while demand for its services would be far greater in the Pacific. The post Major Deployment Of Rickety E-3 Sentry...
“What we don’t want to do is what we’ve always done in the past: siloed programs, by silo services,” Col. Arlon Smith, director of Project Dynamis, told Breaking Defense.
Inocea announced the signing of an agreement to acquire the United Kingdom’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels Wave Knight and Wave Ruler, two of the most capable fast fleet tankers ever operated by a...
SAN DIEGO- Defense tech firm Saronic turned a former Amazon warehouse into a schoolhouse, testing facility, and soon-to-be hub for spare parts for unmanned surface vehicles. A space that essentially...
Delivery of the first batch of C-27 J MPAs to the Royal Saudi Naval Forces is expected to commence in 2029.
Initial Sentinel ICBM expected by early 2030, Air Force says. Service leaders say that the program will enter its engineering and manufacturing development phase this year, one year earlier than...
A surface action group from the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet recently departed Vladivostok for an Asia-Pacific deployment. Corvettes RFS Sovershenny (333) and RFS Rezkiy (343) and fleet oiler Pechenga...
Two leading American defense firms are striking a strategic agreement to build a high-tech ‘wall of steel’ to support the US Navy, commercial shipping and offshore operations in the Caribbean and Gulf...
Anschütz has delivered and commissioned its SYNAPSIS Integrated Navigation and Bridge System (INBS) for the first vessel of the Brazilian Navy’s new Tamandaré-class frigate programme. Anschütz press...
French Navy (Marine Nationale) Mistral-class LHD Dixmude and La Fayette-class frigate Aconit set sails on 17 February 2026 for the Indo-Pacific and will transit via the Red Sea as part of the “JEANNE...
On February 11, Italian aircraft manufacturer Vulcanair Aircraft announced that it had started the production of four A-VIATOR (AP.68TP-600) twin-engine turboprop aircraft for the Indonesian Navy (TNI...
LongShot drones are also seen as a new way for bombers and cargo planes to engage aerial threats and reduce vulnerability. The post X-68A LongShot Air-To-Air Missile-Carrying Drone Moves Closer To...
Officials say a new Pentagon-controlled manager role helped accelerate the Sentinel timeline.
The latest flurry of U.S. assets heading to the Middle East includes many of the missing capabilities needed for a sustained air campaign. The post Final Pieces Moving Into Place For Potential Attack...
Maritime Prosperity Zones would encourage investment in new waterfront communities separate from the traditional coastal shipyards.
The first flight test for the X-68A was originally set to begin in December of 2023, Breaking Defense previously reported.
NAVIFOR plays a key part in the Navy’s ongoing integration of information warfare capabilities into its Maritime Operations Centers. The post How real-world ops are informing Naval Information Forces’...
Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and its escorts are operating in the Atlantic Ocean as they sail to U.S. Central Command amid tensions with Iran, USNI News has learned. Gerald R. Ford and...
This week on The Break Out, head to the World Defense Show outside Riyadh.
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Feb. 17, 2026, based on Navy and public data. In cases in...
“South Australia is at the centre of one of the most significant defence undertakings in our history,” Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas said in a press release.
A Joint Integration Fire Center to better integrate cyber and non-kinetic effects was proved out during operations in Venezuela last month.
SAN DIEGO – The Coast Guard is ready to protect crucial ports and supply lines from drone attacks during a potential wartime scenario in the Indo-Pacific in support of Navy and Marine Corps...
As a second American aircraft carrier races to the Middle East, Iran says it has briefly closed portions of the Strait of Hormuz for live-fire military exercises as it continues negotiations over its...
The addition of missile launchers comes as treaty allies condemned what they called China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.”
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will acquire three Beechcraft King Air aircraft from the United States to enhance its maritime domain awareness and strengthen its search and rescue (SAR)...
The UK Royal Navy (RN) sees its continuing shift to a ‘hybrid fleet’ as central to prevailing in future conflict, and is focused on accelerating delivery of the maritime uncrewed systems integral to...
Candidates for weaponry aboard the Saudi aircraft could be the MBDA Marte-ER anti-ship missile and MU-90 lightweight torpedo made by Leonardo-owned WASS.
NATO launched multi-domain activity Arctic Sentry in the High North, its third such operation in the past year. “With Russia’s increasing military activity and China’s growing interest in the Arctic,...
UK will bolster regional security by deploying a Carrier Strike Group to the North Atlantic and High North
This post has been updated to include details of the 2020 Nimitz Strike Group deployment. Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), its escorts and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 have been tasked...
The commanding officer of destroyer USS Mason (DDG-87) was fired Friday, the Navy announced. Rear Adm. Alexis Walker, the commander of Carrier Strike Group 10, relieved Capt. Chavius Lewis “due to a...
Tankers are increasingly vulnerable as enemy long-range missiles evolve, leading the USAF to explore 'hard kill' solutions. The post Mini Missiles Used To Shoot Down Incoming Missiles Eyed For USAF...
The Trump administration announced its plans Friday for expanding the nation’s commercial shipbuilding and maritime capabilities, a three-pronged approach that calls for bolstering U.S. shipbuilding,...
The admiral said keeping the carrier, which was just sent to the Middle East, at sea could result in big maintenance repercussions and crew strain. The post Navy’s Top Admiral Previously Said He Would...
The combat-proven APKWS II laser-guided rocket's use as a valuable low-cost air-to-air weapon continues to grow. The post USMC’s Old F/A-18 Hornets To Get Drone Swatting Laser Guided Rockets appeared...
The Department of Homeland Security is on track for a shutdown this weekend after Senate Democrats rejected a GOP-crafted funding bill that they said provided inadequate guardrails on federal...
The USS Gerald Ford set out on deployment in late June 2025, which means the crew will have been deployed for eight months in two weeks time.
“India sees a kindred spirit in France because France also has always talked about retaining strategic autonomy," one analyst said.
By 2035, revenue will double, reaching €18 billion, the firm said.
John Maynard Keynes once wrote, “The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones”: an apt depiction of the current discourse and debate of what the world will look like...
The Japanese government on Wednesday officially turned over five coastal radar systems to the Philippines as part of efforts to bolster Manila’s maritime domain awareness amid China’s continuing...
The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) commissioned KRI Canopus (936) during a ceremony held on February 12 at the Abeking & Rasmussen shipyard facility in Lemwerder, Germany. The event also combined the ship’s...
Adm. Daryl Caudle issued a direct call for transparent contracting with the maritime industrial base.
After years of putting off the drone threat, the U.S. government is trying to do something about it, but policy is struggling to catch up. The post Airspace Closure Over Laser Weapon Use A Glaring...
The F-35 Joint Program Office had declined just earlier this week to confirm or deny a report that jets without radars were being delivered. The post Air Force Now Denies Receiving F-35s Without...
Defence apprentices celebrated for National Apprenticeship week as Defence Minister visits Babcock International to witness the future of defence manufacturing.
The 2026 defense budget set aside $27.2 billion dollars for the Navy to procure 17 ships.
SAN DIEGO – When the Navy announced in November the first new portfolio acquisition executive office that rolls dozens of program executive offices and program managers in robotic autonomous systems...
Vice Adm. Brendan McLane said that a medium unmanned surface vessel will deploy alongside the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt and its strike group that is set to get underway later this year.
SAN DIEGO — The next Pentagon shipbuilding spend will have a major focus on buying auxiliary ships and could be more than double the hulls of Fiscal Year 2026, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said...
The latest MV-22 mishap was just before the Navy briefed Congress on maintenance progress.
Leidos, GoHypersonic, Special Aerospace Services (Aurex), the Purdue Applied Research Institute, Halo Engines and Kratos have each received other transaction agreements from the Joint Hypersonics...
The Navy and other services are still working through how they will support the CYBERCOM 2.0 implementation.
[Sponsored] Continuation of UAS operations in contested and GPS-denied environments is key.
A Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit died after falling overboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), the Marine Corps announced late Wednesday. Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka Oforah, 21, of Florida, fell...
Industry execs say service leaders are showing real interest—even if they’re not yet buying in bulk.
The effort is designed to “round up” outdated and vulnerable IT assets — and then reinvest funds into higher-priority platforms and pursuits. The post Navy hustling to modernize hundreds of legacy IT...
The Navy has the chance to bake in cybersecurity from the beginning as it builds its Golden Fleet concept.
The destroyer USS Truxtun and the supply ship USNS Supply collided as the warship was getting a load of supplies, leaving two troops with minor injuries.
Guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG-103) and fast oiler USNS Supply (AOE-6) collided during an underway replenishment on Wednesday, according to a U.S. Southern Command statement. “Two personnel...
The accident involving the Arleigh Burke class destroyer and the supply ship occurred yesterday during an underway replenishment operation in the Caribbean. The post Destroyer USS Truxton Collides...
Border patrol agents prompted the extraordinary U.S. airspace closure over El Paso Tuesday night and into Wednesday after using a high-powered laser to shoot down what was later revealed to be a party...
The first Columbia-class submarine is approximately 65 percent complete and is expected for delivery in 2028.
Indonesia’s plan to acquire the former Italian Navy aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi (C 551) appears to be gathering pace, although a formal contract confirmation is yet to be made. As reported by...
On February 12, Lockheed Martin and Japanese technology company Fujitsu signed a contract for the initial procurement of components that supply power to the modular Subarray Suite (SAS), a critical...
People looking for a career in the Armed Forces will receive advice directly from military personnel in their local jobcentre, under new plans to boost military recruitment.
Infernos raged aboard Japanese aircraft carriers after U.S. Navy dive-bombers found their marks during the Battle of Midway. Many Japanese pilots were incinerated in ready rooms and in the cockpits of...
Submarine yard Bohai Shipbuilding earlier this week moved the first Chinese Type 09V (or 095) nuclear powered attack submarine (SSN) into the launch bay at the yards facilities in Huludao. Naval News...
SAN DIEGO – The top officer in the U.S. Navy has tasked officials with improving the service’s readiness generation plan to get ships out of modernization periods faster and to deploy on time. The...
A second carrier group would provide additional tactical airpower for a sustained operation against Iran, but it wouldn't arrive for weeks at the earliest. The post Second Carrier Strike Group Ordered...
SAN DIEGO – The Marine Corps is on track to hit its Fiscal Year 2026 recruiting goal as the service grapples with the decreasing number of young, eligible Americans. The Marine Corps is looking to...
SAN DIEGO — The Navy and shipbuilders working on the first Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine are striving to accelerate delivery of the first boat after confirming a series of...
Even if the jets lack radars, that doesn't mean they are useless, but their capabilities and survivability would be severely degraded. The post Are F-35s Being Delivered To The USAF Without Radars?...
[Sponsored] Autonomy in maritime settings creates new dynamic for offensive and defense forces.
The Navy is looking for armed drones that can be launched from austere locations or from surface warships other than aircraft carriers.
Last year Forterra was also awarded a contract to integrate its autonomy stack, dubbed AutoDrive, into the JLTVs for the ROGUE Fires program.
“I want to get behind this. I want this to work,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said of lasers throughout the fleet.
Branded Content: High north security patrol missions fit well with this uncrewed platform’s many roles and long endurance. The post Securing The High North: MQ-9B SeaGuardian’s Role In Arctic Security...
Drone boat makers say they're ready for the U.S. Navy to start testing their wares. "I don't think anyone questions whether unmanned has a place in the fleet architecture," Blue Water Autonomy CEO...
The U.S. Navy test launched the Lightfish, an interceptor drone, from a partner nation’s ship for the first time Monday in the Indian Ocean, the sea service announced. Commander Task Force 66 launched...
A new solicitation from the Defense Innovation Unit asks for unmanned systems capable of carrying 1,000-pound-class munitions that can fly in a 600-nautical-mile radius.
The service’s new warfighting directions rely heavily on the integration of surface, undersea, and aerial drone swarms across the fleet. The post Navy exploring options to solve its ‘unmanned dilemma’...
The following is the Feb. 10, 2026, Government Accountability Office testimony on the report, Osprey Aircraft: Additional Oversight and Information Sharing Would Improve Safety Efforts. From the...
The U.S. military is taking control of more Texas land, citing "security operations along the U.S. southern border," Defense One 's Thomas Novelly reported Tuesday. The seizure has raised questions...
The Navy ran into design challenges with its next-generation destroyer, emphasizing the need for a larger battleship, according to Vice Adm. Brendan McLane.
Russia’s military-industrial complex, even if strained by sanctions, has continued to grow significantly, the Estonian intelligence assessment notes.
At around 28,000 tons Russia’s Kirov-class is the largest and most heavily armed surface combatant in the World. One of these Soviet-era steel titans, Admiral Nakhimov, has recently emerged from a...
Anschütz is a world‑leading manufacturer and integrator of naval navigation and mission systems. We deliver advanced, reliable and modern solutions that simplify operations, enhance situational...
General Atomics' YFQ-42 has been selected by the Marines to test how CCAs will think and fight with the MAGTF. The post YFQ-42 Fighter Drone To Test USMC’s Autonomy ‘Brain’ Alongside Crewed Jets...
SAN DIEGO — Buoyed by billions in investments into robotic systems, the Navy is considering how it will manage the swarms of unmanned surface, subsurface and aerial drones throughout the fleet....
The Air Force has added about 190 miles of Rio Grande riverbank to the 250 it already oversees.
While Navy and Marine Corps officials touted progress in overcoming a fatal V-22 Osprey gearbox issue that has limited operations since 2023, lawmakers lamented falling readiness rates and increasing...
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle shared new details at WEST about the service's near-term priorities associated with AI adoption. The post Navy CNO is ‘all ahead flank’ on AI appeared first...
The Lamprey Multi‑Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle can attach itself to ships, launch torpedoes and deploy airborne drones from the surface.
The Lamprey Multi‑Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle can attach itself to ships, launch torpedoes and deploy airborne drones from the surface.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle’s tailored force initiative is embedded in his new “Fighting Instructions” guidance released on Monday that outlines how the Navy plans to organize, train,...
The mainstay of Chinese carrier air wings was seen with a new anti-ship missile potentially capable of striking targets more than 1,000 kilometers away at supersonic speeds, according to recent media...
Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to stave off war have so far proven inconclusive. The post F-35A Stealth Fighters Moving Closer To Middle East As U.S. Military Buildup Continues appeared first...
AEODPS is a critical database that could have unique consequences to safety and national security if material from it fell into the wrong hands. The post Military warns EOD techs against uploading...
The new head of Air Force Global Strike Command says "China is a regional bomber force at best." The post China “Just Not There Yet” On H-20 Stealth Bomber: Global Strike Command’s Top General...
Update: The Pentagon will reportedly carry out performance reviews of major U.S. defense firms and plans to make "noncompliance determinations" in the weeks ahead, The Hill and the Wall Street Journal...
U.S. forces struck a suspected narco boat Monday in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor. The vessel was traveling along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern...
Giving the OA-1K a standoff strike capability has been seen as one potential way to expand its relevance in an era focused on high-end foes. The post Red Wolf Cruise Missile Eyed To Give OA-1K...
The A-10, now in the twilight of its career, is uniquely suited to protect naval assets from lower-end threats, such as swarms of Iranian small boats. The post A-10 Warthog Protects Mine-Hunting...
THE PENTAGON — Naval analysts have long warned that the one-size-fits-all model of carrier strike group deployment is reaching its limits, stretching the tolerance of crews and ships and leading to...
Lamprey can launch aerial drones, launch decoys, and fire torpedoes after arriving discreetly in an operating area by hitching a ride. The post Undersea Drone That Attaches Itself To Other Vessels...
The U.S. military seized its eighth tanker allegedly linked to Venezuela, the Defense Department said on social media Monday. The interdiction occurred "without incident in the INDOPACOM area of...