Tag: breaking_defense
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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 Reports Border Drone Testing and Cuts at Air Force Think Tank
Breaking Defense's weekly video show covers counter-drone testing at Falcon Peak in Yuma, Ariz., and civilian job cuts at the China Aerospace Studies Institute.
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Media Monitor: SpaceX's Access to Classified Space Tracking Data Raises Market Concerns, UK Stands Up Space Squadron
Breaking Defense reports SpaceX has unique access to classified DoD space tracking data, raising concerns among commercial space monitoring firms, while the UK launches its first space squadron.
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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.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyBusinessWorldConflictMilitaryArtificial IntelligenceAstronomy and SpaceComputers and InternetEuropeAsiaMiddle EastFederal GovernmentTradeMedia Breaking DefenseAnthropicPentagonNavySouth KoreaKF-21Donald TrumpBreaking Defence
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Media Monitor: Syria's President Says Foreign Military Presence Should End; Reports Detail Costs of Iran Operations
Breaking Defense reports Syria's president says Damascus will soon no longer need foreign military presence, while Pentagon and CBO assessments detail munitions losses and costs from Iran operations.
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Media Monitor: Pentagon AI Contract Ban Upheld, Navy Shipyard Costs Soar, South Korea Inducts KF-21
Breaking Defense reports a DC Circuit panel upheld the Pentagon's ban on Anthropic, a GAO finding that the Navy's shipyard revamp could exceed $200 billion, and South Korea's induction of its KF-21 fighter.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Reports on Greenland Security Deal, Navy Information Chief, and Pentagon 'Right to Repair' Push
Breaking Defense reports Trump signed a Greenland security agreement that eased allied tensions, the Navy named a new chief of information, and the Pentagon seeks repair rights for its systems.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Reports on $1.5T Defense Budget Push, Northrop and Lockheed Priorities
Breaking Defense reports Republicans are pushing a record-setting $1.5 trillion defense budget as Northrop Grumman eyes munitions supply work and Lockheed seeks funding, with Pentagon repair rights also in focus.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Reports Navy Push for Offensive Cyber, New Information Chief
Breaking Defense reports the Navy is seeking more offensive and expeditionary cyber capabilities, and has tapped Capt. Tamara Lawrence as its new chief of information.
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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 Recaps Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Weekly Video Show
Breaking Defense's weekly video news show covers the biggest and most surprising news from the Air and Space Forces Association's Air, Space and Cyber conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
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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: Space Force Budget Impasse, Space Weapons and Tracking Programs Dominate Breaking Defense Coverage
Breaking Defense reports a budget impasse threatens one in 10 Space Force programs, while officials confirm space control weapons on orbit and address delays in orbital tracking efforts.
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Media Monitor: US Clears $24B F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia as Iran War Costs Mount
Breaking Defense reports the US approved a $24 billion F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia, while the CBO pegs Iran war costs at $38 billion and the Pentagon's inspector general cites destroyed aircraft and buildings.
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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 Data Fusion, German F-35, EU Space Tracking Lead Breaking Defense Coverage
Breaking Defense reports the Space Force will prototype software fusing commercial and military space tracking data, Germany's first F-35 rolled off the line, and the EU's space tracking program drew growing support.
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Media Monitor: Pentagon Border Tech Tests, Iran War Costs and JATM Production Deal Top Defense News
Breaking Defense reports on Pentagon border technology testing, a Feinberg memo revising accounting rules, Army drone training gaps, a Lockheed JATM production deal and Iran war cost estimates.
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Media Monitor: Army Adds $234M to Black Hawk Deal; US Clears $24B F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia
Breaking Defense reports the Army added $234 million in undefinitized funding for its Black Hawk contract, while the US approved a $24 billion F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia.
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Media Monitor: CBO Puts Iran War Costs at $38B Plus $2-3B Monthly
Breaking Defense reports the Congressional Budget Office pegs Iran war costs at $38 billion with $2-3 billion in monthly spending ahead, while Anduril and the Space Force warn budget delays threaten programs.
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Media Monitor: Navy Eyes Six-Month Maintenance for USS Ford, White House Sends SECNAV Nomination to Senate
Breaking Defense reports the Navy expects only six months of maintenance for USS Ford after its 326-day deployment, while the White House sent Navy leadership nominations to the Senate.
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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: Pratt & Whitney Clears F-35 Engine Upgrade Review; Anduril Warns on CCA Production Without FY27 Budget
Breaking Defense reports Pratt & Whitney's F-35 engine upgrade passed a key design review, while Anduril says it cannot begin CCA production without FY27 procurement dollars.
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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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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Reports Space Force Has 'Space Control Weapons' on Orbit
Breaking Defense reports the Air Force secretary revealed Space Force has space control weapons on orbit, plus Navy nomination news, USS Ford maintenance plans and new drone programs.
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Media Monitor: Rolls-Royce Highlights U.S. Production of AE Engines
Breaking Defense is reporting that Rolls-Royce builds and tests every AE engine in the United States, citing lower costs, high readiness and more than 92 million flight hours.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Examines Gaps in Air-and-Missile Defense
Breaking Defense reports that Iran's attacks on US bases and radar systems, along with lessons from Ukraine, are exposing shortfalls in air-and-missile defense and driving calls for faster, more scalable production.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Roundup Covers Air Defense Gaps, Border Tech Testbed, Ukraine Partnerships
Breaking Defense reports on air-and-missile-defense gaps exposed in the Iran conflict, Pentagon border tech expansion, Canada-Ukraine defense production, and new drone and radar programs.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Reports on Air Defense Gaps, Canada-Ukraine Defense Deal, DARC Radar Site
Breaking Defense reports gaps in US air-and-missile defense exposed by the Iran conflict, a Canada-Ukraine defense production partnership, and Texas as the US home for the DARC space radar network.
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Media Monitor: Pentagon Weighs FY27 Budget Shift, Nuclear Microreactor Site, F-35 Cost Increases
Breaking Defense reports the Pentagon may push some FY27 priorities into FY28, has chosen an Indiana Navy base for a nuclear microreactor, and is seeking $1.5 billion in reprogramming.
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