China, Russia, Australia, the United Kingdom and the US Navy are also seeking their own CCA-like loyal wingman military drones. Breaking Defense's Aaron Mehta talks with David Alexander, president of ...

The White House also wants to shift $2.5 billion in reconciliation dollars provided by the One Big Beautiful Bill to pay ...

Bell’s V-280 Valor builds upon 600,000 hours of experience with the V-22 tiltrotor with a clean-sheet design to meet the Army’s requirement for an air-assault platform.

Vice Adm. Richard Correll said that Trump's announcement does not necessarily mean detonating a test weapon — noting that neither China nor Russia has conducted a nuclear explosive test in recent ...

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 25th Infantry Division builds a drone in a First-Person View (FPV) Drone Operating Course on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, July 24, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc.

Near-peer competitors are moving to challenge US dominance in the electromagnetic spectrum, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the fight over secure communications. As adversaries refine and ...

Ashley Roque covers land warfare and Pentagon leadership for Breaking Defense. Over the past two decades, she’s reported on defense, US politics, and foreign policy for publications inside and outside ...

Three nuclear-powered supercarriers -- Reagan, Roosevelt, and Nimitz -- and their escorts exercise together in the Pacific. WASHINGTON — Future operations in the Indo-Pacific will require persistent ...

Trick or treat? The Breaking Defense team talks about something truly scary — which Pentagon programs have been killed this year.