Tag: breaking_defence
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Newsletter Promotes Everfox Data Platform for Mission-Critical Operations
Breaking Defense's latest newsletter features Everfox, a data platform marketed for securing, moving and governing sensitive data across security boundaries on the battlefield and in the boardroom.
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Space Force satellites cannot talk to each other, with fix likely to cost about $1 billion
The Pentagon has also tapped Viasat to field a Golden Dome satellite data relay operations center under a contract worth up to $450 million.
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U.S. Approves 500 Patriot Missiles for Ukraine as Allies Fund $2.1 Billion of Cost
The approval comes amid heightened Kyiv-Washington tensions, while PACOM touts a new multinational data-sharing network and AUKUS partners test autonomous systems off San Diego.
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Media Monitor: Sierra Nevada Withdraws From Navy Trainer Jet Competition as Service Delays Award
Breaking Defense reports Sierra Nevada Corporation has dropped out of the Navy's new training jet competition, potentially leaving a single vendor, while the service again pushed back its award timeline.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Promotes Space Deterrence Forum Featuring Golden Dome, Space Force Leaders
Breaking Defense is promoting the National Security Space Association's Space Deterrence Forum 2026, set for Nov. 18 in Chantilly, Virginia, with Golden Dome and Space Force leaders on the agenda.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Tracks Defense Races in Midterm Elections
Breaking Defense reports that Tuesday's midterm elections could reshape the roster of defense advocates on Capitol Hill, with longtime national security heavyweights retiring and committee leaders defending seats.
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Media Monitor: AIAA SciTech Forum Promotional Email Highlights Defense and Aerospace Speaker Lineup
Breaking Defense's promotional email for the AIAA SciTech Forum touts senior defense and aerospace speakers, more than 4,000 technical presentations and early-bird registration ending Dec. 14.
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Helsing Unveils Contra Air Defense Design as SOUTHCOM Chief Seeks River Drone
Gen. Francis Donovan says autonomous systems are "not just for testing" but are "taking the fight to the enemy," as Breaking Defense also reports a Cyprus patrol vessel deal with Israel Shipyards.
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Ukraine Signals Intent to Buy Sovereign Satellites From ICEYE and Nokia
The letter of intent follows a Trump-Musk dispute over throttled Starshield access that has all but grounded Ukraine's military drones, and comes as LeoLabs reports a Russian satellite passed within 500 meters of an ICEYE craft.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Reports AI Dominated TechNet Augusta Discussions
Breaking Defense reports artificial intelligence was a central theme at TechNet Augusta 2026, where Army officials and industry leaders weighed its implications for cyber defense, electronic warfare and command and control.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Roundup Covers Army Autonomy Push, Drone Programs and Budget Strains
Breaking Defense reports on the Army's new autonomy command, Germany's shifting MQ-28 plans, drone interceptor expansion and warnings that a continuing resolution is straining Army Pacific Command.
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Hegseth Pushes Autonomy at AUSA as Army Faces Mineral, Budget and Modernization Pressures
Pentagon and Raytheon sign a multi-year SM-3 IB contract worth up to $6.3 billion, while a continuing resolution is called the biggest challenge for U.S. Army Pacific.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Promotes Free Access to Commercial Space Week for Government and Military
Breaking Defense is promoting free registration for Commercial Space Week, offering government and military a free Plus Pass and industry a free Expo Pass through Oct. 31.
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Army Redesignates Futures Command as Autonomy Command at AUSA 2026
Gen. Christopher LaNeve says FASCOM will pioneer concepts harnessing autonomous capabilities across all warfighting functions.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Reports on Army Weapons, Drones and Acquisition Moves at AUSA 2026
Breaking Defense reports from AUSA 2026 in Washington on a new Army mobile tactical cannon, balloon swarms sent to the Middle East, new interceptors and loitering munitions, and acquisition changes.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Roundup Covers New Interceptors, Drone Deals and Pentagon Contracts
Breaking Defense reports Anduril's new Steelfin interceptor, a $248 million Coast Guard MQ-9B order, Lockheed's PAC-3 Edge, and a $6.3 billion SM-3 IB contract, among other defense developments.
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Media Monitor: Pearson Engineering Marks 30 Years of U.S. Army Partnership at AUSA 2026
Breaking Defense reports Pearson Engineering is marking three decades of work with the U.S. Army and defense community, highlighting counter-IED systems and autonomous technology at AUSA 2026.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Highlights Agentic AI for Faster Military Mission Planning
Breaking Defense is reporting that agentic AI is accelerating mission planning and decision-making, with independent testing showing planning teams completed mission analysis 36% faster.
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Media Monitor: Tiberius Aerospace Secures $500 Million Sceptre Contract
Breaking Defense reports Tiberius Aerospace won a $500 million Sceptre contract after achieving the first in-flight ignition of a liquid-fueled ramjet fired from a NATO-standard howitzer.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Outlines Pacific Defense Modernization Push by US and Allies
Breaking Defense reports the US and its allies are expanding naval power, long-range missiles and 3D-printed parts to prepare for a more contested Pacific, with Japan and South Korea boosting naval capabilities.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Roundup Covers New Army Autonomy Command, Taiwan F-16 Delivery and Navy-Raytheon Missile Deal
Breaking Defense reports the Army will stand up a new autonomy command, Taiwan has received its first two new F-16s, and the Navy has signed a $24.4 billion SM-6 deal with Raytheon.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Reports AI Dominated Army TechNet Augusta 2026 Discussions
Breaking Defense reports from TechNet Augusta 2026, where Army officials and industry leaders weighed AI's role in cyber defense, electronic warfare, networks and command and control.
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Media Monitor: Boeing Wins Navy F/A-XX Fighter Competition, Cementing Sixth-Gen Monopoly
Breaking Defense reports the Navy selected Boeing to build its sixth-generation F/A-XX strike fighter, making Boeing the sole US supplier of sixth-gen fighters after its 2025 F-47 win.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Roundup Covers Anthropic Ban, Navy Shipyard Costs, South Korea's KF-21
Breaking Defense reports a DC Circuit panel upheld the Pentagon's ban on Anthropic, the Navy's shipyard revamp could top $200 billion, and South Korea inducted its first locally developed fighter jet.
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Media Monitor: BAE Systems Unveils Shadow EW Compact Electronic Warfare Solutions
Breaking Defense reports BAE Systems has launched Shadow EW, compact electronic warfare solutions for small airborne platforms, offering situational awareness and self-defense in contested environments.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Releases eBook on AI, Cyber and the Future of Intelligence
Breaking Defense is offering a new eBook examining how AI, cyber and digital technologies are reshaping intelligence and the modern battlespace, drawing on reporting from the 2026 DoDIIS Worldwide Conference.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Roundup Covers Saudi F-35 Sale, Space Force Tracking Prototypes and German F-35 Rollout
Breaking Defense reports the U.S. cleared a $24 billion F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia, the Space Force will prototype software fusing commercial and military space tracking data, and Germany's first F-35 rolled off the line.
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Media Monitor: Space Force Names GMTI Program, SDA Falls Behind on Orbital Mesh Network
Breaking Defense reports from AFA 2026 that the Space Force's GMTI program has a new name with Northrop as prime, while SDA admits it missed its orbital network deadline.
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Media Monitor: Space Force Budget Impasse, Pratt-Hermeus Engine Deal Top AFA 2026 Coverage
Breaking Defense reports from the Air, Space & Cyber Conference that a budget impasse threatens Space Force programs, while Pratt licenses Hermeus to build F100 engines.
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Media Monitor: Space Force Has 'Space Control Weapons' on Orbit, Air Force Secretary Reveals
Breaking Defense reports from the Air, Space & Cyber Conference, where the Air Force secretary disclosed on-orbit space control weapons and AFSOC pushed for a new Leidos cruise missile.
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