<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Defense - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Defense news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:24:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[US clears $5B in JDAMs for Saudi Arabia, other Middle East deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roughly $6.1 billion of military equipment was cleared for potential sales to Saudi Arabia, Oman and Iraq, spanning precision munitions to fighter jet sustainment, according to the State Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-clears-5b-in-jdams-for-saudi-arabia-other-middle-east-deals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-clears-5b-in-jdams-for-saudi-arabia-other-middle-east-deals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What options does the Pentagon have to cover its mounting FY26 operational costs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;If I were still in the building, I would say, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m probably screwed now,'&rdquo; a former official told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-options-does-the-pentagon-have-to-cover-its-mounting-fy26-operational-costs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-options-does-the-pentagon-have-to-cover-its-mounting-fy26-operational-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[July’s breakout at OpenAI was far more complex than initially realized]]></title><description><![CDATA[An AI breakout that made headlines in July was much more sophisticated than previously realized, investigators have found.Hundreds of OpenAI agents collaborated to break out of their containers, disguising their actions and even sacrificing themselves as they attacked Hugging Face, a widely used open-source code library, according to a recent post from METR, a research nonprofit.&ldquo;This incident was orders of magnitude larger and more complex,&rdquo; than previous instances of AI agents beha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/julys-breakout-at-openai-was-far-more-complex-than-initially-realized/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/julys-breakout-at-openai-was-far-more-complex-than-initially-realized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You get a SCIF, you get a SCIF: Pentagon unveils ‘Secure Space Network’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secure Space Network will deploy close to 50 SCIFs around the nation to improve access to classified information for smaller businesses to do work with the military.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/you-get-a-scif-you-get-a-scif-pentagon-unveils-secure-space-network/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/you-get-a-scif-you-get-a-scif-pentagon-unveils-secure-space-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[F-35 costs jump in latest production lots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compared to recent contracts, the average flyaway cost of an F-35A and F-35B rose by over 11 percent, while the price of an F-35C climbed over 8 percent, according to figures supplied by the F-35 Joint Program Office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/f-35-costs-jump-in-latest-production-lots/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/f-35-costs-jump-in-latest-production-lots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing the machine: Inside the Navy’s race to rebuild its aviator pipeline]]></title><description><![CDATA[An in-depth discussion with the service&rsquo;s chief of Naval Air Training Command.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fixing-the-machine-inside-the-navys-race-to-rebuild-its-aviator-pipeline/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fixing-the-machine-inside-the-navys-race-to-rebuild-its-aviator-pipeline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wet tees on Starlink: Army’s desert trial reveals commercial tech challenges, opportunities]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Before we go spend quadruple the cost&rdquo; on bespoke tech, &ldquo;there some things that we can do&rdquo; to make a commercial option work, said Brig. Gen. Shane Taylor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/wet-tees-on-starlink-armys-desert-trial-reveals-commercial-tech-challenges-opportunities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/wet-tees-on-starlink-armys-desert-trial-reveals-commercial-tech-challenges-opportunities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back to life: How Shield AI’s future unmanned fighter made decades-old tech new again]]></title><description><![CDATA[LYNN, Mass.&mdash;Three decades ago, GE Aerospace tested a technology that could&rsquo;ve made the F-16 more agile. It worked, but was never fielded. Instead, it sat in a box in a warehouse&mdash;until defense tech startup Shield AI called.&nbsp;&ldquo;They reached out to us and said&hellip;&lsquo;Do you still have that capability? And the truth is, we hadn't fielded it. After we did the demonstration, it basically went into storage,&rdquo; said Steve &ldquo;Doogie&rdquo; Russell, VP and general]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/back-to-life-how-shield-ais-future-unmanned-fighter-made-decades-old-tech-new-again/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/back-to-life-how-shield-ais-future-unmanned-fighter-made-decades-old-tech-new-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump taps Adam Telle as acting Army secretary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telle is currently serving as the&nbsp;Senate-confirmed assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-taps-adam-telle-as-acting-army-secretary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-taps-adam-telle-as-acting-army-secretary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House pressure for US firms to skip French space summit is ‘unfortunate,’ insiders say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A White House official warned U.S. space companies last week that if they attend&nbsp;an upcoming international summit in France, it might appear they&rsquo;re supporting policies that go against their own country&rsquo;s interests. Space advocates say the move discourages needed cooperation.An industry insider told Defense One that Charles Powell, the assistant director for space and spectrum in the White House&rsquo;s Office of Science and Technology policy, said in a call on Aug. 27 that spac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/white-house-pressure-for-us-firms-to-skip-french-space-summit-is-unfortunate-insiders-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/white-house-pressure-for-us-firms-to-skip-french-space-summit-is-unfortunate-insiders-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After ‘concerning’ losses, Air Force pushes to replace Reaper faster]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no doubt if we try and pursue the exact same approach that we had with things like the MQ-9, we&rsquo;re going to get something that costs about the same as an MQ-9,&rdquo; said Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Niemi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/after-concerning-losses-air-force-pushes-to-replace-reaper-faster/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/after-concerning-losses-air-force-pushes-to-replace-reaper-faster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Army wants to deploy nuclear microreactors on US bases]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ambitious energy plan raises several unanswered questions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-the-army-wants-to-deploy-nuclear-microreactors-on-us-bases/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-the-army-wants-to-deploy-nuclear-microreactors-on-us-bases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three exercises that pushed counter–UAS from prototype to proven]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/three-exercises-that-pushed-counteruas-from-prototype-to-proven/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/three-exercises-that-pushed-counteruas-from-prototype-to-proven/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To counter China, America’s next CCA needs a different mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments&rsquo; Greg Malandrino argues in this op-ed that a fight with China will require CCAs for defense as well as offense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/to-counter-china-americas-next-cca-needs-a-different-mission/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/to-counter-china-americas-next-cca-needs-a-different-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oshkosh dangles JLTV bridge option for Marine Corps, but the deadline is looming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delays at AM General to provide a new version of the JLTV to the Marines has led Oshkosh to step in with a solution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/oshkosh-dangles-jltv-bridge-option-for-marine-corps-but-the-deadline-is-looming/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/oshkosh-dangles-jltv-bridge-option-for-marine-corps-but-the-deadline-is-looming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Congress is trying to fund the E-7 Wedgetail program]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wedgetail would replace the aging E3 Sentry for airborne early warning and control.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-congress-is-trying-to-fund-the-e-7-wedgetail-program/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-congress-is-trying-to-fund-the-e-7-wedgetail-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belgium and India partner on local 70mm rocket assembly, wave of industry agreements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgian defense officials said the cooperation will strengthen European security of rocket supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/belgium-and-india-partner-on-local-70mm-rocket-assembly-wave-of-industry-agreements/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/belgium-and-india-partner-on-local-70mm-rocket-assembly-wave-of-industry-agreements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GE Aerospace to provide marine gas turbine engines for South Korea’s KDDX destroyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[It will supply 12 LM2500+G4 engines for six KDDX-class ships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ge-aerospace-to-provide-marine-gas-turbine-engines-for-south-koreas-kddx-destroyers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ge-aerospace-to-provide-marine-gas-turbine-engines-for-south-koreas-kddx-destroyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Takeaways from America’s first jet engine test site]]></title><description><![CDATA[LYNN, Mass.&mdash;Rosie the robot and her automated compatriot Thomas are the stars of GE Aerospace&rsquo;s automated manufacturing line at the company&rsquo;s factory here. Decked in yellow, the towering machines are reminiscent of the Transformer Bumblebee&rsquo;s dislocated arms. They move in concert seamlessly to collect tools, machine parts, and assemble components for the T700, which are found in Boeing&rsquo;s Apache and Sikorsky&rsquo;s Black Hawks, and, in the future,T408 engines for th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-takeaways-from-americas-first-jet-engine-test-site/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-takeaways-from-americas-first-jet-engine-test-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US may lack the engineers to rebuild space assets in a future war: RAND]]></title><description><![CDATA[The defense industry would likely struggle to rebuild the U.S. military&rsquo;s crucial space capabilities during a war with China or Russia because it will have too few skilled engineers to do the work, according to a new report from RAND.Today, the country&rsquo;s space-focused defense companies employ roughly 3 percent of its engineers, and competition for skilled personnel means many jobs go unfilled. If an adversary destroys space-based intelligence, targeting, and communications assets, th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-us-may-lack-the-engineers-to-rebuild-space-assets-in-a-future-war-rand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-us-may-lack-the-engineers-to-rebuild-space-assets-in-a-future-war-rand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GE wins deals for F/A-18 engine parts, hypersonic test]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company was separately awarded one deal worth up to $2.9 billion to supply parts for its F414 engine, and another to provide a hypersonic test vehicle for the Defense Innovation Unit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ge-wins-deals-for-fa-18-engine-parts-hypersonic-test/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ge-wins-deals-for-fa-18-engine-parts-hypersonic-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army awards first-ever laser production contract to AV, with $465M value]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;One of the key exciting components of this particular production program is introducing production-directed energy for the first time in the nation&rsquo;s history,&rdquo; AV&rsquo;s vice president of directed-energy systems told reporters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-awards-first-ever-laser-production-contract-to-av-with-465m-value/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-awards-first-ever-laser-production-contract-to-av-with-465m-value/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon cyber strategy expected as soon as next week, sources say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense Department is expected to release its anticipated cyber strategy early next week, according to three people familiar with a plan that officials argue will more tightly integrate digital operations into U.S. military campaigns.One&nbsp;predicted the strategy would be released Tuesday, though the other two said the date could change. All three spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the release.The strategy has been under development for months by the office of Katie Sutton, the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-cyber-strategy-expected-as-soon-as-next-week-sources-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-cyber-strategy-expected-as-soon-as-next-week-sources-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army awards $192M to Palantir and Anduril to produce TITAN system]]></title><description><![CDATA[The effort awards $127 million to Palantir and $65 million to Anduril.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-awards-192m-to-palantir-and-anduril-to-produce-titan-system/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-awards-192m-to-palantir-and-anduril-to-produce-titan-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the rush to buy drones, make sure not to stockpile obsolescence]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this op-ed, the commander of the DCMA&rsquo;s Unmanned Systems &ndash; Experimental Command (US-X) warns that unit cost can&rsquo;t be the driver when looking at small drones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-the-rush-to-buy-drones-make-sure-not-to-stockpile-obsolescence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-the-rush-to-buy-drones-make-sure-not-to-stockpile-obsolescence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy postpones new trainer jet proposal, award dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Textron Aviation Defense and SNC are currently competing for the Navy&rsquo;sUndergraduate Jet Training System program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-postpones-new-trainer-jet-proposal-award-dates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-postpones-new-trainer-jet-proposal-award-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physics AI is different and changes the way defense systems are designed]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Models that replicate real-world physics streamline design, testing and iteration processes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/physics-ai-is-different-and-changes-the-way-defense-systems-are-designed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/physics-ai-is-different-and-changes-the-way-defense-systems-are-designed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweden to ‘evaluate’ adding French long-range strike missiles to new frigates]]></title><description><![CDATA[After inking a &euro;4.3 billion frigate deal, Sweden&rsquo;s defense minister told Breaking Defense Stockholm was keeping an &ldquo;open mind&rdquo; about additional cruise missiles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sweden-to-evaluate-adding-french-long-range-strike-missiles-to-new-frigates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sweden-to-evaluate-adding-french-long-range-strike-missiles-to-new-frigates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s airpower future is evolving. Here’s what to know.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breaking Defense kicks off a new video series focused on how Europe is modernizing its manned and unmanned aircraft.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/europes-airpower-future-is-evolving-heres-what-to-know/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/europes-airpower-future-is-evolving-heres-what-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump to formally nominate Cao as Navy Secretary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy veteran Hung Cao has been the service&rsquo;s acting secretary since April.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-to-formally-nominate-cao-as-navy-secretary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-to-formally-nominate-cao-as-navy-secretary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Navy subs are waiting years for shipyard work, and that’s costing billions of dollars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maintenance delays have cost the Navy&rsquo;s attack submarine fleet more than 41 years they could have been in operation&mdash;and those waiting to be taken out of service could cost more than $3 billion over the next five years, according to a recent watchdog report.The main problem is that shipyards are simply overloaded with work, the Government Accountability Office wrote in an Aug. 27 report.&ldquo;The USS Pasadena entered inactive idle status on January 1, 2025 and is not expected to be i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/some-navy-subs-are-waiting-years-for-shipyard-work-and-thats-costing-billions-of-dollars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/some-navy-subs-are-waiting-years-for-shipyard-work-and-thats-costing-billions-of-dollars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the new stopgap funding bill affects the Defense Department]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new continuing resolution keeps the government open, but it also comes with certain restrictions on spending.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-new-stopgap-funding-bill-affects-the-defense-department/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-new-stopgap-funding-bill-affects-the-defense-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army seeks tracked howitzer candidates following award for wheeled platforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new solicitation comes weeks after the Army awarded Hanwha Defense USA a deal up to $233 million to deliver wheeled K9 mobile howitzer prototypes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-seeks-tracked-howitzer-candidates-following-award-for-wheeled-platforms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-seeks-tracked-howitzer-candidates-following-award-for-wheeled-platforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stopgap funding bill temporarily extends key cyber info-sharing law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House approved a continuing resolution on Tuesday that funds federal agencies through Dec. 11 and extends key federal cybersecurity authorities and tech programs past their Sept. 30 expiration date, including the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.The legislation, part of a broader package that President Donald Trump is expected to soon sign to avert a fiscal year 2027 government shutdown before the midterm elections, temporarily prevents the cyber information-sharing law from sun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/stopgap-funding-bill-temporarily-extends-key-cyber-info-sharing-law/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/stopgap-funding-bill-temporarily-extends-key-cyber-info-sharing-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House defers potential shutdown with a stopgap spending bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House approved a stopgap spending bill on Tuesday that will keep the federal government funded through early December, taking a government shutdown off the table until after midterm elections this fall.&nbsp;The House voted 370-48&nbsp;to pass a continuing resolution that will keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11.&nbsp;The continuing resolution includes a provision that temporarily blocks the Office of Management and Budget&rsquo;s proposed rule that would put federal grant fun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-defers-potential-shutdown-with-a-stopgap-spending-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-defers-potential-shutdown-with-a-stopgap-spending-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House passes funding stopgap, averting government shutdown in October]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bill, which now heads to the president&rsquo;s desk, gives Congress until Dec. 11 to pass full-year appropriations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-passes-funding-stopgap-averting-government-shutdown-in-october/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-passes-funding-stopgap-averting-government-shutdown-in-october/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army awards Georgia Tech $33M to be lead weapons integrator for CAML program ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Georgia Tech will lead the integration of the autonomous mobility platform and the modular munitions pallets &mdash; the components that make up the CAML system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-awards-georgia-tech-33m-to-be-lead-weapons-integrator-for-caml-program/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-awards-georgia-tech-33m-to-be-lead-weapons-integrator-for-caml-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The defense intelligence community’s AI and cyber view forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[From AI adoption and agentic systems to Zero Trust and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense&rsquo;s latest eBook brings together key reporting from DoDIIS 2026 on the technologies and strategies shaping the future of defense intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-defense-intelligence-communitys-ai-and-cyber-view-forward/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-defense-intelligence-communitys-ai-and-cyber-view-forward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French army chief releases first agenda, shares ambitions for service]]></title><description><![CDATA[French Army Chief of Staff Army Chief of Staff Gen. Jacques de Montgros said he wants &ldquo;an Army that is feared, proud, and bold.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/french-army-chief-releases-first-agenda-shares-ambitions-for-service/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/french-army-chief-releases-first-agenda-shares-ambitions-for-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MH-139 helo tasked with nuclear missile escort role is operational, Air Force says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Grey Wolf achieved initial operational capability Aug. 10, and will replace the Vietnam-era UH-1N to protect the Air Force&rsquo;s nuclear missile fields.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/mh-139-helo-tasked-with-nuclear-missile-escort-role-is-operational-air-force-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/mh-139-helo-tasked-with-nuclear-missile-escort-role-is-operational-air-force-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dataminr AI tech to go live on NATO Maven system: CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company also recently nabbed a $318 million &ldquo;situational awareness&rdquo; contract with the Pentagon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dataminr-ai-tech-to-go-live-on-nato-maven-system-ceo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dataminr-ai-tech-to-go-live-on-nato-maven-system-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Army leadership shakeup, plus lasers on the border]]></title><description><![CDATA[US soldiers are demonstrating new systems to shoot down drones while the Army starts the search for a new secretary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/an-army-leadership-shakeup-plus-lasers-on-the-border/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/an-army-leadership-shakeup-plus-lasers-on-the-border/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US approves potential $800 million helicopter sale to Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed sale &ldquo;will improve Iraq&rsquo;s capability to meet current and future threats by improving its rotary wing transport, reconnaissance, and air-to-surface targeting capabilities,&rdquo; the State Department said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-approves-potential-800-million-helicopter-sale-to-iraq/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-approves-potential-800-million-helicopter-sale-to-iraq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons learned that bring factory speed, adaptability and scalability to air-and-missile defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Dwindling stockpiles and lessons learned from Ukraine and Iran are driving urgent needs for revamping manufacturing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lessons-learned-that-bring-factory-speed-adaptability-and-scalability-to-air-and-missile-defense/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lessons-learned-that-bring-factory-speed-adaptability-and-scalability-to-air-and-missile-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Change agent’ Army secretary resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan Driscoll, whom President Donald Trump in 2024 hailed as &ldquo;a disruptor and change agent,&rdquo; has resigned as secretary of the Army.The move was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. A source directly familiar with the matter confirmed the news and said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s purging of generals who were tied to Driscoll&rsquo;s innovation and transformation efforts was a primary cause for the resignation.&ldquo;Driscoll brought up concerns with the administration]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/change-agent-army-secretary-resigns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/change-agent-army-secretary-resigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan Driscoll, a former soldier who came into the role from the finance world, reportedly had a strained relationship with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-secretary-dan-driscoll-resigns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-secretary-dan-driscoll-resigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can buy more weapons. We can’t buy more time.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The munitions shortage caused by the Iran War is real and growing. While the precise magnitude of the shortfall is uncertain, the question now is how quickly the window of vulnerability can be closed. With no apparent path for passing a supplemental or regular appropriations bill by Oct. 1, the Pentagon will likely spend at least the first quarter of fiscal 2027 under a continuing resolution. The debate over what happens next will naturally focus on how much funding Congress ultimately provides,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/we-can-buy-more-weapons-we-cant-buy-more-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/we-can-buy-more-weapons-we-cant-buy-more-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan seeks new extended-range missiles in record $55B defense budget request]]></title><description><![CDATA[Other weapons sought include submarine-launched missiles and missile modules for underwater drones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/japan-seeks-new-extended-range-missiles-in-record-55b-defense-budget-request/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/japan-seeks-new-extended-range-missiles-in-record-55b-defense-budget-request/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greece inks $3.4B deal for multi-layered Israeli air defense system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense cooperation between the two countries has increased in recent years as Israel sees Greece as a strategic partner in the Eastern Mediterranean.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/greece-inks-34b-deal-for-multi-layered-israeli-air-defense-system/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/greece-inks-34b-deal-for-multi-layered-israeli-air-defense-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the age of drones, a bigger fence around your facility doesn’t protect you anymore]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Traditional thinking about how to protect facilities must adapt to new threats such as drones or downstream attacks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-the-age-of-drones-a-bigger-fence-around-your-facility-doesnt-protect-you-anymore/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-the-age-of-drones-a-bigger-fence-around-your-facility-doesnt-protect-you-anymore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 key questions the Army is still working out for its nuclear microreactor plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army&rsquo;s top energy official recently walked reporters through a series of questions he&rsquo;s grappling with as part of the push to deploy nuclear microreactors at military installations around the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/5-key-questions-the-army-is-still-working-out-for-its-nuclear-microreactor-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/5-key-questions-the-army-is-still-working-out-for-its-nuclear-microreactor-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US military gets its own ChatGPT today]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon&rsquo;s main portal for AI tools now offers ChatGPT alongside Google Gemini, officials are set to announce today.A Defense Department official said the OpenAI product, dubbed ChatGPT Mil, would bring new strengths to GenAI.mil, where troops and defense civilians can use generative-AI tools to work on controlled, unclassified information, or CUI.&ldquo;Gemini, I like for search functionality or scraping certain sources. Chat for more, like, text-based work,&rdquo; said the official,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-us-military-gets-its-own-chatgpt-today/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-us-military-gets-its-own-chatgpt-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s what Trump’s new ‘Space Academy’ could mean for the US military]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump&rsquo;s mandate for a new &ldquo;Space Academy&rdquo; puts defense leaders under a NASA-led initiative that could mean military service requirements for the future school's graduates.Trump signed the executive order on Friday at NASA&rsquo;s Johnson Space Center in Houston during a ceremony where he presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the four crew members who are to take the Artemis II spacecraft around the Moon. It appoints a commission, including Defense]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/heres-what-trumps-new-space-academy-could-mean-for-the-us-military/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/heres-what-trumps-new-space-academy-could-mean-for-the-us-military/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can AI help the Marines simplify sustainment in the Pacific?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a Marine planner is trying to determine whether a deployed unit has everything it needs, they must query several separate databases while cross-referencing supply levels, maintenance records, and more to create a spreadsheet. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, is hoping an AI-powered logistics platform can make that process much faster and easier.Defense tech company Tagup on Thursday announced a modification to its $2.1 million Small Business Innovation Research contract that will extend the us]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/can-ai-help-the-marines-simplify-sustainment-in-the-pacific/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/can-ai-help-the-marines-simplify-sustainment-in-the-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The big defense spending priorities awaiting Congress in September]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a lot of business awaiting the House and Senate when they return to Washington.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-big-defense-spending-priorities-awaiting-congress-in-september/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-big-defense-spending-priorities-awaiting-congress-in-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Pacific conflict may not look like conventional war, SOCPAC commander says]]></title><description><![CDATA[HONOLULU&mdash;The better the U.S. gets at fighting in conventional ways, the more likely it is that adversaries will avoid a conventional conflict, the head of Special Operations Command Pacific said.But that doesn&rsquo;t mean they will avoid a fight altogether, Army Brig. Gen. Michael Rose said at the Indo-Pacific Irregular Warfare Symposium here last week.&ldquo;If an adversary believes that a direct military confrontation with the United States or our allies is likely to end badly for them,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-pacific-conflict-may-not-look-like-conventional-war-socpac-commander-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-pacific-conflict-may-not-look-like-conventional-war-socpac-commander-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military uses AV directed-energy system to ‘defeat’ drones at the border]]></title><description><![CDATA[The task force did not disclose exactly where the drones were engaged or who was suspected of flying them, but suggested they could have been used for reconnaissance by a drug cartel.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/military-uses-av-directed-energy-system-to-defeat-drones-at-the-border/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/military-uses-av-directed-energy-system-to-defeat-drones-at-the-border/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finland and Sweden team up to boost counter-drone defenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We trust one another, and together we are stronger,&rdquo; said Finnish President Alexander Stubb on X, by way of welcoming the expanded, bilateral cooperation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/finland-and-sweden-team-up-to-boost-counter-drone-defenses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/finland-and-sweden-team-up-to-boost-counter-drone-defenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With AI hackers in mind, Air Forces Cyber develops defensive ‘campaign plan’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;When people say, &lsquo;Hey, we&rsquo;re at an inflection point,&rsquo; we are absolutely at an inflection point,&rdquo; 16th Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley said of AI threats to the network.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/with-ai-hackers-in-mind-air-forces-cyber-develops-defensive-campaign-plan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/with-ai-hackers-in-mind-air-forces-cyber-develops-defensive-campaign-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[F-35 lifetime price tag dips beneath $2 trillion even as buying costs rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense Department anticipates it will spend an additional $51 billion to acquire the stealth fighter, though revised estimates have pulled the program&rsquo;s total cost beneath $2 trillion, according to a recent Pentagon report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/f-35-lifetime-price-tag-dips-beneath-2-trillion-even-as-buying-costs-rise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/f-35-lifetime-price-tag-dips-beneath-2-trillion-even-as-buying-costs-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The president doesn’t need a one-trick Army]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our high-tech, fast-moving world, the US Army should stop optimizing for prediction and start optimizing for uncertainty, argues this retired one-star general.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-president-doesnt-need-a-one-trick-army/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-president-doesnt-need-a-one-trick-army/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Privacy-focused communication app aims for military customers and beyond]]></title><description><![CDATA[HONOLULU&mdash;A new encryption-based app, Kibu, available to U.S. military operators and foreign military partners, could change the way militaries and consumers communicate.Civilian and government officials are accustomed to using their own phones and tend to rely on commercial messaging apps, even when they shouldn&rsquo;t. For example, U.S. operators in Poland and elsewhere have communicated with Ukrainian counterparts over the popular communication app Signal, because of its wide adoption a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/privacy-focused-communication-app-aims-for-military-customers-and-beyond/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/privacy-focused-communication-app-aims-for-military-customers-and-beyond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US military bought commercial satellite images of alleged narco airstrips, Chinese naval fleet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. military purchased satellite images that identified Chinese aircraft carrier positions and Ecuadorian airstrips allegedly used for drug trafficking, a new report from the Government Accountability Office revealed. But despite those and other examples of prior use, the Space Force still hasn&rsquo;t fully embraced commercial intelligence, the watchdog said.&ldquo;Some Space Force officials told GAO about challenges they have faced related to purchasing and using commercial space data suc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-military-bought-commercial-satellite-images-of-alleged-narco-airstrips-chinese-naval-fleet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-military-bought-commercial-satellite-images-of-alleged-narco-airstrips-chinese-naval-fleet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Army benefits from diverse interceptors, plus a window into modernization]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chief of the Army&rsquo;s Space and Missile Defense Command shares more from our recent interview in Huntsville, Ala.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-army-benefits-from-diverse-interceptors-plus-a-window-into-modernization/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-army-benefits-from-diverse-interceptors-plus-a-window-into-modernization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submarine maintenance delays, ‘idle time’ cost $3.4 billion, GAO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the report said the Navy had made progress cutting delays for operational subs, the problem would get worse &mdash; and costlier &mdash; for those destined for decommissioning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/submarine-maintenance-delays-idle-time-cost-34-billion-gao-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/submarine-maintenance-delays-idle-time-cost-34-billion-gao-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSA wants access to ‘all’ AI models, top official says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Security Agency wants access to artificial intelligence models across the commercial market and is holding extensive discussions with leading developers as it moves to carry out new White House directives on the technology, the agency&rsquo;s deputy director said Thursday.&ldquo;We want access to all the models, and we&rsquo;re going to take advantage of that,&rdquo; Tim Kosiba said on a panel at an Intelligence and National Security event in Bethesda, Maryland.Kosiba said NSA has u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nsa-wants-access-to-all-ai-models-top-official-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nsa-wants-access-to-all-ai-models-top-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force seeks more portable C2, comms approach after studying Epic Fury]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We have to be more agile and mobile and we need a case that is carriable by one person and can be run by one or two people,&rdquo; Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Phillips told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-seeks-more-portable-c2-comms-approach-after-studying-epic-fury/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-seeks-more-portable-c2-comms-approach-after-studying-epic-fury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fight over the FY27 defense budget is on. Here’s 13 key issues for Congress to resolve.]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the Iran supplemental to the debate over a third reconciliation bill, Congress will have its hands full with a long list of defense funding needs when it returns from recess in September.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-fight-over-the-fy27-defense-budget-is-on-heres-13-key-issues-for-congress-to-resolve/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-fight-over-the-fy27-defense-budget-is-on-heres-13-key-issues-for-congress-to-resolve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE’s EDGE launches cyber defense center with Brazilian army]]></title><description><![CDATA[EDGE said that the center will provide &ldquo;specialised services&rdquo; to both the Brazilian army and federal institutions, including for training, cyber incident response, and the &ldquo;development of advanced cyber defence capabilities and solutions.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uaes-edge-launches-cyber-defense-center-with-brazilian-army/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uaes-edge-launches-cyber-defense-center-with-brazilian-army/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: A day at DIBX 2026 in Philadelphia]]></title><description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA&mdash;The Trump administration is dialed in on increasing domestic production of critical minerals needed for military weapons. But getting private investment in the industry is tough because of how long it can take for companies to start making money.&ldquo;We all know the critical minerals issue is front and center. It's the president's maybe No. 1 issue for the defense industrial base and for national security&mdash;and it takes a lot,&rdquo; Kyle Bass, who leads Rochefort Asset]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-a-day-at-dibx-2026-in-philadelphia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-a-day-at-dibx-2026-in-philadelphia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army taps 5 vendors to move forward with nuclear microreactor prototypes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up to $2.2 billion could be divvied up among the handful of vendors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-taps-5-vendors-to-move-forward-with-nuclear-microreactor-prototypes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-taps-5-vendors-to-move-forward-with-nuclear-microreactor-prototypes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth stands by LaNeve nomination amid reported lawmaker hesitation ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon is attempting to &ldquo;lock in&rdquo;LaNeve&rsquo;s nomination for the next Army Chief of Staff amid lawmaker concerns and the potential departure of the service&rsquo;s secretary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-stands-by-laneve-nomination-amid-reported-lawmaker-hesitation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-stands-by-laneve-nomination-amid-reported-lawmaker-hesitation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boeing nabs whopping $131 billion F-15 deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contract covers over a decade of potential work for US and international F-15 fighter jets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeing-nabs-whopping-131-billion-f-15-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeing-nabs-whopping-131-billion-f-15-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force awards $766 million for B-52 radar modernization]]></title><description><![CDATA[One contract worth up to $603 million was issued to RTX subsidiary Raytheon, while a second valued at roughly $163 million was issued to B-52 prime contractor Boeing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-awards-766-million-for-b-52-radar-modernization/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-awards-766-million-for-b-52-radar-modernization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FBI disables China-linked hacking tools used against US agencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FBI seized three internet domains Wednesday that prosecutors say Chinese government-backed hackers used to target U.S. agencies, critical infrastructure and other networks.The Justice Department attributed the tools, known as QScan and QTRouter, to a hacking group called QTFY. Court records say the group operates through Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company, a private Chinese firm that sold hacking services to China&rsquo;s main civilian intelligence agency and its military.The group]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fbi-disables-china-linked-hacking-tools-used-against-us-agencies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fbi-disables-china-linked-hacking-tools-used-against-us-agencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shifted our whole mentality’: Army long-range EW system to go into production in 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army originally envisioned a larger, bespoke capability, but Mark Saxon, deputy project manager for Electromagnetic Warfare &amp; Collection, told Breaking Defense the battlefield has changed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/shifted-our-whole-mentality-army-long-range-ew-system-to-go-into-production-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/shifted-our-whole-mentality-army-long-range-ew-system-to-go-into-production-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain signs off on $6.3 billion budget for joint MRTT buy with Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poland&rsquo;s minister of national defense said today that &ldquo;at least&rdquo; seven aircraft will be purchased, with his country receiving four by 2030.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/spain-signs-off-on-63-billion-budget-for-joint-mrtt-buy-with-poland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/spain-signs-off-on-63-billion-budget-for-joint-mrtt-buy-with-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army selects 5 companies to build nuclear microreactors on bases, under new $2 billion deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army officials have selected five firms to build nuclear microreactors at U.S. military bases as a bid to create energy independence, though the nation still relies heavily on imported enriched uranium for such projects.&nbsp;The service and the Defense Innovation Unit unveiled the initiative, dubbed &ldquo;Project Janus,&rdquo; at last year&rsquo;s Association of the U.S. Army Conference in Washington, D.C. Now, officials are awarding up to $2.2 billion to the pool of five companies through a m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-selects-5-companies-to-build-nuclear-microreactors-on-bases-under-new-2-billion-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-selects-5-companies-to-build-nuclear-microreactors-on-bases-under-new-2-billion-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US flexes new ship-sinking weapons at summer naval exercises]]></title><description><![CDATA[A B-2 bomber used a precision-guided, stealth air-launched anti-ship cruise missile against a decommissioned vessel, and the US Navy also rolled out unmanned boats to survey and strike targets at a pair of summer exercises.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-flexes-new-ship-sinking-weapons-at-summer-naval-exercises/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-flexes-new-ship-sinking-weapons-at-summer-naval-exercises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior officers advised Hegseth to keep civilian-protection program. He axed it anyway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shortly after taking office last year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth polled the nation&rsquo;s top commanders about cutting a program designed to protect civilians during U.S. military operations.Hegseth had bet senior officers would endorse his view that focusing on civilian security was &ldquo;woke&rdquo; and out of step with &ldquo;maximum lethality,&rdquo; current and former defense officials told ProPublica.Instead, every commander rebuffed the idea.The poll from early 2025, which has not]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senior-officers-advised-hegseth-to-keep-civilian-protection-program-he-axed-it-anyway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senior-officers-advised-hegseth-to-keep-civilian-protection-program-he-axed-it-anyway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury sanctions Iranian hackers tied to critical-infrastructure breaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Treasury Department sanctioned five Iranian citizens on Monday over alleged cyberattacks and theft aimed at&nbsp;U.S. critical infrastructure, government offices, and digital assets.The designations were part of a much broader sanctions package that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called an &ldquo;economic D-Day&rdquo; aimed at isolating Iran and cutting off its revenue during the ongoing war.Treasury accused four of the people&nbsp;&mdash; Keyvan Fayyaz Ghareh Blagh, Saber Shahbazi Balujeh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/treasury-sanctions-iranian-hackers-tied-to-critical-infrastructure-breaches-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/treasury-sanctions-iranian-hackers-tied-to-critical-infrastructure-breaches-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury sanctions Iranian hackers tied to critical infrastructure breaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Treasury Department sanctioned five Iranian citizens on Monday over alleged cyberattacks and theft aimed at&nbsp;U.S. critical infrastructure, government offices, and digital assets.The designations were part of a much broader sanctions package that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called an &ldquo;economic D-Day&rdquo; aimed at isolating Iran and cutting off its revenue during the ongoing war.Treasury accused four of the people&nbsp;&mdash; Keyvan Fayyaz Ghareh Blagh, Saber Shahbazi Balujeh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/treasury-sanctions-iranian-hackers-tied-to-critical-infrastructure-breaches/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/treasury-sanctions-iranian-hackers-tied-to-critical-infrastructure-breaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a new Pentagon memo ‘resets’ industry requirements, plus highlights from TechNet]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new DoD memo affecting Pentagon contractors, plus tech news out of Georgia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-a-new-pentagon-memo-resets-industry-requirements-plus-highlights-from-technet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-a-new-pentagon-memo-resets-industry-requirements-plus-highlights-from-technet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defense pact to boost Turkish  industry, entire trilateral ‘ecosystem’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The Mecca Pact should not be viewed simply as an arms-export agreement. It is much broader,&rdquo; one expert told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saudi-turkish-pakistani-defense-pact-to-boost-turkish-industry-entire-trilateral-ecosystem/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saudi-turkish-pakistani-defense-pact-to-boost-turkish-industry-entire-trilateral-ecosystem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy establishes new defense industrial base office: Cao]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Magliochetti, who previously served as the director of the Navy&rsquo;s Office of Small Business Programs, will oversee the Office of the Defense Industrial Base.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-establishes-new-defense-industrial-base-office-cao/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-establishes-new-defense-industrial-base-office-cao/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypersonics, rocket startup Ursa Major to go public in $2.3B deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&ldquo;This transaction will help us turn that foundation into the production capacity our customers need,&rdquo; CEO Chris Spagnoletti said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hypersonics-rocket-startup-ursa-major-to-go-public-in-23b-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hypersonics-rocket-startup-ursa-major-to-go-public-in-23b-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK provides Ukraine classified long-range SCALP missile blueprints ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The provision to Kyiv comes alongside increased tensions between Moscow and London over the UK&rsquo;s support for Ukraine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-provides-ukraine-classified-long-range-scalp-missile-blueprints/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-provides-ukraine-classified-long-range-scalp-missile-blueprints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space transportation policy calls for integration with air traffic control modernization]]></title><description><![CDATA[New space transportation policy released by the Trump administration Thursday looks to build out the infrastructure capabilities needed to rapidly increase the number of U.S.-led rocket launches in the coming years, including by tying the push with ongoing efforts to modernize the nation&rsquo;s outdated air traffic control systems.&nbsp;President Donald Trump&rsquo;s strategy sets a goal of supporting &ldquo;more than 1,000 launches and reentries&rdquo; by 2030, largely by prioritizing enhanced]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-transportation-policy-calls-for-integration-with-air-traffic-control-modernization/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-transportation-policy-calls-for-integration-with-air-traffic-control-modernization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As US preps for more space launches, WH orders integration with air-traffic control]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new space-transportation policy released by the Trump administration Thursday aims to build the infrastructure needed to rapidly increase U.S.-led rocket launches in&nbsp;coming years, including links to the nation's modernizing&nbsp;air traffic control systems.&nbsp;President Donald Trump&rsquo;s strategy sets a goal of supporting &ldquo;more than 1,000 launches and reentries&rdquo; by 2030, largely through working with&nbsp;commercial companies to&nbsp;build&nbsp;sites across the country.&nb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-us-preps-for-more-space-launches-wh-orders-integration-with-air-traffic-control/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-us-preps-for-more-space-launches-wh-orders-integration-with-air-traffic-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmaker pushes for AI containment language in FRONTIER Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Democratic lawmaker hopes to include language prescribing large language model containment practices in pending House legislation on artificial intelligence in the wake of the OpenAI models' attack on Hugging Face networks.&nbsp;Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., gave updates on the House&rsquo;s AI-related legislative plans during a&nbsp;Center for Strategic and International Studies event Monday. He said the OpenAI models&rsquo; breach from containment environments during routine testing has pro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmaker-pushes-for-ai-containment-language-in-frontier-act/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmaker-pushes-for-ai-containment-language-in-frontier-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSA's non-disclosure agreements lack whistleblower-rights provisions: watchdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Security Agency routinely fails to inform employees of their rights under whistleblower protection laws when they sign non-disclosure agreements, the intelligence agency&rsquo;s inspector general concluded this week.Although the NSA is not subject to the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, Congress has since 1988&nbsp;used annual appropriations laws to compel the agency to follow most of its rules. The exceptions are those enforced by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nsas-non-disclosure-agreements-lack-whistleblower-rights-provisions-watchdog/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nsas-non-disclosure-agreements-lack-whistleblower-rights-provisions-watchdog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy reveals new long range air-to-air missile, dubbed ‘Malice’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Navy said that the missile is designed for 4th, 5th, and 6th generation aircraft platforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-reveals-new-long-range-air-to-air-missile-dubbed-malice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-reveals-new-long-range-air-to-air-missile-dubbed-malice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saab shows off loyal wingman drone it hopes to offer Swedish Air Force]]></title><description><![CDATA[The A3, which Saab says may become the sales product, could enter service within ten years if the government decides to proceed with the aircraft.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saab-shows-off-loyal-wingman-drone-it-hopes-to-offer-swedish-air-force/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saab-shows-off-loyal-wingman-drone-it-hopes-to-offer-swedish-air-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Cyber created an ‘integrated fire’ cell for Epic Fury]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Over the past five months, the teams have really been able to hone their skills based on the work they&rsquo;re doing inside of a live environment and I think we&rsquo;re getting better and better every day because of that,&rdquo; the ARCYBER commander said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-cyber-created-an-integrated-fire-cell-for-epic-fury/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-cyber-created-an-integrated-fire-cell-for-epic-fury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polish firm MESKO signs $2B deal to arm 4 NATO nations with MANPADS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weapons will go towards Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Norway under an EU program known as EDIRPA.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/polish-firm-mesko-signs-2b-deal-to-arm-4-nato-nations-with-manpads/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/polish-firm-mesko-signs-2b-deal-to-arm-4-nato-nations-with-manpads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia identifies future defense precinct site for AUKUS sub sustainment]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has also conducted a keel laying ceremony for the first Hunter-class frigate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-identifies-future-defense-precinct-site-for-aukus-sub-sustainment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-identifies-future-defense-precinct-site-for-aukus-sub-sustainment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkish FNSS unveils unmanned amphibious assault vehicle]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;&#304;-ZAHA [is] designed to take the crew out of the first wave which is the highest-risk phase of any amphibious assault and to operate as part of a manned-unmanned team (MUM-T) with the Marine Assault Vehicles (MAV) already in service with the Turkish Naval Forces Command,&rdquo; FNSS said in a statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/turkish-fnss-unveils-unmanned-amphibious-assault-vehicle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/turkish-fnss-unveils-unmanned-amphibious-assault-vehicle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon counter-drone task force preps ‘shoot-off’ for directed energy prototypes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The event will be structured such that a promising demonstration could result &ldquo;in a purchase order that allows us to start building the production lines to get these systems into the field,&rdquo; said Army Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, director of the Pentagon&rsquo;s JIATF-401.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-counter-drone-task-force-preps-shoot-off-for-directed-energy-prototypes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-counter-drone-task-force-preps-shoot-off-for-directed-energy-prototypes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New contract aims to keep Space Force’s multi-billion-dollar projects on budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Space Force takes on new, multi-billion-dollar national security programs, the service has awarded a new contract to keep those projects on track and on budget, Defense One has learned.&nbsp;The service&rsquo;s Space Systems Integration Office awarded Integrate, a Seattle-based firm, a multi-million dollar contract for its AI-enabled project management program. Last year, the company netted a $25 million contract with the Space Force&rsquo;s Mission Manifest Office to manage the service m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-contract-aims-to-keep-space-forces-multi-billion-dollar-projects-on-budget/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-contract-aims-to-keep-space-forces-multi-billion-dollar-projects-on-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wrong way to review US force posture in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bloomberg recently&nbsp;reported that the Trump administration will consider European countries&rsquo; ideological positions and support for U.S. policies as part of the European posture review that is currently underway. Whether a country has supported the 2026 Iran War, placed recent restrictions on U.S. forces based in their country, or &ldquo;publicly opposed&rdquo; regulations that constrain U.S. business in Europe will all be factors in determining where and how many forces remain statione]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-wrong-way-to-review-us-force-posture-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-wrong-way-to-review-us-force-posture-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-enabled deception threatens future operations, raises chances of large conflict, says Special Operations leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[HONOLULU &mdash; Faster intelligence gathering and analysis enabled by AI is allowing special operators to pull off missions that would have been impossible years ago, U.S. Special Operations Command leader Adm. Frank Bradley, said Wednesday. But malign actors empowered by simple AI tools are undermining military and civilian leaders&rsquo; confidence in digital information, he said. That credibility decay, raising doubt about what is and is not true, will affect not just operations but the abil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-enabled-deception-threatens-future-operations-raises-chances-of-large-conflict-says-special-operations-leader/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-enabled-deception-threatens-future-operations-raises-chances-of-large-conflict-says-special-operations-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space war 2040: SPACECOM preps for attacks on ground segments, eyes cislunar ops]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Space Warfighting Environment 2040 is unique because it &ldquo;was deliberately written to be warfighter-first, not technology-first,&rdquo; an official at SPACECOM&rsquo;s Joint Forces Development and Training team told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-war-2040-spacecom-preps-for-attacks-on-ground-segments-eyes-cislunar-ops/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-war-2040-spacecom-preps-for-attacks-on-ground-segments-eyes-cislunar-ops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan proposes record $35 billion defense budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new budget proposal will have to be approved by the opposition-controlled legislature.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/taiwan-proposes-record-35-billion-defense-budget/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/taiwan-proposes-record-35-billion-defense-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army cyber defenses need ‘dedicated funding’ for AI, top official says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dedicated funding is key, according to the Army&rsquo;s principal cyber advisor, because the service&rsquo;s cyber command cannot fund AI work strictly from their operational budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-cyber-defenses-need-dedicated-funding-for-ai-top-official-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-cyber-defenses-need-dedicated-funding-for-ai-top-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hot competition’: NSA deputy sounds alarm on China threat, AI race]]></title><description><![CDATA[NSA Deputy Director Tim Kosiba said Beijing is playing &ldquo;spoiler&rdquo; the world over, alleging, for example, that &ldquo;Chinese companies provided GEOINT to the Iranians to help hit our bases and our allies.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hot-competition-nsa-deputy-sounds-alarm-on-china-threat-ai-race/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hot-competition-nsa-deputy-sounds-alarm-on-china-threat-ai-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Army balances Patriot priorities and approaches Golden Dome]]></title><description><![CDATA[A brief chat with the chief of the Army&rsquo;s Space and Missile Defense Command.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-army-balances-patriot-priorities-and-approaches-golden-dome/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-army-balances-patriot-priorities-and-approaches-golden-dome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s no shortcut to replenish US munitions stockpiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE, Ala. &mdash; As the U.S. military&rsquo;s critical munitions are overused in the Iran war and underproduced at home, companies are eagerly pitching new low-cost solutions, and the Pentagon is keen to make big deals. But defense experts say those new, cheaper missile options&mdash;and the push to rapidly produce existing weapons&mdash;aren&rsquo;t the short-term fix needed to overcome the long-existing problem exacerbated by the Iran war. However, they will provide the military much-n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/theres-no-shortcut-to-replenish-us-munitions-stockpiles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/theres-no-shortcut-to-replenish-us-munitions-stockpiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golden Dome Caucus chair says building support, funding for missile shield is a ‘tough slog’]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Golden Dome&rsquo;s most supportive voices in Congress fears that prioritizing Iran war funding along with continuous partisan gridlock threatens President Donald Trump&rsquo;s plans for a sprawling missile defense shield.Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colo., told Defense One in an interview Wednesday evening that funding for Golden Dome is &ldquo;a major concern of mine.&rdquo; Only about $400 million of the $17.5 billion the White House is seeking next year for the homeland missile shield is in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/golden-dome-caucus-chair-says-building-support-funding-for-missile-shield-is-a-tough-slog/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/golden-dome-caucus-chair-says-building-support-funding-for-missile-shield-is-a-tough-slog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army network needs digital twin for training, testing, cybersecurity: NETCOM chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a big ask,&rdquo; acknowledged Maj. Gen. Denise McPhail, chief of Army Network Command, but it could allow NETCOM to &ldquo;leverage AI in that model to understand our vulnerabilities, where our gaps are.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-network-needs-digital-twin-for-training-testing-cybersecurity-netcom-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-network-needs-digital-twin-for-training-testing-cybersecurity-netcom-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drone companies, admin leaders meet for first White House ‘Drone Dominance’ meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The cavalry arrived here to meet your cavalry in private industry to make sure that we are not drone sufficient, from parity, but drone dominant,&rdquo; Pentagon R&amp;E chief Emil Michaels said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/drone-companies-admin-leaders-meet-for-first-white-house-drone-dominance-meeting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/drone-companies-admin-leaders-meet-for-first-white-house-drone-dominance-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No new starts, no problem: Army’s plan to get new EW capability in the hands of soldiers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army wants to field commercial EW systems to forces fast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/no-new-starts-no-problem-armys-plan-to-get-new-ew-capability-in-the-hands-of-soldiers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/no-new-starts-no-problem-armys-plan-to-get-new-ew-capability-in-the-hands-of-soldiers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US greenlights potential $4.5B sale of four KC-46A refueling aircraft to Qatar]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The proposed sale will increase Qatar&rsquo;s capability to meet current and future threats by enhancing its defense capabilities,&rdquo; the US State Department said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-greenlights-potential-45b-sale-of-four-kc-46a-refueling-aircraft-to-qatar/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-greenlights-potential-45b-sale-of-four-kc-46a-refueling-aircraft-to-qatar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DoD memo pushes for more contractor pricing info, potential direct software link]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new directive, signed off by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, is meant to &ldquo;reset&rdquo; the Pentagon&rsquo;s expectations for supplier cost and pricing information.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dod-memo-pushes-for-more-contractor-pricing-info-potential-direct-software-link/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dod-memo-pushes-for-more-contractor-pricing-info-potential-direct-software-link/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkish Aerospace plans naval version of Hurjet as it eyes expanded NATO exports]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We believe H&Uuml;RJET has the potential to become not only the trainer aircraft of T&uuml;rkiye and Spain, but also a training platform for NATO,&rdquo; CEO Mehmet Demiroglu said.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/turkish-aerospace-plans-naval-version-of-hurjet-as-it-eyes-expanded-nato-exports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/turkish-aerospace-plans-naval-version-of-hurjet-as-it-eyes-expanded-nato-exports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonian lawmaker calls US questionnaire to NATO ‘unnecessary stress test’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It is critically important for us in this time, a time of not living in peace time &hellip; that both in words and deeds to not make any steps to create an image that would indicate to Moscow or Beijing that NATO is not united or focused on deterring threats growing on our borders,&rdquo; Marko Mihkelson told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/estonian-lawmaker-calls-us-questionnaire-to-nato-unnecessary-stress-test/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/estonian-lawmaker-calls-us-questionnaire-to-nato-unnecessary-stress-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Cyber training AI agents in cyber ‘work roles’ alongside human counterparts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Task Force Lexington houses all of Army Cyber Command&rsquo;s AI efforts, including an AI &ldquo;red team.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-cyber-training-ai-agents-in-cyber-work-roles-alongside-human-counterparts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-cyber-training-ai-agents-in-cyber-work-roles-alongside-human-counterparts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New White House strategy clarifies military tech priorities: undersea, outer space and AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Security Science &amp; Technology Strategy (NSSTS) also outlines an array of second-tier or longer-term technologies to watch, notably quantum and biotech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-white-house-strategy-clarifies-military-tech-priorities-undersea-outer-space-and-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-white-house-strategy-clarifies-military-tech-priorities-undersea-outer-space-and-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Arcfield’s state of play; SMD wrap up; X-Bow Systems’ MDA win]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE, Ala.&mdash;There are less than four months left in the year, but defense and aerospace company Arcfield&rsquo;s plans seem to just be getting started, as they prepare for an upcoming satellite launch and explore manufacturing a highly specialized component key for optical sensors and laser communications.&ldquo;There's a lot going on at Arcfield. And what we're really focused on is bringing the government a fully-baked solution,&rdquo; Dan Knight, Arcfield&rsquo;s vice president for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-arcfields-state-of-play-smd-wrap-up-x-bow-systems-mda-win/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-arcfields-state-of-play-smd-wrap-up-x-bow-systems-mda-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picking up the PACE: EW battlefield demands updated contingency planning]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Emissions equals target. Emissions put a bullseye on wherever you are, or wherever that emission is detected,&rdquo; the general who helms I Corps said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/picking-up-the-pace-ew-battlefield-demands-updated-contingency-planning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/picking-up-the-pace-ew-battlefield-demands-updated-contingency-planning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Striveworks to build AI layer for NGC2 at corps level, Army says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Striveworks&rsquo;s models will be able to compress &ldquo;hours of staff work into seconds,&rdquo; CEO Jim Rebesco told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/striveworks-to-build-ai-layer-for-ngc2-at-corps-level-army-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/striveworks-to-build-ai-layer-for-ngc2-at-corps-level-army-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon rebuffed repeated requests for Golden Dome brief: CBO]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Mosher, head of the Congressional Budget Office&rsquo;s National Security Directorate, stressed that the watchdog office was tasked with estimating the price tag for implementing Trump&rsquo;s January 2025 executive order, not any DoD plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-rebuffed-repeated-requests-for-golden-dome-brief-cbo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-rebuffed-repeated-requests-for-golden-dome-brief-cbo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOJ charges 17 Iranians in cybertheft campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors have charged 17 Iranians affiliated with the Tehran-based Mabna Institute over an alleged hacking-for-hire operation that stole research and intellectual property from hundreds of universities and compromised email accounts belonging to U.S. government agencies and companies.The&nbsp;14-count superseding indictment, unsealed Tuesday, adds eight defendants to a case brought against nine other members of the firm in 2018. Prosecutors said the expanded charges expose a broader n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/doj-charges-17-iranians-in-cybertheft-campaign/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/doj-charges-17-iranians-in-cybertheft-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Congress will be in a hurry after August recess]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can both chambers reach an agreement to fund the government before the start of the new fiscal year?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-congress-will-be-in-a-hurry-after-august-recess/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-congress-will-be-in-a-hurry-after-august-recess/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US-South Korea military drills cut in half after Trump’s broadside]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump&rsquo;s call to drastically shorten the exercise out of deference to North Korea&rsquo;s leader reportedly took Seoul by surprise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-south-korea-military-drills-cut-in-half-after-trumps-broadside/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-south-korea-military-drills-cut-in-half-after-trumps-broadside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Trump’s tech strategy means for the military, deterring China, and the future of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The newest White House tech strategy pushes faster development of emerging technologies for the military, gives defense innovators more room to experiment, and will broaden the federal market for young defense tech startups. But it also doubles down on a particular approach to developing AI&mdash;one that favors a handful of well-connected U.S. tech companies at the expense of other innovative approaches. That could benefit China and slow the U.S. military from getting the tools commanders actua]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-trumps-tech-strategy-means-for-the-military-deterring-china-and-the-future-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-trumps-tech-strategy-means-for-the-military-deterring-china-and-the-future-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army picks Hanwha’s wheeled K9 for self-propelled howitzer prototypes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today&rsquo;s decision comes after decades of fits and starts to find a new mobile howitzer, including the ill-fated Crusader, Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon and Extended Range Cannon Artillery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-picks-hanwhas-wheeled-k9-for-self-propelled-howitzer-prototypes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-picks-hanwhas-wheeled-k9-for-self-propelled-howitzer-prototypes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Russian hurdle in Trump’s new offensive cyber program]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump&rsquo;s new plan to enlist private companies to help disrupt cybercriminals abroad may face a fundamental problem when it comes to Russia: distinguishing criminal hackers and state-backed operatives.Russian intelligence services have long tolerated, protected or intermittently recruited financially-motivated hackers without exercising full control over them. That dynamic gives Moscow easier access to hacking talent, and it complicates a major carveout in Trump&rsquo;s new]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-russian-hurdle-in-trumps-new-offensive-cyber-program/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-russian-hurdle-in-trumps-new-offensive-cyber-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army leaders drafting ‘guiding document’ to ask industry for new intelligence tools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The so-called characteristics of need (CoN) approach follows a similar pattern in communications and electromagnetic spectrum capabilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-leaders-drafting-guiding-document-to-ask-industry-for-new-intelligence-tools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-leaders-drafting-guiding-document-to-ask-industry-for-new-intelligence-tools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DoD expands R&amp;D on clearing expired satellites from orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stated goal is to clean out obsolete satellites, though the capabilities could also be used in weapons that move a target bird to an orbit where it no longer can perform its function, disable it in some manner or simply smash it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dod-expands-rampd-on-clearing-expired-satellites-from-orbit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dod-expands-rampd-on-clearing-expired-satellites-from-orbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DISA awards Peraton $953M communications infrastructure contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peraton has won a potential 10-year, $953&nbsp;million contract to continue providing communication infrastructure services to the Defense Information Systems Agency for data centers and hybrid cloud computing environments.DISA received three proposals for this third iteration of its Capacity Services Communications contract, the agency said in an award notice first posted Friday.CSC III emphasizes on-demand communications capabilities as the agency adjusts its requirements based on mission need]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/disa-awards-peraton-953m-communications-infrastructure-contract/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/disa-awards-peraton-953m-communications-infrastructure-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy clears upgrade for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manufacturer Northrop Grumman said that aircraft revamped with a Block II upgrade will be delivered &ldquo;by the end of the decade.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-clears-upgrade-for-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-clears-upgrade-for-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diving into Trump’s unusual shipbuilding plans, plus an SMD expo floor tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Breaking Defense team unpacks three new directives from the White House that could influence the future of the Navy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/diving-into-trumps-unusual-shipbuilding-plans-plus-an-smd-expo-floor-tour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/diving-into-trumps-unusual-shipbuilding-plans-plus-an-smd-expo-floor-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia, Japan test co-developed high-energy laser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both countries will also accelerate discussions for Japan to use Australian ranges for hypersonic weapon tests]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-japan-test-co-developed-high-energy-laser/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-japan-test-co-developed-high-energy-laser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RIMPAC exercise tests 3D-printed parts for potential Pacific war]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;If we got into a high-intensity conflict right now in the Indo-Pacific, it would be difficult to meet all of the repair and resupply needs,&rdquo; said FLEETWERX program manager Morgan Bower &mdash; but a new approach to 3D printing might help plug the gap.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rimpac-exercise-tests-3d-printed-parts-for-potential-pacific-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rimpac-exercise-tests-3d-printed-parts-for-potential-pacific-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saildrone expands European footprint with production plans in 3 countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The first 52-meter Saildrone Spectre will be built at Van Der Valk Shipyard in the Netherlands, and the next generation of the Saildrone Surveyor will be produced at Umoe Mandal in Norway,&rdquo; Richard Jenkins, Saildrone&rsquo;s founder and CEO, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saildrone-expands-european-footprint-with-production-plans-in-3-countries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saildrone-expands-european-footprint-with-production-plans-in-3-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House S&amp;T strategy calls for new approaches to safeguard US research]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration says the nation&rsquo;s science and technology research ecosystem needs to embrace &ldquo;novel security solutions&rdquo; to ensure the U.S. maintains its global edge, according to a new document publicly released on Monday.&nbsp;The National Security Science and Technology Strategy published by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy outlines how the U.S. innovation sector should be leveraged and guarded to defend the country. The new document builds off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/white-house-sampt-strategy-calls-for-new-approaches-to-safeguard-us-research/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/white-house-sampt-strategy-calls-for-new-approaches-to-safeguard-us-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill expanding paid leave for feds pared back in Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legislation aimed at improving the amount of paid leave federal employees are eligible each year took another step forward as Democratic senators introduced companion legislation shortly before Congress left for its August recess.In June, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act (H.R. 9261), a measure that would provide feds with up to 12 weeks each year of paid family leave, to be used to attend to a serious health condition or care]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/bill-expanding-paid-leave-for-feds-pared-back-in-senate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/bill-expanding-paid-leave-for-feds-pared-back-in-senate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMMC Works. Now let’s sharpen it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I built the&nbsp;Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification because self-attestation was failing our war industrial base. Contractors could simply promise they were following basic cybersecurity practices, with no verification behind that promise. Our adversaries noticed that gap long before Washington did&mdash;and they have not eased up since. If anything, the opposite is true.&nbsp;Nation-state actors and the ransomware crews they tolerate or direct are more aggressive, better funded, and fas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cmmc-works-now-lets-sharpen-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cmmc-works-now-lets-sharpen-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army’s Apache grounding prompted by deadly Texas crash will end this week, memo says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army officials plan to resume Apache training flights in days, after the fleet was grounded following a crash that left two soldiers dead in Texas, according to an internal memo reviewed by Defense One.The two soldiers, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead, died during a maintenance test flight out of Fort Hood on Aug. 12. On Friday, Army officials announced a stand down of AH64 Apache training flight operations and said in a news release it &ldquo;will re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/armys-apache-grounding-prompted-by-deadly-texas-crash-will-end-this-week-memo-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/armys-apache-grounding-prompted-by-deadly-texas-crash-will-end-this-week-memo-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan launches second US military payload to monitor space above Indo-Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[The data from the hosted payloads on QZS-7 and its predecessor QZS-6 will feed into the US Space Surveillance Network operated by the 18th Space Defense Squadron.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/japan-launches-second-us-military-payload-to-monitor-space-above-indo-pacific/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/japan-launches-second-us-military-payload-to-monitor-space-above-indo-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raytheon gets massive $23B contract to boost Tomahawk production]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past year, Pentagon leaders have leveraged multiyear contracts for critical munitions as an incentive to get defense primes to make larger investments in their production facilities and supply chain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/raytheon-gets-massive-23b-contract-to-boost-tomahawk-production/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/raytheon-gets-massive-23b-contract-to-boost-tomahawk-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project Talon Portfolio puts mission autonomy at the center of future CCA operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Truly autonomous aircraft can make decisions without continuous human input.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/project-talon-portfolio-puts-mission-autonomy-at-the-center-of-future-cca-operations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/project-talon-portfolio-puts-mission-autonomy-at-the-center-of-future-cca-operations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What China’s PLA says it is learning from the Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[From AI integration to the economics of air and missile defense, Chinese military commentators are paying especially close attention to the US-Israel war in Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-chinas-pla-says-it-is-learning-from-the-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-chinas-pla-says-it-is-learning-from-the-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump scales back military exercise with S Korea, calling it ‘costly’ and ‘hostile’ to the North]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;These exercises are not only costly [&hellip;] but send a signal that is completely inappropriate and hostile,&rdquo; Trump wrote in a social media post.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-scales-back-military-exercise-with-s-korea-calling-it-costly-and-hostile-to-the-north/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-scales-back-military-exercise-with-s-korea-calling-it-costly-and-hostile-to-the-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s call for fifth shipyard likely to run into cost, workforce hurdles: Analysts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration&rsquo;s plans for a new shipyard were disclosed in a National Security Presidential Memorandum released Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-call-for-fifth-shipyard-likely-to-run-into-cost-workforce-hurdles-analysts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-call-for-fifth-shipyard-likely-to-run-into-cost-workforce-hurdles-analysts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kubasik ousted as L3Harris CEO following conduct violation, company says]]></title><description><![CDATA[L3Harris did not provide specifics on what led to Chris Kubasik&rsquo;s ouster, but said in a press release that the company &ldquo;became aware&rdquo; of conduct by Kubasik &ldquo;that was not consistent&rdquo; with its code of conduct.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/kubasik-ousted-as-l3harris-ceo-following-conduct-violation-company-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/kubasik-ousted-as-l3harris-ceo-following-conduct-violation-company-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense firm L3Harris promotes Mehta to CEO in abrupt leadership change]]></title><description><![CDATA[L3Harris Technologies&rsquo; board of directors has promoted Sam Mehta to chief executive from his former role as president of space and mission systems in an abrupt leadership change announced Monday.Chris Kubasik, L3Harris&rsquo; CEO since June 2021, stepped down from that position and his other roles as chairman and member of the board of directors effective immediately.L3Harris said the board determined to enter into a separation agreement with Kubasik after an investigation found conduct by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-firm-l3harris-promotes-mehta-to-ceo-in-abrupt-leadership-change/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-firm-l3harris-promotes-mehta-to-ceo-in-abrupt-leadership-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Army gave General Dynamics $533M to build an artillery plant that produced nothing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A robot was on fire. Again.It was the summer of 2024, and the cutting-edge robots inside General Dynamics&rsquo; sweltering artillery factory near Dallas were catching fire with startling regularity, according to four former workers there. This wasn&rsquo;t ideal, as the plant was supposed to be churning out urgently needed artillery shells for Ukraine. The robots, giant metal arms with clamps for hands, would end up drenched in oil, which would then &mdash; no surprise &mdash; combust as they m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-army-gave-general-dynamics-533m-to-build-an-artillery-plant-that-produced-nothing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-army-gave-general-dynamics-533m-to-build-an-artillery-plant-that-produced-nothing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army picks M1 to lead $10B helicopter-school transformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Texas-based aviation company beat out Bell and Lockheed Martin to lead the transformation of Army helicopter training, the service announced on Thursday.The Army awarded M1 Support Services its Flight School Next contract, a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity worth up to $10 billion for up to 26 years. It&rsquo;s the culmination of a months-long competition aimed at converting the service&rsquo;s Initial Entry Rotary Wing school at Fort Rucker, Alabama, to a contractor-o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-picks-m1-to-lead-10b-helicopter-school-transformation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-picks-m1-to-lead-10b-helicopter-school-transformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America is sailing through the Taiwan Strait less. Does it matter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Heritage Foundation study shows a significant drop in Taiwan Strait transits by the US military under the second Trump administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/america-is-sailing-through-the-taiwan-strait-less-does-it-matter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/america-is-sailing-through-the-taiwan-strait-less-does-it-matter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army picks M1 to lead Flight School Next pilot training program]]></title><description><![CDATA[The announcement is the culmination of a months-long competition to win a contract worth up to $10 billion over the next three decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-picks-m1-to-lead-flight-school-next-pilot-training-program/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-picks-m1-to-lead-flight-school-next-pilot-training-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army tells industry: Soldiers need more power, but don’t just offer batteries and generators]]></title><description><![CDATA[As new drones, networks and weapons come online, the Army faces a power crunch that senior officials are asking industry to help solve. &ldquo;And it&rsquo;s not by buying more generators,&rdquo; Brig. Gen. Troy Denomy, PAE for Maneuver, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-tells-industry-soldiers-need-more-power-but-dont-just-offer-batteries-and-generators/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-tells-industry-soldiers-need-more-power-but-dont-just-offer-batteries-and-generators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon inks SM-3 framework deals with RTX, Boeing on critical components]]></title><description><![CDATA[The seven-year framework deals cover key SM-3 components including avionics and ejector assemblies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-inks-sm-3-framework-deals-with-rtx-boeing-on-critical-components/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-inks-sm-3-framework-deals-with-rtx-boeing-on-critical-components/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump opens door for foreign-built Navy ships. It could get complicated.]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump has called for the US to outsource the building of at least a few Navy ships to foreign shipyards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-opens-door-for-foreign-built-navy-ships-it-could-get-complicated/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-opens-door-for-foreign-built-navy-ships-it-could-get-complicated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CENTCOM launches multinational one-way attack drone force]]></title><description><![CDATA[The force &ldquo;will employ one-way attack drones consisting of unmanned systems from above, on, and below the sea operated by military support staff from the United States and regional partners,&rdquo; the command said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/centcom-launches-multinational-one-way-attack-drone-force/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/centcom-launches-multinational-one-way-attack-drone-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New US security entities hint at more Latin American operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The recent establishment of a organized-crime task force by U.S. Southern Command is the latest expression of the Donroe Doctrine, the administration's interventionist&mdash;some say imperialist&mdash;approach to Latin America. But it may also signal a increased desire to work with regional partners&mdash;or just to operate inside their countries.Last year's launch of Operation Southern Spear marked a return to a more hands-on U.S foreign policy in Latin America. Beginning with U.S Navy strikes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-us-security-entities-hint-at-more-latin-american-operations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 03:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-us-security-entities-hint-at-more-latin-american-operations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As warfare becomes engineering, the era of the digital mercenary dawns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private cyber firms will be allowed to take action against foreign threats under a new White House policy, another step into a future where tech developers are ever more closely entwined with military operations, which now evolve faster than governments can keep up.Under the policy, announced Wednesday, the U.S. government will pay private cybersecurity companies to &ldquo;manipulate,&rdquo; &ldquo;degrade,&rdquo; &ldquo;disrupt,&rdquo; and &ldquo;destroy&rdquo; foreign adversary computer networ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-warfare-becomes-engineering-the-era-of-the-digital-mercenary-dawns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-warfare-becomes-engineering-the-era-of-the-digital-mercenary-dawns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel ops are underway at Space Command’s nascent Alabama HQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE, Ala. &mdash; Less than a year after President Trump reversed a Biden-era decision to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado, space intelligence operations are being conducted in existing offices at Redstone Arsenal while a permanent headquarters is built on base.By year&rsquo;s end, SPACECOM plans to have roughly 200 of the 1,800 Colorado-based positions at the Army base. Roughly 50 of those employees are already conducting missions with the command&rsquo;s Joint Intelligence Support el]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/intel-ops-are-underway-at-space-commands-nascent-alabama-hq/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/intel-ops-are-underway-at-space-commands-nascent-alabama-hq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump orders return of steam catapults on carriers, fifth public shipyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[The memo also called for the establishment of a new component repair center in an attempt to reduce submarine repair delays.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-orders-return-of-steam-catapults-on-carriers-fifth-public-shipyard/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-orders-return-of-steam-catapults-on-carriers-fifth-public-shipyard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Priorities for Army fires top off SMD Day 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top news from the final day of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/priorities-for-army-fires-top-off-smd-day-3/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/priorities-for-army-fires-top-off-smd-day-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army gears up to ‘engage’ enemy surveillance satellites]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army&rsquo;s space superiority efforts are focused on countering adversary ISR satellites, as well as conducting &ldquo;stratospheric warfare,&rdquo; Col. Joe Mroszcyck told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-gears-up-to-engage-enemy-surveillance-satellites/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-gears-up-to-engage-enemy-surveillance-satellites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army fires community tackling four ‘capability gaps,’ including magazine depth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brig. Gen. Robert Mikesh, charged with offensive fires, detailed a quadruple challenge &mdash; energetics and propulsion, targeting and seekers, the industrial base and &ldquo;munitions breadth and depth.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-fires-community-tackling-four-capability-gaps-including-magazine-depth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-fires-community-tackling-four-capability-gaps-including-magazine-depth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 3 of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium]]></title><description><![CDATA[A final round of photos from around the show floor in Huntsville, Ala.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/day-3-of-the-2026-space-and-missile-defense-symposium/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/day-3-of-the-2026-space-and-missile-defense-symposium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polish Navy floats first frigate under major modernization program]]></title><description><![CDATA[The frigate is scheduled to be delivered to the Polish Navy in 2029. Work on the second Miecznik-class frigate is ongoing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/polish-navy-floats-first-frigate-under-major-modernization-program/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/polish-navy-floats-first-frigate-under-major-modernization-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army’s Iron Horse brigade prepares to test M1E3, XM30 prototypes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army could choose a winner late next spring after both the M1E3 and XM30 are operated by the Iron Horse brigade in a National Training Center rotation, an Army official told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/armys-iron-horse-brigade-prepares-to-test-m1e3-xm30-prototypes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/armys-iron-horse-brigade-prepares-to-test-m1e3-xm30-prototypes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Asia trip, DoD policy chief has praise for AUKUS, and a warning for ‘middle powers’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elbridge Colby said at the start of his multi-nation tour that his message would be &ldquo;realistic and perhaps bracing, but also reassuring.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/on-asia-trip-dod-policy-chief-has-praise-for-aukus-and-a-warning-for-middle-powers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/on-asia-trip-dod-policy-chief-has-praise-for-aukus-and-a-warning-for-middle-powers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI’s next leap for the Intelligence Community: Agents managing agents]]></title><description><![CDATA[DIA, NGA and the FBI are building the infrastructure and guardrails needed for increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ais-next-leap-for-the-intelligence-community-agents-managing-agents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ais-next-leap-for-the-intelligence-community-agents-managing-agents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DARPA funds advancements in quantum networking]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is exploring how to scale the reliable transmission of quantum data and pave the way for a viable quantum internet by giving networking networking company Qunnect an award to further deploy networks designed to handle qubit traffic.&nbsp;Pursuant to the contract, Qunnect is granted new funding to further deploy its Carina quantum networking solution, the company announced on Thursday.&nbsp;Qubits are naturally more fragile than classical bits, and tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/darpa-funds-advancements-in-quantum-networking/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/darpa-funds-advancements-in-quantum-networking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon hands Palantir up to $244M in no-bid work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Palantir has secured another lucrative commitment from the Defense Department:&nbsp;a pledge to pay the company&nbsp;up to $243.9 million to use its software through March 31, 2027.In a memo viewed by Washington Technology, Deputy Defense Secretary&nbsp;Steve Feinberg has directed DOD departments to identify options for more spending on Palantir products&nbsp;from April 1, 2027, and Dec. 28, 2028.In the memo, Feinberg says Palantir's&nbsp;software is "providing valuable support to improve effici]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-hands-palantir-up-to-244m-in-no-bid-work/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-hands-palantir-up-to-244m-in-no-bid-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran war reveals protection of space assets on bases has to ‘evolve,’ top general says]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE, Ala. &mdash; Iran&rsquo;s deliberate targeting of U.S. radar systems during Epic Fury shows that the military has to change the way it protects key space assets on the ground, U.S. Space Command&rsquo;s leader said.Iranian drone and missile attacks after the initial U.S.-Israel joint strikes reportedly damaged multiple radar sites. One U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command soldier, Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, was killed in the March 1 attack on Prince Sultan Air Base i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/iran-war-reveals-protection-of-space-assets-on-bases-has-to-evolve-top-general-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/iran-war-reveals-protection-of-space-assets-on-bases-has-to-evolve-top-general-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should the US demonstrate its space weapons?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recap of leading news from the second day of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/should-the-us-demonstrate-its-space-weapons/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/should-the-us-demonstrate-its-space-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: VR welding; News from SMD; L3Harris opens maritime factory]]></title><description><![CDATA[PASCAGOULA, Miss.&mdash;Thick puffs of clouds didn&rsquo;t stop the sun from beating down on the shipyard. And only a strong morning breeze could cut that Gulf Coast heat. But prospective welders for HII&rsquo;s Ingalls Shipbuilding need not immediately contend with the elements to get a taste of the trade&mdash;thanks to the yard&rsquo;s air-conditioned virtual-reality welding lab.&nbsp;&ldquo;If you&rsquo;ve never worked with your hands before, or used a welding torch, it can feel intimidating]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-vr-welding-news-from-smd-l3harris-opens-maritime-factory/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-vr-welding-news-from-smd-l3harris-opens-maritime-factory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Marine commander takes the helm in the Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII&mdash;The Marine Corps&rsquo; &ldquo;future lies in the Pacific,&rdquo; Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said Tuesday as Lt. Gen. James Glynn transferred command of roughly two-thirds of the service to Lt. Gen. Roger Turner.Glynn is a &ldquo;once-in-a-generation&rdquo; talent whose &ldquo;efforts under a constrained budget, doing things across the expanse of the Indo-Pacific&rdquo; have been &ldquo;truly Herculean,&rdquo; Smith said at the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific chan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-marine-commander-takes-the-helm-in-the-pacific/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-marine-commander-takes-the-helm-in-the-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space-based interceptor contractors passed first Golden Dome milestone: Guetlein]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense Department will not decide whether to produce operational space-based interceptors until after industry demonstrates their feasibility, Gen. Michael Guetlein said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-based-interceptor-contractors-passed-first-golden-dome-milestone-guetlein/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-based-interceptor-contractors-passed-first-golden-dome-milestone-guetlein/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five things Space Command says it needs to win tomorrow’s wars]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE, Ala. &mdash; Space weapons and refuelable satellites are among the items needed to preserve the U.S. military&rsquo;s orbital edge over China, the head of U.S. Space Command said.&nbsp;America&rsquo;s adversaries are targeting U.S. space assets and rapidly developing their own, Gen. Stephen Whiting told attendees at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium on Wednesday. China, for example, has direct-ascent ASAT missiles, ground-based lasers, jammers, and maneuverable, dual-use satell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/five-things-space-command-says-it-needs-to-win-tomorrows-wars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/five-things-space-command-says-it-needs-to-win-tomorrows-wars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 2 of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium]]></title><description><![CDATA[More photos from the expo floor at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/day-2-of-the-2026-space-and-missile-defense-symposium/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/day-2-of-the-2026-space-and-missile-defense-symposium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TACOM plans further industry engagement amid ‘readiness crisis’ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We have an aging fleet, and we have modernization on the horizon, but it&rsquo;s not coming fast enough,&rdquo; Brig. Gen. Beth Behn, commanding general of TACOM, told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/tacom-plans-further-industry-engagement-amid-readiness-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/tacom-plans-further-industry-engagement-amid-readiness-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army selects air defense unit to prepare for Golden Dome mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Leading up to [2028], we&rsquo;re going to do a lot of experimentation and test with this unit to make sure that we&rsquo;re ready to fight with it when it&rsquo;s delivered,&rdquo; saidLt. Gen. John Rafferty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-selects-air-defense-unit-to-prepare-for-golden-dome-mission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-selects-air-defense-unit-to-prepare-for-golden-dome-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why patching networks against cyberattacks is ‘very scary’ in the age of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-standing mantra that certain operational systems must be continuously available and can&rsquo;t be brought down for a patch is becoming harder to defend as cyber threats accelerate, US officials warn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-patching-networks-against-cyberattacks-is-very-scary-in-the-age-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-patching-networks-against-cyberattacks-is-very-scary-in-the-age-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[L3Harris launches new facility in Rhode Island to produce undersea training systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 50,000-square-foot facility at ProvPort is a $6 million investment that aims to leverage local partnership to provide &ldquo;additional jobs&rdquo; in the community, according to the firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/l3harris-launches-new-facility-in-rhode-island-to-produce-undersea-training-systems/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/l3harris-launches-new-facility-in-rhode-island-to-produce-undersea-training-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defeating modern threats with capable, affordable munitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] L3Harris&rsquo; launched effects portfolio comes from a pedigree of proven capabilities and decades of experience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defeating-modern-threatswithcapable-affordable-munitions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defeating-modern-threatswithcapable-affordable-munitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DARPA seeks ‘unconstrained, radical’ concepts for next-gen hypersonic cruise missile]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon&rsquo;s secretive research agency says new advances are needed to counter adversary air defenses, along with innovative manufacturing techniques that can produce hypersonic weapons affordably and at scale.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/darpa-seeks-unconstrained-radical-concepts-for-next-gen-hypersonic-cruise-missile/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/darpa-seeks-unconstrained-radical-concepts-for-next-gen-hypersonic-cruise-missile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army shifts autonomy strategy to lean more on ‘awesome vendors’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Army official told Breaking Defense the service&rsquo;s original plan to build a software backbone itself makes less sense now that there&rsquo;s real industry investment in the capability.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-shifts-autonomy-strategy-to-lean-more-on-awesome-vendors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-shifts-autonomy-strategy-to-lean-more-on-awesome-vendors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joint force needs kinetic and non-kinetic weapons for space war: Whiting]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We&rsquo;re a combatant command and we fight to win wars,&rdquo; US Space Command chief Gen. Stephen Whiting told the annual Army SMD conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/joint-force-needs-kinetic-and-non-kinetic-weapons-for-space-war-whiting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/joint-force-needs-kinetic-and-non-kinetic-weapons-for-space-war-whiting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feinberg requested defense industry board members for briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The request by the Pentagon&rsquo;s No. 2 official that CEOs for defense firms bring their board members in for discussions is unprecedented, but in line with Feinberg&rsquo;s industrial maneuvering.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/feinberg-requested-defense-industry-board-members-for-briefing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/feinberg-requested-defense-industry-board-members-for-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engineering decision advantage for the warfighter]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Multi-orbit mission capabilities are accelerating decision making across domains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/engineering-decision-advantage-for-the-warfighter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/engineering-decision-advantage-for-the-warfighter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lasers are coming, but don’t forget training]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE, Ala.&mdash;Lasers and high-powered microwaves will need equal standing to traditional weapons when it comes to the Army&rsquo;s approach to missile defense, the service&rsquo;s space and missile-defense chief said. But as battlefield tech is developed and integrated, proper training will be key to keeping soldiers safe.&nbsp;&ldquo;Integrating systems like lasers or high-powered microwaves, there's a pretty significant burden of implementing that across training and organizations,&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-lasers-are-coming-but-dont-forget-training/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-lasers-are-coming-but-dont-forget-training/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will money run out for Golden Dome?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recap of leading news from the first day of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/will-money-run-out-for-golden-dome/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/will-money-run-out-for-golden-dome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There is no Golden Dome’ unless Congress prioritizes funding, general warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE, Ala.&mdash;The sprawling Golden Dome missile-defense program is in peril because the White House decided to seek the vast majority of its 2027 funding via a controversial budget maneuver, the program&rsquo;s leader said Tuesday.Gen. Michael Guetlein didn&rsquo;t explicitly call out the administration&rsquo;s decision to propose using reconciliation to fund about 97 percent of the program&rsquo;s $17.5 billion request. But the Space Force four-star did say it creates a &ldquo;tough bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/there-is-no-golden-dome-unless-congress-prioritizes-funding-general-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/there-is-no-golden-dome-unless-congress-prioritizes-funding-general-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army awards 6 companies prototype contracts for last tactical mile program ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The six companies awarded through prototype Other Transaction Agreements are: Maren-Go, Overland AI, Forterra, Hendrick&rsquo;s Motorsports, American Rheinmetall and HDT, according to a service release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-awards-6-companies-prototype-contracts-for-last-tactical-mile-program/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-awards-6-companies-prototype-contracts-for-last-tactical-mile-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon to solicit entrants for next giant cloud-service contract vehicle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expect to see the&nbsp;solicitation for the next iteration of the Pentagon's&nbsp;main cloud-computing contract on Aug. 24.The&nbsp;Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability contract is the&nbsp;Defense Department&rsquo;s vehicle for buying cloud services from the main hyperscalers:&nbsp;Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft Azure and Oracle.&nbsp;The Defense Information Systems Agency announced the date as part of its monthly&nbsp;acquisition post.&nbsp;The new version,&nbsp;called JWCC Unified Cloud]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-to-solicit-entrants-for-next-giant-cloud-service-contract-vehicle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-to-solicit-entrants-for-next-giant-cloud-service-contract-vehicle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Congress is reshaping the administration's FY27 budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[The start of the 2027 fiscal year is less than two months away, and in typical fashion, the annual defense budget is in limbo. Three out of Congress' four defense committees have released markups that adhere to the Trump administration&rsquo;s $1.1 trillion topline request.&nbsp;None has&nbsp;addressed the White House's&nbsp;proposal to spend&nbsp;another&nbsp;$350 billion&nbsp;through the unusual use of&nbsp;reconciliation funding, though discussions are underway for a smaller reconciliation pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-congress-is-reshaping-the-administrations-fy27-budget/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-congress-is-reshaping-the-administrations-fy27-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICBM killer passes two key tests ahead of design review, Lockheed says]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE, Ala.&mdash; Lockheed Martin&rsquo;s new ICBM killer, ordered two years ago to supersede the oft-troubled GMD interceptor, hit two major milestones this week and is expected to clear the design phase later this year, company officials said.The company said last week that its L3Harris Technologies&nbsp;L3Harris Technologies, or NGI, had completed a critical burst test of its second-stage motor case. On Monday, ahead of the Space and Missile Defense Symposium here, Lockheed Martin annou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/icbm-killer-passes-two-key-tests-ahead-of-design-review-lockheed-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/icbm-killer-passes-two-key-tests-ahead-of-design-review-lockheed-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local water utilities are under cyber attack. A new group wants to help]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS &mdash; As dozens of small water utilities report cyber intrusions&mdash;possibly from Iran-linked groups&ndash;an industry association and a university are teaming up to help raise their defenses.The Water Watch Center will provide&nbsp;cyber mitigation support to utilities that serve fewer than 10,000 people&mdash;that is, most of the nation&rsquo;s community water systems. Launched at this year&rsquo;s DEF CON hacker convention, the initiative is a collaboration&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Nat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/local-water-utilities-are-under-cyber-attack-a-new-group-wants-to-help/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/local-water-utilities-are-under-cyber-attack-a-new-group-wants-to-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The government was ready to expand its voting-security work. Then it pulled the plug]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS &mdash; After spending roughly six weeks analyzing Dominion voting systems used in Puerto Rico&rsquo;s 2024 elections, Mojave Research came back to the Trump administration with findings that startled its researchers.&nbsp;The systems contained at least a dozen high- or critical-severity software vulnerabilities. Passwords were reused, firewalls were disabled and basic cryptographic protections were poorly implemented. And in Puerto Rico, active cellular hardware modems opened addition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-government-was-ready-to-expand-its-voting-security-work-then-it-pulled-the-plug/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-government-was-ready-to-expand-its-voting-security-work-then-it-pulled-the-plug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI agents conspired to hack into networks and steal data during an experiment: study]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic autonomously collaborated with one another to deceive humans, share break-in tools, and steal data in a series of independent tests, confirmed by both companies.On Tuesday, the AI Security Institute&nbsp;published a paper about experiments intended to help understand how AI agents solve cybersecurity challenges. AISI researchers found that agents given access to the internet and allowed to disregard some security features would perform &ldquo;autonomous, unsan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-agents-conspired-to-hack-into-networks-and-steal-data-during-an-experiment-study/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-agents-conspired-to-hack-into-networks-and-steal-data-during-an-experiment-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate passes stopgap funding bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House and Senate have each passed separate versions of a continuing resolution, and must agree on a single bill before the new fiscal year starts on Oct. 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senate-passes-stopgap-funding-bill/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senate-passes-stopgap-funding-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The state of DoD Zero Trust: Progress toward target level]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us August 26th at 2pm ET as industry leaders discuss the current state of Zero Trust and what the roadmap looks like for the next 2 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-state-of-dod-zero-trust-progress-toward-target-level/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-state-of-dod-zero-trust-progress-toward-target-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GDIT scores $1.3 billion National Guard IT contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Enterprise Network Operations and Cybersecurity Support contract aims to provide modernized IT and cybersecurity services to the Army National Guard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/gdit-scores-13-billion-national-guard-it-contract/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/gdit-scores-13-billion-national-guard-it-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army opens ranges in US, Morocco to speed interceptor testing, development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told reporters he hopes to get companies who have internally funded their own munitions onto testing ranges within 30 days of a request.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-opens-ranges-in-us-morocco-to-speed-interceptor-testing-development/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-opens-ranges-in-us-morocco-to-speed-interceptor-testing-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate confirms nominees for Pentagon comptroller, space acquisition and NRO chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Until today, the Pentagon had gone a year and a half without a confirmed comptroller.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senate-confirms-nominees-for-pentagon-comptroller-space-acquisition-and-nro-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senate-confirms-nominees-for-pentagon-comptroller-space-acquisition-and-nro-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU lays out $18B satellite constellation plan, with Spanish firm winning key role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overall investment in the high profile program is expected to push beyond $18 billion, with first satellite launches slated for 2029.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/eu-lays-out-18b-satellite-constellation-plan-with-spanish-firm-winning-key-role/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/eu-lays-out-18b-satellite-constellation-plan-with-spanish-firm-winning-key-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon wants ‘expanding options’ for nuclear weapons, officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;There&rsquo;s, you know, a review or sort of relook at the employment guidance, which is more about the commander of STRATCOM and his responsibilities and [the defense] secretary&rsquo;s authorities, etcetera,&rdquo;said Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-wants-expanding-options-for-nuclear-weapons-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-wants-expanding-options-for-nuclear-weapons-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Updating Navy warships at the speed of software]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of wanting and waiting, the Navy is now updating combat systems over-the-air on ships at sea, write two Navy Department leaders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/updating-navy-warships-at-the-speed-of-software/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/updating-navy-warships-at-the-speed-of-software/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan ink ‘joint defense’ agreement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The agreement says that &ldquo;any armed attack against any one of the three States shall be regarded as an attack against them all.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saudi-arabia-turkey-pakistan-ink-joint-defense-agreement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saudi-arabia-turkey-pakistan-ink-joint-defense-agreement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schiess confirmed as third Space Force chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess will inherit a bigger service with plans to grow further, but also a complex set of acquisition and workforce challenges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/schiess-confirmed-as-third-space-force-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/schiess-confirmed-as-third-space-force-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: The enduring case for small USVs | Battleship costs balloon | Rainey joins Bain Capital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seasats CEO Mike Flanigan isn&rsquo;t really interested in building ship-sized drone boats.&nbsp;&ldquo;We don't plan to build bigger systems,&rdquo; Flanigan told Defense One.&nbsp;Instead, Seasats is all in on small unmanned surface vessels with three variants: Lightfish, which is about 12 feet long; the 20-foot Quickfish; and Heavyfish, the company&rsquo;s largest offering at 35 feet long. The latter will make its water debut later this year.&nbsp;&ldquo;All of our substantial business is on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-the-enduring-case-for-small-usvs-battleship-costs-balloon-rainey-joins-bain-capital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-the-enduring-case-for-small-usvs-battleship-costs-balloon-rainey-joins-bain-capital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rough waters help firm demo ‘expeditionary manufacturing’ aboard warship]]></title><description><![CDATA[HONOLULU&mdash;Heavy seas didn&rsquo;t stop Firestorm Labs from printing &ldquo;thousands&rdquo; of unique parts aboard the USS Essex amphibious assault ship on the way to the Rim of the Pacific naval exercise here, the expeditionary manufacturing company announced this week.&ldquo;We were told it was the roughest water off the California coast in the last five years,&rdquo; Firestorm CEO Dan Magy told Defense One. The company has an exclusive arrangement with HP, which uses a type of 3D printin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rough-waters-help-firm-demo-expeditionary-manufacturing-aboard-warship/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rough-waters-help-firm-demo-expeditionary-manufacturing-aboard-warship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army awards contracts to four companies to boost Hydra-70 rocket production]]></title><description><![CDATA[The four companies, which will specifically supply the M151 warheads for the rockets, are Firehawk, iRocket, Nammo Perry and Albers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-awards-contracts-to-four-companies-to-boost-hydra-70-rocket-production/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-awards-contracts-to-four-companies-to-boost-hydra-70-rocket-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top cover and clear metrics: How to make the new PAE structure work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two moves, made in the right order, will break portfolios &mdash; and eventually the acquisition system as a whole &mdash; out of the compliance trap, writes Timothy Cooke in this op-ed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/top-cover-and-clear-metrics-how-to-make-the-new-pae-structure-work/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/top-cover-and-clear-metrics-how-to-make-the-new-pae-structure-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia commits to buying secretive AIM-260 JATM missiles, first non-US user]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canberra separately announced the successfully test of an indigenous solid fuel rocket motor for guided munitions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-commits-to-buying-secretive-aim-260-jatm-missiles-first-non-us-user/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-commits-to-buying-secretive-aim-260-jatm-missiles-first-non-us-user/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials hedge SpaceX aircraft-tracking satellite bet with three smaller company contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three more companies will get Space Force money to build satellites that can track aircraft, a move meant to reduce the service&rsquo;s reliance on SpaceX for the capability.Rocket Lab and STR were awarded firm-fixed-price other-transaction-authority agreements to develop a space-based solution for the military&rsquo;s airborne moving target indicator mission, or AMTI. A third company was also selected, but officials didn&rsquo;t name the firm in a press release this week due to &ldquo;operation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/officials-hedge-spacex-aircraft-tracking-satellite-bet-with-three-smaller-company-contracts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/officials-hedge-spacex-aircraft-tracking-satellite-bet-with-three-smaller-company-contracts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force signs off on production of long-range JDAM]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first kits of the JDAM LR will go to the US Navy, according to manufacturer Boeing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-signs-off-on-production-of-long-range-jdam/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-signs-off-on-production-of-long-range-jdam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did AI blow a $450M Army contract decision? Company lawsuit says yes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trax International Corporation is asking the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to direct the Army to reevaluate bids for mission support services at White Sands Missile Range &mdash; in part because the department allegedly misused AI to determine the contract award.Trax's&nbsp;complaint, filed in late July, alleges that the Army used AI that hallucinated multiple times, creating the false impression that the company's&nbsp;bid was weaker than rival Southwest Range Services&rsquo; successful bid of r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/did-ai-blow-a-450m-army-contract-decision-company-lawsuit-says-yes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/did-ai-blow-a-450m-army-contract-decision-company-lawsuit-says-yes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acquisition reform at the speed of war]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] As part of the DoW&rsquo;s acquisition transformation, streamlined processes must be extended to all companies in the defense industrial base.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/acquisition-reform-at-the-speed-of-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/acquisition-reform-at-the-speed-of-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy creates new robotic and autonomous systems DRPM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Miller will serve as acting DRPM RAS and PAE RAS, the service announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-creates-new-robotic-and-autonomous-systems-drpm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-creates-new-robotic-and-autonomous-systems-drpm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rheinmetall projects $346 million naval loss after F126 frigate cancellation ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The loss was a blow to Rheinmetall&rsquo;s new naval ambitions, but the rest of the European giant saw a large rise in revenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rheinmetall-projects-346-million-naval-loss-after-f126-frigate-cancellation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rheinmetall-projects-346-million-naval-loss-after-f126-frigate-cancellation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Ukraine tries to intercept Russian drones more effectively — and affordably]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since last year, Kyiv has turned to Western fighter jets to shoot down aerial threats, but also rely on dispersed air defense teams and other modified aircraft.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-ukraine-tries-to-intercept-russian-drones-more-effectively-and-affordably/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-ukraine-tries-to-intercept-russian-drones-more-effectively-and-affordably/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese MoD report highlights push to bolster defense industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest defense white paper, accompanied by an anime-style summary video, also pledges continued industrial cooperation with American firms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/japanese-mod-report-highlights-push-to-bolster-defense-industry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/japanese-mod-report-highlights-push-to-bolster-defense-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US has too few interceptors to deter war with China, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States would run out of the interceptors it needs to take down Chinese missiles &ldquo;within days&rdquo; of a conflict, according to a new report from the Heritage Foundation. It's the latest in a series of warnings from experts and commanders highlighting a critical gap.&nbsp;The White House, Congress, and defense contractors have taken steps to address it. But the ongoing war with Iran has exposed those efforts as insufficient, experts say.It&rsquo;s not a new problem. A 2023&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-has-too-few-interceptors-to-deter-war-with-china-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-has-too-few-interceptors-to-deter-war-with-china-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US has too few interceptors for war with China, Heritage says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States would run out of the interceptors it needs to take down Chinese missiles &ldquo;within days&rdquo; of a conflict, according to a new report from the Heritage Foundation&mdash;the latest in a series of warnings from experts and commanders highlighting a critical inventory gap.&nbsp;The White House, Congress, and defense contractors have taken steps to address it. But the ongoing war with Iran has exposed those efforts as insufficient, experts say.It&rsquo;s not a new problem. A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-has-too-few-interceptors-for-war-with-china-heritage-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-has-too-few-interceptors-for-war-with-china-heritage-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: US doesn’t have enough interceptors for war with China]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States would run out of the interceptors it needs to take down Chinese missiles &ldquo;within days&rdquo; of a conflict, according to a new report from the Heritage Foundation&mdash;the latest in a series of warnings from experts and commanders highlighting a critical inventory gap.&nbsp;The White House, Congress, and defense contractors have taken steps to address it. But the ongoing war with Iran has exposed those efforts as insufficient, experts say.It&rsquo;s not a new problem. A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/report-us-doesnt-have-enough-interceptors-for-war-with-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/report-us-doesnt-have-enough-interceptors-for-war-with-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can an Alaskan spaceport ease Pentagon’s launch bottleneck?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab&rsquo;s announcement that it would launch suborbital rockets from Alaska could ultimately give the Pentagon a much-needed new option for national-security launches, the company and space experts told Defense One.Last week, the Space Force&rsquo;s acquisitions arm announced a $266 million, multi-launch contract with the California-based rocket company. That will cover 12 to 18 launches, which will start this year and &ldquo;primarily take place from a new Rocket Lab location at the Pac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/can-an-alaskan-spaceport-ease-pentagons-launch-bottleneck/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/can-an-alaskan-spaceport-ease-pentagons-launch-bottleneck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Trump-class battleship could cost more than $23B: CBO]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 15 nuclear-powered battleships would cost $275 billion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/first-trump-class-battleship-could-cost-more-than-23b-cbo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/first-trump-class-battleship-could-cost-more-than-23b-cbo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many worked for DOGE? New data emerges, but many agencies stonewall]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 206 people worked for the&nbsp;Department of Government Efficiency, but much remains unknown about the Trump administration's government-overhaul effort&nbsp;because federal agencies refused to fully cooperate with a Congressionally-ordered inquest.In a new&nbsp;report&nbsp;published on Wednesday,&nbsp;the Government Accountability Office said it was largely unable to determine whether&nbsp;DOGE employees completed required ethics training and paperwork. GAO looked specifically at&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-many-worked-for-doge-new-data-emerges-but-many-agencies-stonewall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-many-worked-for-doge-new-data-emerges-but-many-agencies-stonewall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NRO issues 3 SAR satellite data providers ‘rigorous’ new contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Radar Commercial Augmentation contracts reflect the companies&rsquo; successful demonstration of their capabilities under previous NRO study contracts, according to the spy satellite agency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nro-issues-3-sar-satellite-data-providers-rigorous-new-contracts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nro-issues-3-sar-satellite-data-providers-rigorous-new-contracts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force awards 3 firms $615M to track airborne targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The task orders come under an ID/IQ with an undisclosed value granted to nine firms in April, and follow a first order to SpaceX in May worth $4.6 billion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-awards-3-firms-615m-to-track-airborne-targets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-awards-3-firms-615m-to-track-airborne-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Command overseeing Air Force operations in Middle East gets new boss amid Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[In what was a scheduled change-of-command, Lt. Gen. Daniel Lasica will now lead US Air Forces Central at a consequential time for American forces in the Middle East.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/command-overseeing-air-force-operations-in-middle-east-gets-new-boss-amid-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/command-overseeing-air-force-operations-in-middle-east-gets-new-boss-amid-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army launches search for counter-drone missile priced under $150K]]></title><description><![CDATA[The interceptor, dubbed the Next Generation C-sUAS Missile, must be compatible with Raytheon&rsquo;s Coyote launcher, per the RFI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-launches-search-for-counter-drone-missile-priced-under-150k/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-launches-search-for-counter-drone-missile-priced-under-150k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As AI models break free, White House works with firms on secret safety measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one is saying, officially, what was decided&nbsp;when top frontier AI labs&mdash;Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta&mdash;met with White House officials on Tuesday to discuss voluntary guidelines for testing new models.But Democratic lawmakers described the Trump administration's&nbsp;approach to regulation as &ldquo;ad-hoc and unpredictable,&rdquo; and said it&rsquo;s likely to boost global adoption of rival Chinese models at the worst possible time.Two officials with one of the labs said t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-ai-models-break-free-white-house-works-with-firms-on-secret-safety-measures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-ai-models-break-free-white-house-works-with-firms-on-secret-safety-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone is learning the wrong lessons from Ukraine’s drone war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone is focused on Ukraine&rsquo;s drones. They should be focused on Ukraine&rsquo;s ability to adapt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/everyone-is-learning-the-wrong-lessons-from-ukraines-drone-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/everyone-is-learning-the-wrong-lessons-from-ukraines-drone-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon counterdrone task force has a new AI-powered marketplace]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon&rsquo;s counterdrone task force awarded Kaizen Laboratories $15 million to build a &ldquo;two-way&rdquo; marketplace designed, in part, to make selling tech to foreign militaries easier.&nbsp;The site was built from a &ldquo;blank slate&rdquo; and developed to facilitate the Pentagon&rsquo;s Foreign Military Sale Fast Lane Initiative, Nikhil Reddy, Kaizen&rsquo;s co-founder and CEO, told reporters ahead of the announcement.&nbsp;&ldquo;We just launched it, and we'll continue to brin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-counterdrone-task-force-has-a-new-ai-powered-marketplace/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-counterdrone-task-force-has-a-new-ai-powered-marketplace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese telecoms kept footholds in US despite crackdowns, probe finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Years after federal regulators invoked national security to push three Chinese state-owned telecommunications providers out of the American market, the companies never fully left, a new House probe has found.China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom retained equipment, data-center space and connections to other networks in the United States after the Federal Communications Commission denied or revoked their authority to provide certain telecommunications services, according to a nearly 50-pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/chinese-telecoms-kept-footholds-in-us-despite-crackdowns-probe-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/chinese-telecoms-kept-footholds-in-us-despite-crackdowns-probe-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy renews Saildrone’s counter-drug mission in the Caribbean, Eastern Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[The task order extension will keep Voyager USVs operating in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-renews-saildrones-counter-drug-mission-in-the-caribbean-eastern-pacific/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-renews-saildrones-counter-drug-mission-in-the-caribbean-eastern-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[K2 tapped to host Space Force satellite laser links tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Satellite-to-satellite communications via optical laser-light links is at the heart of the Space Force&rsquo;s future missile warning/ tracking architecture, and in turn the Trump administration&rsquo;s Golden Dome missile defense shield.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/k2-tapped-to-host-space-force-satellite-laser-links-tests/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/k2-tapped-to-host-space-force-satellite-laser-links-tests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Hormuz in the spotlight, the Navy can do better]]></title><description><![CDATA[CSIS&rsquo;s Mark Cancian responds to a recent op-ed in Breaking Defense about the relative standstill at the strait.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/with-hormuz-in-the-spotlight-the-navy-can-do-better/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/with-hormuz-in-the-spotlight-the-navy-can-do-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rheinmetall unveils new guided-missile frigate projected for North American tender]]></title><description><![CDATA[The German GMF 140 is envisioned to integrate US-sourced radar options, hypersonic weapons and ballistic missiles, the AEGIS Combat System, and 64 Strike-Length Vertical Launch System cells.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rheinmetall-unveils-new-guided-missile-frigate-projected-for-north-american-tender/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rheinmetall-unveils-new-guided-missile-frigate-projected-for-north-american-tender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate’s stopgap funding bill rejects special requests for Trump battleship, munitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[If passed by the Senate and House, the continuing resolution would extend federal funding until Dec. 11.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senates-stopgap-funding-bill-rejects-special-requests-for-trump-battleship-munitions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senates-stopgap-funding-bill-rejects-special-requests-for-trump-battleship-munitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPM breach victims could get identity protection for life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal employees and contractors whose sensitive personal data was stolen in the massive Office of Personnel Management breaches disclosed a decade ago would receive identity protection for the rest of their lives under new bicameral legislation.Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner, D-Va., and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., plan to introduce the RECOVER PII Act on Monday, aiming to prevent the federal government&rsquo;s identity-protection program for victims from expiring]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/opm-breach-victims-could-get-identity-protection-for-life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/opm-breach-victims-could-get-identity-protection-for-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northrop gets $3B framework deal to increase motor production for PAC-3, THAAD]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal will allow Northrop to stand up production as a second supplier of solid rocket motors for the PAC-3 interceptor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/northrop-gets-3b-framework-deal-to-increase-motor-production-for-pac-3-thaad/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/northrop-gets-3b-framework-deal-to-increase-motor-production-for-pac-3-thaad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multinational RIMPAC exercise played ‘primary laboratory’ for cutting edge tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experiments involving 3D printing and launching missiles from uncrewed vessels were expected to take place among high-end warfighting training.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/multinational-rimpac-exercise-played-primary-laboratory-for-cutting-edge-tech/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/multinational-rimpac-exercise-played-primary-laboratory-for-cutting-edge-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attackers are targeting open-source AI just as Big Tech is embracing it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The future of AI will be driven in significant part by startups and small players using open-source software to make their own, cheaper, more efficient versions of Claude or ChatGPT, tech leaders finally admitted this week. For companies like AWS, the challenge now is protecting those public tools from increasingly sophisticated attacks from China, Russia, North Korea, or other players.&ldquo;Open-weight models&mdash;AI models that anyone can download, inspect, modify, and run on their own infra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/attackers-are-targeting-open-source-ai-just-as-big-tech-is-embracing-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/attackers-are-targeting-open-source-ai-just-as-big-tech-is-embracing-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shock wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine an alternate near-future in which the U.S. military had more vigorously pursued the development of hypersonic weapons. When a major U.S. Air Force exercise deploys such weapons to Guam, Tinian, and Saipan, it surprises Chinese military leaders who believed that U.S. hypersonic missile development had been stymied by underfunded research, technological gaps, and a lack of prioritization.&nbsp;This month&rsquo;s Fictional Intelligence is a &ldquo;what if&rdquo; thought experiment that take]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/shock-wave/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/shock-wave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HII’s sea drone business is growing, but revenue is ‘modest,’ CEO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation&rsquo;s largest military shipbuilder sees maritime drones producing &ldquo;modest&rdquo; revenue now, but expects that to grow as the Navy builds its unmanned fleet, HII&rsquo;s chief executive said during Thursday&rsquo;s earnings call.&nbsp;&ldquo;We know it&rsquo;s going to become more of the Navy fleet because [unmanned systems] can do excess missions and expand the fleet size such that they can do things that large capital ships can&rsquo;t do and take the place of large capital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hiis-sea-drone-business-is-growing-but-revenue-is-modest-ceo-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hiis-sea-drone-business-is-growing-but-revenue-is-modest-ceo-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facing a lack of kit, Space Force creates $981M pool to buy training capabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gen. Greg Gagnon, head of Space Force Combat Forces Command, said a number of key mission areas face a serious lack of simulators needed for training Guardians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/facing-a-lack-of-kit-space-force-creates-981m-pool-to-buy-training-capabilities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/facing-a-lack-of-kit-space-force-creates-981m-pool-to-buy-training-capabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Corps F-35 suffers crash in California]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pilot ejected and is receiving medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-corps-f-35-suffers-crash-in-california/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-corps-f-35-suffers-crash-in-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key B-52 upgrades face cost, schedule risks: GAO]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new audit from the Government Accountability Office found concerns with the Air Force&rsquo;s modernization of the B-52 Stratofortress, which is planned to fly through the middle of the century.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/key-b-52-upgrades-face-cost-schedule-risks-gao/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/key-b-52-upgrades-face-cost-schedule-risks-gao/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCAP timeline could shrink ‘by a couple of years,’ Leonardo CEO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lorenzo Mariani said the sixth-gen fighter could enter service two years ahead of its 2035 target date, but only if some requirements for the &ldquo;initial version&rdquo; were altered.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/gcap-timeline-could-shrink-by-a-couple-of-years-leonardo-ceo-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/gcap-timeline-could-shrink-by-a-couple-of-years-leonardo-ceo-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The devil was in the waivers: How new minerals procurement rules will change the game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Establishing durable domestic mineral supply chains will likely require closer coordination between US defense primes as well as small businesses and new entrants, says Abigail Hunter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-devil-was-in-the-waivers-how-new-minerals-procurement-rules-will-change-the-game/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-devil-was-in-the-waivers-how-new-minerals-procurement-rules-will-change-the-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic confirms its AI breached 3 organizations during testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic&rsquo;s flagship artificial intelligence model Claude gained unauthorized access to the networks of three different organizations, the company announced following internal cybersecurity audits of its routine model evaluations.&nbsp;In a press release posted Thursday, Anthropic said that, following the containment breach of OpenAI&rsquo;s ChatGPT-5.6 and subsequent attack on Hugging Face&rsquo;s systems, Anthropic conducted an audit of its own model evaluations. The findings revealed th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anthropic-confirms-its-ai-breached-3-organizations-during-testing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anthropic-confirms-its-ai-breached-3-organizations-during-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Light at the end of M-code’s tunnel? Receivers for ships, planes to finish tests by 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Air Force office recently took over the sprawling M-code project, meant to give jam- and spoof-proof GPS receivers to potentially a million pieces of tech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/light-at-the-end-of-m-codes-tunnel-receivers-for-ships-planes-to-finish-tests-by-2027/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/light-at-the-end-of-m-codes-tunnel-receivers-for-ships-planes-to-finish-tests-by-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JIATF-401 awards CACI $500M for non-kinetic cUAS]]></title><description><![CDATA[JIATF-401 also awarded AeroVironment (AV) a $500 million three-year contract earlier this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/jiatf-401-awards-caci-500m-for-non-kinetic-cuas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/jiatf-401-awards-caci-500m-for-non-kinetic-cuas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Pentagon plans to help mitigate industry concerns over critical mineral EO]]></title><description><![CDATA[An executive order on sourcing critical minerals could shake up supply chains for industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-pentagon-plans-to-help-mitigate-industry-concerns-over-critical-mineral-eo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-pentagon-plans-to-help-mitigate-industry-concerns-over-critical-mineral-eo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate takes next steps toward confirming key Pentagon officials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawmakers voted en bloc, setting up a next round of votes to confirm a new Pentagon comptroller, along with other influential positions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senate-takes-next-steps-toward-confirming-key-pentagon-officials/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senate-takes-next-steps-toward-confirming-key-pentagon-officials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing the Achilles’ heel of air-and-missile defense with solid rocket motors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resupply of SRMs during a high-tempo engagement like Iran could take years without procurement changes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fixing-the-achilles-heel-of-air-and-missile-defense-with-solid-rocket-motors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fixing-the-achilles-heel-of-air-and-missile-defense-with-solid-rocket-motors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[L3Harris postpones missile unit IPO until mid-2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[CEO Chris Kubasik told investors that &ldquo;market conditions do not reflect the value we&rsquo;re building,&rdquo; and it would be better to wait for them to &ldquo;settle down.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/l3harris-postpones-missile-unit-ipo-until-mid-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/l3harris-postpones-missile-unit-ipo-until-mid-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army opens new testing hub for further air defense integration]]></title><description><![CDATA[The test hub will serve as a &ldquo;permanent hackathon environment,&rdquo; the Army stated, by which they mean eliminating manufacturer software restrictions on air defense systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-opens-new-testing-hub-for-further-air-defense-integration/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-opens-new-testing-hub-for-further-air-defense-integration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leonardo DRS to acquire software company Raft]]></title><description><![CDATA[The $450 million all-cash offer seeks to improve DRS&rsquo;s ability to offer a wider range of technologies to customers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/leonardo-drs-to-acquire-software-company-raft/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/leonardo-drs-to-acquire-software-company-raft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airpower opened Iran’s skies. Why hasn’t it reopened Hormuz?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hardest lesson of the Iran war for a US military &ldquo;that has dominated the blue skies for generations,&rdquo; two Stimson Center experts argue, &ldquo;may be that the decisive contest has moved below.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/airpower-opened-irans-skies-why-hasnt-it-reopened-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/airpower-opened-irans-skies-why-hasnt-it-reopened-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rafael CEO eyes IPO by end of year, plans to attend French defense shows in future]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an interview with Breaking Defense, Yoav Tourgeman acknowledged that questions remain about how exactly the Israeli defense giant would go public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rafael-ceo-eyes-ipo-by-end-of-year-plans-to-attend-french-defense-shows-in-future/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rafael-ceo-eyes-ipo-by-end-of-year-plans-to-attend-french-defense-shows-in-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Handshake deals &gt; plane orders?; Inside the aerospace supply chain, plus thoughts on that critical minerals EO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe it was just me, but there seemed to be more handshake deals between companies than airplane buys&mdash;military and commercial&mdash;at last week&rsquo;s Farnborough International Airshow.&nbsp;As a Farnborough first-timer, I had very few expectations. I guessed there likely wouldn&rsquo;t be as many aircraft flying because of surging fuel prices and the Iran war. And the NATO Summit already had several major announcements.&nbsp;But given the fanfare, should there have been more big buys t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-handshake-deals-gt-plane-orders-inside-the-aerospace-supply-chain-plus-thoughts-on-that-critical-minerals-eo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-handshake-deals-gt-plane-orders-inside-the-aerospace-supply-chain-plus-thoughts-on-that-critical-minerals-eo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran war ‘accelerated’ key tanker connectivity upgrades, top Air Force officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[DAYTON, Ohio&mdash;The ongoing war in Iran has pushed Air Force officials to prioritize battlespace awareness upgrades on the service&rsquo;s tanker fleet, four months after two KC-135s were involved in a deadly crash during Operation Epic Fury.Top acquisitions officials told reporters Tuesday during the Life Cycle Industry Days conference here that upgrading the KC-135, the newest of which was built more than 60 years ago, was a major priority for the service. In March, two of the tankers were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/iran-war-accelerated-key-tanker-connectivity-upgrades-top-air-force-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/iran-war-accelerated-key-tanker-connectivity-upgrades-top-air-force-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy awards $76.6B in contracts for new Virginia, Columbia-class subs]]></title><description><![CDATA[General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII&rsquo;s Newport News Shipbuilding jointly build the Virginia and Columbia-class submarines.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-awards-766b-in-contracts-for-new-virginia-columbia-class-subs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-awards-766b-in-contracts-for-new-virginia-columbia-class-subs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army adds $54B to Lockheed PAC-3 agreement, totaling $59B]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contract is undefinitized, meaning dollar values and quantities could change as negotiations continue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-adds-54b-to-lockheed-pac-3-agreement-totaling-59b/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-adds-54b-to-lockheed-pac-3-agreement-totaling-59b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX wins $1.6B to launch Space Force ‘sensing and targeting’ sats]]></title><description><![CDATA[The SpaceX task order is the first to be awarded since the Space Force&rsquo;s July 17 massive $11.4 billion plus-up to the NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 contract vehicle ceiling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/spacex-wins-16b-to-launch-space-force-sensing-and-targeting-sats/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/spacex-wins-16b-to-launch-space-force-sensing-and-targeting-sats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon uncovers broad North Korean hacking campaign against open-source software]]></title><description><![CDATA[A North Korea-linked hacker group has been tied to four open-source software compromises dating back to March 2025, Amazon researchers said Wednesday, significantly expanding the publicly known scope of Pyongyang&rsquo;s efforts to use trusted code to reach large numbers of potential victims and gain access to companies&rsquo; systems.The assessment for the first time links the same financially-motivated hacking group to compromises of four major JavaScript packages&mdash;typo-crypto, debug, cha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/amazon-uncovers-broad-north-korean-hacking-campaign-against-open-source-software/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/amazon-uncovers-broad-north-korean-hacking-campaign-against-open-source-software/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up to six designs could move ahead in Air Force’s next robot-wingman effort]]></title><description><![CDATA[DAYTON, Ohio&mdash;Up to six designs could be brought to the prototyping phase of the second round of the Air Force&rsquo;s drone-wingman effort next year, a service official told reporters on Tuesday.Increment 2 of the Air Force&rsquo;s Collaborative Combat Aircraft competition is well underway, Col. Timothy Helfridge, the fighter portfolio acquisition executive, told reporters at the Life Cycle Industry Days conference here. By roughly mid-2027, Helfridge expects, there could be &ldquo;up to&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/up-to-six-designs-could-move-ahead-in-air-forces-next-robot-wingman-effort/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/up-to-six-designs-could-move-ahead-in-air-forces-next-robot-wingman-effort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Localizing tactical communications for sovereign, NATO-ready C3I]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Beyond foreign sales, Rafael&rsquo;s model enables tech transfer, local engineering, and is a template for NATO partners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/localizing-tactical-communications-for-sovereign-nato-ready-c3i/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/localizing-tactical-communications-for-sovereign-nato-ready-c3i/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force plans downselect for second CCA batch next year]]></title><description><![CDATA[A separate competition to replace the MQ-9A Reaper is expected to kick off a concept refinement stage early in the next fiscal year, according to an Air Force official.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-plans-downselect-for-second-cca-batch-next-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-plans-downselect-for-second-cca-batch-next-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine, NATO launch new funding program to counter Russian drones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five areas were listed by Brave1 as of high interest: active protection systems against FPVS; affordable counter-shaded systems; electromagnetic support for signals intelligence; electromagnetic attack technology against FPVs; and high-altitude platforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ukraine-nato-launch-new-funding-program-to-counter-russian-drones/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ukraine-nato-launch-new-funding-program-to-counter-russian-drones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leidos subsidiary selected to design Australian nuclear submarine dry dock]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contingency dry dock &ldquo;is a critical pre-condition of Australia receiving its first Virginia class submarine&rdquo; under AUKUS, the Australian government said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/leidos-subsidiary-selected-to-design-australian-nuclear-submarine-dry-dock/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/leidos-subsidiary-selected-to-design-australian-nuclear-submarine-dry-dock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protecting America’s troops on the digital battlefield: Rep. Jackson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Ronny Jackson lays out his concerns about ubiquitous technical surveillance, or UTS, in this new op-ed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/protecting-americas-troops-on-the-digital-battlefield-rep-jackson/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/protecting-americas-troops-on-the-digital-battlefield-rep-jackson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building a predictive defense industrial base begins with artificial intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] AI-enabled workflows accelerate production, but cybersecurity and governance remain central.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/building-a-predictive-defense-industrial-base-begins-with-artificial-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/building-a-predictive-defense-industrial-base-begins-with-artificial-intelligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon weighing options to license Patriot production to Ukraine: DoD official]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We&rsquo;re evaluating a set of [courses of action] right now, which include a mix of domestic and international sourcing for end units, where they&rsquo;re going to be located, how we&rsquo;re going to build it, [and] which variant,&rdquo; Michael Cadenazzi, the assistant secretary of defense for industrial policy, told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-weighing-options-to-license-patriot-production-to-ukraine-dod-official/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-weighing-options-to-license-patriot-production-to-ukraine-dod-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How DARPA plans to get nuclear power in the size of a ‘AA battery’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven teams are competing as part of DARPA&rsquo;s Rads to Watts program to create a new kind of miniature power cell that last for years or decades without recharging.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-darpa-plans-to-get-nuclear-power-in-the-size-of-a-aa-battery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-darpa-plans-to-get-nuclear-power-in-the-size-of-a-aa-battery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the UK is helping Ukraine hit Russian targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new tech-sharing agreement allowing Ukrainians to make a British-designed radar jammer called Stone Cloak may soon help Ukraine accelerate drone strikes on Russian targets.&nbsp;Ukraine has been using British-built versions of the digital jammer&mdash;about the size of a computer tablet&mdash;on long-range strike drones already this year. But the agreement allows the country to mass-produce it themselves so it can be more rapidly scaled across their drone forces.The British government announce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-uk-is-helping-ukraine-hit-russian-targets-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-uk-is-helping-ukraine-hit-russian-targets-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the U.K. is helping Ukraine hit Russian targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new tech-sharing agreement allowing Ukrainians to make a British-designed radar jammer called Stone Cloak may soon help Ukraine accelerate drone strikes on Russian targets.&nbsp;Ukraine has been using British-built versions of the digital jammer&mdash;about the size of a computer tablet&mdash;on long-range strike drones already this year. But the agreement allows the country to mass-produce it themselves so it can be more rapidly scaled across their drone forces.The British government announce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-uk-is-helping-ukraine-hit-russian-targets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-uk-is-helping-ukraine-hit-russian-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate confirms Clayton as Trump’s next intelligence director]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Senate on Tuesday night confirmed Jay Clayton to serve as President Donald Trump&rsquo;s second permanent national intelligence director, replacing an acting chief whose leadership alarmed Democrats and disrupted efforts to renew a major foreign surveillance program.Clayton was confirmed in a 51-47&nbsp;vote. He will oversee the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which coordinates the work of the nation&rsquo;s 18 intelligence agencies and serves as the president&rsquo;s princi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senate-confirms-clayton-as-trumps-next-intelligence-director/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senate-confirms-clayton-as-trumps-next-intelligence-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Army didn’t want this striking rotorcraft, but could it be what NATO needs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FARNBOROUGH, England&mdash;Two years ago, the Army changed its mind about buying a new attack helicopter. Now, one of the finalists in that canceled effort is pitching its tech to NATO.&ldquo;We called that Raider-X for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program for the U.S. Army. I ran that aircraft chained to the ground, getting ready to go do a flight test in that aircraft. Our competitor, Bell Helicopter, built the Invictus helicopter. And the Army canceled the program. So we never go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-army-didnt-want-this-striking-rotorcraft-but-could-it-be-what-nato-needs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-army-didnt-want-this-striking-rotorcraft-but-could-it-be-what-nato-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Corps accepts last Osprey aircraft]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marine Corps received its 359th Osprey aircraft today, completing the program of record.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-corps-accepts-last-osprey-aircraft/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-corps-accepts-last-osprey-aircraft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boeing’s Air Force One replacement  racks up $280M charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;While the charge is disappointing, we recognize how critical schedule performance is to our customer and we are investing accordingly to maintain our commitment to deliver the airplane in 2028,&rdquo; CEO Kelly Ortberg said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeings-air-force-one-replacement-racks-up-280m-charge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeings-air-force-one-replacement-racks-up-280m-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CENTCOM announces US-UAE task force on AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It sounds good on paper,&rdquo; a former senior defense official told Breaking Defense. &ldquo;My biggest questions revolve around classified information sharing.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/centcom-announces-us-uae-task-force-on-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/centcom-announces-us-uae-task-force-on-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commerce aims to speed advocacy timelines for foreign weapon sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commerce Undersecretary William Kimmitt was at the Farnborough Airshow to develop a list of &ldquo;high priority&rdquo; potential sales, he told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/commerce-aims-to-speed-advocacy-timelines-for-foreign-weapon-sales/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/commerce-aims-to-speed-advocacy-timelines-for-foreign-weapon-sales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force will resume B-52 radar testing with second bomber following deadly crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[DAYTON, Ohio&mdash;Air Force officials plan to resume B-52 radar development with another Stratofortress after a deadly crash killed the eight-person crew onboard one of the bombers last month during a test flight.&nbsp;On June 15, a B-52 Stratofortress crashed in California during a test flight as part of the Air Force&rsquo;s radar modernization program, which is aimed at keeping the service&rsquo;s 75 Cold War-era bombers in the skies until at least the 2050s. The service had already planned]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-will-resume-b-52-radar-testing-with-second-bomber-following-deadly-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-will-resume-b-52-radar-testing-with-second-bomber-following-deadly-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force will resume B-52 radar testing with second bomber after deadly crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[DAYTON, Ohio&mdash;Air Force officials plan to resume B-52 radar development with another Stratofortress after a crash killed an&nbsp;eight-person crew&nbsp;during a June test flight.&nbsp;On June 15, a B-52 Stratofortress crashed in California during a test flight as part of the Air Force&rsquo;s radar modernization program, which is aimed at keeping the service&rsquo;s 75 Cold War-era bombers in the skies until at least the 2050s. The service had already planned to modify another aircraft with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-will-resume-b-52-radar-testing-with-second-bomber-after-deadly-crash-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-will-resume-b-52-radar-testing-with-second-bomber-after-deadly-crash-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force will resume B-52 radar testing with second bomber after deadly crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[DAYTON, Ohio&mdash;Air Force officials plan to resume B-52 radar development with another Stratofortress after a crash killed an&nbsp;eight-person crew&nbsp;during a June test flight.&nbsp;On June 15, a B-52 Stratofortress crashed in California during a test flight as part of the Air Force&rsquo;s radar modernization program, which is aimed at keeping the service&rsquo;s 75 Cold War-era bombers in the skies until at least the 2050s. The service had already planned to modify another aircraft with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-will-resume-b-52-radar-testing-with-second-bomber-after-deadly-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-will-resume-b-52-radar-testing-with-second-bomber-after-deadly-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NIST unveils new AI evaluation platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Institute of Standards and Technology launched a new program on Monday granting researchers access to an isolated testbed environment to safely evaluate artificial intelligence models against various commands.&nbsp;The AI Technology Evaluation, or AITE, is a voluntary testing vehicle focused on AI model safety analysis. It provides blind data for models to process when completing tasks to gain objective insights and conduct evaluations of model capabilities. Notably, the evaluation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nist-unveils-new-ai-evaluation-platform/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nist-unveils-new-ai-evaluation-platform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How industry views Congress’ continuing resolution plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eric Fanning, chief of the Aerospace Industries Association, talks industry&rsquo;s view on the potential continuing resolution working its way through Congress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-industry-views-congress-continuing-resolution-plans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-industry-views-congress-continuing-resolution-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army picks GM Defense, Ford and BC Customs to build nine ISV-Heavy prototypes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prototype vehicles are expected to be provided to the Army by March 30, 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-picks-gm-defense-ford-and-bc-customs-to-build-nine-isv-heavy-prototypes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-picks-gm-defense-ford-and-bc-customs-to-build-nine-isv-heavy-prototypes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coast Guard searching for tech to defeat unmanned underwater vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard said there are few &ldquo;tested and fielded&rdquo; solutions equipped to defeat UUVs, according to a new notice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/coast-guard-searching-for-tech-to-defeat-unmanned-underwater-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/coast-guard-searching-for-tech-to-defeat-unmanned-underwater-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 30 companies form open-source AI alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[A slew of major technology companies announced Monday that they have joined together to advocate for the continued development and availability of open-source artificial intelligence models.The Open Secure AI Alliance, spearheaded by NVIDIA, consists of 37 hardware and software companies supporting the continued need for and access to open source AI models. The alliance&rsquo;s primary argument is that open source AI benefits cybersecurity, enables users to customize model controls and comes wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/more-than-30-companies-form-open-source-ai-alliance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/more-than-30-companies-form-open-source-ai-alliance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon inks deal with L3Harris to ramp rocket motor production]]></title><description><![CDATA[The seven-year deals have yet to be finalized, but will allow L3Harris to scale up motor production for PAC-3 and THAAD interceptors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-inks-deal-with-l3harris-to-ramp-rocket-motor-production/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-inks-deal-with-l3harris-to-ramp-rocket-motor-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America’s fighter force is running out of margin: Rep. Biggs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The current demand signal for US air power abroad is not sustainable without significantly growing the force, argues Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-S.C.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/americas-fighter-force-is-running-out-of-margin-rep-biggs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/americas-fighter-force-is-running-out-of-margin-rep-biggs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laser air defenses will be operational before decade’s end, Lockheed exec says]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a nod to a common refrain that laser systems are always just five years away, Lockheed Martin&rsquo;s Stephanie Hill said, &ldquo;Not anymore.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/laser-air-defenses-will-be-operational-before-decades-end-lockheed-exec-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/laser-air-defenses-will-be-operational-before-decades-end-lockheed-exec-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAE hopes Canada’s new GCAP status brings industry business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official announcements were circumspect about any active role for Ottawa in the sixth-gen fighter program, but that could change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cae-hopes-canadas-new-gcap-status-brings-industry-business/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cae-hopes-canadas-new-gcap-status-brings-industry-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon’s special ops office hosts first Shark Tank-style Accelerator Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[SO/LIC officials said they solicited responses from industry for problems drawn directly from operational commands, whittling 700 proposals down to 15 finalists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagons-special-ops-office-hosts-first-shark-tank-style-accelerator-event/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagons-special-ops-office-hosts-first-shark-tank-style-accelerator-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK selects Tekever AR5 surveillance drones to succeed Watchkeeper ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The acquisition is slated to see up to 24 aircraft delivered to the British Army by 2029.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-selects-tekever-ar5-surveillance-drones-to-succeed-watchkeeper/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-selects-tekever-ar5-surveillance-drones-to-succeed-watchkeeper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Game of Thrones’ as Ukraine’s president, defense minister split]]></title><description><![CDATA[Street protests continued across Ukraine for a tenth day on Saturday in support of former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, whom President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired and then attempted to placate with offers of different jobs. Fedorov is having none of it, saying on Thursday, &nbsp;&ldquo;I will not accept any position other than Minister of Defense. No other role carries the actual authority to combat procurement corruption.&rdquo; The rift has exposed rival factions at the center of Ukrainian]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/game-of-thrones-as-ukraines-president-defense-minister-split-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/game-of-thrones-as-ukraines-president-defense-minister-split-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Game of Thrones’ as Ukraine’s president, defense minister split]]></title><description><![CDATA[Street protests continued across Ukraine for a tenth day on Saturday in support of former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, whom President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired and then attempted to placate with offers of different jobs. Fedorov is having none of it, saying on Thursday, &nbsp;&ldquo;I will not accept any position other than Minister of Defense. No other role carries the actual authority to combat procurement corruption.&rdquo; The rift has exposed rival factions at the center of Ukrainian]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/game-of-thrones-as-ukraines-president-defense-minister-split/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/game-of-thrones-as-ukraines-president-defense-minister-split/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As drones take over, ejection-seat makers prepare for a pilotless battlefield]]></title><description><![CDATA[FARNBOROUGH, England&mdash;In the eight decades since Martin-Baker conducted its first in-flight test, its ejection seats have saved the lives of more than 7,800 aviators. But more recently, advancements in robotic and autonomous aircraft have Martin-Baker and fellow ejection-seat makers looking for ways to keep themselves alive and well.&ldquo;Recognizing where drones are going, we have offered our services to support the drone manufacturers, both the small and the larger ones of the future,&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-drones-take-over-ejection-seat-makers-prepare-for-a-pilotless-battlefield-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-drones-take-over-ejection-seat-makers-prepare-for-a-pilotless-battlefield-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As drones take over, ejection-seat makers prepare for a pilotless battlefield]]></title><description><![CDATA[FARNBOROUGH, England&mdash;In the eight decades since Martin-Baker conducted its first in-flight test, its ejection seats have saved the lives of more than 7,800 aviators. But more recently, advancements in robotic and autonomous aircraft have Martin-Baker and fellow ejection-seat makers looking for ways to keep themselves alive and well.&ldquo;Recognizing where drones are going, we have offered our services to support the drone manufacturers, both the small and the larger ones of the future,&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-drones-take-over-ejection-seat-makers-prepare-for-a-pilotless-battlefield/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-drones-take-over-ejection-seat-makers-prepare-for-a-pilotless-battlefield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we learned about GCAP at the Farnborough Airshow]]></title><description><![CDATA[From potential new entrants to a &ldquo;bridge&rdquo; aircraft in the works, here&rsquo;s what you need to know about GCAP.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-we-learned-about-gcap-at-the-farnborough-airshow/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-we-learned-about-gcap-at-the-farnborough-airshow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oracle inks $7 billion deal to consolidate Pentagon software purchases]]></title><description><![CDATA[The up to ten-year contract could yield $441 million in savings, the DoD CIO said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/oracle-inks-7-billion-deal-to-consolidate-pentagon-software-purchases/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/oracle-inks-7-billion-deal-to-consolidate-pentagon-software-purchases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon eyes November to demo ground-launched, precision strike weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aligned with the new autonomy czar shop, the department plans to spend $250 million evaluating options and moving out with initial deals for its new Ground-Based Affordable Mass initiative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-eyes-november-to-demo-ground-launched-precision-strike-weapons/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-eyes-november-to-demo-ground-launched-precision-strike-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is time to reconsider the costs of new energetics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Considering only the price tag of a munition and its energetic filling may lead the US military to seriously undervalue improved energetics, argues CSBA&rsquo;s Tyler Hacker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/it-is-time-to-reconsider-the-costs-of-new-energetics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/it-is-time-to-reconsider-the-costs-of-new-energetics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Easier access’: US export change for the UAE to boost Emirati drones, AI tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[The status change should &ldquo;shorten procurement timelines, make sustainment less cumbersome and facilitate closer cooperation between American defense companies and UAE institutions,&rdquo; one analyst told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/easier-access-us-export-change-for-the-uae-to-boost-emirati-drones-ai-tech/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/easier-access-us-export-change-for-the-uae-to-boost-emirati-drones-ai-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The German navy can’t get enough P-8 patrol aircraft]]></title><description><![CDATA[FARNBOROUGH, England&mdash;The German navy is buying eight submarine-hunting P-8A aircraft, but it would welcome more, said the nation&rsquo;s head of naval air warfare.&nbsp;&ldquo;No, eight is not enough. Give me 10, and I will say I need more. And give me 12, I will say give me more,&rdquo; Capt. Broder Nielsen, the commanding officer of Germany&rsquo;s naval air command told reporters Wednesday at the Farnborough International Airshow.&nbsp;NATO countries are working to bolster their anti-su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-german-navy-cant-get-enough-p-8-patrol-aircraft-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-german-navy-cant-get-enough-p-8-patrol-aircraft-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The German navy can’t get enough P-8 patrol aircraft]]></title><description><![CDATA[FARNBOROUGH, England&mdash;The German navy is buying eight submarine-hunting P-8A aircraft, but it would welcome more, said the nation&rsquo;s head of naval air warfare.&nbsp;&ldquo;No, eight is not enough. Give me 10, and I will say I need more. And give me 12, I will say give me more,&rdquo; Capt. Broder Nielsen, the commanding officer of Germany&rsquo;s naval air command told reporters Wednesday at the Farnborough International Airshow.&nbsp;NATO countries are working to bolster their anti-su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-german-navy-cant-get-enough-p-8-patrol-aircraft/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-german-navy-cant-get-enough-p-8-patrol-aircraft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farnborough recap: CCA race heats up, plus munitions on display]]></title><description><![CDATA[A brief roundup of top news this week from the Farnborough International Airshow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/farnborough-recap-cca-race-heats-up-plus-munitions-on-display/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/farnborough-recap-cca-race-heats-up-plus-munitions-on-display/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon willing to work with industry over critical mineral EO concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new executive order essentially gives companies until the start of 2027 to alter their supply of critical materials and minerals. Industry is worried that could be a difficult lift.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-willing-to-work-with-industry-over-critical-mineral-eo-concerns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-willing-to-work-with-industry-over-critical-mineral-eo-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selective Service System seeks software to aid the military draft]]></title><description><![CDATA[The agency that keeps lists of draft-eligible men is looking for software to help simulate the personnel needs it would work to fill if a draft were reinstated.While the U.S. military is all-volunteer, the independent Selective Service System still maintains a registration list&nbsp;of men aged 18 to 25 and a second special-skills database based on professional licensing lists of workers in certain health-care occupations.&nbsp;By launching this request for quotes on Wednesday, SSS is looking to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/selective-service-system-seeks-software-to-aid-the-military-draft-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/selective-service-system-seeks-software-to-aid-the-military-draft-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selective Service System seeks software to aid the military draft]]></title><description><![CDATA[The agency that keeps lists of draft-eligible men is looking for software to help simulate the personnel needs it would work to fill if a draft were reinstated.While the U.S. military is all-volunteer, the independent Selective Service System still maintains a registration list&nbsp;of men aged 18 to 25 and a second special-skills database based on professional licensing lists of workers in certain health-care occupations.&nbsp;By launching this request for quotes on Wednesday, SSS is looking to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/selective-service-system-seeks-software-to-aid-the-military-draft/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/selective-service-system-seeks-software-to-aid-the-military-draft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greece approves over $3.4B in air defenses for Achilles’ Shield]]></title><description><![CDATA[The system would reportedly rely heavily on Israeli tech as Athens, like other world capitals, rushes build a national &ldquo;shield&rdquo; against aerial threats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/greece-approves-over-34b-in-air-defenses-for-achilles-shield/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/greece-approves-over-34b-in-air-defenses-for-achilles-shield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some final sights of the Farnborough Airshow]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Breaking Defense wraps up our time in Farnborough, here are some of our favorite photos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/some-final-sights-of-the-farnborough-airshow/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/some-final-sights-of-the-farnborough-airshow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin Ventures to invest $100M in European defense firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fund is interested in emerging technologies, the general manager of Lockheed Martin&rsquo;s venture arm told Breaking Defense, including quantum computing and sensing, autonomy, and advanced manufacturing technologies.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-martin-ventures-to-invest-100m-in-european-defense-firms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-martin-ventures-to-invest-100m-in-european-defense-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unions ask for injunction restoring collective bargaining at Defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pair of federal employee unions on Monday urged a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction restoring their collective bargaining agreements with the Defense Department, arguing that Secretary Pete Hegseth failed to follow the Trump administration&rsquo;s own process for implementing two executive orders banning organized labor at most federal agencies.Earlier this month, the American Federation of Government Employees and National Federation of Federal Employees sued the Pentagon over t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/unions-ask-for-injunction-restoring-collective-bargaining-at-defense-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/unions-ask-for-injunction-restoring-collective-bargaining-at-defense-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unions ask for injunction restoring collective bargaining at Defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pair of federal employee unions on Monday urged a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction restoring their collective bargaining agreements with the Defense Department, arguing that Secretary Pete Hegseth failed to follow the Trump administration&rsquo;s own process for implementing two executive orders banning organized labor at most federal agencies.Earlier this month, the American Federation of Government Employees and National Federation of Federal Employees sued the Pentagon over t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/unions-ask-for-injunction-restoring-collective-bargaining-at-defense/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/unions-ask-for-injunction-restoring-collective-bargaining-at-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There has been no US naval ‘failure’ in the Strait of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this op-ed, Steven Wills of the Center for Maritime Security rebuts the idea that the US Navy shoulders the blame for instability around the critical waterway off the coast of Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/there-has-been-no-us-naval-failure-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/there-has-been-no-us-naval-failure-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BETA teams with GE, Sikorsky for militarized unmanned aircraft]]></title><description><![CDATA[BETA&rsquo;s MV250 will use a hybrid-electric propulsion system developed in partnership with GE Aerospace and an autonomy stack supplied by Sikorsky for a wide range of military missions, according to company executives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/beta-teams-with-ge-sikorsky-for-militarized-unmanned-aircraft/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/beta-teams-with-ge-sikorsky-for-militarized-unmanned-aircraft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth’s conflicting statements, evasions drain lawmakers’ patience, support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given a rare chance to press top Pentagon leaders, senators from both parties on Tuesday pleaded with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to outline a strategy for the U.S. war on Iran or simply to defend his previous statements about it.&nbsp; Hegseth responded at times combatively or evasively.The meeting highlighted growing frustration over the costly war and the Trump administration&rsquo;s multiple and shifting rationales for it&mdash;all of which appear to be reducing lawmakers&rsquo; appetite]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseths-conflicting-statements-evasions-drain-lawmakers-patience-support-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseths-conflicting-statements-evasions-drain-lawmakers-patience-support-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth’s conflicting statements, evasions drain lawmakers’ patience, support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given a rare chance to press top Pentagon leaders, senators from both parties on Tuesday pleaded with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to outline a strategy for the U.S. war on Iran or simply to defend his previous statements about it.&nbsp; Hegseth responded at times combatively or evasively. The meeting highlighted growing frustration over the costly war and the Trump administration&rsquo;s multiple and shifting rationales for it&mdash;all of which appear to be reducing lawmakers&rsquo; appetite]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseths-conflicting-statements-evasions-drain-lawmakers-patience-support/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseths-conflicting-statements-evasions-drain-lawmakers-patience-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Dispatch from Farnborough]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;Private capital is becoming a key part of the defense industrial bases on both sides of the Atlantic, but distinct &ldquo;cultural differences&rdquo; in the UK may stymie progress, finance experts say.&nbsp;Asked what the UK could learn from how private capital has rallied behind defense tech in the U.S. in recent years, Fiona Walters, CEO of Serco&rsquo;s UK and Europe business, cited a sense of enthusiasm to move quickly&mdash;and to persist even when things get hard.&nbsp;&ldquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-dispatch-from-farnborough-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-dispatch-from-farnborough-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Dispatch from Farnborough]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;Private capital is becoming a key part of the defense industrial bases on both sides of the Atlantic, but distinct &ldquo;cultural differences&rdquo; in the UK may stymie progress, finance experts say.&nbsp;Asked what the UK could learn from how private capital has rallied behind defense tech in the U.S. in recent years, Fiona Walters, CEO of Serco&rsquo;s UK and Europe business, cited a sense of enthusiasm to move quickly&mdash;and to persist even when things get hard.&nbsp;&ldquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-dispatch-from-farnborough/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-dispatch-from-farnborough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The antifa terrorism threat the Trump administration describes does not exist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The State Department on July 16, 2026, hosted what officials billed as a ministerial on&nbsp;the resurgence of left-wing political terrorism.Secretary of State&nbsp;Marco Rubio&nbsp;invited&nbsp;representatives from more than 60 countries to Washington to hear an argument that&nbsp;many of them&nbsp;appear not to believe: that a transnational far-left terrorist movement called antifa threatens the democratic world. At the event, allies were asked to mobilize against that enemy despite nations li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-antifa-terrorism-threat-the-trump-administration-describes-does-notexist-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-antifa-terrorism-threat-the-trump-administration-describes-does-notexist-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The antifa terrorism threat the Trump administration describes does not exist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The State Department on July 16, 2026, hosted what officials billed as a ministerial on&nbsp;the resurgence of left-wing political terrorism.Secretary of State&nbsp;Marco Rubio&nbsp;invited&nbsp;representatives from more than 60 countries to Washington to hear an argument that&nbsp;many of them&nbsp;appear not to believe: that a transnational far-left terrorist movement called antifa threatens the democratic world. At the event, allies were asked to mobilize against that enemy despite nations li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-antifa-terrorism-threat-the-trump-administration-describes-does-notexist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-antifa-terrorism-threat-the-trump-administration-describes-does-notexist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sights of the Farnborough Airshow Day 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aerial demonstrations captivated attendees during day 3 of the Farnborough International Airshow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-sights-of-the-farnborough-airshow-day-3/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-sights-of-the-farnborough-airshow-day-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new, British CCA enters the fray at the Farnborough airshow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breaking Defense brings you the latest from Day 3 at Farnborough.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-new-british-cca-enters-the-fray-at-the-farnborough-airshow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-new-british-cca-enters-the-fray-at-the-farnborough-airshow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Australian CCA flew in a Pacific exercise. Boeing exec says it’s an important ‘first step’]]></title><description><![CDATA[FARNBOROUGH, UK&mdash;The first robot wingman to fly with U.S. aircraft in a major multi-national exercise wasn&rsquo;t among the ones that the Air Force picked for initial-production contracts last month. Instead, it was the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, which is being developed by Boeing for the Australian Royal Air Force&mdash;and a company exec hinted that its CCA could have more exercises in its future.The Ghost Bat, which made its airshow debut this week here in England, flew last month alongside U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/an-australian-cca-flew-in-a-pacific-exercise-boeing-exec-says-its-an-important-first-step-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/an-australian-cca-flew-in-a-pacific-exercise-boeing-exec-says-its-an-important-first-step-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Australian CCA flew in a Pacific exercise. Boeing exec says it’s an important ‘first step’]]></title><description><![CDATA[FARNBOROUGH, UK&mdash;The first robot wingman to fly with U.S. aircraft in a major multi-national exercise wasn&rsquo;t among the ones that the Air Force picked for initial-production contracts last month. Instead, it was the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, which is being developed by Boeing for the Australian Royal Air Force&mdash;and a company exec hinted that its CCA could have more exercises in its future.The Ghost Bat, which made its airshow debut this week here in England, flew last month alongside U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/an-australian-cca-flew-in-a-pacific-exercise-boeing-exec-says-its-an-important-first-step/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/an-australian-cca-flew-in-a-pacific-exercise-boeing-exec-says-its-an-important-first-step/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House passes 2027 NDAA while measure remains stalled in the Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;[There are] provisions in this bill that some folks disagree with, but understand that this is just a single step in a long process,&rdquo; House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., said on the chamber floor today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-passes-2027-ndaa-while-measure-remains-stalled-in-the-senate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-passes-2027-ndaa-while-measure-remains-stalled-in-the-senate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers get taste of AI-enabled cyberattacks in China-Taiwan war game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members and staffers from the House Homeland Security Committee and the House China Select Committee were put through a simulated Taiwan crisis Tuesday that tested how U.S. officials might respond to AI-backed cyberattacks targeting transportation and logistics networks needed to deploy American forces.The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted the event to give lawmakers a window into the trade-offs and uncertainty that would shape the U.S. response to a fast-moving conflict invo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmakers-get-taste-of-ai-enabled-cyberattacks-in-china-taiwan-war-game-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmakers-get-taste-of-ai-enabled-cyberattacks-in-china-taiwan-war-game-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers get taste of AI-enabled cyberattacks in China-Taiwan war game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members and staffers from the House Homeland Security Committee and the House China Select Committee were put through a simulated Taiwan crisis Tuesday that tested how U.S. officials might respond to AI-backed cyberattacks targeting transportation and logistics networks needed to deploy American forces.The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted the event to give lawmakers a window into the trade-offs and uncertainty that would shape the U.S. response to a fast-moving conflict invo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmakers-get-taste-of-ai-enabled-cyberattacks-in-china-taiwan-war-game/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmakers-get-taste-of-ai-enabled-cyberattacks-in-china-taiwan-war-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC approves satellite spectrum license streamlining]]></title><description><![CDATA[By reducing regulatory burdens, the FCC &ldquo;is taking a critical step in allowing for continued American innovation and space superiority,&rdquo; according to the Commercial Space Federation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fcc-approves-satellite-spectrum-license-streamlining/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fcc-approves-satellite-spectrum-license-streamlining/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine’s Skyfall unveils new drone interceptor to strike Russian Shaheds faster]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Skyfall spokesman added that the key feature setting this latest interceptor variant apart is its speed, which can reach 370km/h, a significant improvement over the previous 310km/h maximum.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ukraines-skyfall-unveils-new-drone-interceptor-to-strike-russian-shaheds-faster/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ukraines-skyfall-unveils-new-drone-interceptor-to-strike-russian-shaheds-faster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extra $11 billion to fund huge leap in Space Force launches]]></title><description><![CDATA[The service now expects 170 NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 launches between 2025-2034, up from 60.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/extra-11-billion-to-fund-huge-leap-in-space-force-launches/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/extra-11-billion-to-fund-huge-leap-in-space-force-launches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkish Aerospace CEO: US cleared KAAN fighter engines for export]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The rest is standard procedures. So we can say yes, we have the export license for the engine. We will work with GE folks to get the engines in time, and since it is for the serial production, which is at least two and a half years away, we will have no issue receiving those engines in time to support our serial production for Turkish Airforce,&rdquo; Mehmet Demiroglu told reporters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/turkish-aerospace-ceo-us-cleared-kaan-fighter-engines-for-export/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/turkish-aerospace-ceo-us-cleared-kaan-fighter-engines-for-export/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Farnborough, US lawmakers tap the brakes on reconciliation]]></title><description><![CDATA[What&rsquo;s the status of the Pentagon&rsquo;s reconciliation spending request in Congress? Some lawmakers shared their perspective this week while visiting a high-profile airshow in the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/at-farnborough-us-lawmakers-tap-the-brakes-on-reconciliation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/at-farnborough-us-lawmakers-tap-the-brakes-on-reconciliation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Collaborative Combat Aircraft need to be more than a flying weapons magazine]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Capabilities, cost and autonomy are top of mind concerns for developing effective unmanned aircraft.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/collaborative-combat-aircraft-need-to-be-more-than-a-flying-weapons-magazine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/collaborative-combat-aircraft-need-to-be-more-than-a-flying-weapons-magazine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BAE unveils Brontanax, a UK-designed CCA drone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brontanax drone, roughly the size of a BAE Hawk trainer jet, was unveiled by newly installed Defence Secretary Wes Streeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/bae-unveils-brontanax-a-uk-designed-cca-drone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/bae-unveils-brontanax-a-uk-designed-cca-drone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed, RTX in ‘early’ talks for Ukraine Patriot production, execs say]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Working with the United States government, we are working [&hellip;] to determine what is feasible and what is best for Ukraine,&rdquo; said Raytheon&rsquo;s Tom Laliberty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-rtx-in-early-talks-for-ukraine-patriot-production-execs-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-rtx-in-early-talks-for-ukraine-patriot-production-execs-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s GCAP decision is about relationships, not the F-35]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada's decision to&nbsp;become&nbsp;the first observer nation in&nbsp;the Global Combat Air Program, or GCAP, a multinational effort&nbsp;to build&nbsp;a&nbsp;sixth-generation fighter, is less about finding an alternative to its ongoing F-35 purchases&nbsp;and more about building non-U.S. defense relationships.First, a look at Canada&rsquo;s current fighter requirements. The Royal Canadian Air Force flies&nbsp;Boeing CF-18 Hornets that&nbsp;were originally expected to retire by 2020. Ottawa ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/canadas-gcap-decision-is-about-relationships-not-the-f-35-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/canadas-gcap-decision-is-about-relationships-not-the-f-35-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s GCAP decision is about relationships, not the F-35]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada's decision to&nbsp;become&nbsp;the first observer nation in&nbsp;the Global Combat Air Program, or GCAP, a multinational effort&nbsp;to build&nbsp;a&nbsp;sixth-generation fighter, is less about finding an alternative to its ongoing F-35 purchases&nbsp;and more about building non-U.S. defense relationships.First, a look at Canada&rsquo;s current fighter requirements. The Royal Canadian Air Force flies&nbsp;Boeing CF-18 Hornets that&nbsp;were originally expected to retire by 2020. Ottawa ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/canadas-gcap-decision-is-about-relationships-not-the-f-35/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/canadas-gcap-decision-is-about-relationships-not-the-f-35/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spies are targeting US AI labs, experts warn Congress]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. intelligence community needs to devote more resources to protecting American artificial intelligence companies from foreign espionage, former officials told the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, arguing that China will use a range of intelligence-gathering techniques to steal proprietary AI technology and advance its own military and economic goals.The hearing, focused on emerging threats to the U.S. in the 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, also highlighted AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/spies-are-targeting-us-ai-labs-experts-warn-congress-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/spies-are-targeting-us-ai-labs-experts-warn-congress-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spies are targeting US AI labs, experts warn Congress]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. intelligence community needs to devote more resources to protecting American artificial intelligence companies from foreign espionage, former officials told the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, arguing that China will use a range of intelligence-gathering techniques to steal proprietary AI technology and advance its own military and economic goals.The hearing, focused on emerging threats to the U.S. in the 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, also highlighted AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/spies-are-targeting-us-ai-labs-experts-warn-congress/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/spies-are-targeting-us-ai-labs-experts-warn-congress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth offers $37.5B price tag for ‘certain aspects’ of Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an at times contentious hearing, the defense secretary said the administration urgently needed nearly $90 billion in supplemental funding in part to cover Iran conflict-related costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-offers-375b-price-tag-for-certain-aspects-of-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-offers-375b-price-tag-for-certain-aspects-of-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCAP officially expands, and other news from day 2 at Farnborough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus we talk about why the Commerce Department sent representatives to the air show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/gcap-officially-expands-and-other-news-from-day-2-at-farnborough/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/gcap-officially-expands-and-other-news-from-day-2-at-farnborough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boeing adjusts approach to court more European business]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;Keeping some things local will be key for U.S. weapons makers that want to expand their business in Europe, a top Boeing executive said.&nbsp;That can mean not being a prime on certain contracts, teaming with European defense companies, employing locals, and designing future platforms&mdash;like the MQ-28 Ghost Bat&mdash;with open architecture that can be tailored to fit international militaries&rsquo; needs.&nbsp;&ldquo;I would say that we've been listening a little bit [differentl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeing-adjusts-approach-to-court-more-european-business-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeing-adjusts-approach-to-court-more-european-business-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boeing adjusts approach to court more European business]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;Keeping some things local will be key for U.S. weapons makers that want to expand their business in Europe, a top Boeing executive said.&nbsp;That can mean not being a prime on certain contracts, teaming with European defense companies, employing locals, and designing future platforms&mdash;like the MQ-28 Ghost Bat&mdash;with open architecture that can be tailored to fit international militaries&rsquo; needs.&nbsp;&ldquo;I would say that we've been listening a little bit [differentl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeing-adjusts-approach-to-court-more-european-business/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeing-adjusts-approach-to-court-more-european-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sights of the Farnborough Airshow Day 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[More aircraft from day 2 of the Farnborough International Airshow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-sights-of-the-farnborough-airshow-day-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-sights-of-the-farnborough-airshow-day-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project Convergence to stress-test next-gen comms gear in sweltering Mojave Desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 4th Infantry Division&rsquo;s NGC2 prototype will undergo its final test ahead of additional acquisition decisions the Army will make regarding the overall NGC2 ecosystem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/project-convergence-to-stress-test-next-gen-comms-gear-in-sweltering-mojave-desert/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/project-convergence-to-stress-test-next-gen-comms-gear-in-sweltering-mojave-desert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel’s IAI unveils Ellyon, next-gen electronic attack and intel gathering platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[The platform &ldquo;represents a technological leap forward, combining stand-off operations with the ability to sense, understand and shape the electromagnetic battlespace,&rdquo; said Dror Bar, CEO of IAI subsidiary Elta Systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israelsiai-unveils-ellyon-next-gen-electronic-attack-and-intel-gathering-platform/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israelsiai-unveils-ellyon-next-gen-electronic-attack-and-intel-gathering-platform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Europe’s largest airshow, US lawmakers sound alarm over Pentagon-budget gridlock]]></title><description><![CDATA[FARNBOROUGH, UK&mdash;U.S. lawmakers sounded alarms about the fate of this year&rsquo;s Pentagon budget while attending Europe&rsquo;s largest airshow and said the Trump administration&rsquo;s top defense priorities, including the Golden Dome missile defense program, are in peril.A bipartisian congressional delegation at the Farnborough International Airshow told reporters on Monday that the gridlock surrounding this year&rsquo;s National Defense Authorization Act, an Iran war supplemental, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/at-europes-largest-airshow-us-lawmakers-sound-alarm-over-pentagon-budget-gridlock-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/at-europes-largest-airshow-us-lawmakers-sound-alarm-over-pentagon-budget-gridlock-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Europe’s largest airshow, US lawmakers sound alarm over Pentagon-budget gridlock]]></title><description><![CDATA[FARNBOROUGH, UK&mdash;U.S. lawmakers sounded alarms about the fate of this year&rsquo;s Pentagon budget while attending Europe&rsquo;s largest airshow and said the Trump administration&rsquo;s top defense priorities, including the Golden Dome missile defense program, are in peril.A bipartisian congressional delegation at the Farnborough International Airshow told reporters on Monday that the gridlock surrounding this year&rsquo;s National Defense Authorization Act, an Iran war supplemental, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/at-europes-largest-airshow-us-lawmakers-sound-alarm-over-pentagon-budget-gridlock/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/at-europes-largest-airshow-us-lawmakers-sound-alarm-over-pentagon-budget-gridlock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US military campaign to stop drug trafficking has failed. It’s time to move on.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mission has not succeeded in its core goals, and it&rsquo;s using up military manpower and munitions at a time when the US is stretched on both, writes Daniel R. DePetris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-us-military-campaign-to-stop-drug-trafficking-has-failed-its-time-to-move-on/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-us-military-campaign-to-stop-drug-trafficking-has-failed-its-time-to-move-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada officially joins GCAP next-gen fighter program as observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japanese defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi said Canada&rsquo;s new involvement in GCAP was &ldquo;monumental.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/canada-officially-joins-gcap-next-gen-fighter-program-as-observer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/canada-officially-joins-gcap-next-gen-fighter-program-as-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin unveils baby Patriot missile to address urgent gap]]></title><description><![CDATA[With demand for Patriot PAC-3 interceptors sharpened by Russian and Iranian ballistic missile attacks, Lockheed Martin unveiled plans to build a smaller and cheaper, if less capable, version of the exquisite interceptor.The Adapted Capability Effector, or ACE, missile would use the PAC-3's launcher and command and control software, but a less expensive rocket motor, radar, and electronic brain, according to a company announcement and remarks by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control president]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-martin-unveils-baby-patriot-missile-to-address-urgent-gap-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-martin-unveils-baby-patriot-missile-to-address-urgent-gap-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin unveils baby Patriot missile to address urgent gap]]></title><description><![CDATA[With demand for Patriot PAC-3 interceptors sharpened by Russian and Iranian ballistic missile attacks, Lockheed Martin unveiled plans to build a smaller and cheaper, if less capable, version of the exquisite interceptor.The Adapted Capability Effector, or ACE, missile would use the PAC-3's launcher and command and control software, but a less expensive rocket motor, radar, and electronic brain, according to a company announcement and remarks by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control president]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-martin-unveils-baby-patriot-missile-to-address-urgent-gap/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-martin-unveils-baby-patriot-missile-to-address-urgent-gap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweden’s trio of radar planes will complement NATO’s 10, says air force chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;The trio of Saab GlobalEye radar planes ordered by the Swedish Air Force are separate from&mdash;but a vital complement to&mdash;NATO&rsquo;s own order of 10, the service&rsquo;s top officer said Monday.Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman, the head of the Swedish Air Force, told reporters in London that his country&rsquo;s order of&nbsp; the Swedish-built airborne early warning and control aircraft&nbsp; is &ldquo;on top&rdquo; of the alliance deal announced at the NATO summit in Turkey earlier]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/swedens-trio-of-radar-planes-will-complement-natos-10-says-air-force-chief-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/swedens-trio-of-radar-planes-will-complement-natos-10-says-air-force-chief-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweden’s trio of radar planes will complement NATO’s 10, says air force chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;The trio of Saab GlobalEye radar planes ordered by the Swedish Air Force are separate from&mdash;but a vital complement to&mdash;NATO&rsquo;s own order of 10, the service&rsquo;s top officer said Monday.Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman, the head of the Swedish Air Force, told reporters in London that his country&rsquo;s order of&nbsp; the Swedish-built airborne early warning and control aircraft&nbsp; is &ldquo;on top&rdquo; of the alliance deal announced at the NATO summit in Turkey earlier]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/swedens-trio-of-radar-planes-will-complement-natos-10-says-air-force-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/swedens-trio-of-radar-planes-will-complement-natos-10-says-air-force-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US rocket-launch bottleneck worries Sweden, which just launched its first military satellite]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;Sweden&rsquo;s military just launched its first satellite in May, but its top space officer is already worried that bottlenecks at U.S. and European launch facilities could slow the development of urgently needed orbital capabilities.The satellite, built by Planet Labs and launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB, California, went up four years ahead of schedule because of the &ldquo;severe security situation,&rdquo; Swedish Armed Forces Rear Adm. Anders Sundeman]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-rocket-launch-bottleneck-worries-sweden-which-just-launched-its-first-military-satellite-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-rocket-launch-bottleneck-worries-sweden-which-just-launched-its-first-military-satellite-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US rocket-launch bottleneck worries Sweden, which just launched its first military satellite]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;Sweden&rsquo;s military just launched its first satellite in May, but its top space officer is already worried that bottlenecks at U.S. and European launch facilities could slow the development of urgently needed orbital capabilities.The satellite, built by Planet Labs and launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB, California, went up four years ahead of schedule because of the &ldquo;severe security situation,&rdquo; Swedish Armed Forces Rear Adm. Anders Sundeman]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-rocket-launch-bottleneck-worries-sweden-which-just-launched-its-first-military-satellite/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-rocket-launch-bottleneck-worries-sweden-which-just-launched-its-first-military-satellite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweden needs the U.S. to get satellites in orbit. Launch tempo is a problem, space chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;Sweden&rsquo;s military just launched its first satellite in May, but its top space officer is already worried that bottlenecks at U.S. and European launch facilities could slow the development of urgently needed orbital capabilities.The satellite, built by Planet Labs and launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB, California, went up four years ahead of schedule because of the &ldquo;severe security situation,&rdquo; Swedish Armed Forces Rear Adm. Anders Sundeman]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sweden-needs-the-us-to-get-satellites-in-orbit-launch-tempo-is-a-problem-space-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sweden-needs-the-us-to-get-satellites-in-orbit-launch-tempo-is-a-problem-space-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anduril pitches a robot wingman for US Army helicopters]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;One month after winning the U.S. Air Force&rsquo;s drone wingman contract, Anduril announced plans to make an autonomous attack tiltrotor that the company hopes&nbsp; the U.S. Army will pair with its helicopters for future missions.Nicknamed Thunder, the vertical-takeoff-and-landing rotorcraft is to be autonomous, heavily armed, hybrid-electric powered, and roughly group five-sized. It&rsquo;s being designed to &ldquo;be packed into a standard shipping container&rdquo; for easy tran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anduril-pitches-a-robot-wingman-for-us-army-helicopters-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anduril-pitches-a-robot-wingman-for-us-army-helicopters-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anduril pitches a robot wingman for US Army helicopters]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;One month after winning the U.S. Air Force&rsquo;s drone wingman contract, Anduril announced plans to make an autonomous attack tiltrotor that the company hopes&nbsp; the U.S. Army will pair with its helicopters for future missions.Nicknamed Thunder, the vertical-takeoff-and-landing rotorcraft is to be autonomous, heavily armed, hybrid-electric powered, and roughly group five-sized. It&rsquo;s being designed to &ldquo;be packed into a standard shipping container&rdquo; for easy tran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anduril-pitches-a-robot-wingman-for-us-army-helicopters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anduril-pitches-a-robot-wingman-for-us-army-helicopters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egypt’s Octagon, NATO and how Mideast nations are adapting to the Iran conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Middle East Bureau Chief Agnes Helou recaps top news from the region before discussing ongoing impacts of the Iran war with researcher Bilal Saab.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/egypts-octagon-nato-and-how-mideast-nations-are-adapting-to-the-iran-conflict/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/egypts-octagon-nato-and-how-mideast-nations-are-adapting-to-the-iran-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAF Chief Wilsbach on lessons from Iran, T-7 flight and F-35 delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a one-on-one with Breaking Defense, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach laid out his big concerns for the service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/usaf-chief-wilsbach-on-lessons-from-iran-t-7-flight-and-f-35-delays/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/usaf-chief-wilsbach-on-lessons-from-iran-t-7-flight-and-f-35-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boeing expects additional cost hit on Air Force One to make 2028 delivery: Defense CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I do expect to see some cost growth there as we come through [final assembly] and we finish off the wiring and the structures, as well as finishing off with certification,&rdquo; Steve Parker told reporters ahead of Farnborough Airshow this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeing-expects-additional-cost-hit-on-air-force-one-to-make-2028-delivery-defense-ceo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeing-expects-additional-cost-hit-on-air-force-one-to-make-2028-delivery-defense-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy, Army risk wasting money, time without unified hypersonic missile strategy: GAO]]></title><description><![CDATA[The GAO determined that the Navy is already roughly two years behind schedule on modernizing the Zumwalt-class destroyers as part of the more than $50 billion hypersonic effort.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-army-risk-wasting-money-time-without-unified-hypersonic-missile-strategy-gao/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-army-risk-wasting-money-time-without-unified-hypersonic-missile-strategy-gao/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to protect dozens of connected networks that are at risk and targeted by AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Artificial intelligence accelerates the speed, scale, and variety of cyber threats &ndash; especially at the seams.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-to-protect-dozens-of-connected-networks-that-are-at-risk-and-targeted-by-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-to-protect-dozens-of-connected-networks-that-are-at-risk-and-targeted-by-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Trump administration’s global campaign against ‘radical left terrorism’ is built on a national security memo]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little-noticed presidential national security directive is now the legal engine behind a wave of terrorism prosecutions against left-wing protesters.&nbsp;That domestic campaign now has an international dimension, one that American officials had been&nbsp;planning for months, culminating on July 16, 2026, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio&rsquo;s Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism drew&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;from more than 65 countries&nbsp;to Washington. The gathering w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-trump-administrations-global-campaign-against-radical-left-terrorism-is-built-on-a-national-security-memo-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-trump-administrations-global-campaign-against-radical-left-terrorism-is-built-on-a-national-security-memo-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Trump administration’s global campaign against ‘radical left terrorism’ is built on a national security memo]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little-noticed presidential national security directive is now the legal engine behind a wave of terrorism prosecutions against left-wing protesters.&nbsp;That domestic campaign now has an international dimension, one that American officials had been&nbsp;planning for months, culminating on July 16, 2026, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio&rsquo;s Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism drew&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;from more than 65 countries&nbsp;to Washington. The gathering w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-trump-administrations-global-campaign-against-radical-left-terrorism-is-built-on-a-national-security-memo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-trump-administrations-global-campaign-against-radical-left-terrorism-is-built-on-a-national-security-memo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New ‘Golden Defender’ missile monitor ship to be built at Hanwha Philly shipyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ship, which will support the Golden Dome effort, will be based on the national Security Multi-Mission Vessels Hanwha Philly Shipyard builds for the US Maritime Administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-golden-defender-missile-monitor-ship-to-be-built-at-hanwha-philly-shipyard/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-golden-defender-missile-monitor-ship-to-be-built-at-hanwha-philly-shipyard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DIU seeking ‘near-term’ power-beaming satellite demo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The goal of the new project is to field an operational capability for space-to-space and space-to-ground power beaming by 2030, according to the Defense Innovation Unit call to industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/diu-seeking-near-term-power-beaming-satellite-demo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/diu-seeking-near-term-power-beaming-satellite-demo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A naval failure in the Strait of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why can&rsquo;t the world&rsquo;s most powerful military secure the Strait against a country that has no navy?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-naval-failure-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-naval-failure-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan, Vietnam exploring joint work on ‘fast landing craft’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Few details were provided, but the potential move comes amid tightening security ties between Tokyo and Hanoi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/japan-vietnam-exploring-joint-work-on-fast-landing-craft/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/japan-vietnam-exploring-joint-work-on-fast-landing-craft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we’re watching for at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breaking Defense previews some of the big news that could come at the Farnborough International Airshow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-were-watching-for-at-the-2026-farnborough-airshow/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-were-watching-for-at-the-2026-farnborough-airshow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU, Ukraine sign drone deal to fast-track unmanned systems production]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the country is currently producing 10 million drones per year and envisions this number rising to 20 million annually with the help of partners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/eu-ukraine-sign-drone-deal-to-fast-track-unmanned-systems-production/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/eu-ukraine-sign-drone-deal-to-fast-track-unmanned-systems-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declassified China intelligence fails to back up Trump's false claims about 'stolen election']]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump used newly declassified intelligence Thursday night to revive his claims about 2020 election issues, pointing to findings that China possessed or analyzed more than 200 million U.S. voter records. But the documents do not appear to subvert the intelligence community&rsquo;s prior conclusions that China did not alter votes or interfere with the results of the election.The declassified records provide substantially more detail about Chinese intelligence collection involving]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/declassified-china-intelligence-fails-to-back-up-trumps-false-claims-about-stolen-election-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/declassified-china-intelligence-fails-to-back-up-trumps-false-claims-about-stolen-election-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declassified China intelligence fails to back up Trump's false claims about 'stolen election']]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump used newly declassified intelligence Thursday night to revive his claims about 2020 election issues, pointing to findings that China possessed or analyzed more than 200 million U.S. voter records. But the documents do not appear to subvert the intelligence community&rsquo;s prior conclusions that China did not alter votes or interfere with the results of the election.The declassified records provide substantially more detail about Chinese intelligence collection involving]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/declassified-china-intelligence-fails-to-back-up-trumps-false-claims-about-stolen-election/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/declassified-china-intelligence-fails-to-back-up-trumps-false-claims-about-stolen-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Makes no sense’: Firing of Ukraine’s defense minister sparks protests, outcry among allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikhailo Federov was not the first or even the second defense minister fired by Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy&mdash;but he is the first whose dismissal has drawn protests around the country, wall-to-wall coverage in Ukrainian media, and condemnation by foreign allies who fear that sacking the politically popular Federov will undermine hard-won gains in the country's fight for survival. In any case, the move reflects central questions about the war and how to win.On Wednesday, Zelenskyy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/makes-no-sense-firing-of-ukraines-defense-minister-sparks-protests-outcry-among-allies-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/makes-no-sense-firing-of-ukraines-defense-minister-sparks-protests-outcry-among-allies-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Makes no sense’: Firing of Ukraine’s defense minister sparks protests, outcry among allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikhailo Federov was not the first or even the second defense minister fired by Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy&mdash;but he is the first whose dismissal has drawn protests around the country, wall-to-wall coverage in Ukrainian media, and condemnation by foreign allies who fear that sacking the politically popular Federov will undermine hard-won gains in the country's fight for survival. In any case, the move reflects central questions about the war and how to win.On Wednesday, Zelenskyy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/makes-no-sense-firing-of-ukraines-defense-minister-sparks-protests-outcry-among-allies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/makes-no-sense-firing-of-ukraines-defense-minister-sparks-protests-outcry-among-allies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allies and industry will gather at Farnborough Air Show amid Iran war, spending debates]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash; Disagreement among allies, uncertainty around the Iran war, and defense spending fluctuations in Europe and the United States will swirl around the Farnborough Air Show in England next week.Other things will also set this year&rsquo;s edition of the biennial show apart from its predecessors, industry representatives and aviation analysts told Defense One. Typically, the commercial-heavy air expo is preceded by the Royal International Air Tattoo at the United Kingdom&rsquo;s Royal A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/allies-and-industry-will-gather-at-farnborough-air-show-amid-iran-war-spending-debates-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/allies-and-industry-will-gather-at-farnborough-air-show-amid-iran-war-spending-debates-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allies and industry will gather at Farnborough Air Show amid Iran war, spending debates]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash; Disagreement among allies, uncertainty around the Iran war, and defense spending fluctuations in Europe and the United States will swirl around the Farnborough Air Show in England next week.Other things will also set this year&rsquo;s edition of the biennial show apart from its predecessors, industry representatives and aviation analysts told Defense One. Typically, the commercial-heavy air expo is preceded by the Royal International Air Tattoo at the United Kingdom&rsquo;s Royal A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/allies-and-industry-will-gather-at-farnborough-air-show-amid-iran-war-spending-debates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/allies-and-industry-will-gather-at-farnborough-air-show-amid-iran-war-spending-debates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Water Autonomy, Saildrone launch lawsuits against Navy over MUSV Marketplace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both companies claim that their proposals did satisfy Navy requirements for the new MUSV marketplace.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/blue-water-autonomy-saildrone-launch-lawsuits-against-navy-over-musv-marketplace/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/blue-water-autonomy-saildrone-launch-lawsuits-against-navy-over-musv-marketplace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can new drones, 3D printers defeat distance’s tyranny? RIMPAC aims to find out]]></title><description><![CDATA[SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii&mdash;Replacing broken parts and resupplying ships at sea is a challenge anywhere, but in the Pacific theater, that problem is magnified by thousands of miles of sea water. Now, as part of the sprawling Rim of the Pacific, the U.S. military is practicing how it might use tech like self-driving boats and 3D printers that can be thrown out of airplanes to overcome the region&rsquo;s oft-lamented tyranny of distance.&ldquo;We are piloting this program during RIMPAC to exp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/can-new-drones-3d-printers-defeat-distances-tyranny-rimpac-aims-to-find-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/can-new-drones-3d-printers-defeat-distances-tyranny-rimpac-aims-to-find-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China justifies Space Force’s budget, nominee tells lawmakers in smooth confirmation hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[China&rsquo;s military advancements justify the Space Force&rsquo;s $71 billion budget request, the White House nominee to lead the service said during a short and uncontentious Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.&ldquo;I would say that the $71.1 billion that the president has asked for is exactly what we need,&rdquo; said Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, who currently serves as the deputy chief of space operations for operations at the Pentagon. He told the Senate Armed Services Committee that it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/china-justifies-space-forces-budget-nominee-tells-lawmakers-in-smooth-confirmation-hearing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/china-justifies-space-forces-budget-nominee-tells-lawmakers-in-smooth-confirmation-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A year after State layoffs, ex-feds say US is paying the price in Iran and Ebola crises]]></title><description><![CDATA[To Megan Fotheringham,&nbsp;a small, circular plaque represents what the United States lost when the Trump administration&nbsp;shuttered&nbsp;the U.S. Agency for International Development last year.The plaque&nbsp;"was given to a USAID foreign service advisor in 1976 after the first recognized Ebola outbreak was contained in Zaire. For me, it represents 50 years of U.S. commitment to stop Ebola at its source before it reaches our shores,&rdquo; Fotheringham, who served as&nbsp;the deputy directo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-year-after-state-layoffs-ex-feds-say-us-is-paying-the-price-in-iran-and-ebola-crises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-year-after-state-layoffs-ex-feds-say-us-is-paying-the-price-in-iran-and-ebola-crises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada to invest $1.4B in armored vehicles in partnership with GDLS-Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partnership will grow Canada&rsquo;s fleet of ACSVs from 360 to 550.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/canada-to-invest-14b-in-armored-vehicles-in-partnership-with-gdls-canada/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/canada-to-invest-14b-in-armored-vehicles-in-partnership-with-gdls-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As GOP debates defense spending, Air Force chief pushes for supplemental, $1.5T budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a wide array of things that we have stopped spending money on so that we could pay for the bills that are associated with Epic Fury,&rdquo; Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told Breaking Defense. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why you need a supplemental for this year.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-gop-debates-defense-spending-air-force-chief-pushes-for-supplemental-15t-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-gop-debates-defense-spending-air-force-chief-pushes-for-supplemental-15t-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMMC may be paused, but cybersecurity audits likely to return: Industry, experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The CMMC Phase II pause &ldquo;shouldn&rsquo;t be a shocker to anybody,&rdquo; according to Katie Arrington, thought of as the creator of CMMC. But, she said, at the end of the day the Pentagon is likely to come back around to where it is now, realizing &ldquo;that there really is no other way to get compliance.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cmmc-may-be-paused-but-cybersecurity-audits-likely-to-return-industry-experts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cmmc-may-be-paused-but-cybersecurity-audits-likely-to-return-industry-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine will build 5M drones in 2026. NATO must learn how: deputy commander]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;Ukraine is making a thousand&nbsp;times more drones now than when Russia invaded four years ago&mdash;and NATO must learn how, the alliance&rsquo;s deputy military commander said Thursday.&nbsp;&ldquo;In 2022, Ukraine produced 5,000 drones, various. In 2026, they will produce, and I'm afraid I can't give the figure, but let's just say it is going to be well north of 5 million, of all flavors,&rdquo; Air Chief Marshal Johnny Stringer told attendees at the Global Air and Space Chiefs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ukraine-will-build-5m-drones-in-2026-nato-must-learn-how-deputy-commander/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ukraine-will-build-5m-drones-in-2026-nato-must-learn-how-deputy-commander/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force can’t figure out what personnel it needs for its missions, GAO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[One-quarter of the jobs Space Force leaders say they need went unfilled in fiscal 2025, partly because the young service lacks a solid way to track and use troops, civilian workers, and contractors, the Government Accountability Office found.&ldquo;The Space Force has not established a process or guidance to consistently and accurately determine its personnel needs to accomplish its missions. Relatedly, although it has estimated the number of contractor personnel supporting it, the Space Force d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-cant-figure-out-what-personnel-it-needs-for-its-missions-gao-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-cant-figure-out-what-personnel-it-needs-for-its-missions-gao-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Farnborough preview, thoughts + trends; Trade groups balk at NDAA buyback provision; Pennsylvania’s DIB]]></title><description><![CDATA[England did not make it to the World Cup final, but London Town will likely still be buzzing next week as the Farnborough International Airshow kicks off Monday. And while last week&rsquo;s NATO Summit got a bit prickly, there&rsquo;s an appetite for unity amid increasing global tensions.&nbsp;Dozens of countries, major weapons makers, defense tech companies, and suppliers are expected at the weeklong show. And states&rsquo; representatives will be there as well, trying to draw international bus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-farnborough-preview-thoughts-trends-trade-groups-balk-at-ndaa-buyback-provision-pennsylvanias-dib/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-farnborough-preview-thoughts-trends-trade-groups-balk-at-ndaa-buyback-provision-pennsylvanias-dib/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force faces budget uncertainty as leader plans exit next month]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;The U.S. Space Force&rsquo;s soon-to-be retired top officer urged support for his service&rsquo;s programs, the same day as House lawmakers said they would approve only a fraction of the funds the Trump administration requested for major space effortsSpace Force Gen. Chance Saltzman, the chief of space operations, told international military leaders&nbsp; at the Global Air and Space Chiefs&rsquo; Conference here on Tuesday that space is, undoubtedly, a warfighting domain. Invoking A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-faces-budget-uncertainty-as-leader-plans-exit-next-month/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-faces-budget-uncertainty-as-leader-plans-exit-next-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s intelligence pick pressed on 2020 election, defends handling of New York Times subpoenas]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump&rsquo;s nominee for director of national intelligence faced pointed pushback from Senate Democrats Wednesday over his answers about the 2020 election results and broader election security concerns ahead of this year&rsquo;s midterms.Jay Clayton, who currently serves as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, told lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee that former president Joe Biden was &ldquo;certified&rdquo; president in 2020 after the election comme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-intelligence-pick-pressed-on-2020-election-defends-handling-of-new-york-times-subpoenas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-intelligence-pick-pressed-on-2020-election-defends-handling-of-new-york-times-subpoenas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Development Agency resumes key satellite launches after delays, watchdog criticisms]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a nine-month pause, the Space Development Agency is finally scheduled to launch its next batch of satellites for its sprawling military-communication constellation&mdash;even as draft legislation weighs dissolving the agency.SDA is scheduled to launch its next 21 Tranche 1 satellites on Thursday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Their payloads will be part of the data-transport layer of the agency&rsquo;s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a network]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-development-agency-resumes-key-satellite-launches-after-delays-watchdog-criticisms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-development-agency-resumes-key-satellite-launches-after-delays-watchdog-criticisms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International air and space leaders will push unity at conference after prickly NATO summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following a bumpy NATO conference, air and space military leaders from the United States, United Kingdom, and 50 other countries will gather in London this week to discuss future military strategy as President Trump continues his push for allies to spend more on defense.Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the U.S. Air Force chief of staff; Gen. Chance Saltzman, the U.S. Space Force&rsquo;s top uniformed leader; and top U.K. military and government leaders are the scheduled keynote speakers at the Global Air]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/international-air-and-space-leaders-will-push-unity-at-conference-after-prickly-nato-summit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/international-air-and-space-leaders-will-push-unity-at-conference-after-prickly-nato-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a former Marine is rewriting the future of battlefield AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[One stubborn former Marine is changing how the Pentagon moves data to farflung troops&mdash;a change intended to enable them to use advanced AI tools, and one that just might reshape how lightweight models are developed.Some of these new workflows have already been used during the U.S. war on Iran.&ldquo;If you look at what's happened with Operation Epic Fury, in particular, we were able to incorporate dozens of new feeds in real time that allow us to not only serve up that data in the right for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-a-former-marine-is-rewriting-the-future-of-battlefield-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-a-former-marine-is-rewriting-the-future-of-battlefield-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI can now power every stage of a cyberattack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just two years ago, hackers were tapping into generative artificial intelligence to probe targets, translate technical material and troubleshoot malicious code. The technology sped up some key parts of a cyber operation, but other stages remained solely in human hands.That line is now beginning to blur. In a range of cyberattacks observed over the past year, AI systems generated commands, tested vulnerabilities, and helped hackers move through victim networks, sometimes carrying out thousands of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-can-now-power-every-stage-of-a-cyberattack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-can-now-power-every-stage-of-a-cyberattack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon halts Phase 2 of cybersecurity certification program, launches 60-day ‘reform’ review]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense Department has essentially ended&nbsp;the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program by suspending its second phase&nbsp;requirements.The Pentagon will keep in place Phase 1, which requires self-assessments for how companies protect controlled unclassified information in their systems. But the department said Monday it is suspending Phase 2, which was to begin on Nov. 10 and requires third-party certifications.DOD is also launching a review of CMMC to make sure it aligns with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-halts-phase-2-of-cybersecurity-certification-program-launches-60-day-reform-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-halts-phase-2-of-cybersecurity-certification-program-launches-60-day-reform-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DHS network intrusion was twice ruled a false positive before breach confirmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security personnel twice dismissed signs of cyber intruders inside the agency&rsquo;s Homeland Security Information Network as harmless activity, allowing hackers to remain undetected inside for weeks and eventually steal credential files, according to an internal incident readout viewed by Nextgov/FCW.HSIN was breached about two months ago, Nextgov/FCW first reported in late June. The network houses sensitive, unclassified data that&rsquo;s shared between federal, state,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dhs-network-intrusion-was-twice-ruled-a-false-positive-before-breach-confirmed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dhs-network-intrusion-was-twice-ruled-a-false-positive-before-breach-confirmed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marines eye cloudless networks to keep AI tools running when the cloud goes down]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cloud connectivity that makes big AI models work is also the reason they won&rsquo;t work in war. As the Marine Corps explores ways to bring AI tools to the battlefield, it is looking at one software company&rsquo;s proposal to keep troops computing when broader access gets cut off.Ditto will announce Monday that the Marines&rsquo; Project Dynamis will evaluate their technology for turning radios, cell phones, even drones, into a local network that can keep data flowing and AI tools running]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marines-eye-cloudless-networks-to-keep-ai-tools-running-when-the-cloud-goes-down/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marines-eye-cloudless-networks-to-keep-ai-tools-running-when-the-cloud-goes-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Lindsey Graham dies, leaving Senate seat vacant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.,&nbsp;died on Saturday night of a &ldquo;brief and sudden illness,&rdquo; his&nbsp;office announced early Sunday.&ldquo;Senator Graham&rsquo;s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,&rdquo; the statement added.Graham, who had just turned 71 on Thursday, was a close ally of President Donald Trump and chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. In June, he defeated five Republican challengers in the Senate prima]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-leaving-senate-seat-vacant/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-leaving-senate-seat-vacant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two more rocket-makers join Pentagon's list of launch options]]></title><description><![CDATA[Space Force officials have tapped two startup companies to compete for future national security launch missions, expanding the service&rsquo;s growing list of providers as the military&rsquo;s demand for orbital capabilities skyrockets.&nbsp;California-based firms Impulse Space and Relativity Federal have been added to the Space Force&rsquo;s National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract, reserved for its more accessible and lower-risk missions. Both companies will receive a $5 million]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/two-more-rocket-makers-join-pentagons-list-of-launch-options/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/two-more-rocket-makers-join-pentagons-list-of-launch-options/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force adds two startups to military’s growing list of national security launch providers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Space Force officials have tapped two startup companies to compete for future national security launch missions, expanding the service&rsquo;s growing list of providers as the military&rsquo;s demand for orbital capabilities skyrockets.&nbsp;California-based firms Impulse Space and Relativity Federal have both been added to the Space Force&rsquo;s National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract, reserved for its more accessible and lower-risk missions. Both companies will receive a $5 mil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-adds-two-startups-to-militarys-growing-list-of-national-security-launch-providers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-adds-two-startups-to-militarys-growing-list-of-national-security-launch-providers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy teases next step in key drone boat program]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Navy plans to launch the next phase of its marketplace for high-capacity, medium-sized drone boats on August 1, according to a contract notice.&nbsp;The medium unmanned surface vessel, or MUSV, program &ldquo;uses modular design principles to create adaptable and resilient solutions that can effectively counter evolving threats,&rdquo; the July 7 notice states. &ldquo;Interested parties with expertise in vessel construction, autonomy, perception systems and complex maritime problem solving e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-teases-next-step-in-key-drone-boat-program/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-teases-next-step-in-key-drone-boat-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unions sue to restore Pentagon workers' collective-bargaining rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pair of federal employee unions last week sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his April directive that the department terminate most of its collective bargaining agreements, alleging he violated the Administrative Procedure Act and exceeded his statutory authority when he sought to implement&nbsp;President Trump&rsquo;s anti-union executive order.In March 2025, Trump signed an executive order citing a seldom-used provision of the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act to strip roughly two-thirds o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/unions-sue-to-restore-pentagon-workers-collective-bargaining-rights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/unions-sue-to-restore-pentagon-workers-collective-bargaining-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Rocket engine startup eyes production; NATO Summit Day 1; Anduril’s first NATO contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket engine startup Venus Aerospace only has one major test flight under its belt, but the company just raised $91 million from investors ready to bet on future production demands.The Series B funding round was led by the venture capital firm Mercury Fund and with participation from other investors, including Lockheed Martin Ventures, which noted&nbsp; the company&rsquo;s rapid development of its rotating detonation rocket engine&mdash;which uses continuous supersonic detonation waves to gener]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-rocket-engine-startup-eyes-production-nato-summit-day-1-andurils-first-nato-contract/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-rocket-engine-startup-eyes-production-nato-summit-day-1-andurils-first-nato-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Ukraine won the first great robot war]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the spring and summer of 2026, the story about Russia's war in Ukraine changed. The defenders are&nbsp;combining air and ground drones, autonomy, and swarming to re-capture territory with robots while risking fewer humans&mdash;increasing casualties for Russia while decreasing them for their own forces. Some four and a half years after confidently launching his invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin has dwindling military options.In this short documentary, analysts, entrepreneurs, Europea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-ukraine-won-the-first-great-robot-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-ukraine-won-the-first-great-robot-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Shifting gears away from being just a policy shop': Q&amp;A with the Pentagon CIO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pentagon CIO Kirsten Davies recently spoke with Nextgov/FCW about her efforts to update IT acquisition and move beyond policy to operational effectiveness, warfighter readiness, and more. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.&nbsp;Nextgov/FCW: What are some of your office&rsquo;s priorities under the current administration?Kirsten Davies: President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth have given us a tremendous opportunity with a mandate for change. What you're seeing out of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/shifting-gears-away-from-being-just-a-policy-shop-qampa-with-the-pentagon-cio/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/shifting-gears-away-from-being-just-a-policy-shop-qampa-with-the-pentagon-cio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO snubs Boeing, picks Saab to build alliance’s next radar plane]]></title><description><![CDATA[NATO allies plan to buy 10 of Saab&rsquo;s GlobalEye aircraft as the alliance&rsquo;s next-generation radar plane, snubbing Boeing and its E-7 Wedgetail offering, officials announced on Tuesday.The alliance would replace its Boeing E-3 Airborne Warning and Control aircraft with the Swedish company&rsquo;s offering, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said during the alliance&rsquo;s Defence Industry Forum in Ankara, Turkey.&nbsp;&ldquo;For decades, NATO has relied on a fleet of E3 Airborne Warning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nato-snubs-boeing-picks-saab-to-build-alliances-next-radar-plane/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nato-snubs-boeing-picks-saab-to-build-alliances-next-radar-plane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House committee wants details on DHS network hack]]></title><description><![CDATA[House Homeland Security Committee staff are requesting a briefing from the Department of Homeland Security on the breach of the agency&rsquo;s Homeland Security Information Network, according to a committee aide with knowledge of the matter.Staffers are hoping to be briefed on the intrusion&mdash;first reported by Nextgov/FCW last week&mdash;by Friday, said the aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the matter is sensitive.&nbsp;Hackers are believed to have penetrated HSIN sometim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-committee-wants-details-on-dhs-network-hack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-committee-wants-details-on-dhs-network-hack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump wants to scrap a key framework for federal-employee discipline]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration last week proposed new regulations that would nullify a decades-old legal framework agencies use to mete out and justify federal employee discipline in favor of what critics say will be a vaguer and less fair standard.In a proposed rule published in the Federal Register, the Office of Personnel Management and Merit Systems Protection Board jointly called for &ldquo;retiring&rdquo; the Douglas factors, a list of 12 criteria agencies are expected to employ when they consid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-wants-to-scrap-a-key-framework-for-federal-employee-discipline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-wants-to-scrap-a-key-framework-for-federal-employee-discipline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran War supplemental deepens FY27 budget uncertainty]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent $87.6 billion supplemental funding request from the White House to pay for the Iran war and other expenses complicates an already tense budget process in Washington. The supplemental follows the release of a record $1.5 trillion defense budget request in April, putting additional pressure on Congress to sort out what has become a complex three-part defense budget comprising a $1.1 trillion base budget request, a $350 billion reconciliation request, and the new supplemental request.Most]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/iran-war-supplemental-deepens-fy27-budget-uncertainty/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/iran-war-supplemental-deepens-fy27-budget-uncertainty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These light-weight power cells run on nuclear waste and could power next-gen drones]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many missions could a drone or satellite fly with a battery pack that can last decades? And what if that battery could be fueled by nuclear waste?That&rsquo;s the future scientists are working toward in DARPA&rsquo;s &ldquo;Rads to Watts&rdquo; program, which aims to create lightweight batteries with a high energy density. And a recent $3.37 million contract award aims to fund a viable proof-of-concept device that can produce more than 10 watts per kilogram with a yearslong shelf life.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/these-light-weight-power-cells-run-on-nuclear-waste-and-could-power-next-gen-drones/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/these-light-weight-power-cells-run-on-nuclear-waste-and-could-power-next-gen-drones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lightweight cells powered by nuclear waste could drive tomorrow's drones]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many missions could a drone or satellite fly with a battery pack that can last decades? And what if that battery could be fueled by nuclear waste?That&rsquo;s the future scientists are working toward in DARPA&rsquo;s &ldquo;Rads to Watts&rdquo; program, which aims to create lightweight batteries with a high energy density. And a recent $3.37 million contract award aims to fund a viable proof-of-concept device that can produce more than 10 watts per kilogram with a yearslong shelf life.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lightweight-cells-powered-by-nuclear-waste-could-drive-tomorrows-drones/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lightweight-cells-powered-by-nuclear-waste-could-drive-tomorrows-drones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon continues to ‘struggle’ with key weapons development timelines: GAO]]></title><description><![CDATA[The watchdog&rsquo;s annual weapons systems assessment revealed new details about high-profile programs, from Air Force One to Army missiles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-continues-to-struggle-with-key-weapons-development-timelines-gao/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-continues-to-struggle-with-key-weapons-development-timelines-gao/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia announces defense industry policy and acquisitions reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said the reforms seek to build &ldquo;a more agile, disciplined and strategically focused Defence organisation.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-announces-defense-industry-policy-and-acquisitions-reforms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-announces-defense-industry-policy-and-acquisitions-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Space Force have enough lawyers for tomorrow’s wars? Senators want to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Space Force leaders push for more orbital warfighting capabilities and even potential moon operations, senators want to make sure they have enough space-focused military lawyers for future conflicts.The Defense Department would be required to assess its &ldquo;space law requirements&rdquo; to face rising threats and examine &ldquo;options for establishing a dedicated legal organization within the Air Force, Space Force, or Space Command,&rdquo; under the&nbsp; Senate Armed Service Committee&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/does-space-force-have-enough-lawyers-for-tomorrows-wars-senators-want-to-know/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/does-space-force-have-enough-lawyers-for-tomorrows-wars-senators-want-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Pentagon is in a hurry to spend $152 billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The department has already issued guidance to its program offices on how to spend the money before the deadline hits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-the-pentagon-is-in-a-hurry-to-spend-152-billion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-the-pentagon-is-in-a-hurry-to-spend-152-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran was the most successful failure in US airpower history]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US entered the conflict with a detailed plan for a war of destruction, but no serious plan for Iran&rsquo;s war of disruption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/iran-was-the-most-successful-failure-in-us-airpower-history/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/iran-was-the-most-successful-failure-in-us-airpower-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says Pulte can declassify ‘whatever’ he wants, sparking fears of exposing intelligence secrets]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said Wednesday that acting spy chief Bill Pulte can declassify &ldquo;whatever&rdquo; records he wants and can declassify &ldquo;almost everything,&rdquo; a sweeping green light that has alarmed former intelligence officials, who warn that careless releases could expose sensitive intelligence capabilities and sidestep standard review processes with other spy agencies.Trump said Wednesday that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte would only serve in the job f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-says-pulte-can-declassify-whatever-he-wants-sparking-fears-of-exposing-intelligence-secrets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-says-pulte-can-declassify-whatever-he-wants-sparking-fears-of-exposing-intelligence-secrets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[European tank-maker KNDS postpones IPO due to ‘market volatility’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;KNDS and its shareholders will continue to monitor the capital markets conditions closely and stand ready to resume the IPO process as soon as market conditions allow,&rdquo; said the European firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/european-tank-maker-knds-postpones-ipo-due-to-market-volatility/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/european-tank-maker-knds-postpones-ipo-due-to-market-volatility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GenAI.mil records almost 1.7M users, plans new model additions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Defense plans to bring new models onto its internal, department-wide artificial intelligence marketplace and deploy them at higher classification levels, part of its updated procurement policy that aims for &ldquo;commercial-first&rdquo; in its deliverables.&nbsp;Cameron Stanley, the chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at DOD told attendees at the AWS Summit in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday that as GenAI.mil reached a record 1.7 million users&mdash;along with the cr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/genaimil-records-almost-17m-users-plans-new-model-additions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/genaimil-records-almost-17m-users-plans-new-model-additions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under new management: the Pentagon’s autonomous systems get new oversight]]></title><description><![CDATA[All of the Pentagon&rsquo;s drone and counterdrone efforts for air, land, and sea will now fall under a new organization and director who will report to the deputy defense secretary, according to a memo released Wednesday.&ldquo;Unmanned and autonomous systems are a strategic priority&rdquo; and &ldquo;essential to maintaining decisive military advantage,&rdquo; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote in a memo dated June 29 that was released Wednesday.The new czar, called the direct reporting port]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/under-new-management-the-pentagons-autonomous-systems-get-new-oversight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/under-new-management-the-pentagons-autonomous-systems-get-new-oversight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space firm Vantor expands portfolio as it tracks ‘geopolitical shift in the marketplace’: CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vantor&rsquo;s growing international business is about 70 percent defense and 30 percent commercial, CEO Dan Smoot told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-firm-vantor-expands-portfolio-as-it-tracks-geopolitical-shift-in-the-marketplace-ceo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-firm-vantor-expands-portfolio-as-it-tracks-geopolitical-shift-in-the-marketplace-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: A radar-maker’s answer to the drone boom; the Army’s private capital appetite; One lawmaker’s caution for contractors]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON&mdash;The counterdrone industry is booming. So to keep up with&mdash;and anticipate&mdash;demands, radar-maker Echodyne wants to make 30,000 units a year by early 2027.&nbsp;The company, which is headquartered in Washington state, began building out a new facility near Seattle earlier this year and plans to have it up and running in July. The $40 million plant is expected to ultimately produce at least 30,000 radars a year&mdash;an approximate five-fold increase.&nbsp;&ldquo;Our order]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-a-radar-makers-answer-to-the-drone-boom-the-armys-private-capital-appetite-one-lawmakers-caution-for-contractors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-a-radar-makers-answer-to-the-drone-boom-the-armys-private-capital-appetite-one-lawmakers-caution-for-contractors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Hegseth creates autonomy czar to manage almost all drone efforts]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to an internal memo obtained by Breaking Defense, the new role covers all ground vehicles, all small air vehicles and almost all sea vehicles, and reports directly to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/exclusive-hegseth-creates-autonomy-czar-to-manage-almost-all-drone-efforts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/exclusive-hegseth-creates-autonomy-czar-to-manage-almost-all-drone-efforts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go big or go home: Washington’s assistance to the Lebanese army]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US seems stuck on the fence about whether to abandon or commit to the Lebanese military, and until it picks a side, little is likely to change in the regional conflict with Hezbollah, writes Bilal Saab.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/go-big-or-go-home-washingtons-assistance-to-the-lebanese-army/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/go-big-or-go-home-washingtons-assistance-to-the-lebanese-army/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philippine exercise showcased Marine Littoral Regiment’s growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exercise Balikatan was &ldquo;a real strategic victory&rdquo; that showed how far the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment has come, its commander said.&ldquo;There's a lot more growth to happen, there's a lot more work. But this was a pretty good year to kind of showcase something that went from concept to a real capability that certainly the joint force and the combined force is appreciative of,&rdquo; Col. Gabe Diana told Defense One by phone from the Philippines, where he was preparing for exercise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/philippine-exercise-showcased-marine-littoral-regiments-growth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/philippine-exercise-showcased-marine-littoral-regiments-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marines from multiple nations train together for potential future conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII&mdash;On rifle ranges inside a volcanic crater, and in an urban training facility built to train for deployments to Iraq, Marines from several different countries spent the weekend alongside their U.S. counterparts, shooting rifles, clearing rooms, and practicing other tactical skills they&rsquo;ll need if called to war.The live-fire drills were part of the ongoing Exercise Rim of the Pacific, a massive naval exercise that this year brought together 30 countries with the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marines-from-multiple-nations-train-together-for-potential-future-conflict/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marines-from-multiple-nations-train-together-for-potential-future-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine signs $2.5 billion contract with Sweden for Gripen E deliveries by 2029]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal is a first step in Kyiv&rsquo;s planned ambition to purchase up to 150 of the advanced combat jets, noted Swedish Minister of Defense P&aring;l Jonson on social media.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ukraine-signs-25-billion-contract-with-sweden-for-gripen-e-deliveries-by-2029/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ukraine-signs-25-billion-contract-with-sweden-for-gripen-e-deliveries-by-2029/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anduril and Amazon’s mobile data center venture aims to bring edge computing to the frontlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon Web Services and Anduril are combining the tech giant&rsquo;s on-site cloud computers and the defense contractor&rsquo;s mobile data center to bring edge computing to the frontlines. Both have already been used during the Iran war.Anduril&rsquo;s containerized command and data center, Menace-I, can now be outfitted with Amazon Web Services&rsquo;s Outpost, the two companies announced Tuesday. With two people, the mobile data center &ldquo;can stand up in under 10 minutes and moves by truc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anduril-and-amazons-mobile-data-center-venture-aims-to-bring-edge-computing-to-the-frontlines/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anduril-and-amazons-mobile-data-center-venture-aims-to-bring-edge-computing-to-the-frontlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the ground at Turkey’s EFES 2026 multinational military exercise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Middle East Bureau Chief Agnes Helou reports from the sidelines of a recent large multinational exercise hosted by Turkey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/on-the-ground-at-turkeys-efes-2026-multinational-military-exercise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/on-the-ground-at-turkeys-efes-2026-multinational-military-exercise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AWS launches Secret Cloud for industry’s classified workloads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced a new cloud offering designed to run contractor-owned classified workloads, a first for the defense industrial base and select research institutions that historically have had to build and maintain costly on-premesis infrastructure to support classified programs.The AWS Secret Cloud for Industry, or ASCI, is designed to reduce the provision time for classified environments up to the Secret classification level from months to days, according to Dave Levy,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/aws-launches-secret-cloud-for-industrys-classified-workloads/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/aws-launches-secret-cloud-for-industrys-classified-workloads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House GOP defectors tank procedural vote to bring NDAA to floor]]></title><description><![CDATA[GOP leadership said House members would leave for the Independence Day holiday tonight, leaving the timeline for NDAA passage unclear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-gop-defectors-tank-procedural-vote-to-bring-ndaa-to-floor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-gop-defectors-tank-procedural-vote-to-bring-ndaa-to-floor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tobyhanna Depot boosts drone component production with new assembly lines ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of the Army&rsquo;s upcoming advanced manufacturing strategy, leaders within the Army&rsquo;s organic industrial base revealed new details on how they are scaling production of drone components as part of the Drone Dominance initiative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/tobyhanna-depot-boosts-drone-component-production-with-new-assembly-lines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/tobyhanna-depot-boosts-drone-component-production-with-new-assembly-lines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drones, fighters, armored vehicles: Highlights from the UK’s Defence Investment Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beyond top line spending, one of the leading takeaways from the DIP is the clear push to acquire and field autonomous systems, underpinned by a &pound;5 billion investment in the technology, which includes plans for a &ldquo;hybrid navy.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/drones-fighters-armored-vehicles-highlights-from-the-uks-defence-investment-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/drones-fighters-armored-vehicles-highlights-from-the-uks-defence-investment-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recent DoD changes risk fielding weapons with hidden problems, watchdog warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major workforce reductions at DOT&amp;E have led to &ldquo;action officers&rdquo; being assigned more programs, programs in warfare areas for which they lack expertise, or both, GAO said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/recent-dod-changes-risk-fielding-weapons-with-hidden-problems-watchdog-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/recent-dod-changes-risk-fielding-weapons-with-hidden-problems-watchdog-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia, Hamas, and China: Three reasons Turkey shouldn’t get the F-35]]></title><description><![CDATA[After President Donald Trump said he would make Turkey&rsquo;s leader &ldquo;very happy,&rdquo; analysts from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies warn in this op-ed that including Ankara in the F-35 program is still the wrong move.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/russia-hamas-and-china-three-reasons-turkey-shouldnt-get-the-f-35/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/russia-hamas-and-china-three-reasons-turkey-shouldnt-get-the-f-35/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Ukraine’s military is adapting after four years of war with Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on The Break Out, former Pentagon official Mara Karlin shares what she learned during a recent trip to Ukraine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-ukraines-military-is-adapting-after-four-years-of-war-with-russia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-ukraines-military-is-adapting-after-four-years-of-war-with-russia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overland AI nets Marine Corps autonomous ground vehicle contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[The autonomous ground vehicle is not intended to replace the JLTV, according to Overland AI CEO Byron Boots.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/overland-ai-nets-marine-corps-autonomous-ground-vehicle-contract/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/overland-ai-nets-marine-corps-autonomous-ground-vehicle-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmaker warns of administration’s ‘fetishization’ of Silicon Valley startups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. James Walkinshaw has big plans for the federal government&rsquo;s sprawling tech stack, including scrutinizing the contracting practices of the current administration.In an extensive sit-down interview with Nextgov/FCW and other GovExec reporters, the Democratic congressman from Virginia said that he wants to help rebuild the federal government&rsquo;s capacity after sweeping disruption carried out by the Department of Government Efficiency&mdash;from strengthening civil service protections]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmaker-warns-of-administrations-fetishization-of-silicon-valley-startups/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmaker-warns-of-administrations-fetishization-of-silicon-valley-startups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon recruiting new tech talent for AI implementation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon on Tuesday announced a new campaign to recruit hundreds of young programmers for AI and engineering challenges, according to an advance notice seen by Defense One.&ldquo;War Force is a call to action for patriotic forward-deployed engineers who want to serve their country and the warfighter,&rdquo; Defense (War) Department CTO Emil Michael said in a statement viewed by Defense One.&nbsp;Successful applicants, referred to in this OPM job listing for a &ldquo;forward deployed engineer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-recruiting-new-tech-talent-for-ai-implementation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-recruiting-new-tech-talent-for-ai-implementation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon launches ‘War Force’ initiative to onboard tech talent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office of Personnel Management and the Pentagon jointly announced the launch of a new initiative on Tuesday to bring top software engineering talent into the Department of Defense, part of a broader governmentwide push to hire more skilled technologists.&nbsp;The recruitment effort, called War Force, operates under OPM&rsquo;s larger Tech Force program. That initiative launched in December 2025 to onboard tech and cybersecurity professionals across federal agencies, although it notably follo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-launches-war-force-initiative-to-onboard-tech-talent/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-launches-war-force-initiative-to-onboard-tech-talent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK prime minister pledges near $105B defense budget by 2029]]></title><description><![CDATA[Courtesy of a &pound;8.6 billion investment in the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan, the UK is also &ldquo;renewing&rdquo; a commitment to build sixth generation fighter jets, under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), in collaboration with Italy and Japan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-prime-minister-pledges-near-105b-defense-budget-by-2029/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-prime-minister-pledges-near-105b-defense-budget-by-2029/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon seeks to hire ‘hundreds’ of software engineers for 2-year tours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Building on the ongoing, government-wide Tech Force hiring initiative, the new War Force effort announced today will emphasize attracting AI talent,a defense official told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-seeks-to-hire-hundreds-of-software-engineers-for-2-year-tours/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-seeks-to-hire-hundreds-of-software-engineers-for-2-year-tours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army using AI, robot boats for Pacific logistics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army&rsquo;s 8th Theater Sustainment Command is using artificial intelligence &ldquo;to help us make better-informed decisions&rdquo; for supply chain management in the Pacific, the unit&rsquo;s commander said Friday.&ldquo;For logistics, a lot of what we do is very similar to what the commercial world does, and so I have leveraged, and we are leveraging commercial partners with, you know, how do they do warehouse management regionally, and then how do they look at, how do you time delivery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-using-ai-robot-boats-for-pacific-logistics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-using-ai-robot-boats-for-pacific-logistics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Corps inks first contract for autonomous ground vehicle production]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marine Corps will pay Overland AI $19.7 million to produce more than a dozen autonomous ground vehicles by early 2027.The vehicles, due to be delivered in about nine months, will be part of the Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems program, which is part of the service&rsquo;s counterdrone approach, and support resupply missions.&nbsp;&ldquo;Ground autonomy matters now more than ever. We're seeing the proliferation of uncrewed ground vehicles in conflicts like the one in Ukraine, and tech ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-corps-inks-first-contract-for-autonomous-ground-vehicle-production/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-corps-inks-first-contract-for-autonomous-ground-vehicle-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Defence Investment Plan preview, Britain bets big on drones, ‘hybrid’ navy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Defence has said the plan will pursue at least six &ldquo;hybrid&rdquo; warships designed to work with unmanned systems in the air and at sea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-defence-investment-plan-preview-britain-bets-big-on-drones-hybrid-navy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-defence-investment-plan-preview-britain-bets-big-on-drones-hybrid-navy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket Lab to buy satellite communications firm Iridium]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Vertical integration is at the heart of this combination &#8213; the ability to build, launch, and operate our own spacecraft quickly and cost-effectively,&rdquo; a Rocket Lab spokesperson told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rocket-lab-to-buy-satellite-communications-firm-iridium/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rocket-lab-to-buy-satellite-communications-firm-iridium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romania buys Spyder air defense system as part of ‘largest deal’ in Rafael history, CEO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Romania has taken a number of steps to upgrade its defenses amid the war in Ukraine just across its border, including acquiring other Israeli systems.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/romania-buys-spyder-air-defense-system-as-part-of-largest-deal-in-rafael-history-ceo-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/romania-buys-spyder-air-defense-system-as-part-of-largest-deal-in-rafael-history-ceo-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Navy can’t afford to slow-roll its new trainer, even as competitors drop]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Boeing and Lockheed both dropping out of the competition to replace the Navy&rsquo;s T-45,service officials need to press ahead, columnist Robbin Laird writes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-navy-cant-afford-to-slow-roll-its-new-trainer-even-as-competitors-drop/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-navy-cant-afford-to-slow-roll-its-new-trainer-even-as-competitors-drop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agentic-AI tools aim to give US commanders new target options ‘within seconds’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new agentic-AI tool set&nbsp;will continuously scan intelligence feeds and operational networks to provide U.S. military commanders with targeting options &ldquo;within seconds,&rdquo; the Pentagon announced Thursday.Dubbed Agent Network, the new tools will employ &ldquo;agents&rdquo;&mdash;artificial-intelligence entities that perform tasks on behalf of a user, such as running a scheduled search or executing an email campaign&mdash;to &ldquo;continuously scan defense intelligence and operatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/agentic-ai-tools-aim-to-give-us-commanders-new-target-options-within-seconds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/agentic-ai-tools-aim-to-give-us-commanders-new-target-options-within-seconds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agentic-AI tool aims to give US commanders new target options ‘within seconds’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new agentic-AI tool will continuously scan intelligence feeds and operational networks to provide U.S. military commanders with targeting options &ldquo;within seconds,&rdquo; the Pentagon announced Thursday.Dubbed Agent Network, the new tool will employ &ldquo;agents&rdquo;&mdash;artificial-intelligence entities that perform tasks on behalf of a user, such as running a scheduled search or executing an email campaign&mdash;to &ldquo;continuously scan defense intelligence and operational system]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/agentic-ai-tool-aims-to-give-us-commanders-new-target-options-within-seconds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/agentic-ai-tool-aims-to-give-us-commanders-new-target-options-within-seconds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the Chinese military thinking about the Iran war?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Subj: Systemic Vulnerabilities and Strategic Overextension: Takeaways from the Recent Western Asian ConflictComrade, As requested urgently for your upcoming briefing to the Central Military Commission, I respectfully offer this preliminary strategic analysis regarding the ongoing military conflict involving the United States and Islamic Republic of Iran.While the current leader of the American Hegemon, President Donald Trump, has publicly expressed a desire to place this war in the "rearview mir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-is-the-chinese-military-thinking-about-the-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-is-the-chinese-military-thinking-about-the-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Pentagon is shaping its next cyber strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drawing on Breaking Defense&rsquo;s TechNet Cyber 2026 coverage, this eBook examines how the Pentagon is advancing AI, cybersecurity, and cyber strategy to strengthen the future force.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-pentagon-is-shaping-its-next-cyber-strategy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-pentagon-is-shaping-its-next-cyber-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could the Army’s light squad vehicle power battlefield drones?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army&rsquo;s proliferating drone use is exacerbating the modern problem of keeping everything charged. One combat team is testing ways to use its light Infantry Squad Vehicles as mobile charging stations.&ldquo;As we field technology, power generation becomes increasingly problematic. The [Integrated Tactical Network], all the soldier-borne equipment, all require batteries that have to be recharged. [Enhanced Night Vision Goggles] require batteries, particularly to use thermals,&rdquo; said]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/could-the-armys-light-squad-vehicle-power-battlefield-drones/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/could-the-armys-light-squad-vehicle-power-battlefield-drones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AM General CEO defends JLTV A2 program after lawmakers’ funding threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The JLTV A2 transition proved especially challenging due to the unforeseen&nbsp;condition of the technical baseline we inherited,&rdquo; John Chadbourne, said in a release Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/am-general-ceo-defends-jltv-a2-program-after-lawmakers-funding-threat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/am-general-ceo-defends-jltv-a2-program-after-lawmakers-funding-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime Minister Andy Burnham comes with defense and national security implications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burnham will likely want to continue many aspects of Keir Starmer&rsquo;s approach to defense and security policy, but with some key differences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/prime-minister-andy-burnham-comes-with-defense-and-national-security-implications/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/prime-minister-andy-burnham-comes-with-defense-and-national-security-implications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan to rename air force in nod to growing space capabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The name change will take effect in 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/japan-to-rename-air-force-in-nod-to-growing-space-capabilities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/japan-to-rename-air-force-in-nod-to-growing-space-capabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the T-7 Red Hawk: Read our three-part investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new series of reports from Breaking Defense provides an unparalleled look at how a key Pentagon acquisition program comes together, and where it threatens to fall apart.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/inside-the-t-7-red-hawk-read-our-three-part-investigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/inside-the-t-7-red-hawk-read-our-three-part-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House, mostly, backs $1.5B White House moves to fund E-7 Wedgetail]]></title><description><![CDATA[House appropriators supported a $1.5 billion White House budget request to back E-7 Wedgetail development, but pushed back on an attempt to raid the Navy&rsquo;s airborne early warning account to partially fund the Air Force&rsquo;s next-generation radar plane.In a letter last week, Russell Vought, the Office of Management and Budget director, detailed the E-7 shuffle to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. The Pentagon suggested pulling $651 million from the Navy&rsquo;s E-2 procurement account an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-mostly-backs-15b-white-house-moves-to-fund-e-7-wedgetail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-mostly-backs-15b-white-house-moves-to-fund-e-7-wedgetail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China dumping more rocket bodies in space, endangering low Earth orbit satellites: Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Chinese rocket bodies have exploded over the last four years, creating dangerous debris that &ldquo;will linger for decades to centuries, potentially colliding with other space objects,&rdquo; LeoLabs study author Darren McKnight told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/china-dumping-more-rocket-bodies-in-space-endangering-low-earth-orbit-satellites-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/china-dumping-more-rocket-bodies-in-space-endangering-low-earth-orbit-satellites-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth hosts emerging weapons makers for meeting on munitions production: Sources]]></title><description><![CDATA[Invitees to the closely held, publicly unannounced meeting included Anduril, Castelion and Leidos, sources said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-hosts-emerging-weapons-makers-for-meeting-on-munitions-production-sources/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-hosts-emerging-weapons-makers-for-meeting-on-munitions-production-sources/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Japan, Canadian defense minister expresses interest in GCAP sixth-gen fighter project]]></title><description><![CDATA[David McGuinty called the Global Combat Air Programme a &ldquo;promising initiative.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-japan-canadian-defense-minister-expresses-interest-in-gcap-sixth-gen-fighter-project/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-japan-canadian-defense-minister-expresses-interest-in-gcap-sixth-gen-fighter-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Air Assault brigade found AI tools ill-suited to tactical planning]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Large language models don&rsquo;t really understand three-dimensional space. And so they&rsquo;re not good for developing course of action,&rdquo; said Col. Ryan Bell.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-air-assault-brigade-found-ai-tools-ill-suited-to-tactical-planning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-air-assault-brigade-found-ai-tools-ill-suited-to-tactical-planning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank Kendall on the trouble with banning autonomous weapons [Book excerpt]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall discusses whether effective arms control can be applied to autonomous systems in this book excerpt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/frank-kendall-on-the-trouble-with-banning-autonomous-weapons-book-excerpt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/frank-kendall-on-the-trouble-with-banning-autonomous-weapons-book-excerpt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri exploring nuclear-powered vessels, CEO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fincantieri CEO Pierroberto Folgiero also touched on several other topics during a closed-door roundtable, including lessons learned from the war in Ukraine regarding naval drones and the future of a common European patrol corvette.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/major-italian-shipbuilder-fincantieri-exploring-nuclear-powered-vessels-ceo-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/major-italian-shipbuilder-fincantieri-exploring-nuclear-powered-vessels-ceo-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon review asks Congress to fence off $5B over 5 years to rebuild ‘deteriorating’ labs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The armed services raid lab funding for more urgent needs like barrack repairs, the study says, leaving researchers in aging, outdated labs &ldquo;that pose documented safety risks.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-review-asks-congress-to-fence-off-5b-over-5-years-to-rebuild-deteriorating-labs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-review-asks-congress-to-fence-off-5b-over-5-years-to-rebuild-deteriorating-labs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House budget director calls for fifth public shipyard amid push to expand fleet]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;From a maintenance standpoint, we&rsquo;re pushing hard for an additional public shipyard,&rdquo; the OMB director said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/white-house-budget-director-calls-for-fifth-public-shipyard-amid-push-to-expand-fleet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/white-house-budget-director-calls-for-fifth-public-shipyard-amid-push-to-expand-fleet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: SECARMY’s dream marketplace; USARPAC + USVs; and Quantum EOs]]></title><description><![CDATA[ARLINGTON, Va.&mdash;From rockets to tanks, the Army wants to expand its current Amazon-esque marketplace where soldiers, allies and partners now buy drones and counter-UAS tech.&nbsp;&ldquo;The grand strategy of conflict going forward is compatibility,&rdquo; Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told reporters Tuesday during the Army&rsquo;s industry day for low-cost interceptors. &ldquo;The way that small nations like Finland are going to be able to partner with large nations like the United States, an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-secarmys-dream-marketplace-usarpac-usvs-and-quantum-eos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-secarmys-dream-marketplace-usarpac-usvs-and-quantum-eos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RIMPAC kicks off in Hawaii with a focus on experimentation]]></title><description><![CDATA[JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii&mdash;The 30th iteration of RIMPAC will feature 30 to 35 experiments that involve unmanned systems, the Pacific Fleet&rsquo;s second-in-command said Wednesday.The experiments are &ldquo;a major part&rdquo; of this year&rsquo;s edition of the biennial Exercise Rim of the Pacific, Vice Adm. Jeffrey Jablon told reporters at a press conference. He declined to provide specifics.Along with the drones, RIMPAC also&nbsp; includes 30 countries, 31 surface ships, fiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rimpac-kicks-off-in-hawaii-with-a-focus-on-experimentation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rimpac-kicks-off-in-hawaii-with-a-focus-on-experimentation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ODNI deputy director pushed out amid Pulte shakeup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Will Ruger, the deputy director of national intelligence for mission integration, was placed on administrative leave as part of a broader personnel shakeup at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that has removed roughly 50 career and political staffers from their roles since Bill Pulte became acting director Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter.Around 15 to 20 mission integration personnel detailed to ODNI from other U.S. intelligence units are believed to have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/odni-deputy-director-pushed-out-amid-pulte-shakeup/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/odni-deputy-director-pushed-out-amid-pulte-shakeup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House appropriators approve $1T defense bill, adopt ‘War Department’ renaming]]></title><description><![CDATA[No amendments offered by Democrats survived the long mark up session for the fiscal 2027 spending bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-appropriators-approve-1t-defense-bill-adopt-war-department-renaming/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-appropriators-approve-1t-defense-bill-adopt-war-department-renaming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon's quantum strategy &lsquo;a first step&rsquo; in preparing for the future, CIO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon&rsquo;s new strategy for defending against quantum computers&nbsp;will ensure &ldquo;the integrity of our systems for decades to come,&rdquo; its IT lead said Wednesday, but network modernization &ldquo;is only a first step&rdquo; in readying the U.S. military for the threat.&nbsp;Speaking at the SAP NOW summit in Washington, D.C., Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies said the Defense Department's new guidance for &ldquo;accelerating our adoption of post-quantum cryptography&rdq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagons-quantum-strategy-lsquoa-first-steprsquo-in-preparing-for-the-future-cio-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagons-quantum-strategy-lsquoa-first-steprsquo-in-preparing-for-the-future-cio-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed inks massive THAAD deal worth up to $35B]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company said the contract &ldquo;puts in action&rdquo; the THAAD framework agreement Lockheed signed with the DoD in January designed to quadruple interceptor output.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-inks-massive-thaad-deal-worth-up-to-35b/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-inks-massive-thaad-deal-worth-up-to-35b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General Atomics will upgrade its ground control stations to fly newer MQ-9B drones]]></title><description><![CDATA[General Atomics is working to enable older MQ-9 ground stations to control the latest version of the drone, allowing longtime operators moving to newer models to buy the upgrade package instead of a whole new terminal.The company is expected to announce this week that its Block 30 ground control stations, &nbsp;introduced in 2016 to control the MQ-9A Reaper, will be modified to also fly the MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian drones. General Atomics expects to begin flight testing with the new sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/general-atomics-will-upgrade-its-ground-control-stations-to-fly-newer-mq-9b-drones/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/general-atomics-will-upgrade-its-ground-control-stations-to-fly-newer-mq-9b-drones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General Atomics plans upgrade so ground stations can fly newer MQ-9 drones]]></title><description><![CDATA[General Atomics is working to enable older MQ-9 ground stations to control the latest version of the drone, allowing longtime operators moving to newer models to buy the upgrade package instead of a whole new terminal.The company is expected to announce this week that its Block 30 ground control stations, &nbsp;introduced in 2016 to control the MQ-9A Reaper, will be modified to also fly the MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian drones. General Atomics expects to begin flight testing with the new sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/general-atomics-plans-upgrade-so-ground-stations-can-fly-newer-mq-9-drones/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/general-atomics-plans-upgrade-so-ground-stations-can-fly-newer-mq-9-drones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House sends $87.6B supplemental to Congress, with $67B for defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[The request includes $21 billion to recoup munitions used in the conflict, as well as other pots of money &ndash; some related to the Iran war, some not.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/white-house-sends-876b-supplemental-to-congress-with-67b-for-defense/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/white-house-sends-876b-supplemental-to-congress-with-67b-for-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany nixes multi-billion-dollar F126 frigate program, opts for MEKOs instead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Germany wants to purchase eight MEKO frigates to conduct anti-submarine warfare and satisfy NATO requirements instead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/germany-nixes-multi-billion-dollar-f126-frigate-program-opts-for-mekos-instead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/germany-nixes-multi-billion-dollar-f126-frigate-program-opts-for-mekos-instead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boeing wins $2B Space Force contract for 2 new MUOS satellites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Set to be launched &ldquo;no earlier&rdquo; than 2031 and 2032, the new satellites will extend the life of the MUOS constellation through 2035, according to SSC.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeing-wins-2b-space-force-contract-for-2-new-muos-satellites/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeing-wins-2b-space-force-contract-for-2-new-muos-satellites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon races to spend $152B reconciliation pot — or face cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pentagon program offices are under pressure,&nbsp;juggling the urgency of getting reconciliation funding under contract by Oct. 1 while making sure those contracts include fair pricing and adequate oversight, one defense official told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-races-to-spend-152b-reconciliation-pot-or-face-cuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-races-to-spend-152b-reconciliation-pot-or-face-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Warren seeks ethics pledge from Raytheon exec nominated to top space acquisition job]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. senator wants a Raytheon executive who was nominated to serve as a top Air Force space acquisition official to commit to impartial and ethical business dealings if confirmed to the post, according to a new letter reviewed by Defense One.&nbsp;Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is seeking an ethics pledge from Erich Hernandez-Baquero, Raytheon&rsquo;s vice president for space intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, according to the letter sent from her office on Tuesday. He was nomina]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sen-warren-seeks-ethics-pledge-from-raytheon-exec-nominated-to-top-space-acquisition-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sen-warren-seeks-ethics-pledge-from-raytheon-exec-nominated-to-top-space-acquisition-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army’s top general in Europe set to retire next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gen. Christopher Donahue is the latest esteemed officer to leave the military under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s tenure.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/armys-top-general-in-europe-set-to-retire-next-week/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/armys-top-general-in-europe-set-to-retire-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force must prepare for all-out warfare, think tank says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Space Force needs to better define its policies regarding conflict in space and better rehearse for various scenarios, a new research paper argues.The paper flowed from a January workshop held by the Mitchell Institute. About 50 space experts envisioned various new ways that satellites and spacecraft might be used in gray-zone or even wartime conflicts. These included Russian cyber-attacks in Europe, jamming of U.S. satellites, the mysterious destruction of Cape Canaveral&rsquo;s bridges, th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-must-prepare-for-all-out-warfare-think-tank-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-must-prepare-for-all-out-warfare-think-tank-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate joins House in rebuke of Trump over his war in Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Republican-led U.S. Senate served up a rare public check on President Donald Trump&rsquo;s agenda Tuesday when it voted to approve a House-passed War Powers Resolution to end hostilities in Iran.Senate approval marked the first time both chambers&nbsp;have agreed&nbsp;in a rebuke of Trump over his war in Iran.The concurrent resolution, which passed&nbsp;50-48,&nbsp;does not require the president&rsquo;s signature and its enforceability has been a perennial topic of&nbsp;debate.&nbsp;The Sena]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senate-joins-house-in-rebuke-of-trump-over-his-war-in-iran/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senate-joins-house-in-rebuke-of-trump-over-his-war-in-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parts of NSA lose Mythos 5 access after White House imposes limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parts of the National Security Agency have lost access to Anthropic&rsquo;s Mythos 5 model after the Trump administration restricted its export, though the agency may have limited ways to use the technology, according to two people familiar with the matter.Some agency analysts were notified Friday that they would lose access to Mythos, one of the people said. The NSA may still be able to use earlier versions of the technology under prior arrangements, said the second person. Both were granted an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/parts-of-nsa-lose-mythos-5-access-after-white-house-imposes-limits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/parts-of-nsa-lose-mythos-5-access-after-white-house-imposes-limits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army aims to sync two divisions using next-gen C2 by year’s end]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Army infantry divisions will soon run the same next-gen command-and-control system, if all goes as planned, bringing the service one step closer to digitally sharing key battle data.That&rsquo;s the next phase for NGC2, which began as experiments in 2024 and became a program of record in April 2025. In recent months, two divisions have been working on prototypes: the 25th Infantry Division, led by Lockheed Martin, and the 4th Infantry Division, led by Anduril and Palantir. The Colorado-based]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-aims-to-sync-two-divisions-using-next-gen-c2-by-years-end/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-aims-to-sync-two-divisions-using-next-gen-c2-by-years-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't abandon the US-UK nuclear relationship]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United Kingdom will have a new prime minister by the end of summer. While sure to inherit a host of challenges at home, Downing Street&rsquo;s newest occupant will also have to contend with a troubling reality across the Atlantic: Britain&rsquo;s special relationship with the United States is on shaky ground. These brewing tensions raise the question of whether London should&mdash;and if it could&mdash;reduce its reliance on Washington. And perhaps nowhere is this reliance heavier than nucle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dont-abandon-the-us-uk-nuclear-relationship/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dont-abandon-the-us-uk-nuclear-relationship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leonardo and Baykar complete test flights for manned-unmanned teaming]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The programme is aimed at designing and developing interoperability between crewed and uncrewed aircraft,&rdquo; the companies said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/leonardo-and-baykar-complete-test-flights-for-manned-unmanned-teaming/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/leonardo-and-baykar-complete-test-flights-for-manned-unmanned-teaming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SASC advances provision to allow contractor cyber operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some experts believe the proposed pilot program, which could become law if left in the NDAA, is critical for how the US can tip the scales against China.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sasc-advances-provision-to-allow-contractor-cyber-operations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sasc-advances-provision-to-allow-contractor-cyber-operations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to US weapons sales practices should emerge later this year, says Pentagon official]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The hardest part is just to time phase it because there&rsquo;s so many things hitting the enterprise all at once,&rdquo; said Michael Cadenazzi, the assistant secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/changes-to-us-weapons-sales-practices-should-emerge-later-this-year-says-pentagon-official/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/changes-to-us-weapons-sales-practices-should-emerge-later-this-year-says-pentagon-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Iran accepts new inspections, can the US even make them work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new U.S.-Iran peace plan can work only if the United States can overcome three difficult challenges, experts said: the Iranians must agree to tighter international inspections, the inspecting agency must fix its budget crisis, and the White House must heed nuclear experts over real-estate developers with ties to President Trump.As U.S. and Iranian diplomats met in Switzerland on Monday, they seemed unable to agree even about whether they disagreed on inspections. U.S. Vice President JD Vance t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/if-iran-accepts-new-inspections-can-the-us-even-make-them-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/if-iran-accepts-new-inspections-can-the-us-even-make-them-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A huge grab of power': Trump is defying Congress on foreign aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the Trump administration upended the world&rsquo;s largest foreign aid provider last year, terminating thousands of programs and firing nearly all of its staff, its plan for the agency was clear: Eliminate it entirely.But because it is a congressionally created agency, President Donald Trump needed lawmakers&rsquo; permission to do so. So this year, Trump officials asked Congress for permission to shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development and dramatically reduce federal spendin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-huge-grab-of-power-trump-is-defying-congress-on-foreign-aid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-huge-grab-of-power-trump-is-defying-congress-on-foreign-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Executive order jumpstarts Pentagon’s quantum sensor projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two executive orders signed today direct the Defense Department to field three new types of quantum sensors by 2028, assist the Energy Department in building a quantum supercomputer, and advise other agencies on defeating quantum hackers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/executive-order-jumpstarts-pentagons-quantum-sensor-projects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/executive-order-jumpstarts-pentagons-quantum-sensor-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Executive orders seek to hasten quantum computing—and guard against its use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two two executive orders on Monday aim to hasten the arrival of useful quantum computers&nbsp;while protecting U.S. systems from them.&ldquo;Innovation and security have to be balanced,&rdquo; National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said during the White House signing ceremony on Monday.As expected, the orders address different aspects of the burgeoning quantum information sciences and technology landscape.One, &ldquo;Ushering In The Next Frontier Of Quantum Innovation,&rdquo; launches &ldquo;a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/executive-orders-seek-to-hasten-quantum-computingand-guard-against-its-use/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/executive-orders-seek-to-hasten-quantum-computingand-guard-against-its-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France and Germany commit to equal shareholding in KNDS as potential IPO nears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Germany is seeking a 40 percent stake in the European land manufacturer, subject to approval by its budget committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/france-and-germany-commit-to-equal-shareholding-in-knds-as-potential-ipo-nears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/france-and-germany-commit-to-equal-shareholding-in-knds-as-potential-ipo-nears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers warn acting DNI against workforce shakeup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top Democrats on the&nbsp;House and Senate intelligence committees warned acting spy chief Bill Pulte on Monday not to use his temporary post to make major changes at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, citing concerns that he could pursue sweeping personnel cuts or politically motivated declassification decisions before a Senate-confirmed director is in place.In a June 22 letter to Pulte, Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, and Sen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmakers-warn-acting-dni-against-workforce-shakeup/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmakers-warn-acting-dni-against-workforce-shakeup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia, Canada sign $1.75B agreement for Over the Horizon Radar system]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the largest Australian defense export to date, Canberra said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-canada-sign-175b-agreement-for-over-the-horizon-radar-system/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-canada-sign-175b-agreement-for-over-the-horizon-radar-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capacity is the new capability]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Production speed is combat power, and industry must meet today&rsquo;s threats while accelerating and adapting capabilities to keep the edge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/capacity-is-the-new-capability/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/capacity-is-the-new-capability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Inside the secret struggles of the Air Force’s T-7 Red Hawk]]></title><description><![CDATA[From a weather restriction to a &ldquo;serious&rdquo; airworthiness risk, the Air Force&rsquo;s newest training jet faces far more issues than previously reported, an investigation by Breaking Defense found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/exclusive-inside-the-secret-struggles-of-the-air-forces-t-7-red-hawk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/exclusive-inside-the-secret-struggles-of-the-air-forces-t-7-red-hawk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army picks Anduril to lead Next Gen C2 common data layer baseline]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company had been prototyping the &ldquo;full stack&rdquo; with 4th Infantry Division over the last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-picks-anduril-to-lead-next-gen-c2-common-data-layer-baseline/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-picks-anduril-to-lead-next-gen-c2-common-data-layer-baseline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea’s Hanwha joins with Emirati firm, aiming to build K9 Howitzer in the UAE]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The agreement is part of Hanwha Aerospace&rsquo;s strategy to strengthen its position in the Middle East, where it is pursuing local production, maintenance and technology partnerships as a route to regional customers,&rdquo; Hanwha said in the statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/south-koreas-hanwha-joins-with-emirati-firm-aiming-to-build-k9-howitzer-in-the-uae/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/south-koreas-hanwha-joins-with-emirati-firm-aiming-to-build-k9-howitzer-in-the-uae/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore Is the Indo-Pacific’s Fuel Canary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent turbulence in the Middle East has already led Singapore&rsquo;s energy authorities to warn that prolonged fuel disruptions could affect domestic fuel availability. Washington should read that as more than a local energy story. If a distant crisis can stress Singapore&rsquo;s system, a high-end Indo-Pacific conflict would do far more. In that scenario, Singapore is not just another exposed small state. It is the Indo-Pacific&rsquo;s fuel canary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/singapore-is-the-indo-pacifics-fuel-canary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/singapore-is-the-indo-pacifics-fuel-canary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Automation vs autonomy: What will shape the future of battlefield drones?]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] While humans must stay in the loop for kinetic decisions, empowering drones to operate autonomously is a force multiplier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/automation-vs-autonomy-what-will-shape-the-future-of-battlefield-drones/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/automation-vs-autonomy-what-will-shape-the-future-of-battlefield-drones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Trump invoked the Defense Production Act now]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a way for us to communicate and leverage industry,&rdquo; said Michael Cadenazzi, the assistant secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-trump-invoked-the-defense-production-act-now/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-trump-invoked-the-defense-production-act-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War robots invade Eurosatory 2026 as interest grows in UGVs after use in Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian firms, especially, showed off combat-proven unmanned ground vehicles, but at least one experts isn&rsquo;t convinced of a wider use-case, yet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/war-robots-invade-eurosatory-2026-as-interest-grows-in-ugvs-after-use-in-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/war-robots-invade-eurosatory-2026-as-interest-grows-in-ugvs-after-use-in-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDAA provisions would reshape Pentagon’s use of ownership stakes of private companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon office that lends money to weapons developers would be allowed to take equity stakes in private companies deemed critical to national security under draft provisions of the 2027 defense policy bill.&ldquo;We have allowed them to take equity in certain sectors. We have, what I think, is a very robust reporting regime and ethics regime, and we are working to reorganize or rationalize equity at the department by co-locating it with the loan authority at the Office of Strategic Capital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ndaa-provisions-would-reshape-pentagons-use-of-ownership-stakes-of-private-companies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ndaa-provisions-would-reshape-pentagons-use-of-ownership-stakes-of-private-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDAA provisions would reshape Pentagon’s use of ownership stakes in private companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon office that lends money to weapons developers would be allowed to take equity stakes in private companies deemed critical to national security under draft provisions of the 2027 defense policy bill.&ldquo;We have allowed them to take equity in certain sectors. We have, what I think, is a very robust reporting regime and ethics regime, and we are working to reorganize or rationalize equity at the department by co-locating it with the loan authority at the Office of Strategic Capital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ndaa-provisions-would-reshape-pentagons-use-of-ownership-stakes-in-private-companies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ndaa-provisions-would-reshape-pentagons-use-of-ownership-stakes-in-private-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon inks pair of rare earth mineral loans for $1.2 billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;You can dream all day long about scaling [weapons production but] if you don&rsquo;t have germanium, gallium, and rare earths, it is a pipe dream,&rdquo; said Michael Cadenazzi, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-inks-pair-of-rare-earth-mineral-loans-for-12-billion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-inks-pair-of-rare-earth-mineral-loans-for-12-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired A businessman with ties to Chinese military contractors was among the overseas investors who acquired stakes in SpaceX while it was still a private company. An entity linked to the Qatari royal family also took a stake.The new details come from a&nbsp;private investor list&nbsp;obtained by ProPublica that sheds light on a particularly delicate issue for Elon Musk&rsquo;s rocket company: which people in countries like China bought into the c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/before-spacex-ipo-investors-in-china-secretly-acquired-stakes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/before-spacex-ipo-investors-in-china-secretly-acquired-stakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embraer ramping KC-390 production, plans Czech, Uzbek, Korean deliveries this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[At some point, company officials will need to discuss the fate of a separate production line for the A-29 Super Tucano in Jacksonville, Fla., but &ldquo;[t]hat time has not come yet,&rdquo; said Embraer&rsquo;s Marcio Monteiro.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/embraer-ramping-kc-390-production-plans-czech-uzbek-korean-deliveries-this-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/embraer-ramping-kc-390-production-plans-czech-uzbek-korean-deliveries-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dwindling stockpiles of solid rocket motors highlight industrial base challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supply shortages, damaged radars raise concerns about air and missile defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dwindling-stockpiles-of-solid-rocket-motors-highlight-industrial-base-challenges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dwindling-stockpiles-of-solid-rocket-motors-highlight-industrial-base-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rheinmetall, Vantor plan joint ISR venture for Bundeswehr]]></title><description><![CDATA[The memorandum of understanding with Vantor marks the third partnership Rheinmetall has signed in recent months in the military space domain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rheinmetall-vantor-plan-joint-isr-venture-for-bundeswehr/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rheinmetall-vantor-plan-joint-isr-venture-for-bundeswehr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Navy’s next secretary has an urgent task: Make the public case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today the US may have the political conditions necessary to build a larger Navy, but it lacks a publicly articulated maritime strategy, argues naval veteran Bruce Stubbs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-navys-next-secretary-has-an-urgent-task-make-the-public-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-navys-next-secretary-has-an-urgent-task-make-the-public-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sights of Eurosatory 2026, from the show floor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out a selection of photos from one of Europe&rsquo;s biggest defense conferences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-sights-of-eurosatory-2026-from-the-show-floor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-sights-of-eurosatory-2026-from-the-show-floor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth announces six-month review of US force posture in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hegseth called NATO&rsquo;s response to Iran &ldquo;shameful&rdquo; in his comments, while also railing against social issues in Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-announces-six-month-review-of-us-force-posture-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-announces-six-month-review-of-us-force-posture-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carmaker Renault teams with Thales on ‘4Troop’ military vehicle design]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;France fears we might see high intensity combat on its territory and to prepare for this possibility we need to be ready,&rdquo; Thales&rsquo; Marc Dehondt said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/carmaker-renault-teams-with-thales-on-4troop-military-vehicle-design/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/carmaker-renault-teams-with-thales-on-4troop-military-vehicle-design/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Tech Summit recap; Invoking the Defense Production Act; and INDOPACOM’s name change]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense Production Act has entered the munitions chat even as concerns persist about weapons stockpiles spent in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;It's not a sudden shift, it's taken us nine months to make this work,&rdquo; Michael Cadenazzi, the Pentagon&rsquo;s industrial base policy chief, said during an event Tuesday at the Center for a New American Security on Tuesday. &ldquo;So that was one of my first chores when I came into the Pentagon back in September was to launch so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-tech-summit-recap-invoking-the-defense-production-act-and-indopacoms-name-change/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-tech-summit-recap-invoking-the-defense-production-act-and-indopacoms-name-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anduril, General Atomics get Air Force contracts to build first drone wingmen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Air Force leaders have given initial production contracts to Anduril and General Atomics, which will both build collaborative combat aircraft based on their respective prototypes. Northrop Grumman&rsquo;s self-financed offering was not selected.Several companies also received money to develop software that will compete to pilot the service&rsquo;s future fleet of drone wingmen.The Increment 1 CCA contracts are for three lots of the drone wingmen, Air Force Col. Timothy Helfrich, the portfolio ac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anduril-general-atomics-get-air-force-contracts-to-build-first-drone-wingmen/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anduril-general-atomics-get-air-force-contracts-to-build-first-drone-wingmen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISA now has full Mythos Preview access, people familiar say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency now has full access to Anthropic&rsquo;s flagship Mythos Preview model, according to a U.S. official and a second person familiar with the matter.The cyberdefense agency received access around a week ago, the official said. Both sources spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.&nbsp;The White House Office of the National Cyber Director has not yet set clear parameters for how the agency should use the model, the of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cisa-now-has-full-mythos-preview-access-people-familiar-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cisa-now-has-full-mythos-preview-access-people-familiar-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force picks General Atomics, Anduril to build first CCA drone wingmen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anduril, Shield AI and Collins have been tapped to develop the autonomy system for the collaborative combat aircraft.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-picks-general-atomics-anduril-to-build-first-cca-drone-wingmen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-picks-general-atomics-anduril-to-build-first-cca-drone-wingmen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intelligence director hearing cancelled as Trump pushes voter-restriction bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Senate Intelligence Committee postponed a nomination hearing for Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence hours after President Donald Trump declared the session would not go forward, the panel&rsquo;s chairman said.Early Wednesday morning, Trump said the hearing would be &ldquo;canceled&rdquo; until the Senate could confirm the new U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, who would be Clayton&rsquo;s replacement. In a post, the president said he was derailing th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/intelligence-director-hearing-cancelled-as-trump-pushes-voter-restriction-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/intelligence-director-hearing-cancelled-as-trump-pushes-voter-restriction-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Honeywell Aerospace plans to tap into the global CCA market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Honeywell Aerospace executive Matthew Milas lays out Honeywell&rsquo;s view on CCAs as a key platform-agnostic supplier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-honeywell-aerospace-plans-to-tap-into-the-global-cca-market/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-honeywell-aerospace-plans-to-tap-into-the-global-cca-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to join NGA? Bring AI skills, agency leader says]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency rebuilds its workforce after last year&rsquo;s DOGE cuts, job applicants need to bring some AI proficiency, the agency&rsquo;s associate operations director said Tuesday.&ldquo;We're hiring now, and every single new person we hire has to prove some capability of AI and data management,&rdquo; Navy Rear Adm. Michael Baker said at the Defense One Tech Summit. &ldquo;Every single new hire has to go through AI and data management training.&rdquo;It&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/want-to-join-nga-bring-ai-skills-agency-leader-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/want-to-join-nga-bring-ai-skills-agency-leader-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army to release proposal requests for ISV-Heavy late this year: Official]]></title><description><![CDATA[The service is looking to &ldquo;accelerate&rdquo; the delivery timeline of the ISV-Heavy, a top Army acquisition official told lawmakers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-to-release-proposal-requests-for-isv-heavy-late-this-year-official/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-to-release-proposal-requests-for-isv-heavy-late-this-year-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aselsan lands $900M deal to help Turkey build Steel Dome air defense systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steel Dome, or Celik Kubbe, is a Turkish layered air defense project akin to the US Golden Dome effort, or Israel&rsquo;s various layered systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/aselsan-lands-900m-deal-to-help-turkey-build-steel-dome-air-defense-systems/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/aselsan-lands-900m-deal-to-help-turkey-build-steel-dome-air-defense-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How one US Army brigade is learning to sacrifice robots in lieu of humans ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 3rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division performed a successful robotic combined arms breach during a recent JRTC rotation, the brigade&rsquo;s commander told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-one-us-army-brigade-is-learning-to-sacrifice-robots-in-lieu-of-humans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-one-us-army-brigade-is-learning-to-sacrifice-robots-in-lieu-of-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace deal unlikely to stem Iran's hackers, US officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement reached over the weekend likely won&rsquo;t stop cyber operations launched by Tehran and Iran-aligned hacking groups at American systems, five current and two former U.S. officials told Nextgov/FCW.Most of them were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss forward-looking perspectives of Iranian cyber activity after the agreement.Cyber conflict is &ldquo;definitely part of warfare that keeps going&rdquo; and is pretty &ldquo;accep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/peace-deal-unlikely-to-stem-irans-hackers-us-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/peace-deal-unlikely-to-stem-irans-hackers-us-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3D printing company Divergent to produce Tomahawk structure at new factory, CEO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We need all hands on deck, we need as many of these as we can possibly get, and Divergent is good complimentary supply for [Raytheon],&rdquo; said CEO Lukas Czinger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/3d-printing-company-divergent-to-produce-tomahawk-structure-at-new-factory-ceo-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/3d-printing-company-divergent-to-produce-tomahawk-structure-at-new-factory-ceo-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbye INDOPACOM: Pentagon reverts back to Pacific Command]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rechristening follows a series of other name changes inside the department under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/goodbye-indopacom-pentagon-reverts-back-to-pacific-command/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/goodbye-indopacom-pentagon-reverts-back-to-pacific-command/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO Secretary General says US not ‘pulling away’ from allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rutte also repeated messaging around the need for NATO allies to ramp up weapons production and deliver a stronger industrial base by making &ldquo;steady&rdquo; increases to defense investment plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nato-secretary-general-says-us-not-pulling-away-from-allies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nato-secretary-general-says-us-not-pulling-away-from-allies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon aims to sidestep potential ‘collusion’ through Defense Production Act: Senior official]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Our interest is using voluntary agreements &hellip;. For us to articulate problems to them around nasty issues in the supply chain and the industrial base that allow them to communicate and work together, essentially collude,&rdquo; said Michael Cadenazzi, the assistant secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-aims-to-sidestep-potential-collusion-through-defense-production-act-senior-official/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-aims-to-sidestep-potential-collusion-through-defense-production-act-senior-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT to debut on Pentagon's GenAI.mil in &lsquo;early July&rsquo;, OpenAI says]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI will bring&nbsp;ChatGPT to&nbsp;GenAI.mil, the Pentagon&rsquo;s generative-AI platform, in "early July," a company official said Tuesday.The AI firm is working with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, Mohammed Husain&mdash;the company's strategic delivery lead for cyber&mdash;said at the Defense One Tech Summit in Arlington, Virginia.&ldquo;I think we're going live extremely soon, and excited to make a broader announcement about that in early July,&rdquo; Husain said.Tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/chatgpt-to-debut-on-pentagons-genaimil-in-lsquoearly-julyrsquo-openai-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/chatgpt-to-debut-on-pentagons-genaimil-in-lsquoearly-julyrsquo-openai-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy preps science-and-tech strategy built for speed and focus]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Navy science-and-tech strategy will push technology to the fleet faster and concentrate&nbsp; limited research funds on problems industry won't solve on its own, the service&rsquo;s research chief said Tuesday.&nbsp;The Office of Naval Research strategy, called "Feed S&amp;T at Speed to the Fleet and Force," is in final production, Chief of Naval Research Rachel Riley said Tuesday at the Defense One Tech Summit in Arlington, Virginia."Speed is, of course, the word of the year in our busine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-preps-science-and-tech-strategy-built-for-speed-and-focus/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-preps-science-and-tech-strategy-built-for-speed-and-focus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed, GM announce partnership to bolster production for munitions and more]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;What does a THAAD air defense interceptor have in common with Corvette?&rdquo; Lockheed COO Frank St. John said. &ldquo;Both of them are highly engineered, both of them are precision manufactured, both of them have broad and diverse supply chains, and both of them are produced at rate.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-gm-announce-partnership-to-bolster-production-for-munitions-and-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-gm-announce-partnership-to-bolster-production-for-munitions-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mach Industries wins DIU contract for maritime, long-range strike drone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Navy is seeking an unmanned aerial system that can operate from ships without a large flight deck to conduct long-range strikes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/mach-industries-wins-diu-contract-for-maritime-long-range-strike-drone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/mach-industries-wins-diu-contract-for-maritime-long-range-strike-drone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI is taking some parts of background checks from 'months to hours,' clearance agency says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation&rsquo;s largest counterintelligence unit aims to use artificial intelligence tools to speed security clearance reviews for people and companies seeking to do sensitive work on behalf of the government.The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency can use AI to reduce parts of the vetting process from &ldquo;months to hours,&rdquo; said Mark Nehmer, an agency analytics and innovation chief who spoke Tuesday on a panel at the Defense One Tech Summit in Virginia.DCSA is the Defense]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-is-taking-some-parts-of-background-checks-from-months-to-hours-clearance-agency-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-is-taking-some-parts-of-background-checks-from-months-to-hours-clearance-agency-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI is taking background checks from 'months to hours,' clearance agency says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation&rsquo;s largest counterintelligence unit aims to use artificial intelligence tools to speed security clearance reviews for people and companies seeking to do sensitive work on behalf of the government.The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency can use AI to reduce parts of the vetting process from &ldquo;months to hours,&rdquo; said Mark Nehmer, an agency analytics and innovation chief who spoke Tuesday on a panel at the Defense One Tech Summit in Virginia.DCSA is the Defense]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-is-taking-background-checks-from-months-to-hours-clearance-agency-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-is-taking-background-checks-from-months-to-hours-clearance-agency-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO has 'changed a lot' in four years, transformation leader says]]></title><description><![CDATA[NATO has &ldquo;really changed a lot in the last three to four years,&rdquo; since Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine forced the alliance to rethink how it learns, experiments, and operates, a top NATO transformation official said.Now the alliance is moving away from long, platform-centered modernization cycles and toward faster experimentation, interoperability, and &ldquo;system-of-systems&rdquo; approaches, said Maj. Gen. Dominique Luzeaux, NATO&rsquo;s digital transformation champion and spe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nato-has-changed-a-lot-in-four-years-transformation-leader-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nato-has-changed-a-lot-in-four-years-transformation-leader-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK defense chief says operations to be ‘dialed back’ without additional spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Knighton, chief of the UK defense staff, told a House of Lords committee today that he is &ldquo;most concerned&rdquo; about day-to-day operations budgeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-defense-chief-says-operations-to-be-dialed-back-without-additional-spending/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-defense-chief-says-operations-to-be-dialed-back-without-additional-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia to buy 18 Caesar self-propelled howitzers, KNDS announces at Eurosatory]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contract was signed following a protracted saga in Malaysia&rsquo;s attempts to introduce a self-propelled howitzer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/malaysia-to-buy-18-caesar-self-propelled-howitzers-knds-announces-at-eurosatory/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/malaysia-to-buy-18-caesar-self-propelled-howitzers-knds-announces-at-eurosatory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drones of the Berlin Air Show, plus a window into Europe’s space ambitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on The Break Out, a brief review of small unmanned systems as well as space-launch options showcased at ILA Berlin 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/drones-of-the-berlin-air-show-plus-a-window-into-europes-space-ambitions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/drones-of-the-berlin-air-show-plus-a-window-into-europes-space-ambitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shaped charges from coffee grounds? Pentagon science chief describes future of war]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Pentagon&rsquo;s science and technology chief looks at Ukraine, he sees a war fought with weapons invented, produced, and fielded since the conflict erupted.&ldquo;The fact that you can bring relevant capability to the fight, as the Ukrainians and allies have done in the conflict with Russia, that essentially didn't exist at the beginning of the fight,&rdquo; Joseph Jewell, assistant defense secretary for science and technology, said Tuesday at the Defense One Tech Summit in Arlington,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/shaped-charges-from-coffee-grounds-pentagon-science-chief-describes-future-of-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/shaped-charges-from-coffee-grounds-pentagon-science-chief-describes-future-of-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada opens negotiations on M-346 trainer aircraft]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news comes as Canada continued to debate whether to finalize a large procurement of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, or add in a procurement of Saab-made Gripen jets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/canada-opens-negotiations-on-m-346-trainer-aircraft/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/canada-opens-negotiations-on-m-346-trainer-aircraft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industry and academia call on administration to free Anthropic’s AI model]]></title><description><![CDATA[Signatories across industry, academia and expert groups issued a public letter Monday asking the Trump administration to roll back new restrictions imposed on Anthropic&rsquo;s Fable 5 model.&nbsp;Featured on a new &ldquo;Free Fable&rdquo; website, the letter &mdash; signed by representatives from companies like Adobe, NVIDIA and Zoom, along with academics from Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland, Baltimore College &mdash; asks Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and National Cyber Direct]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/industry-and-academia-call-on-administration-to-free-anthropics-ai-model/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/industry-and-academia-call-on-administration-to-free-anthropics-ai-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon’s use of JAGs in civilian roles would be probed under NDAA provision]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration&rsquo;s use of military lawyers for civilian roles would be probed by Congress&rsquo; watchdog agency under language added to the 2027 defense policy bill.The provision was added to the Senate Armed Service Committee&rsquo;s version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. It orders the Government Accountability Office to review the Pentagon&rsquo;s use of judge advocate generals to support the Justice Department&rsquo;s operations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagons-use-of-jags-in-civilian-roles-would-be-probed-under-ndaa-provision/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagons-use-of-jags-in-civilian-roles-would-be-probed-under-ndaa-provision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Commerce crackdown on Anthropic could impact the Pentagon: Experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[By imposing export controls on the bug-hunting AI Mythos/Fable 5, the Commerce Department has complicated the Pentagon&rsquo;s already fraught relationship with Anthropic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-commerce-crackdown-on-anthropic-could-impact-the-pentagon-experts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-commerce-crackdown-on-anthropic-could-impact-the-pentagon-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DARPA seeks industry ideas for ‘rapid reconstitution’ of space systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RFI tags on-orbit manufacture/ assembly as one area of interest, along with enabling tech for very low Earth orbit operations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/darpa-seeks-industry-ideas-for-rapid-reconstitution-of-space-systems/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/darpa-seeks-industry-ideas-for-rapid-reconstitution-of-space-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As demand rises, Embraer readies for greater Gripen workshare]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Embraer is partnered with Saab to manufacture the Swedish jet, Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto said the fighter market &ldquo;is not a place that we want to go to,&rdquo; adding that the company is &ldquo;studying other segments first.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-demand-rises-embraer-readies-for-greater-gripen-workshare/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-demand-rises-embraer-readies-for-greater-gripen-workshare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli MoD cries foul as Israeli booths ‘boarded up’ at Eurosatory defense show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The booths of some smaller Israeli firms are hidden behind temporary walls here, while spaces for larger companies are open but mostly devoid of weapons systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israeli-mod-cries-foul-as-israeli-booths-boarded-up-at-eurosatory-defense-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israeli-mod-cries-foul-as-israeli-booths-boarded-up-at-eurosatory-defense-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France’s Arquus unveils new 6×6 meant to carry big guns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company officials said the vehicle was created in response to battlefield lessons learned from Ukraine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/frances-arquus-unveils-new-66-meant-to-carry-big-guns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/frances-arquus-unveils-new-66-meant-to-carry-big-guns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Recon ‘microdrone’ system unveiled by Teledyne FLIR]]></title><description><![CDATA[The drone, which weighs less than 450 grams, has flight time of up to an hour and can hit a top speed of around 55 miles per hour, per the company.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/black-recon-microdrone-system-unveiled-by-teledyne-flir/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/black-recon-microdrone-system-unveiled-by-teledyne-flir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swedish opposition party, ahead in polls, could push for state ownership in Saab]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;So I think state part-ownership in Saab would be natural, while at the same time signaling strong Swedish team-building in international contexts,&rdquo; said Peter Hultquist, whose party is poised to win big in September elections.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/swedish-opposition-party-ahead-in-polls-could-push-for-state-ownership-in-saab/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/swedish-opposition-party-ahead-in-polls-could-push-for-state-ownership-in-saab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France enters ‘exclusive’ negotiations with MBDA, Safran for long-range strike: DefMin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move effectively knocks out other competitors to replace France&rsquo;s current LRU arsenal, including a recent surprise bid by Lockheed Martin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/france-enters-exclusive-negotiations-with-mbda-safran-for-long-range-strike-defmin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/france-enters-exclusive-negotiations-with-mbda-safran-for-long-range-strike-defmin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thales upgrades its laser guided rocket with new LiDAR sensor to target drones]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We have integrated a new sensor behind the guidance kit, which is activated when it gets closer to the target,&rdquo; one Thales Belgium official told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/thales-upgrades-its-laser-guided-rocket-with-new-lidar-sensor-to-target-drones/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/thales-upgrades-its-laser-guided-rocket-with-new-lidar-sensor-to-target-drones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Removal of Iranian nuclear materials to be worked out as war deal nears]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration still needs to determine how it will remove nuclear materials from Iran after officials from both countries sign documents to end the war, a senior official said Friday.&ldquo;This is very combustible stuff, very volatile stuff. We're not just going to, like, go down there with a backhoe and a guy with a backpack and start taking it out,&rdquo; the official, who did not want to be identified by name, said on a call with reporters organized by the White House. &ldquo;The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/removal-of-iranian-nuclear-materials-to-be-worked-out-as-war-deal-nears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/removal-of-iranian-nuclear-materials-to-be-worked-out-as-war-deal-nears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic suspends top AI models after US export-control order]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has ordered Anthropic to restrict foreign-national access to two of its most advanced artificial-intelligence models, prompting the company to disable the systems for all customers and escalating a fight over how Washington should control frontier AI tools with powerful cybersecurity capabilities.Anthropic said Friday evening that the U.S. issued an export control directive suspending access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, including foreign nationals ins]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anthropic-suspends-top-ai-models-after-us-export-control-order/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anthropic-suspends-top-ai-models-after-us-export-control-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A powerful spying ability will sunset on Friday — here’s why]]></title><description><![CDATA[A powerful surveillance program &mdash; Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act &mdash; is set to statutorily lapse Friday for the first time in its history, capping months of failed negotiations over privacy and who should lead the nation&rsquo;s spy agencies.What is Section 702?Section 702 lets U.S. intelligence agencies gather communications of foreigners located abroad without a warrant. It&rsquo;s made possible because much of the world&rsquo;s digital traffic flows through]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-powerful-spying-ability-will-sunset-on-friday-heres-why/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-powerful-spying-ability-will-sunset-on-friday-heres-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon may ‘sacrifice’ traditional weapons to buy more drones if reconciliation fails: CTO]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We just make other trade-offs, like against exquisite weapons and systems: How much of those are we willing to sacrifice in place of low-cost autonomous weapons,&rdquo; Emil Michael said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-may-sacrifice-traditional-weapons-to-buy-more-drones-if-reconciliation-fails-cto/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-may-sacrifice-traditional-weapons-to-buy-more-drones-if-reconciliation-fails-cto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiny drones making a buzz at the Berlin Air Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Breaking Defense team wraps up the last day of the Berlin Air Show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/tiny-drones-making-a-buzz-at-the-berlin-air-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/tiny-drones-making-a-buzz-at-the-berlin-air-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boeing bows out of Navy’s new trainer jet competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boeing said the T-7A Red Hawk training jet they are producing for the Air Force doesn&rsquo;t fulfill Navy requirements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeing-bows-out-of-navys-new-trainer-jet-competition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boeing-bows-out-of-navys-new-trainer-jet-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland intends to buy two more squads of F-35s, minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two extra squadrons of F-35s would double the existing order, from 32 to 64.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/poland-intends-to-buy-two-more-squads-of-f-35s-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/poland-intends-to-buy-two-more-squads-of-f-35s-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better collaboration needed on SOCOM programs, says government watchdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We found that these [civilian] officials can&rsquo;t effectively carry out the office&rsquo;s oversight responsibilities as they can&rsquo;t always get access to relevant program information or meetings,&rdquo; GAO said while listing three recommendations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/better-collaboration-needed-on-socom-programs-says-government-watchdog/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/better-collaboration-needed-on-socom-programs-says-government-watchdog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Push for new Cyber Force service branch narrowly fails in the Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[An effort to create a new cyber-focused military service under the Army narrowly failed in the Senate, but the lawmaker who proposed it isn&rsquo;t backing down.&nbsp;Last month, Defense One exclusively reported that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., was spearheading a markup amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would create a Cyber Force. The effort ultimately failed by a vote of 14-13, with four Democrats and 10 Republicans swatting the amendment down. Nine Democrats and fou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/push-for-new-cyber-force-service-branch-narrowly-fails-in-the-senate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/push-for-new-cyber-force-service-branch-narrowly-fails-in-the-senate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli startup unveils laser system it says can kill drones in seconds]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a game changer. It&rsquo;s smaller, uses only 4kWh, can be connected to a vehicle, and is three to four times less expensive than current laser or microwave systems,&rdquo; Erex Riahi, the CEO of Esh-Tech, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israeli-startup-unveils-laser-system-it-says-can-kill-drones-in-seconds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israeli-startup-unveils-laser-system-it-says-can-kill-drones-in-seconds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The threat is there’: Germany to pair P-8s with MQ-9 drones to keep an eye on Russian subs]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The MQ-9B will be the first [unmanned] system we operate with it &mdash; the idea is to have those working closely with the aircraft, but step by step,&rdquo; said Capt. Broder Nielsen, head of the German Naval Aviation Command.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-threat-is-there-germany-to-pair-p-8s-with-mq-9-drones-to-keep-an-eye-on-russian-subs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-threat-is-there-germany-to-pair-p-8s-with-mq-9-drones-to-keep-an-eye-on-russian-subs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: The sights of Berlin Air Show 2026 on Day 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[A selection of photos from the Breaking Defense team on the ground in Berlin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/photos-the-sights-of-berlin-air-show-2026-on-day-3/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/photos-the-sights-of-berlin-air-show-2026-on-day-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leonardo in ‘advanced’ talks to expand Italian Army’s AW249 combat helicopter fleet]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the use-cases envisaged for the platform could be to &ldquo;fly at high-speed and low-level in order to penetrate deep into enemy territory,&rdquo; Marco Marinoni, head of the AH-249 acquisition program in the Italian Army, said.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/leonardo-in-advanced-talks-to-expand-italian-armys-aw249-combat-helicopter-fleet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/leonardo-in-advanced-talks-to-expand-italian-armys-aw249-combat-helicopter-fleet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel’s Elbit Systems, Germany’s Diehl Defence team on SkyStriker pitch for Berlin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elbit said that the deal will include local manufacturing and assembly of the system with Diehl, to support &ldquo;the development of sovereign capabilities and strengthening the German defense industry.&rdquo;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israels-elbit-systems-germanys-diehl-defence-team-on-skystriker-pitch-for-berlin/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israels-elbit-systems-germanys-diehl-defence-team-on-skystriker-pitch-for-berlin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As F-35 readiness lags, Pentagon seeks $13.7 billion boost: GAO]]></title><description><![CDATA[The F-35&rsquo;s full mission capable rate fell to to 25 percent in FY25, the government watchdog found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-f-35-readiness-lags-pentagon-seeks-137-billion-boost-gao/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-f-35-readiness-lags-pentagon-seeks-137-billion-boost-gao/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Army wants to build a better data center. Can they do it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army got more than 200 responses to a March open-ended call for private-industry ideas on how the service could upgrade its infrastructure with new contracting models and public-private partnerships. Among the 120 that were deemed viable were proposals to build data centers on four Army installations&mdash;and officials are now studying the idea.Aware of the immense controversy surrounding data centers, officials are trying to get ahead of community concerns by requiring the centers to gener]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-army-wants-to-build-a-better-data-center-can-they-do-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-army-wants-to-build-a-better-data-center-can-they-do-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House vote puts Section 702 on brink of lapse amid fight over acting spy chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House failed to approve an extension of a powerful spying authority on Thursday, putting it on course to statutorily lapse for the first time ever, even as President Donald Trump named his choice for a permanent spy chief in an apparent bid to defuse a fight with Congress.Hours after the 218-198 vote on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act &mdash; which was fraught with bipartisan objections to Bill Pulte&rsquo;s appointment&nbsp;as acting director of national intelligenc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-vote-puts-section-702-on-brink-of-lapse-amid-fight-over-acting-spy-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-vote-puts-section-702-on-brink-of-lapse-amid-fight-over-acting-spy-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senators want a new robot warfare-focused combatant command]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senators want the Pentagon to create a new autonomous warfare-focused combatant command led by a four-star general, according to the latest version of the annual defense policy bill.&nbsp;The Senate Armed Services Committee wants the Defense Department &ldquo;to adopt the future of warfare by permitting the establishment of the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Combatant Command,&rdquo; according to the group&rsquo;s summary of the National Defense Authorization Act. A committee staffer told report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senators-want-a-new-robot-warfare-focused-combatant-command/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/senators-want-a-new-robot-warfare-focused-combatant-command/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After FCAS’s fall, Airbus and ‘Team Gen 6’ line up for new future fighter ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jean-Brice Dumont, head of airpower at Airbus Defence and Space told reporters today that despite the FCAS fighter collapse, &ldquo;we have not wasted our time,&rdquo; stressing that technologies linked to the defunct plane can be reused.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/after-fcass-fall-airbus-and-team-gen-6-line-up-for-new-future-fighter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/after-fcass-fall-airbus-and-team-gen-6-line-up-for-new-future-fighter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saronic, Castelion to pair Marauder MUSV with Blackbeard hypersonic capability]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firms said a maritime launch demonstration is slated for 2027.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saronic-castelion-to-pair-marauder-musv-with-blackbeard-hypersonic-capability/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saronic-castelion-to-pair-marauder-musv-with-blackbeard-hypersonic-capability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talking Italian attack helos and skyrocketing air defense demand at the Berlin Air Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breaking Defense&rsquo;s Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo cover Day 2 of the German aerospace expo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/talking-italian-attack-helos-and-skyrocketing-air-defense-demand-at-the-berlin-air-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/talking-italian-attack-helos-and-skyrocketing-air-defense-demand-at-the-berlin-air-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SASC’s $1.14T defense policy bill creates combatant command for drones]]></title><description><![CDATA[SASC members voted the bill through committee in a 18-9 vote on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sascs-114t-defense-policy-bill-creates-combatant-command-for-drones/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sascs-114t-defense-policy-bill-creates-combatant-command-for-drones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery GPS outages traced to Russian satellite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Occasional bursts of energy from a Russian missile-detection satellite have been briefly disrupting satellite navigation across large parts of Europe, a pattern that may indicate a &ldquo;qualitative escalation in GNSS [global navigation satellite system] interference.&rdquo;&nbsp;At least 75 times between 2019 and 2026, University of Texas researchers observed 10-second bursts of high-powered radio signals at 1558.5 MHz: the frequency used by GPS and European navigation satellites to transmit s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/mystery-gps-outages-traced-to-russian-satellite/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/mystery-gps-outages-traced-to-russian-satellite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Reactors for military bases?; NDAA update; Drone-boat rescue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military bases and installations are hardly immune to the problems of the U.S. power grid, which was struggling to handle the nation&rsquo;s needs even before the AI boom added a huge new demand for electricity.&nbsp;&ldquo;You can reasonably take the provocative stance that in the AI race, energy actually doesn't matter, the problem's so bad. We have a problem with our critical infrastructure today in all three of those buckets&rdquo;: power generation, transmission, and system use, Tori Shivan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-reactors-for-military-bases-ndaa-update-drone-boat-rescue/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-reactors-for-military-bases-ndaa-update-drone-boat-rescue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China used websites to target security-clearance holders, officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FBI and Justice Department seized 13 websites allegedly used by Chinese intelligence operatives to target current and former U.S. officials and military personnel with access to classified government information.In a press release, the DOJ said the domains were designed to look like legitimate consulting firms and were used to advertise vague, well-paid consulting roles aimed at security clearance holders. The campaign, which allegedly began in November 2023, sought to entice Americans into]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/china-used-websites-to-target-security-clearance-holders-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/china-used-websites-to-target-security-clearance-holders-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds want Mythos—and clear usage guidance from the White House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several senior federal technology officials responsible for agency cybersecurity and IT systems are frustrated by the lack of White House guidance on adopting Anthropic&rsquo;s powerful Mythos model, several sources told Nextgov/FCW.Agency chief information officers, or CIOs, manage swaths of digital infrastructure that supports government operations and are facing renewed pressure to better defend agency networks as officials assess how powerful AI systems could help hackers find and exploit vu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/feds-want-mythosand-clear-usage-guidance-from-the-white-house/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/feds-want-mythosand-clear-usage-guidance-from-the-white-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: The sights of Berlin Air Show 2026 on Day 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Berlin Air Show has officially kicked off, with plenty to see.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/photos-the-sights-of-berlin-air-show-2026-on-day-1/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/photos-the-sights-of-berlin-air-show-2026-on-day-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed pitches HIMARS for France, with 18-month timeline offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[France has allocated approximately &euro;600 million ($692 million) to replace its legacy LRU launchers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-pitches-himars-for-france-with-18-month-timeline-offer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-pitches-himars-for-france-with-18-month-timeline-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A terrible risk’: Senate appropriators dim prospects of another defense reconciliation bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congress is unlikely to approve a third multi-hundred-billion-dollar budget maneuver to pad the Trump administration's defense spending, Senate Republicans said Tuesday.The occasion was a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee&rsquo;s defense panel, where Air and Space Force leaders were testifying on the 2027 budget proposal. The committee chair, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, noted that some of their services&rsquo; top initiatives, such as F-35 modernization, are not part of the Trump a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-terrible-risk-senate-appropriators-dim-prospects-of-another-defense-reconciliation-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-terrible-risk-senate-appropriators-dim-prospects-of-another-defense-reconciliation-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force contracts Viasat, Intelsat for first of new anti-jam communication sats]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two awards are collectively worth $437.7 million, according to the Space Systems Command press release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-contracts-viasat-intelsat-for-first-of-new-anti-jam-communication-sats/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-contracts-viasat-intelsat-for-first-of-new-anti-jam-communication-sats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In memo to CENTCOM leaders, Cooper warns of duty to protect civilians]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Our commitment to the law of armed conflict is not a constraint on our lethality,&rdquo; Adm. Brad Cooper, the CENTCOM head, wrote in a memo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-memo-to-centcom-leaders-cooper-warns-of-duty-to-protect-civilians/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-memo-to-centcom-leaders-cooper-warns-of-duty-to-protect-civilians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New calls for lawmakers to override Trump’s anti-union EO at the Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation&rsquo;s largest federal employee union last week urged House lawmakers to once again bar the Defense Department from implementing President Trump&rsquo;s executive order stripping two-thirds of the federal workforce of its collective bargaining rights.In March 2025, Trump signed an executive order banning unions at most federal agencies, citing a seldom-used provision of the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act to exempt workforces from federal sector labor law under the auspices of national]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-calls-for-lawmakers-to-override-trumps-anti-union-eo-at-the-pentagon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-calls-for-lawmakers-to-override-trumps-anti-union-eo-at-the-pentagon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coast Guard, Saildrone team up in northern waters to boost border security, surveillance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Voyager is equipped to conduct persistent coastal surveillance and nearshore mapping missions while remaining at sea for roughly 100 days at a time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/coast-guard-saildrone-team-up-in-northern-waters-to-boost-border-security-surveillance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/coast-guard-saildrone-team-up-in-northern-waters-to-boost-border-security-surveillance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In apparent first, Navy drone boat rescues helicopter crew downed at sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Navy drone boat rescued the crew of an Army helicopter downed near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening,an apparent first for the U.S. military.&nbsp;The AH-64 Apache went down around 7:30 p.m. ET near the coast of Oman while &ldquo;patrolling international waters,&rdquo; U.S. Central Command officials said in a Tuesday news release. Roughly two hours later, a Corsair unmanned surface vessel operated by 5th Fleet&rsquo;s drone-focused Task Force 59 arrived on the scene, said Capt. Tim H]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-apparent-first-navy-drone-boat-rescues-helicopter-crew-downed-at-sea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-apparent-first-navy-drone-boat-rescues-helicopter-crew-downed-at-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New CISA directive will reshape how agencies prioritize cyber risks, official says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency plans to release a binding directive on Wednesday that tasks the federal government with rethinking how it manages risks to its networks and prioritizing cyber vulnerabilities that demand the most urgency, agency acting director Nick Andersen said.The goal is to push agencies to focus less on the sheer number of known cyber vulnerabilities and more on the risks those flaws pose if they&rsquo;re exploited by hackers, said Andersen, who added th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-cisa-directive-will-reshape-how-agencies-prioritize-cyber-risks-official-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-cisa-directive-will-reshape-how-agencies-prioritize-cyber-risks-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Not an option’: Top Senate defense appropriator says third reconciliation bill unlikely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two top appropriators &mdash; Sens. Mitch McConnell and Susan Collins &mdash; expressed doubt that a third reconciliation bill with defense funding will pass.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/not-an-option-top-senate-defense-appropriator-says-third-reconciliation-bill-unlikely/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/not-an-option-top-senate-defense-appropriator-says-third-reconciliation-bill-unlikely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oshkosh eyes potential Marine JLTV deal, citing growing readiness gaps under current contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marine Corps didn&rsquo;t provide specifics on why the service was possibly seeking another JLTV supplier, but told Breaking Defense in a statement that it &ldquo;continuously evaluates acquisition options to ensure it can meet approved JLTV requirements, preserve readiness, and reduce fielding risk.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/oshkosh-eyes-potential-marine-jltv-deal-citing-growing-readiness-gaps-under-current-contract/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/oshkosh-eyes-potential-marine-jltv-deal-citing-growing-readiness-gaps-under-current-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NRO funds BlackSky for new satellites, AI-optimized image detection system]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The NRO is at the forefront of integrating AI into space-based ISR,&rdquo;a spysat agency spokesperson told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nro-funds-blacksky-for-new-satellites-ai-optimized-image-detection-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nro-funds-blacksky-for-new-satellites-ai-optimized-image-detection-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naval carrier set to deploy with a drone, while Marines say goodbye to the Harrier]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on The Break Out, a Seahawk drone is set to join aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, and a legendary aircraft took its final flight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/naval-carrier-set-to-deploy-with-a-drone-while-marines-say-goodbye-to-the-harrier/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/naval-carrier-set-to-deploy-with-a-drone-while-marines-say-goodbye-to-the-harrier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking Defense adds Kyle Rempfer as additional editor, amid continued growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kyle Rempfer to join the world&rsquo;s largest news organization dedicated to defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/breaking-defense-adds-kyle-rempfer-as-additional-editor-amid-continued-growth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/breaking-defense-adds-kyle-rempfer-as-additional-editor-amid-continued-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the fall of FCAS fighter, Germany eyes ‘realistic’ future projects with France]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of squabbles over the development of the sixth-gen fighter jet, the centerpiece of the projected $115 billion effort, Berlin said the companies involved &ldquo;cannot reach an agreement.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/after-the-fall-of-fcas-fighter-germany-eyes-realistic-future-projects-with-france/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/after-the-fall-of-fcas-fighter-germany-eyes-realistic-future-projects-with-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The director of national intelligence needs more than political loyalty to do the job]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump&rsquo;s choice for acting&nbsp;intelligence director, Bill Pulte, has proved controversial. Pulte&rsquo;s&nbsp;thin background&nbsp;has sparked resistance from Democrats on Capitol Hill, which is not surprising. But&nbsp;some Republicans&nbsp;too have expressed dismay at the president&rsquo;s choice, a&nbsp;Trump loyalist&nbsp;who currently runs the Federal Housing Finance Agency.&nbsp;&ldquo;No qualifications,&rdquo; said U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas.The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-director-of-national-intelligence-needs-more-than-political-loyalty-to-do-thejob/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-director-of-national-intelligence-needs-more-than-political-loyalty-to-do-thejob/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What if the A-10 had AI &amp; electronic-warfare gear?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawmakers want to see if the Air Force&rsquo;s venerable A-10 Thunderbolt IIs can be souped up with artificial intelligence, electronic-warfare gear, or better comms to keep it in the fight.The House Armed Service Committee&rsquo;s version of the annual defense policy bill included several Warthog-related provisions as part of an en bloc package. One would require a report on potential A-10 capabilities by Jan. 15, 2027, from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink, and th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-if-the-a-10-had-ai-amp-electronic-warfare-gear/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-if-the-a-10-had-ai-amp-electronic-warfare-gear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to expect at the Berlin Air Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aaron Mehta and Tim Martin walk through what they&rsquo;re looking for at the 2026 Berlin Air Show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-to-expect-at-the-berlin-air-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/what-to-expect-at-the-berlin-air-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How defense teams can scale AI without increasing data risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] AI is expanding the mission data footprint across defense environments, increasing the need for scalable, layered data-at-rest (DAR) protection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-defense-teams-can-scale-ai-without-increasing-data-risk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-defense-teams-can-scale-ai-without-increasing-data-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump memo on AI aims to avoid repeat of Anthropic debacle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &ldquo;National Security Presidential Memorandum&rdquo; urges closer collaboration with AI companies &mdash; as long as they&rsquo;re compliant with Pentagon demands &mdash; and orders a sweeping revision of Biden-era guardrails on military AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-memo-on-ai-aims-to-avoid-repeat-of-anthropic-debacle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-memo-on-ai-aims-to-avoid-repeat-of-anthropic-debacle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump memo pushes national-security agencies to move faster on AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump on Friday signed a national-security memo aimed at speeding up government use of advanced artificial intelligence across the military and intelligence community, while also trying to harden those systems against foreign theft and manipulation.The National Security Presidential Memorandum reflects a growing view inside the White House that U.S. security agencies are moving too slowly to adopt frontier AI tools, even as the evolving technology improves rapidly and rivals lik]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-memo-pushes-national-security-agencies-to-move-faster-on-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-memo-pushes-national-security-agencies-to-move-faster-on-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Franco-German-Spanish FCAS fighter program dead: Reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[The German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, would have proposed that the two nations, along with Spain, which is also involved as a partner, continue to jointly develop the so-called combat cloud communication network.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/franco-german-spanish-fcas-fighter-program-dead-reports/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/franco-german-spanish-fcas-fighter-program-dead-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House lawmakers want the Navy to deploy drone boats faster]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Navy would have to detail its plans to buy and use seagoing drones under a suite of provisions in the House Armed Services Committee&rsquo;s draft 2027 defense policy bill.&nbsp;The bill, which passed out of committee late Thursday, would require service leaders to devise a plan to buy, sustain, and operate small unmanned surface vessels&mdash;ones weighing less than 50 metric tons and no more than 50 feet long.&nbsp;The plan would have to include a detailed inventory of each acquired USV, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-lawmakers-want-the-navy-to-deploy-drone-boats-faster/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-lawmakers-want-the-navy-to-deploy-drone-boats-faster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s edict making 8,000 feds at-will employees draws swift outcry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organizations representing federal workers and good government advocates were quick to decry President Trump&rsquo;s move this week to formally strip around 8,000 federal workers of their civil service protections, making them at-will employees, though the exact&nbsp;contours of the initiative&rsquo;s scope remain unclear.Wednesday&rsquo;s executive order implements Schedule Policy/Career, a new job category within the excepted service -- formerly known as Schedule F -- designed for career emplo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-edict-making-8000-feds-at-will-employees-draws-swift-outcry/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-edict-making-8000-feds-at-will-employees-draws-swift-outcry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safeguarding federally funded innovation: Navigating the new era of research security]]></title><description><![CDATA[As global competition intensifies, this new Breaking Defense webinar examines how research security policies and practices are evolving to protect federally funded innovation while maintaining open scientific collaboration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/safeguarding-federally-funded-innovation-navigating-the-new-era-of-research-security/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/safeguarding-federally-funded-innovation-navigating-the-new-era-of-research-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers aim to force the Army to detail its transformation plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Army launched its &ldquo;transformation initiative&rdquo; a year ago, lawmakers immediately implored service leaders to show their work as they made plans to buy new things and get rid of old ones, including the cost tradeoffs and a timeline. They didn&rsquo;t get those answers, so House lawmakers have inserted a requirement for an annual report and briefing into this year&rsquo;s defense authorization bill.&nbsp;On Thursday, the House Armed Services Committee completed its markup on th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmakers-aim-to-force-the-army-to-detail-its-transformation-plans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmakers-aim-to-force-the-army-to-detail-its-transformation-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A message from Normandy, 82 years later]]></title><description><![CDATA[In remembrance of eight U.S. service members who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for their actions during the D-Day assault and the Normandy campaign that followed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-message-from-normandy-82-years-later/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-message-from-normandy-82-years-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy lifts price ceiling for new trainer jet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Navy updated the price ceiling to $2.7 billion in May, up from roughly $1.8 billion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-lifts-price-ceiling-for-new-trainer-jet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-lifts-price-ceiling-for-new-trainer-jet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under ‘Drone Dominance’ push, Pentagon begins receiving small drones]]></title><description><![CDATA[So far, the department has ordered 20,000 small, FPV-style drones from 10 vendors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/under-drone-dominance-push-pentagon-begins-receiving-small-drones/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/under-drone-dominance-push-pentagon-begins-receiving-small-drones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin UK-led consortium unveils GBAD concept for NATO]]></title><description><![CDATA[While company representatives were tight-lipped about the exact technical details of their offering, they explained that a flexible, software-based system would allow individual member-nations to connect their sensors to another nation&rsquo;s command nodes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-martin-uk-led-consortium-unveils-gbad-concept-for-nato/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-martin-uk-led-consortium-unveils-gbad-concept-for-nato/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DoD cyber strategy will set a ‘clear and specific vision’ for AI to enable the force: Official]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Sutton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and Principal Cyber Advisor, is looking to coordinate AI adoption across several entities within the Pentagon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dod-cyber-strategy-will-set-a-clear-and-specific-vision-for-ai-to-enable-the-force-official/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dod-cyber-strategy-will-set-a-clear-and-specific-vision-for-ai-to-enable-the-force-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HASC adopts FY27 defense policy bill, adds right to repair language]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-N.H., said the provisions would &ldquo;streamline &hellip; processes, cut red tape, and close loopholes&rdquo; that make it impossible for troops to repair equiprment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hasc-adopts-fy27-defense-policy-bill-adds-right-to-repair-language/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hasc-adopts-fy27-defense-policy-bill-adds-right-to-repair-language/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 things to know about delayed US arms sales to allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The bottom line is the US is becoming less dependable as a supplier,&rdquo; one analyst said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/3-things-to-know-about-delayed-us-arms-sales-to-allies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/3-things-to-know-about-delayed-us-arms-sales-to-allies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Origin rocket explosion shows ‘fragility’ of national-security launch plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hours after a Blue Origin rocket blew up on a Florida launch pad last month, a SpaceX rocket lofted a military payload from a nearby site&mdash;neatly illustrating concerns about whether the commercial launch industry can actually add providers quickly enough to match the Pentagon&rsquo;s accelerating demands.The incident should be &ldquo;a moment to step back and reassess the fragility of our space launch infrastructure&rdquo; and how little competition exists for the nation&rsquo;s military la]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/blue-origin-rocket-explosion-shows-fragility-of-national-security-launch-plans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/blue-origin-rocket-explosion-shows-fragility-of-national-security-launch-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOP lawmakers axe provision to limit the use of JAGs in civilian roles]]></title><description><![CDATA[House Republicans axed a provision to the annual defense policy bill that would have ended the Trump administration&rsquo;s practice of using the military&rsquo;s uniformed lawyers from serving as immigration judges and special U.S. attorneys in Democrat-run cities.Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo, proposed the amendment during the House Armed Service Committee's markup of the National Defense Authorization Act on Thursday afternoon. The provision would have amended U.S. law to clarify that the judge adv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/gop-lawmakers-axe-provision-to-limit-the-use-of-jags-in-civilian-roles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/gop-lawmakers-axe-provision-to-limit-the-use-of-jags-in-civilian-roles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin allies wishcast nuclear war, America in crisis, and real-estate deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allies of Russian leader Vladimir Putin are openly advocating nuclear war and wishcasting for a diminished United States even while boasting about better trade relations.The venue was the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, a Putin-backed conference that took place on Wednesday against a backdrop of billowing smoke from a Ukrainian drone attack at a nearby oil terminal. The forum, which featured presentations by Russian oligarchs and elites, also attracted high-ranking Russian officials]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/putin-allies-wishcast-nuclear-war-america-in-crisis-and-real-estate-deals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/putin-allies-wishcast-nuclear-war-america-in-crisis-and-real-estate-deals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House passes Ukraine aid bill with new sanctions for Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[House members voted 226-195 to pass the Ukraine Support Act, which authorizes $8 billion in military finance loans to Ukraine and extends the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative through 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-passes-ukraine-aid-bill-with-new-sanctions-for-russia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-passes-ukraine-aid-bill-with-new-sanctions-for-russia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber Innovation Warfare center will pair industry side-by-side with operators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elements of the concept are already operational today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cyber-innovation-warfare-center-will-pair-industry-side-by-side-with-operators/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cyber-innovation-warfare-center-will-pair-industry-side-by-side-with-operators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amendment to eliminate funds for Trump-class battleship falters in HASC defense bill markup]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Whatever the number is [for the BBG(X) program], I&rsquo;m going to give you right one of the surest fire Kalshi bets you will ever have: Take the over,&rdquo; said Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/amendment-to-eliminate-funds-for-trump-class-battleship-falters-in-hasc-defense-bill-markup/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/amendment-to-eliminate-funds-for-trump-class-battleship-falters-in-hasc-defense-bill-markup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil plans to buy 20 more Gripen fighters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gen. Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno, the Brazilian air chief, told Breaking Defense that the need for extra jets was born from a serious look at Brazil&rsquo;s air power.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/brazil-plans-to-buy-20-more-gripen-fighters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/brazil-plans-to-buy-20-more-gripen-fighters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon’s Cyber Defense Command drafting plan to defend critical infrastructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[DoD Cyber Defense Command is working to develop a joint task force for defense of critical infrastructure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagons-cyber-defense-command-drafting-plan-to-defend-critical-infrastructure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagons-cyber-defense-command-drafting-plan-to-defend-critical-infrastructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Navy carrier is about to deploy with a robot ship. Could it change the service forever?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts said that this deployment could lay the foundation for how the Navy develops its concept of operations for unmanned systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-navy-carrier-is-about-to-deploy-with-a-robot-ship-could-it-change-the-service-forever/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-navy-carrier-is-about-to-deploy-with-a-robot-ship-could-it-change-the-service-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to boost defense aviation in an election year? Sen. Budd has a few ideas.]]></title><description><![CDATA[North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd outlines his concerns for defense firms as lawmakers get closer to the midterm elections.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-to-boost-defense-aviation-in-an-election-year-sen-budd-has-a-few-ideas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-to-boost-defense-aviation-in-an-election-year-sen-budd-has-a-few-ideas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thales ramps up guided rocket production to address increased ME demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We more than doubled the [production] number, considering the situation at the moment in the Middle East,&rdquo;&nbsp; a company executive told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/thales-ramps-up-guided-rocket-production-to-address-increased-me-demand/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/thales-ramps-up-guided-rocket-production-to-address-increased-me-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers demand answers about $620M Pentagon loan to firm tied to Trump Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of lawmakers demanded answers from the White House this week following&nbsp;a ProPublica investigation&nbsp;revealing that a top aide to the president intervened to secure a $620 million Pentagon loan to a startup linked to the president&rsquo;s eldest son.ProPublica&rsquo;s reporting &ldquo;reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence peddling that superseded this process, enriching the President&rsquo;s son at the expense of U.S. national security and taxpayer dollars,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmakers-demand-answers-about-620m-pentagon-loan-to-firm-tied-to-trump-jr/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lawmakers-demand-answers-about-620m-pentagon-loan-to-firm-tied-to-trump-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump strips civil-service protections from thousands of feds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 8,000 career federal workers will be&nbsp;stripped of civil-service protections&nbsp;under a Wednesday executive order&nbsp;to convert their jobs into at-will employment.President Trump's edict marks the culmination of a years-long push to make it easier to fire federal employees in &ldquo;policy-related&rdquo; jobs by removing them from the federal government&rsquo;s competitive service and placing them in a new job category, initially called Schedule F and now referred to as Schedule Poli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-strips-civil-service-protections-from-thousands-of-feds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-strips-civil-service-protections-from-thousands-of-feds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force awards GE, Rolls-Royce for ‘medium thrust’ drone engines]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two engine makers will advance designs to power medium thrust class drones, an Air Force spokesperson told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-awards-ge-rolls-royce-for-medium-thrust-drone-engines/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-awards-ge-rolls-royce-for-medium-thrust-drone-engines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Corps’ Harrier completes final flight following SOUTHCOM deployment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marine Corps is moving through its Tactical Aircraft Transition Plan as it plans to fully adopt fifth-generation aircraft across the entire fleet.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-corps-harrier-completes-final-flight-following-southcom-deployment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-corps-harrier-completes-final-flight-following-southcom-deployment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The biggest industry, training hurdles for making drone wingman a reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our final video looking at manned-unmanned teaming, we consider likely changes ahead for defense manufacturers as the US increasingly partners with drones in combat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-biggest-industry-training-hurdles-for-making-drone-wingman-a-reality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-biggest-industry-training-hurdles-for-making-drone-wingman-a-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's choice of acting intel chief threatens fragile surveillance-powers deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump&rsquo;s decision to name William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence is threatening a fragile Senate deal to extend a contentious surveillance authority.On Tuesday, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., asked Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.,&nbsp;to press the White House to reverse the appointment of Pulte, who has no&nbsp;national-security background but does have a record of&nbsp;targeting&nbsp;Trump&rsquo;s political adv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-choice-of-acting-intel-chief-threatens-fragile-surveillance-powers-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-choice-of-acting-intel-chief-threatens-fragile-surveillance-powers-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anduril teams with Elbit America for Army’s self-propelled howitzer competition ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anduril joins the US subsidiary of Israeli company Elbit along with OshKosh Defense for the team&rsquo;s offering for the highly anticipated competition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anduril-teams-with-elbit-america-for-armys-self-propelled-howitzer-competition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anduril-teams-with-elbit-america-for-armys-self-propelled-howitzer-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army, J-7 to test new sensor with high-altitude balloon in coming days]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wallabee prototype is set to provide the Army and the J-7 with more intelligence-gathering capabilities in the stratosphere.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-j-7-to-test-new-sensor-with-high-altitude-balloon-in-coming-days/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-j-7-to-test-new-sensor-with-high-altitude-balloon-in-coming-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US is delaying weapon sales to allies. Will there be long-term impact?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A number of factors may &ldquo;lead even long-standing allies and partners to question whether or not it&rsquo;s wise to continue to depend on the United States for essential defense articles and services,&rdquo;one analyst said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-us-is-delaying-weapon-sales-to-allies-will-there-be-long-term-impact/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-us-is-delaying-weapon-sales-to-allies-will-there-be-long-term-impact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Cyber Force budget would require at least $10 billion, new commission report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Commission on US Cyber Force Generation released its report outlining what a new military service could look like.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-cyber-force-budget-would-require-at-least-10-billion-new-commission-report-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-cyber-force-budget-would-require-at-least-10-billion-new-commission-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How AI is shaping the future of geospatial intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[From AI adoption and explainability to new commercial satellite contracts, Breaking Defense&rsquo;s latest eBook brings together reporting from GEOINT 2026 on how intelligence leaders are shaping the future of space-based geospatial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-ai-is-shaping-the-future-of-geospatial-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-ai-is-shaping-the-future-of-geospatial-intelligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New bill aims to regulate military uses of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new bill would restrict the Pentagon&rsquo;s use of AI in operations and heavily regulate its use on fully-autonomous weapons, for domestic surveillance, and with nuclear weapons.&nbsp;Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., announced &ldquo;The Secure and Accountable Military AI Act&rdquo; on Tuesday. Other lawmakers have not joined the legislation, and her office confirmed she plans to offer elements of the bill as amendments to the Senate&rsquo;s version of the National Defense Authorization Act.&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-bill-aims-to-regulate-military-uses-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-bill-aims-to-regulate-military-uses-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump signs business-friendlier version of AI executive order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal&nbsp;agencies must expand oversight of advanced AI systems under a cybersecurity-focused artificial intelligence executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday,&nbsp;the administration&rsquo;s latest attempt to foster innovation while addressing fears of&nbsp;AI-enabled cyber attacks.The directive&nbsp;orders less federal oversight of AI models than an proposed version&nbsp;that was&nbsp;scuttled&nbsp;two weeks ago after industry complaints of overregulation.The order encour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-signs-business-friendlier-version-of-ai-executive-order/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-signs-business-friendlier-version-of-ai-executive-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump appoints housing official to be acting director of national intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is appointing Federal Housing Finance Agency director William Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence, replacing outgoing director Tulsi Gabbard.The choice is unusual for the nation&rsquo;s top spy official, who would oversee the CIA, NSA, and 16 more&nbsp;intelligence agencies. Also unusual: Pulte will keep his job at&nbsp;FHFA and&nbsp;his chairmanship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Trump said in a Truth Social post.&nbsp;Pulte, wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-appoints-housing-official-to-be-acting-director-of-national-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-appoints-housing-official-to-be-acting-director-of-national-intelligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desert e-bike race ‘the perfect’ place to test military-vehicle AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pilot Racing, a&nbsp;team in the upcoming Baja 1000 dirt-bike race will bring a special advantage: AI that prescribes when a rider should pit, long before the need becomes obvious.The thousand-mile trek through California and Mexico is &ldquo;the perfect&rdquo; environment to test GDIT&rsquo;s logistics-and-maintenance AI before it heads off to rough and disconnected battlefields, a company representative said.&nbsp;GDIT is teaming with AWS on Project Celerity, an AI-enabled platform for managin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/desert-e-bike-race-the-perfect-place-to-test-military-vehicle-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/desert-e-bike-race-the-perfect-place-to-test-military-vehicle-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thanks largely to robots, Ukraine is now talking about winning, not just surviving]]></title><description><![CDATA[PRAGUE, Czech Republic&ndash;A small but growing number of European officials and analysts are saying what four years ago was unthinkable: Ukraine isn&rsquo;t just surviving its grueling war with Russia, it is in some ways thriving and may even be on a path to victory.This isn&rsquo;t yet captured in headlines&mdash;for example, about last weekend&rsquo;s barrage of Russian drones and missiles around Ukraine&mdash;but in the details, like how some 90 percent were intercepted.Several long-term tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/thanks-largely-to-robots-ukraine-is-now-talking-about-winning-not-just-surviving/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/thanks-largely-to-robots-ukraine-is-now-talking-about-winning-not-just-surviving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready, fire, aim: Pentagon cut workforce with little analysis before or since]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pentagon leaders cut their department&rsquo;s workforce by more than 10 percent with little regard for the effects&mdash;and still has no plans to assess them, according to a congressional watchdog report released on Friday.&nbsp;The department shed 78,000 civilian employees in 2025 through a mix of voluntary resignations, involuntary layoffs, and a hiring freeze that resulted in nearly 60,000 fewer new hires than in recent years.&ldquo;But we found that DOD didn&rsquo;t consistently analyze the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ready-fire-aim-pentagon-cut-workforce-with-little-analysis-before-or-since/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ready-fire-aim-pentagon-cut-workforce-with-little-analysis-before-or-since/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Navy wants next-generation munitions, so it’s spending millions on innovation hubs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updated: June 2.Replenishing munitions stockpiles doesn&rsquo;t end with simply producing more of them. There are persistent challenges with mixing, manufacturing, integrating and discovering new energetic materials&mdash;the chemical compounds that make up explosives, propellants, and munitions. On Thursday, the Navy broke ground on a new facility to help.&nbsp;The Maryland Energetics Innovation Hub is meant to furnish lab space where companies can test new tech, such as high-performance comput]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-navy-wants-next-generation-munitions-so-its-spending-millions-on-innovation-hubs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-navy-wants-next-generation-munitions-so-its-spending-millions-on-innovation-hubs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A with SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Frank Donovan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Until recently, Gen. Frank Donovan ran the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, the white-hot center of the Pentagon&rsquo;s drive for affordable mass and battlefield robots. Now he&rsquo;s in charge of U.S. Southern Command, which is working hard to put the DAWG&rsquo;s products to use. Defense One sat down with Donovan during SOF Week in Tampa. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.Q: You&rsquo;re an expert in autonomous warfare, as a former leader of the DAWG&mdash;for which a ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/qampa-with-southcom-commander-gen-frank-donovan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/qampa-with-southcom-commander-gen-frank-donovan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber Force? Senator pushes to create service branch under the Army]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new cyber-focused military service branch would sit under the Army if one senator&rsquo;s proposal comes to fruition.&nbsp;Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is spearheading a markup amendment to the Senate&rsquo;s 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that would create a &ldquo;Cyber Force&rdquo; as the next armed service branch. The senator&rsquo;s office confirmed that the amendment proposes to establish the branch under the Army, just as the Space Force and Marine Corps sit under the Air F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cyber-force-senator-pushes-to-create-service-branch-under-the-army/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cyber-force-senator-pushes-to-create-service-branch-under-the-army/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Software patches from Army hackathon going straight to troops in CENTCOM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Engineers from top defense contractors have spent days behind their laptops at Fort Carson, Colo., coding up ways to enable weapons, sensors, and command-and-control systems developed independently to share information.Dubbed Project Jailbreak, the effort is part of the Army&rsquo;s first hackathon to integrate its many proprietary software programs. Some of the fixes have already been pushed to deployed troops, according to the Army&rsquo;s chief technology officer.&ldquo;A couple of the softwa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/software-patches-from-army-hackathon-going-straight-to-troops-in-centcom/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/software-patches-from-army-hackathon-going-straight-to-troops-in-centcom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data brokers are helping enemies target US troops. The Pentagon must step up, lawmakers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adversaries have used commercially available location data to target U.S. servicemembers&nbsp;in war zones, a bipartisan group of lawmakers revealed Thursday.&nbsp;In a letter to Pentagon CIO Kirsten Davies, 14 members of Congress &mdash; led by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C. &mdash; warned that the department &ldquo;has not taken basic steps to protect U.S. military personnel from the serious counterintelligence and force protection threat posed by the collection and sale]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/data-brokers-are-helping-enemies-target-us-troops-the-pentagon-must-step-up-lawmakers-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/data-brokers-are-helping-enemies-target-us-troops-the-pentagon-must-step-up-lawmakers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army’s data-merging cell needs a few years to untangle the mess]]></title><description><![CDATA[ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland&mdash;Much has been made of the new systems the Army is bringing online as part of its Continuous Transformation efforts, but getting old systems into shape is also part of the effort. In a small office space at Combat Capabilities Development Command, a group of 25 soldiers and civilian engineers, on loan from local units, is fielding requests from across the service to make its many data systems talk to each other.The pilot Army Data Operations Center, launche]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/armys-data-merging-cell-needs-a-few-years-to-untangle-the-mess/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/armys-data-merging-cell-needs-a-few-years-to-untangle-the-mess/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran war needs an inspector general, senator notes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Democratic senator on Thursday requested that an inspector general oversight body designate one of the agency watchdogs to spearhead reviews of the ongoing war in Iran, citing a requirement in federal statute.&nbsp;In her letter, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., pointed to a provision in the U.S. Code mandating that the chair of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency tap an IG to head oversight of a military &ldquo;overseas contingency operation that exceeds 60 days.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/iran-war-needs-an-inspector-general-senator-notes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/iran-war-needs-an-inspector-general-senator-notes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Navy used drones to sink a retired warship]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. warship used aerial and maritime drones to help sink a decommissioned frigate last fall, Fourth Fleet officials have confirmed, adding that the experience is now shaping how the Navy will go into future battles.On or about Sept. 28, somewhere in the Fourth Fleet&rsquo;s slice of the Atlantic Ocean, the littoral combat ship Cooperstown launched four unmanned aerial vehicles and one unmanned surface vessel against the former USS Simpson, a Perry-class guided missile frigate that was until r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-navy-used-drones-to-sink-a-retired-warship/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-navy-used-drones-to-sink-a-retired-warship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Pentagon plans to spend $50 billion on drone warfare]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMP ATTERBURY, Indiana&mdash;A countdown began as a gaggle of defense officials, soldiers, drone makers, and reporters watched screens in a windowless operations center. Suddenly, a LUCAS drone appeared, moving at rocket speed and showing off a new low-level capability before it crashed through a cement structure on the test range. It was a vivid demonstration of just how quickly the FLM-136 drone is evolving&mdash;and of how swiftly Pentagon leaders want to spend the $50 billion they have requ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-pentagon-plans-to-spend-50-billion-on-drone-warfare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-pentagon-plans-to-spend-50-billion-on-drone-warfare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Defense cyber champs?; HASC mark; Navy IW]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyber threats are an increasingly persistent national security concern supercharged by AI&mdash;and so is the industry built to help hospitals, financial institutions, and the Pentagon secure their networks. But unlike the defense industrial base overall, there&rsquo;s no clear prime. Could that change with venture capital?Joe Lin, co-founder and CEO of the VC-backed cyber firm Twenty, said private capital isn&rsquo;t pouring into cybersecurity at the same rate as other defense tech areas in par]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-defense-cyber-champs-hasc-mark-navy-iw/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-defense-cyber-champs-hasc-mark-navy-iw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Cyber force, outlined; Shipbuilding game; USMC’s JLTV plea]]></title><description><![CDATA[The military could stand up a separate service branch to handle cyber operations by 2028&mdash; should Congress or the White House decide to do so this year, according to a new Center for Strategic and International Studies report released Wednesday.&nbsp;&ldquo;Regardless of institutional alignment, reaching initial operating capacity (IOC) would take between 12 and 18 months and proceed through several sequential phases: setting conditions; fielding the IOC; iterative growth over several years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-cyber-force-outlined-shipbuilding-game-usmcs-jltv-plea/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-cyber-force-outlined-shipbuilding-game-usmcs-jltv-plea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House draft of defense policy bill leaves some of Trump admin’s top priorities unfunded]]></title><description><![CDATA[An initial draft of the annual defense policy bill shows the House is still banking on billions of yet-to-be-approved funds for the Trump administration&rsquo;s top military priorities.The HASC chairman&rsquo;s mark of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act released on Tuesday detailed $1.15 trillion in baseline defense spending. But the Pentagon has asked for $1.5 trillion. To fully fund administration efforts like Golden Dome, shipbuilding, and a crucial munitions build-up, Congress would]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-draft-of-defense-policy-bill-leaves-some-of-trump-admins-top-priorities-unfunded/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/house-draft-of-defense-policy-bill-leaves-some-of-trump-admins-top-priorities-unfunded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s hackers are coordinating more closely: Israeli cyber leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran&rsquo;s state-backed hackers&nbsp;are sharing more cyber tools and using AI to polish disinformation and recruitment messages since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on the country, Israel&rsquo;s top cyberdefense official said in an interview with Nextgov.Yossi Karadi, who leads Israel&rsquo;s National Cyber Directorate, also said on Tuesday that he is pressing major AI labs for controlled access to powerful models like Anthropic&rsquo;s Mythos, arguing that governments need the same]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/irans-hackers-are-coordinating-more-closely-israeli-cyber-leader/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/irans-hackers-are-coordinating-more-closely-israeli-cyber-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HASC still waiting for updated E-7 Wedgetail funding request]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House Armed Services Committee has not received a budget amendment to fund the E-7 Wedgetail, though the Defense Department recently reversed course and promised to support the next-generation radar plane.&nbsp;Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told House lawmakers that the Pentagon would amend its $1.5 trillion budget request to include Wedgetail&mdash;which had been zeroed out in favor of space-based systems. Last week, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told House lawmakers t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hasc-still-waiting-for-updated-e-7-wedgetail-funding-request/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hasc-still-waiting-for-updated-e-7-wedgetail-funding-request/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPM proposes requiring all feds to sign an NDA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office of Personnel Management is set to propose requiring all federal employees to sign a nondisclosure agreement barring them from divulging &ldquo;confidential&rdquo; information in most cases, a move that experts warn violate workers&rsquo; First Amendment rights and statutes aimed at protecting whistleblowers from retaliation.OPM announced its plan in a filing set for publication in the Federal Register Wednesday. In justifying the requirement, officials cited reporting in Government Ex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/opm-proposes-requiring-all-feds-to-sign-an-nda/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 23:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/opm-proposes-requiring-all-feds-to-sign-an-nda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The military says it’s ready to ‘fight tonight’ in the Pacific. Can it sustain that fight?]]></title><description><![CDATA[WAIKIKI, Hawaii&mdash;Having the &ldquo;right stuff at the right place at the right time&rdquo; in the Pacific theater is &ldquo;a little bit of a maths problem,&rdquo; says U.S. Indo-Pacific Command&rsquo;s strategy director for logistics and engineering.&ldquo;Hawaii is 3,000 miles from the West Coast. Guam is 5,000 miles from Hawaii, and the first island chain&rdquo;&mdash;which includes Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines&mdash;&ldquo;is 1,500 miles from Guam,&rdquo; Brig. Gen. Jim Bliss of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-military-says-its-ready-to-fight-tonight-in-the-pacific-can-it-sustain-that-fight/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-military-says-its-ready-to-fight-tonight-in-the-pacific-can-it-sustain-that-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smaller, easier, smarter: what special operators want from AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Florida&mdash;U.S. special operators want AI tools that offer the power of giant data centers out on the disconnected front lines.SOF units already use generative AI &ldquo;heavily&rdquo; for things like resource allocation and force deployment, and are &ldquo;delving&rdquo; into its use for tactical operations, said Rob McClintock, the program manager for intelligence for the program executive office for digital applications.But today&rsquo;s tools typically run in the cloud, connected t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/smaller-easier-smarter-what-special-operators-want-from-ai/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/smaller-easier-smarter-what-special-operators-want-from-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force needs to prepare for an ‘in-person’ moon conflict with China, new report argues]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Space Force should prepare to put active-duty troops on the moon and on space stations to counter China&rsquo;s lunar and military ambitions, a new research paper argues.The Mitchell Institute&rsquo;s paper, published Thursday, calls for the Space Force to prioritize the creation of a &ldquo;human spaceflight&rdquo; program and redefine federal, active-duty Title 10 orders to compete against China&rsquo;s military-focused space initiatives&mdash;such as the reported goal of putting its Taiko]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-needs-to-prepare-for-an-in-person-moon-conflict-with-china-new-report-argues/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-needs-to-prepare-for-an-in-person-moon-conflict-with-china-new-report-argues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pentagon’s $54 billion bet on autonomous warfare]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon announced the&nbsp;Replicator Initiative&nbsp;with fanfare in 2023, aiming to field vast numbers of affordable, expendable drones as a strategic counter to China. However, by 2025, the program was limping along due to congressional&nbsp;criticism&nbsp;over stalled progress and the absence of a permanent institutional home or consistent funding.The Pentagon officially dissolved Replicator in late 2025, absorbing it into the newly minted Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, or DAWG. Orig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-pentagons-54-billion-bet-on-autonomous-warfare/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-pentagons-54-billion-bet-on-autonomous-warfare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loitering munitions, launched effects had strong presence at SOF Week 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The [Rogue 1] Block 2 upgrade leverages user feedback to greatly enhance performance, resilience, and operational capability, all while maintaining existing form-factor,&rdquo; a Teledyne FLIR statement read.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/loitering-munitions-launched-effects-had-strong-presence-at-sof-week-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/loitering-munitions-launched-effects-had-strong-presence-at-sof-week-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gabbard to resign as director of national intelligence, citing husband’s health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard will resign from her role in the coming weeks, her office confirmed to Nextgov/FCW on Friday.Gabbard&rsquo;s husband, Abraham Williams, was &ldquo;diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, and she is stepping away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle,&rdquo; Olivia Coleman, a spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said in an email.In a Truth Social post that included Gabbard]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/gabbard-to-resign-as-director-of-national-intelligence-citing-husbands-health/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/gabbard-to-resign-as-director-of-national-intelligence-citing-husbands-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IAI’s new Diamond naval offering envisions flexible drones, missiles for small vessels]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plan involves different defensive systems dispersed across small satellite ships, which can be connected to a mother ship in a disaggregated model.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/iais-new-diamond-naval-offering-envisions-flexible-drones-missiles-for-small-vessels/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/iais-new-diamond-naval-offering-envisions-flexible-drones-missiles-for-small-vessels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helos need upgrades to perform special ops ‘quieter, with fewer aircraft’: PEO Rotary Wing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Special Operations Command&rsquo;s fleet of MH-60Ms and MH-47Gs &mdash; operated by the 160th Nightstalkers Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) &mdash; could benefit from technology injections coming from the MV-75 Cheyenne, said PEO Rotary Wing Steve Smith.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/helos-need-upgrades-to-perform-special-ops-quieter-with-fewer-aircraft-peo-rotary-wing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/helos-need-upgrades-to-perform-special-ops-quieter-with-fewer-aircraft-peo-rotary-wing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed breaks ground on new THAAD interceptor plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;These aren&rsquo;t just ideas or papers going back and forth,&rdquo; Lockheed CEO Jim Taiclet said of the Pentagon&rsquo;s munitions ramp. &ldquo;We know it&rsquo;s going to be good, and we know it&rsquo;s going to happen.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-breaks-ground-on-new-thaad-interceptor-plant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-breaks-ground-on-new-thaad-interceptor-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Sen. Ted Budd’s plan to boost airpower, pilot retention]]></title><description><![CDATA[North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd explains why he recently introduced three bills intended to boost US fighter inventory and improve pilot retention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/inside-sen-ted-budds-plan-to-boost-airpower-pilot-retention/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/inside-sen-ted-budds-plan-to-boost-airpower-pilot-retention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General Atomics CCA drone returns to flight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Air Force Col. Timothy Helfrich said the response to the drone&rsquo;s April 6 crash &ldquo;validates our approach to accept acquisition/test risk instead of operational risk allowing us to accelerate the program towards fielding.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/general-atomics-cca-drone-returns-to-flight/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/general-atomics-cca-drone-returns-to-flight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[F-35B conducts flight test with British SPEAR mini-cruise missile]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first flight milestone comes four years later than originally planned, after an initial delay caused by technical troubles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/f-35b-conducts-flight-test-with-british-spear-mini-cruise-missile/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/f-35b-conducts-flight-test-with-british-spear-mini-cruise-missile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian nukes threaten ‘almost all’ US cities, Norway’s FM says, highlighting NATO’s value]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It is good that Europe is doing more, but there&rsquo;s a need to remind our good friends on the other side of the Atlantic that NATO is also good for them,&rdquo; said the Nordic official.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/russian-nukes-threaten-almost-all-us-cities-norways-fm-says-highlighting-natos-value/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/russian-nukes-threaten-almost-all-us-cities-norways-fm-says-highlighting-natos-value/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RIAT canceled: Middle East ‘situation’ forces collapse of major UK air show]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;This has not been an easy decision,&rdquo; but it was made after &ldquo;extensive discussions&rdquo; with the RAF and the US Air Force, said organizers of the Royal International Air Tattoo today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/riat-canceled-middle-east-situation-forces-collapse-of-major-uk-air-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/riat-canceled-middle-east-situation-forces-collapse-of-major-uk-air-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sovereignty can’t be vibecoded: Why Europe must physically build to ensure resilience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid debates over budget and policy, Europe must prioritize building the physical infrastructure required to sustain technological and defense capabilities at scale, argue Elin Hammarberg and Carina Zaring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sovereignty-cant-be-vibecoded-why-europe-must-physically-build-to-ensure-resilience/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sovereignty-cant-be-vibecoded-why-europe-must-physically-build-to-ensure-resilience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General Atomics resumes drone-wingman flights after mishap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly seven weeks after an autopilot problem&nbsp;crashed a General Atomics collaborative combat aircraft, the company announced Thursday that its drone wingmen are back in the skies.On April 6, a&nbsp; YFQ-42A &ldquo;Dark Merlin"&nbsp;crashed at the company airport in California, prompting a joint investigation by the company and the Air Force. General Atomics spokesperson C. Mark Brinkley said flight testing resumed on Wednesday. The company continued ground testing and other evaluations whil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/general-atomics-resumes-drone-wingman-flights-after-mishap/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/general-atomics-resumes-drone-wingman-flights-after-mishap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boots on the moon needed to beat ‘belligerent’ China: Mitchell Institute]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;[F]uture American space security is at risk. China&rsquo;s military-led human space flight progression is positioning the People&rsquo;s Liberation Army to achieve strategic advantage in lunar access, infrastructure, and resources,&rdquo; Kyle Puma, Mitchell Institute senior resident fellow for space studies, said today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boots-on-the-moon-needed-to-beat-belligerent-china-mitchell-institute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/boots-on-the-moon-needed-to-beat-belligerent-china-mitchell-institute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon considers restoring Army aviation cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pentagon reporter Ashley Roque shares three things to know about the U.S. Army&rsquo;s latest aviation plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-considers-restoring-army-aviation-cuts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-considers-restoring-army-aviation-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strait of Hormuz escort missions would ‘exceed’ Navy’s capacity, CNO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump had floated the idea of a naval escort months ago, but Adm. Daryl Caudle said today it would be a &ldquo;very challenging mission.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/strait-of-hormuz-escort-missions-would-exceed-navys-capacity-cno-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/strait-of-hormuz-escort-missions-would-exceed-navys-capacity-cno-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To train for contested environments, SOCOM and SOUTHCOM want more ranges, authority]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;[W]e have to find places where these kind of more sophisticated projections of force can be rehearsed and can be tested and tried,&rdquo; Adm. Frank Bradley said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/to-train-for-contested-environments-socom-and-southcom-want-more-ranges-authority/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/to-train-for-contested-environments-socom-and-southcom-want-more-ranges-authority/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Army efforts pinned to lawmakers’ taste for a new reconciliation bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The White House decision to seek about one-quarter of its gargantuan $1.5 trillion defense-spending request as reconciliation funding leaves some of the military&rsquo;s top priorities&mdash;munitions, industrial-base upgrades&mdash;up to lawmakers&rsquo; appetite for another precedent-breaking budget maneuver.The Army, for example, is asking for $24.5 billion to fund purchases through DOD&rsquo;s Munitions Acceleration Council, according to budget documents. The service is also asking for $206]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/key-army-efforts-pinned-to-lawmakers-taste-for-a-new-reconciliation-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/key-army-efforts-pinned-to-lawmakers-taste-for-a-new-reconciliation-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enemy submarines are harder to detect, but next-gen sonobuoys search them out]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] As adversary submarines grow quieter and more elusive, the Navyturns to a new generation of more capable, connected, and open sonobuoys.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/enemy-submarines-are-harder-to-detect-but-next-gen-sonobuoys-search-them-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/enemy-submarines-are-harder-to-detect-but-next-gen-sonobuoys-search-them-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Hybrid sky drones; Amphibs; Mobile data centers and a bit more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hybrid engines are in the news as consumers seek relief from gas prices boosted by the war on Iran, but military customers are also looking beyond internal combustion.&ldquo;There's a lot of interest in battery-operated, electric-driven drones&hellip;but there's also a lot of interest in heavy, fuel-based drones&rdquo; that use JP-8, says Greg Thompson, president of Survice Engineering. &ldquo;Batteries are great, they're very clean, they're very efficient. But transporting them, maintaining the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-hybrid-sky-drones-amphibs-mobile-data-centers-and-a-bit-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-hybrid-sky-drones-amphibs-mobile-data-centers-and-a-bit-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[F-35, F-15 may take A-10’s combat-search-and-rescue role: USAF chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[F-15 Eagles and F-35 Lightning II fighters may take on future combat search and rescue missions, as the Air Force aims to retire the last A-10 Thunderbolt IIs by 2030, service officials told lawmakers Wednesday.&nbsp;The A-10 &ldquo;Warthog&rdquo; has been the cornerstone close air support aircraft of the military&rsquo;s combat search and rescue formations, or &ldquo;sandy package,&rdquo; for decades. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the Air Force&rsquo;s top uniformed leader, faced questions from severa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/f-35-f-15-may-take-a-10s-combat-search-and-rescue-role-usaf-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/f-35-f-15-may-take-a-10s-combat-search-and-rescue-role-usaf-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force chief: F-35s and F-15s may take over A-10’s combat search and rescue role]]></title><description><![CDATA[F-15 Eagles and F-35 Lightning II fighters may take on future combat search and rescue missions, as the Air Force aims to retire the last A-10 Thunderbolt IIs by 2030, service officials told lawmakers Wednesday.&nbsp;The A-10 &ldquo;Warthog&rdquo; has been the cornerstone close air support aircraft of the military&rsquo;s combat search and rescue formations, or &ldquo;sandy package,&rdquo; for decades. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the Air Force&rsquo;s top uniformed leader, faced questions from severa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-chief-f-35s-and-f-15s-may-take-over-a-10s-combat-search-and-rescue-role/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-chief-f-35s-and-f-15s-may-take-over-a-10s-combat-search-and-rescue-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Everybody is going underground’: CENTCOM head calls for new tech to hit buried targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[More money to counter drones and attack underground targets is necessary for future fights, the head of U.S. Central Command said on Thursday, as lawmakers praised and grilled the four-star admiral about the war in Iran.In his first House Armed Services Committee appearance since the Iran war began, Adm. Brad Cooper said the U.S. military has changed even in the past eight weeks, leaning on LUCAS drones as well as land-attack missiles and finding cheaper ways to fight off Iranian drones and othe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/everybody-is-going-underground-centcom-head-calls-for-new-tech-to-hit-buried-targets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 03:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/everybody-is-going-underground-centcom-head-calls-for-new-tech-to-hit-buried-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy greenlights low-rate production of drone refueler]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Navy&rsquo;s drone tanker, the MQ-25A Stingray, is cleared for low-rate initial production&mdash;just weeks after a production-ready model took its first flight.&nbsp;&ldquo;MQ-25 reached Milestone C, which is huge because now we have inflight refueling that is unmanned...it's a great capability,&rdquo; Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said at the end of an hourslong Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday.&nbsp;&nbsp;The service plans to order three aircraft as part of a Lot 1 contrac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-greenlights-low-rate-production-of-drone-refueler/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-greenlights-low-rate-production-of-drone-refueler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One year in, Army’s transformation efforts are under fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Army to take on a long list of tasks&mdash;including jettisoning unwanted vehicles and aircraft and&nbsp; re-focusing on unmanned systems&mdash;the Army Transformation Initiative is on uncertain ground.Hegseth has said he&rsquo;s giving the document &ldquo;another look,&rdquo; but has declined to be more specific, frustrating lawmakers who want a detailed roadmap and timeline they can fund&mdash;or not. &nbsp;&ldquo;We'd like to see a concr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/one-year-in-armys-transformation-efforts-are-under-fire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/one-year-in-armys-transformation-efforts-are-under-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force names Sandhoo as head of new missile warning/tracking PAE]]></title><description><![CDATA[As of May 11, Sandhoo is double hatted as both head of the PAE and director of the Space Development Agency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-names-sandhoo-as-head-of-new-missile-warningtracking-pae/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-names-sandhoo-as-head-of-new-missile-warningtracking-pae/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NORTHCOM standing up ‘Nordic Bridge’ to boost US coordination in Arctic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gen. Guillot said, &ldquo;The goal is always to defend as far away from the homeland as we can&rdquo; and that special operations forces will play a key role.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/northcom-standing-up-nordic-bridge-to-boost-us-coordination-in-arctic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/northcom-standing-up-nordic-bridge-to-boost-us-coordination-in-arctic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force grounds T-38 fleet after Mississippi mishap]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Air Force said an &ldquo;operational pause&rdquo; is necessary as an investigation into a May 12 crash of the aircraft proceeds. Inspections to return aircraft to flight are expected to begin as soon as this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-grounds-t-38-fleet-after-mississippi-mishap/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-grounds-t-38-fleet-after-mississippi-mishap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy, Marine Corps back longer amphib readiness cycles, request more ships]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Navy currently utilizes a 36-month Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP), but leaders want to stretch it to 56 months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-marine-corps-back-longer-amphib-readiness-cycles-request-more-ships/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-marine-corps-back-longer-amphib-readiness-cycles-request-more-ships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Ukrainian ground robot defended a position from Russian assault for six weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[A single remote-controlled Ukrainian ground combat vehicle defended a &ldquo;key intersection under constant adversary attack&rdquo; for 45 days last summer, according to a 3rd Army Corps spokesperson who called it &ldquo;Ukraine&rsquo;s first fully robotic defensive operation of a position.&rdquo; It likely won&rsquo;t be the last.The robot&mdash;a Droid TW 12.7 armed with a machine gun&mdash;and its operator, some 10 kilometers away, &ldquo;disrupted every attempted breakthrough and prevented]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-ukrainian-ground-robot-defended-a-position-from-russian-assault-for-six-weeks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-ukrainian-ground-robot-defended-a-position-from-russian-assault-for-six-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Iran war is breaking the US‑European strategic alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Days after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began on Feb. 28, 2026, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S&aacute;nchez denied American forces the use of the Naval Station Rota and the Mor&oacute;n Air Base &ndash; installations that had hosted U.S. troops for more than 70 years.&ldquo;We are a sovereign country that does not wish to take part in illegal wars,&rdquo; S&aacute;nchez said. U.S. President Donald Trump responded by threatening a full trade embargo against Spain.Weeks later, Italian Prime Mi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-the-iran-war-is-breaking-the-useuropean-strategicalliance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-the-iran-war-is-breaking-the-useuropean-strategicalliance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray gets green light for low-rate initial production]]></title><description><![CDATA[A low-rate initial production contract for three aircraft is expected this summer, the Navy said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navys-mq-25-stingray-gets-green-light-for-low-rate-initial-production/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navys-mq-25-stingray-gets-green-light-for-low-rate-initial-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shield AI tapped to integrate autonomous software on LUCAS drone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company says it will integrate its Hivemind software on the drones, with plans to demo its swarming capability later this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/shield-ai-tapped-to-integrate-autonomous-software-on-lucas-drone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/shield-ai-tapped-to-integrate-autonomous-software-on-lucas-drone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diving into Golden Dome’s new pricetag, plus winning the Army’s network wars]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on The Break Out, we review the latest tensions over Golden Dome&rsquo;s forecasted costs before visiting Colorado where special forces and infantry linked up for a novel exercise at Fort Carson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/diving-into-golden-domes-new-pricetag-plus-winning-the-armys-network-wars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/diving-into-golden-domes-new-pricetag-plus-winning-the-armys-network-wars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy buying six Airbus-made A330 MRRT tankers, a $1.6B value]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rome initially announced its intention to acquire the Boeing-made KC-46 Pegasus tankers in 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/italy-buying-six-airbus-made-a330-mrrt-tankers-a-16b-value/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/italy-buying-six-airbus-made-a330-mrrt-tankers-a-16b-value/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential $4.2B military helicopter sale for S. Korea approved by Washington]]></title><description><![CDATA[India has also been approved for howitzer, helicopter sustainment packages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/potential-42b-military-helicopter-sale-for-s-korea-approved-by-washington/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/potential-42b-military-helicopter-sale-for-s-korea-approved-by-washington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFSOC to test Skyraider II rapid breakdown capability in operational environment this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[AFSOC has received 18 of the aircraft and expects a &ldquo;handful more&rdquo; by the end of this fiscal year, Lt. Col. Robert Wilson said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/afsoc-to-test-skyraider-ii-rapid-breakdown-capability-in-operational-environment-this-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/afsoc-to-test-skyraider-ii-rapid-breakdown-capability-in-operational-environment-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweden selects French FDI frigates from Naval Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We have seen that Russia has increased its production of ballistic missiles over the past year. Our capability in this area [air defence] will triple with this acquisition,&rdquo; Defense Minister P&aring;l Jonson said aboard the navy corvette today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sweden-selects-french-fdi-frigates-from-naval-group/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sweden-selects-french-fdi-frigates-from-naval-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army probes new Apache transmission problem as service rushes to ditch older helicopters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newly discovered problem with the Apache helicopter&rsquo;s transmission is plaguing the Army&rsquo;s fleet, just as funding woes have pushed the service to drastically cut flight hours and rapidly retire older variants of the combat helicopter, Defense One has learned.An Army investigation has indicated that &ldquo;some AH-64E [improved drive system] main transmissions can experience an internal failure resulting in loss of accessory gearbox drive, which can result in loss of tail rotor thrus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-probes-new-apache-transmission-problem-as-service-rushes-to-ditch-older-helicopters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-probes-new-apache-transmission-problem-as-service-rushes-to-ditch-older-helicopters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army probes Apache transmission problem as service rushes to ditch older helicopters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newly discovered problem with transmissions is plaguing the Army&rsquo;s Apache helicopters, just as funding woes have pushed the service to drastically cut flight hours and rapidly retire older variants of the aircraf, Defense One has learned.An Army investigation has indicated that &ldquo;some AH-64E [improved drive system] main transmissions can experience an internal failure resulting in loss of accessory gearbox drive, which can result in loss of tail rotor thrust, electrical power, and h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-probes-apache-transmission-problem-as-service-rushes-to-ditch-older-helicopters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-probes-apache-transmission-problem-as-service-rushes-to-ditch-older-helicopters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-powered cyber effects are 'moving so fast, it&rsquo;s scary': a former Pentagon CIO]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI models with advanced hacking capabilities like Anthropic&rsquo;s Mythos should concern&nbsp;federal agencies that handle sensitive information, a top CIA&nbsp;tech official said.&ldquo;I think it is a reflection point and I think people need to view it in that fashion,&rdquo; said Dan Richard, associate deputy director of the CIA&rsquo;s Digital Innovation Directorate. Richard spoke on a panel Friday at the Qualys ROCon Public Sector 2026 conference in Tysons Corner, Virginia.An early&nbsp;ve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-powered-cyber-effects-are-moving-so-fast-itrsquos-scary-a-former-pentagon-cio/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-powered-cyber-effects-are-moving-so-fast-itrsquos-scary-a-former-pentagon-cio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advanced AI models bring government to ‘reflection point,’ CIA official says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advanced AI models with unique hacking capabilities like Anthropic&rsquo;s Mythos should bring federal agencies that handle some of the government&rsquo;s most sensitive information to a &ldquo;reflection point,&rdquo; according to one of the CIA&rsquo;s top tech officials.&ldquo;I think it is a reflection point and I think people need to view it in that fashion,&rdquo; said Dan Richard, Associate Deputy Director of the CIA&rsquo;s Digital Innovation Directorate. Richard spoke on a panel Friday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/advanced-ai-models-bring-government-to-reflection-point-cia-official-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/advanced-ai-models-bring-government-to-reflection-point-cia-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Going to change everything’: Special Forces joins Army’s next-gen C2 prototype experiments]]></title><description><![CDATA[After hearing how the 4th Infantry Division was using its new C2 tech, 10th Special Forces Group got in on the action, including at the recent Ivy Mass exercise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/going-to-change-everything-special-forces-joins-armys-next-gen-c2-prototype-experiments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/going-to-change-everything-special-forces-joins-armys-next-gen-c2-prototype-experiments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US soldiers learn to identify drones by sound]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the US Army has not yet formally introduced audio drone training as part of its curriculum, Harrington told reporters that field experience listening to the sky can provide an introduction to differentiating among various drone types.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-soldiers-learn-to-identify-drones-by-sound/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-soldiers-learn-to-identify-drones-by-sound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five companies win DoD’s Drone Dominance small drone ‘Lethality Prize Challenge’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;[The] Lethality Challenge selection gives us a rail-locked pathway to thousands or tens of thousands of unit orders for this product, which has absolutely changed the caliber of discussion we&rsquo;re having with investors, suppliers, other customers/partners, etc,&rdquo; drone-maker Bravo&rsquo;s Kevin Landtroop told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/five-companies-win-dods-drone-dominance-small-drone-lethality-prize-challenge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/five-companies-win-dods-drone-dominance-small-drone-lethality-prize-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new Indo-Pacific security architecture: From hub-and-spoke to allied security web]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the latest in a series of semi-regular columns by Robbin Laird, where he will tackle current defense issues through the lens of more than 45 years of defense expertise in both the US and abroad. The goal of these columns: to look back at how questions and perspectives of the past should inform decisions being made today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-new-indo-pacific-security-architecture-from-hub-and-spoke-to-allied-security-web/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-new-indo-pacific-security-architecture-from-hub-and-spoke-to-allied-security-web/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even as drones usher in an era of ‘cheap kill,’ Army leaders look to what’s next]]></title><description><![CDATA[WAIKIKI, Hawaii&mdash;Drones are everywhere U.S. Army Pacific forces go these days. Last week, the 25th Infantry Division used uncrewed vehicles, vessels, and aircraft to fight a simulated battle on a Philippine beach. This week, two more buzzed about the USARPAC commander&rsquo;s head as he delivered the keynote speech at AUSA&rsquo;s Land Forces Pacific symposium.&ldquo;For us, innovation is not something we simply talk about, it&rsquo;s what we put into action every day,&rdquo; Gen. Ron Clark]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/even-as-drones-usher-in-an-era-of-cheap-kill-army-leaders-look-to-whats-next/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/even-as-drones-usher-in-an-era-of-cheap-kill-army-leaders-look-to-whats-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HASC leader threatens Pentagon with ‘pain’ over canceled Europe deployment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawmakers ripped into Army leaders on Friday, asking why the service this week canceled the imminent deployment of a brigade combat team to Poland.But Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and acting Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve had few answers about the decision. It wasn&rsquo;t theirs, LaNeve told lawmakers at the House Armed Services Committee hearing.The general said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had ordered U.S. European Command boss Gen. Alexus Grynkewich to reduce forces.&ldquo;I've work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hasc-leader-threatens-pentagon-with-pain-over-canceled-europe-deployment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hasc-leader-threatens-pentagon-with-pain-over-canceled-europe-deployment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth memo calls for sweeping, open-ended review of Pentagon's legal system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who last year gutted a Congressionally-created panel that oversaw his department&rsquo;s legal community, is standing up a new one with a broader purview.&nbsp;Hegseth&rsquo;s latest unusual move comes three months after he ordered a &ldquo;ruthless&rdquo; review of military lawyers that some saw as an attempt to evade accountability.On Monday, the secretary released a video in which he said the new panel would conduct an "ongoing, long-term, department-wide revie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-memo-calls-for-sweeping-open-ended-review-of-pentagons-legal-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-memo-calls-for-sweeping-open-ended-review-of-pentagons-legal-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIRO’s ‘slowed rotor’ hybrid-electric VTOL drone aims to solve resupply issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company executives told Breaking Defense the dual-use design targets a logistics gap between rear-operational hubs and forward units.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/airos-slowed-rotor-hybrid-electric-vtol-drone-aims-to-solve-resupply-issues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/airos-slowed-rotor-hybrid-electric-vtol-drone-aims-to-solve-resupply-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon informed Army ‘just a couple of days ago’ on decision to halt Poland deployment ]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;This was all relatively recent, and we worked back and forth on what those recommendations would be, and the order came down,&rdquo; Acting Army Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-informed-army-just-a-couple-of-days-ago-on-decision-to-halt-poland-deployment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-informed-army-just-a-couple-of-days-ago-on-decision-to-halt-poland-deployment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK picks 4 companies for Apache drone wingman demonstrator project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s BAE Systems, as well as the British arms of US-based Anduril, Portugal&rsquo;s Tekever and French manufacturer Thales, have been chosen for the concept demonstrator effort, dubbed Project NYX.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-picks-4-companies-for-apache-drone-wingman-demonstrator-project/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-picks-4-companies-for-apache-drone-wingman-demonstrator-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he and Xi talked US, Chinese cyberattacks, spying]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed cyberattacks and espionage activities carried out by both nations during their bilateral meeting this week.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One during his return flight to the United States, Trump, when asked if he raised the topics in their discussions, said, &ldquo;I did. And he talked about attacks that we did in China. Y&rsquo;know, what they do, we do too.&rdquo;&ldquo;They&rsquo;re talking about]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-says-he-and-xi-talked-us-chinese-cyberattacks-spying/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-says-he-and-xi-talked-us-chinese-cyberattacks-spying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army’s autonomy office looks beyond drone, robot platforms to ‘packages of capability’]]></title><description><![CDATA[CPE Mission Autonomy will focus first on combat engineering, fires, and logistics, the office&rsquo;s leader said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/armys-autonomy-office-looks-beyond-drone-robot-platforms-to-packages-of-capability/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/armys-autonomy-office-looks-beyond-drone-robot-platforms-to-packages-of-capability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From destroyers to drones, how a Europe-led coalition aims to open the Strait of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[The initiative, led by the UK and France, would only begin once a ceasefire has been declared but could involve 40 nations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/from-destroyers-to-drones-how-a-europe-led-coalition-aims-to-open-the-strait-of-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/from-destroyers-to-drones-how-a-europe-led-coalition-aims-to-open-the-strait-of-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s how the Army plans to spend nearly $1 billion in procuring small counter drone tech ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FY27 budget request sets aside $994 million in total for small c-UAS, with all of that sum coming from discretionary funding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/heres-how-the-army-plans-to-spend-nearly-1-billion-in-procuring-small-counter-drone-tech/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/heres-how-the-army-plans-to-spend-nearly-1-billion-in-procuring-small-counter-drone-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golden Dome defenders push back on $1.2T cost estimate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Golden Dome&rsquo;s defenders are downplaying a new $1.2 trillion estimate for Donald Trump&rsquo;s ambitious missile-defense plan, though they declined to detail just how they disagree with the Congressional Budget Office&rsquo;s report.Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, the program&rsquo;s leader, said the CBO report released Wednesday relied on outdated cost estimates for existing technology and didn&rsquo;t account for the missile shield&rsquo;s undisclosed mix of technology and weapons.&ldq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/golden-dome-defenders-push-back-on-12t-cost-estimate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 01:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/golden-dome-defenders-push-back-on-12t-cost-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US infantry’s drone-warfare experiments are getting bigger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flying and downing drones are becoming part of many U.S. soldiers&rsquo; jobs, so over the last few weeks in Lithuania, infantry units worked to add drone warfare to their ground-combat expertise.During the fifth iteration of Project Flytrap, a U.S. Army-NATO exercise in Europe, members of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment joined international partners in testing more than 20 pieces of equipment with Strykers and unmanned ground vehicles.&ldquo;So what I saw from the squadron level, with my main command]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-infantrys-drone-warfare-experiments-are-getting-bigger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-infantrys-drone-warfare-experiments-are-getting-bigger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ODNI assigns two to coordinate spy agencies on election security]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two leaders have been tapped by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to&nbsp;coordinate&nbsp;spy agencies' efforts to track and thwart threats&nbsp;to the 2026 midterm elections, according to a congressional source and a second person familiar with the matter.&nbsp;Dave Mastro serves on the National Intelligence Council, which uses intelligence-community findings to produce&nbsp;intelligence assessments, including for Congress and senior policymakers. James Cangialosi serves as de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/odni-assigns-two-to-coordinate-spy-agencies-on-election-security/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/odni-assigns-two-to-coordinate-spy-agencies-on-election-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ODNI assigns two officials to lead intelligence coordination on election threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two leaders have been tapped by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to&nbsp;coordinate&nbsp;spy agencies' efforts to track and thwart threats&nbsp;to the 2026 midterm elections, according to a congressional source and a second person familiar with the matter.&nbsp;Dave Mastro serves on the National Intelligence Council, which uses intelligence-community findings to produce&nbsp;intelligence assessments, including for Congress and senior policymakers. James Cangialosi serves as de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/odni-assigns-two-officials-to-lead-intelligence-coordination-on-election-threats/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/odni-assigns-two-officials-to-lead-intelligence-coordination-on-election-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pentagon wants 10,000 small cruise missiles. Here’s who is making them.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta explains the newest Pentagon munitions push.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-pentagon-wants-10000-small-cruise-missiles-heres-who-is-making-them/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-pentagon-wants-10000-small-cruise-missiles-heres-who-is-making-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To deliver for the warfighter, acquisition reform must provide a level playing field]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] When all companies in the market are allowed to compete under the same set of rules, innovation flourishes and our nation unleashes the full breadth of its technological strength.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/to-deliver-for-the-warfighter-acquisition-reform-must-provide-a-level-playing-field/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/to-deliver-for-the-warfighter-acquisition-reform-must-provide-a-level-playing-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerald R. Ford to return from historic deployment on Saturday: CNO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 8 embarked on the Ford returned to their home naval air stations on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/gerald-r-ford-to-return-from-historic-deployment-on-saturday-cno/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/gerald-r-ford-to-return-from-historic-deployment-on-saturday-cno/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s Navy won’t rebuild for 5 to 10 years, country unable to support proxies: CENTCOM]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Today, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis are all cut off from Iran&rsquo;s weapons supply and support,&rdquo; Adm. Brad Cooper, told SASC members.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/irans-navy-wont-rebuild-for-5-to-10-years-country-unable-to-support-proxies-centcom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/irans-navy-wont-rebuild-for-5-to-10-years-country-unable-to-support-proxies-centcom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Tulsa’s space draw; Cadenazzi’s wish; Anduril’s $5B round]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quantum Space is building its first satellite, but the Maryland-based company is already planning its first large manufacturing facility in Tulsa. Why there? Location and propulsion testing.&nbsp;The state government is &ldquo;building a hypergolic test stand in Oklahoma that will be owned and operated by Agile Space Industries&mdash;that's for in-space propulsion. And of course, those are the thrusters that we're going to use on Ranger and they're going to be tested there at the hypergolic test]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-tulsas-space-draw-cadenazzis-wish-andurils-5b-round/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-tulsas-space-draw-cadenazzis-wish-andurils-5b-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B-52 modernization ‘stabilized’ after cost spikes, schedule delays, Air Force official says]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a lot of money. Some of us watch that money very carefully,&rdquo; said Rep. Clay Higgins.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/b-52-modernization-stabilized-after-cost-spikes-schedule-delays-air-force-official-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/b-52-modernization-stabilized-after-cost-spikes-schedule-delays-air-force-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CBO’s $1.2 trillion Golden Dome estimate based on bad data: Guetlein]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gen. Michael Guetlein, who previously said the project would cost $185 billion, insisted DoD would be able to deploy an &ldquo;operational system&rdquo; to defend the entire US homeland by 2028.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cbos-12-trillion-golden-dome-estimate-based-on-bad-data-guetlein/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cbos-12-trillion-golden-dome-estimate-based-on-bad-data-guetlein/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The case for a $24 Billion Special Operations budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOCOM&rsquo;s budget has been flat since FY2019, but demand for SOF capabilities has risen 300 percent in the past five years, argue former acting SecDef Chris Miller and Phil Anderson of SOF Action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-case-for-a-24-billion-special-operations-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-case-for-a-24-billion-special-operations-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This company wants to make 1,000 satellites a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quantum Space is shooting for the Moon&mdash;manufacturally speaking&mdash;with plans to build a facility that can rapidly churn out satellites in Tulsa, Okla. But first, the Maryland-based company needs to finish building its first satellite.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;When we have full production, we're going to be building 1,000 satellites a year. That's the vision, that's the plan,&rdquo; Quantum Space CEO Jim Bridenstine told Defense One. &ldquo;Now, that's not going to happen next year. Right now,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/this-company-wants-to-make-1000-satellites-a-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/this-company-wants-to-make-1000-satellites-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USVs could be ‘alternate options’ for missions for stretched manned fleet: Navy official]]></title><description><![CDATA[USVs are emerging as modular force elements when sending a large combatant ship is too costly or disproportionate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/usvs-could-be-alternate-options-for-missions-for-stretched-manned-fleet-navy-official/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/usvs-could-be-alternate-options-for-missions-for-stretched-manned-fleet-navy-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine UGV ‘Simba’ rolls out of the shadows in NATO Baltic exercise]]></title><description><![CDATA[In videos viewed by Breaking Defense, the Simba UGV is seen completing night missions even after losing a wheel and being struck by an FPV.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ukraine-ugv-simba-rolls-out-of-the-shadows-in-nato-baltic-exercise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ukraine-ugv-simba-rolls-out-of-the-shadows-in-nato-baltic-exercise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAID’s abrupt shutdown increased violence in Africa, study shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year&rsquo;s abrupt termination of USAID caused roughly 10-percent increases in conflict events and combat deaths in Africa, according to new peer-reviewed research released on Thursday.The study by European and U.S. researchers examined violence and security in 870 African subnational regions between&nbsp;March 2024 and November 2025. It found that the swift collapse of aid boosted violent upheaval, such as riots, &ldquo;battles&rdquo; (sustained armed combat between organized groups), and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/usaids-abrupt-shutdown-increased-violence-in-africa-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/usaids-abrupt-shutdown-increased-violence-in-africa-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan is a ‘model ally,’ not trade bait]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taiwan is everything Donald Trump says he wants in an ally. It is investing unprecedented sums in its own defense, including billions spent on American-made weapons. It manufactures the world&rsquo;s most advanced semiconductor chips, which power U.S. commercial products and cutting-edge weapons, such as the F-35 stealth fighter.As Trump heads to Beijing this week for a summit with Xi Jinping, the question is whether the U.S. president recognizes that Taiwan is a &ldquo;model ally&rdquo;&mdash;a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/taiwan-is-a-model-ally-not-trade-bait/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/taiwan-is-a-model-ally-not-trade-bait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Pointers can be trained to better evaluate, appreciate AI, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although Americans generally trust AI less than, say, Chinese people, they are often willing to accept a chatbot&rsquo;s wrong answers. As Pentagon leaders push broader use of such tools, a new paper offers some reassuring news: West Point cadets can be trained to be more appropriately skeptical of AI&rsquo;s output&mdash;while remaining broadly optimistic about its potential.&nbsp;&nbsp;Researchers from Georgetown University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Military Academy publish]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/west-pointers-can-be-trained-to-better-evaluate-appreciate-ai-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/west-pointers-can-be-trained-to-better-evaluate-appreciate-ai-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Latvia, military robots roll across a new communication challenge: woodlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several users reported significant challenges with the UGVs&rsquo; communication systems, many of them using Starlink, in densely forested areas of the Baltic nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-latvia-military-robots-roll-across-a-new-communication-challenge-woodlands/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-latvia-military-robots-roll-across-a-new-communication-challenge-woodlands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In reversal, Hegseth now backs E-7 radar plane]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a sudden about-face, Pentagon leaders are asking the White House to restore funding for the E-7 Wedgetail, even after the Air Force sought to spend the money on satellites instead of the next-generation radar plane.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told House appropriators on Tuesday that the Pentagon has sent a budget amendment to the White House after funding for the E-7 was zeroed out of the 2027 budget request. Hegseth, in response to a question from Rep. Tom Cole, said the early warning air]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-reversal-hegseth-now-backs-e-7-radar-plane/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 02:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-reversal-hegseth-now-backs-e-7-radar-plane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drone boats make debut in Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Navy&rsquo;s new 30-year shipbuilding plan outlines an effort to buy 15 battleships by 2055, and reveals details about the 80-plus robot boats it aims to add within five years.&ldquo;Our success will be measured by one metric: a larger, more capable fleet&mdash;manned and unmanned&mdash;ready to defend our homeland and project power globally,&rdquo; Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said in the report's foreword.The fiscal year 2027 update of the plan, released Monday, adds new details on the N]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/drone-boats-make-debut-in-navys-30-year-shipbuilding-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/drone-boats-make-debut-in-navys-30-year-shipbuilding-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump-class Battleship will get same nuclear reactor as Ford aircraft carrier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle confirmed the battleship would share several design features with the USS Ford.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-class-battleship-will-get-same-nuclear-reactor-as-ford-aircraft-carrier/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trump-class-battleship-will-get-same-nuclear-reactor-as-ford-aircraft-carrier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth rethinking Army reforms, cuts to aviation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year ago, Pete Hegseth handed the Army a to-do list that has reshaped the service&rsquo;s capabilities and how it acquires new ones. But now he&rsquo;s rethinking some of those changes.That includes the makeup of the Army&rsquo;s aviation assets, the defense secretary suggested Tuesday during a House Armed Services Committee defense panel hearing into the Trump administration&rsquo;s $1.5 trillion defense-budget request.&ldquo;I actually think it's something we're taking another look at,&rdquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-rethinking-army-reforms-cuts-to-aviation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-rethinking-army-reforms-cuts-to-aviation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US, close allies creating joint ‘orbital warfare’ plan: SPACECOM chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gen. Stephen Whiting told the Mitchell Institute today that SPACECOM also plans to Apollo Insights table-top exercises (TTXs) with commercial industry once a quarter this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-close-allies-creating-joint-orbital-warfare-plan-spacecom-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-close-allies-creating-joint-orbital-warfare-plan-spacecom-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth: Pentagon is ‘taking another look’ at deep cuts to Army’s aircraft budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawmakers expressed concern over the Army&rsquo;s proposed budget, which takes an ax to high-profile legacy helicopter procurement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-pentagon-is-taking-another-look-at-deep-cuts-to-armys-aircraft-budget/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-pentagon-is-taking-another-look-at-deep-cuts-to-armys-aircraft-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Price tag for Iran war ticks up to $29B, not including base damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not making an estimate for MILCON [military construction] at this time. We don&rsquo;t know what our future posture is going to be,&rdquo; said Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/price-tag-for-iran-war-ticks-up-to-29b-not-including-base-damage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/price-tag-for-iran-war-ticks-up-to-29b-not-including-base-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress waits on Iran-war costs while mulling $1.5T defense request]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawmakers are preparing to make their edits to the Trump administration&rsquo;s 2027 budget bill, but concerns are growing that the next round of funding won&rsquo;t cover lost aircraft, damaged facilities, or expended munitions from the Iran war because the Defense Department has refused to provide details to Congress.The war has cost an estimated $29 billion, Jay Hurst, the official performing the duties of the Pentagon&rsquo;s chief financial officer, told the House Appropriation Committee&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/congress-waits-on-iran-war-costs-while-mulling-15t-defense-request/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/congress-waits-on-iran-war-costs-while-mulling-15t-defense-request/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golden Dome-style missile shield could cost up to $1.2T over 20 years, CBO estimates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Congressional Budget Office said it was &ldquo;impossible&rdquo; to get a true cost for Golden Dome, as DoD hasn&rsquo;t revealed details about its envisioned architecture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/golden-dome-style-missile-shield-could-cost-up-to-12t-over-20-years-cbo-estimates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/golden-dome-style-missile-shield-could-cost-up-to-12t-over-20-years-cbo-estimates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It would be insane’ for spy agencies to lack early access to AI models, lawmaker says]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would be &ldquo;insane&rdquo; for U.S. intelligence agencies to not have early access to advanced artificial intelligence models that could be used for hacking and cyberdefense, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee&nbsp;said Tuesday.Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., delivered his&nbsp;remarks&nbsp;on a panel at Politico&rsquo;s Security Summit&nbsp;as the Trump administration is reportedly considering a major AI executive order and debating whether the Commerce Department or intelligen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/it-would-be-insane-for-spy-agencies-to-lack-early-access-to-ai-models-lawmaker-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/it-would-be-insane-for-spy-agencies-to-lack-early-access-to-ai-models-lawmaker-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golden Dome would cost $1.2 trillion under current plans, CBO finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Golden Dome missile-defense system would cost $1.2 trillion to build out, far more than the White House has budgeted, according to a new estimate by Congressional researchers.The figure is roughly double the Congressional Budget Office&rsquo;s initial assessment of Golden Dome, based on the expansive yet vague executive order issued in the busy first week of the second Trump administration. It&rsquo;s nearly seven times larger than President Trump&rsquo;s original promise to build it for $17]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/golden-dome-would-cost-12-trillion-under-current-plans-cbo-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/golden-dome-would-cost-12-trillion-under-current-plans-cbo-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golden Dome plan would cost $1.2 trillion, CBO finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Golden Dome missile-defense system would cost $1.2 trillion to build out, far more than the White House has budgeted, according to a new estimate by Congressional researchers.The figure is roughly double the Congressional Budget Office&rsquo;s initial assessment of Golden Dome, based on the expansive yet vague executive order issued in the busy first week of the second Trump administration. It&rsquo;s nearly seven times larger than President Trump&rsquo;s original promise to build it for $17]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/golden-dome-plan-would-cost-12-trillion-cbo-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/golden-dome-plan-would-cost-12-trillion-cbo-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia unveils $45.2 billion defense budget with ramp up in AUKUS spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year&rsquo;s budget represents a six percent increase over last year&rsquo;s defense spending.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-unveils-452-billion-defense-budget-with-ramp-up-in-aukus-spending/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-unveils-452-billion-defense-budget-with-ramp-up-in-aukus-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth says E-7 Wedgetail ‘has a future,’ reversing planned cancellation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Boeing E-7 Wedgetail previously faced the axe under the Trump administration, but pressure from lawmakers and a new &ldquo;mindset&rdquo; at the Pentagon have revived its prospects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-says-e-7-wedgetail-has-a-future-reversing-planned-cancellation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-says-e-7-wedgetail-has-a-future-reversing-planned-cancellation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Russian military parade meant to project power, analysts see ‘real vulnerability’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I think what we saw on Red Square is, in a way&hellip; the real nervousness now in Moscow about the sustainability of all this,&rdquo; the Chatham House&rsquo;s Timothy Ash told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-russian-military-parade-meant-to-project-power-analysts-see-real-vulnerability/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-russian-military-parade-meant-to-project-power-analysts-see-real-vulnerability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Pentagon’s latest ‘alien’ files, plus driving a CV90 in northern Sweden]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on The Break Out, we explore the US military&rsquo;s newest tranche of declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena before visiting a training facility in northern Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/inside-the-pentagons-latest-alien-files-plus-driving-a-cv90-in-northern-sweden/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/inside-the-pentagons-latest-alien-files-plus-driving-a-cv90-in-northern-sweden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Insatiable appetite’ for AI: Maven usage surged for strikes on Iran, Pentagon AI chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[DoD users tore through 20 billion tokens a day as Palantir&rsquo;s Maven Smart System was &ldquo;leveraged&rdquo; to help plan and coordinate Operation Epic Fury&rsquo;s 13,000 airstrikes on Iran, officials said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/insatiable-appetite-for-ai-maven-usage-surged-for-strikes-on-iran-pentagon-ai-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/insatiable-appetite-for-ai-maven-usage-surged-for-strikes-on-iran-pentagon-ai-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy pushes Congress to back constructing auxiliary ships overseas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new shipbuilding plan also confirmed that the Trump-class battleship will be nuclear-powered, and that the Navy wants an inventory of 15 battleships by 2056.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-pushes-congress-to-back-constructing-auxiliary-ships-overseas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-pushes-congress-to-back-constructing-auxiliary-ships-overseas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anduril wins Army contract for prototype C2 missile-defense system]]></title><description><![CDATA[The system will use Anduril&rsquo;s Lattice software, where it will allow the Army to collect and combine information from separate, existing missile-defense systems and transform that data into a comprehensive operating picture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anduril-wins-army-contract-for-prototype-c2-missile-defense-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/anduril-wins-army-contract-for-prototype-c2-missile-defense-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CYBERCOM requests 2,660 percent increase in AI for cyber operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The $138 million request aims to see AI contribute measurable improvements ISR, offensive cyber, defensive cyber and integrated foundational activities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cybercom-requests-2660-percent-increase-in-ai-for-cyber-operations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cybercom-requests-2660-percent-increase-in-ai-for-cyber-operations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five ways of looking at the Japanese sinking of a decommissioned Philippine ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[PAOAY, Philippines&mdash;Right on cue, the missiles blazed from their launcher, kicking up sand behind them. A few minutes later, cheers from the VIP pavilion confirmed that the Japanese Type 88s had hit their target, sinking a decommissioned Philippine ship about 46 miles away.Last week&rsquo;s mock attack marked the first time Japan has fired the missile outside its own borders. Part of the annual Balikatan exercise, it came just two days after Japanese infantry troops participated in a live-f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/five-ways-of-looking-at-the-japanese-sinking-of-a-decommissioned-philippine-ship/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 04:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/five-ways-of-looking-at-the-japanese-sinking-of-a-decommissioned-philippine-ship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force MQ-9 downs aerial targets with cheap air-to-air missiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Air Force MQ-9 drone has downed aerial targets with a relatively inexpensive air-to-air missile, part of the Pentagon&rsquo;s quest for more cost-effective defense against drones.MQ-9 maker General Atomics announced on Monday that the Air Force had used a Reaper armed with laser-guided Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, or APKWS, missile in a demonstration at the Nevada Test and Training Range.&ldquo;We recognize the value that a system like APKWS brings to the MQ-9 aircraft as a tool to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-mq-9-downs-aerial-targets-with-cheap-air-to-air-missiles/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 01:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-mq-9-downs-aerial-targets-with-cheap-air-to-air-missiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOCOM to test SkyFi satellite imagery-to-tablet prototype]]></title><description><![CDATA[SkyFi&rsquo;s Sovereign Intelligence Platform for US Special Operations Command is designed to allow commanders in the field to task a commercial satellite for near-real time imagery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/socom-to-test-skyfi-satellite-imagery-to-tablet-prototype/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/socom-to-test-skyfi-satellite-imagery-to-tablet-prototype/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US investors warm to Ukrainian defense startups—but export laws slow cooperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian companies are attracting American private investment and Pentagon interest with award-winning drones, but U.S. export laws threaten to squelch efforts to develop technology, company execs said Friday.U.S. investors are pouring money into Ukrainian defense startups. For example, Swarmer, which makes AI software to control multiple drones simultaneously, saw its shares rise 700 percent on its first day of trading.Meanwhile, a joint effort of Ukraine&rsquo;s SkyFall and UK&rsquo;s SkyCutt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-investors-warm-to-ukrainian-defense-startupsbut-export-laws-slow-cooperation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-investors-warm-to-ukrainian-defense-startupsbut-export-laws-slow-cooperation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland becomes first nation to sign EU SAFE loans, expects billions for defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poland is now on track to receive over $51 billion in EU loans for its military, after overcoming domestic political hurdles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/poland-becomes-first-nation-to-sign-eu-safe-loans-expects-billions-for-defense/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/poland-becomes-first-nation-to-sign-eu-safe-loans-expects-billions-for-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkish air force contracts its first batch of indigenous KAAN jets]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The initial sale was made for the first batch of 20 Block 10 aircraft. This is the first order. Over time, we expect the numbers to increase,&rdquo; Turkish Aerospace CEO Mehmet Demiroglu told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/turkish-air-force-contracts-its-first-batch-of-indigenous-kaan-jets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/turkish-air-force-contracts-its-first-batch-of-indigenous-kaan-jets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-of-its-kind electromagnetic spectrum exercise tests senior leaders in Arctic conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aurora Pulse focused top operational and planning staffs of combatant commands on how to fight in a degraded spectrum environment in the Arctic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/first-of-its-kind-electromagnetic-spectrum-exercise-tests-senior-leaders-in-arctic-conditions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/first-of-its-kind-electromagnetic-spectrum-exercise-tests-senior-leaders-in-arctic-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Havelsan unveils Barkan 3 unmanned ground vehicle, to be part of autonomous swarm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Turkish defense firm also revealed an AI-enabled combat management system, part of what an exec said was an effort to integrate AI into the company&rsquo;s &ldquo;digital troops concept.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/havelsan-unveils-barkan-3-unmanned-ground-vehicle-to-be-part-of-autonomous-swarm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/havelsan-unveils-barkan-3-unmanned-ground-vehicle-to-be-part-of-autonomous-swarm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rheinmetall Q1 sales jump 8% year on year, as naval business era begins with promise]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The technology group&rsquo;s order books remain at record levels,&rdquo; said the Dusseldorf-based firm as it also predicted &ldquo;significant growth acceleration&rdquo; for Q2.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rheinmetall-q1-sales-jump-8-year-on-year-as-naval-business-era-begins-with-promise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rheinmetall-q1-sales-jump-8-year-on-year-as-naval-business-era-begins-with-promise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munitions at risk? Inside the Pentagon’s $350B gamble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congress has teed up a second reconciliation bill with immigration enforcement money, but future reconciliation funds for defense remain nebulous.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/munitions-at-risk-inside-the-pentagons-350b-gamble/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/munitions-at-risk-inside-the-pentagons-350b-gamble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the War Powers Resolution deadline doesn’t actually constrain presidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 1, 2026, marked&nbsp;the 60th day of Operation Epic Fury in Iran &ndash; a&nbsp;symbolically significant date&nbsp;designating when a president who has mounted unilateral military operations must receive Congressional approval or wind it down.&nbsp;However, the complex history of the War Powers Resolution clock demonstrates it is a toothless milestone.The Trump administration signaled on April 30, 2026, that it would ignore that deadline, set by the War Powers Resolution.&nbsp;Defense Secret]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-the-war-powers-resolution-deadline-doesnt-actually-constrain-presidents/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-the-war-powers-resolution-deadline-doesnt-actually-constrain-presidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With launches slated to grow a hundredfold, Space Force seeks more sites, money, people, and AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida&mdash;The guardians manning screens in the mission-ops center here oversaw the launch of five types of rockets in April, a new record that involved NASA&rsquo;s Artemis II, the first reused New Glenn booster, and a Falcon 9 lofting the final GPS III satellite. But tomorrow's Space Force may have no time to mark even epochal missions. Within a decade, service leaders say, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station will be launching hundreds of rockets a year.To facilitate the Pent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/with-launches-slated-to-grow-a-hundredfold-space-force-seeks-more-sites-money-people-and-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/with-launches-slated-to-grow-a-hundredfold-space-force-seeks-more-sites-money-people-and-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Pentagon tech officials optimistic Mythos-style AI tools will improve cyber defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mythos is just the first of a new generation of AIs that can patch vulnerable code at superhuman speed, said Pentagon CTO Emil Michael and Cyber Policy chief Katie Sutton, downplaying the uniqueness of Anthropic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/top-pentagon-tech-officials-optimistic-mythos-style-ai-tools-will-improve-cyber-defense/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/top-pentagon-tech-officials-optimistic-mythos-style-ai-tools-will-improve-cyber-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How does budget reconciliation work? Here’s everything you need to know.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Valerie Insinna outlines how Congress draws up a military spending plan for the year ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-does-budget-reconciliation-work-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-does-budget-reconciliation-work-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon will ‘never again’ rely on a single AI provider, official says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. military will never again rely on just one vendor of AI tools&nbsp;as it did with Anthropic, the&nbsp;defense undersecretary&nbsp;for research and engineering said Thursday.&ldquo;We were single-threaded on one vendor, one AI vendor at the Department of War, and to integrate into classified systems is not just putting your software on a public cloud and having it work,&rdquo; Emil Michael said&nbsp;at the Special Competitive Studies Project&rsquo;s AI+ Expo event in Washington, D.C.&nbs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-will-never-again-rely-on-a-single-ai-provider-official-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-will-never-again-rely-on-a-single-ai-provider-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saab CEO optimistic Ukraine Gripen deal could be finalized this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[A top Ukrainian official said Kyiv was &ldquo;ready&rdquo; for the big fighter jet deal, but Sweden&rsquo;s defense minister suggested challenges remain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saab-ceo-optimistic-ukraine-gripen-deal-could-be-finalized-this-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saab-ceo-optimistic-ukraine-gripen-deal-could-be-finalized-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASELSAN at SAHA 2026: Introducing next-generation multi-domain defense systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Unveiled at SAHA 2026, ASELSAN&rsquo;s latest portfolio reflects a layered and integrated defense architecture, bringing together electronic warfare, counter-UAV, airborne and naval capabilities within a unified operational framework.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/aselsan-at-saha-2026-introducing-next-generation-multi-domain-defense-systems/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/aselsan-at-saha-2026-introducing-next-generation-multi-domain-defense-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The next Army chief won’t inherit a force, he’ll inherit an argument]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next Army chief needs to show that land power is still vital and relevant for modern warfare that&rsquo;s heavily focused on drones, writes John G. Ferrari in this op-ed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-next-army-chief-wont-inherit-a-force-hell-inherit-an-argument/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-next-army-chief-wont-inherit-a-force-hell-inherit-an-argument/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI ‘explainability’ is a ‘major concern’ for National Reconnaissance Office: Director]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outgoing NRO Director Chris Scolese said the agency is expanding its work to allow analysts to understand how AI does its analysis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-explainability-is-a-major-concern-for-national-reconnaissance-office-director/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-explainability-is-a-major-concern-for-national-reconnaissance-office-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driscoll reveals new plan to buy cheaper interceptors with Army-owned IP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Secretary Dan Driscoll explained that the plan is for the Army to break down the interceptor into subsegments and buy them &mdash; and their IP &mdash; separately, allowing the Army sole ownership of the interceptor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/driscoll-reveals-new-plan-to-buy-cheaper-interceptors-with-army-owned-ip/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/driscoll-reveals-new-plan-to-buy-cheaper-interceptors-with-army-owned-ip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kongsberg Q1 orders more than double, company eyes US expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across the last quarter, other key contracts included the firm&rsquo;s joint selection along with Salt Ship Design to deliver a design concept for standardised vessels to the Royal Norwegian Navy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/kongsberg-q1-orders-more-than-double-company-eyes-us-expansion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/kongsberg-q1-orders-more-than-double-company-eyes-us-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI ‘blueprint’ coming soon to NGA to help ‘operationalize’ GEOINT]]></title><description><![CDATA[In her first major speech since taking the reins at NGA, Lt. Gen. Michelle Bredenkamp also said the agency has stood up a new Rapid Capabilities Office to speed integration of innovative commercial tech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-blueprint-coming-soon-to-nga-to-help-operationalize-geoint/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-blueprint-coming-soon-to-nga-to-help-operationalize-geoint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Pitching America first; Visa deal?; Skunk Works exec moves up; plus a little more]]></title><description><![CDATA[NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.&mdash;Putting yourself first doesn&rsquo;t mean you can&rsquo;t have friends, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested on Monday at the SelectUSA Investment Summit just outside Washington, D.C.His department&rsquo;s annual event aims to woo foreign investment in the United States, an objective complicated by the Trump administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;America First&rdquo; approach.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re here to make deals happen,&rdquo; Lutnick told the crowd on Monday. &ldquo;To]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-pitching-america-first-visa-deal-skunk-works-exec-moves-up-plus-a-little-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-pitching-america-first-visa-deal-skunk-works-exec-moves-up-plus-a-little-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon leaders love agentic AI. But it’s giving cyber criminals nation-state-like powers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pentagon leaders say workers are using new agentic AI tools to compress weeks of work into hours. But the same tools are opening new frontiers of digital crime and changing the very nature of cybersecurity.The rollout of agentic tools on the department&rsquo;s GenAI.mil platform since December has been a &ldquo;tremendous success,&rdquo; Emil Michael, defense undersecretary for research and engineering, told reporters at the Pentagon on Tuesday.&nbsp;Michael said people were using the tools to d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-leaders-love-agentic-ai-but-its-giving-cyber-criminals-nation-state-like-powers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 02:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-leaders-love-agentic-ai-but-its-giving-cyber-criminals-nation-state-like-powers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISA's sharp reductions in election-security assistance could leave midterms vulnerable, senator says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security over what he says is a sharp decline in federal election-security support ahead of the 2026 midterms, warning that cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency could leave states more exposed to cyber threats and foreign interference.In a letter sent Wednesday to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Warner said state and local officials have reported that CISA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cisas-sharp-reductions-in-election-security-assistance-could-leave-midterms-vulnerable-senator-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cisas-sharp-reductions-in-election-security-assistance-could-leave-midterms-vulnerable-senator-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyberattacks are now part of US counterterrorism strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Offensive cyber operations may be used against groups deemed threats to U.S. interests, the Trump administration says in its new&nbsp;counterterrorism strategy.Counter-terror activities against state actors &ldquo;include offensive cyber operations against those planning to kill Americans or who support those plotting to do so,&rdquo; says the strategy, which was released on Wednesday.Groups who present threats&nbsp;include narcoterrorists and transnational gangs, Islamic terrorist groups, and &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cyberattacks-are-now-part-of-us-counterterrorism-strategy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cyberattacks-are-now-part-of-us-counterterrorism-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force boosts contract ceiling for Andromeda space monitoring sats to $6.2B]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Andromeda IDIQ contract vehicle will fund a replacement for the current GSSAP on-orbit inspection satellites as well as the classified SILENTBARKER space surveillance birds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-boosts-contract-ceiling-for-andromeda-space-monitoring-sats-to-62b/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-boosts-contract-ceiling-for-andromeda-space-monitoring-sats-to-62b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coast Guard unveils new Special Missions Command amid demand for elite units]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard aims to officially stand up the command in October.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/coast-guard-unveils-new-special-missions-command-amid-demand-for-elite-units/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/coast-guard-unveils-new-special-missions-command-amid-demand-for-elite-units/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey rolls out intercontinental missile with purported 6,000km range]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ICBM would add a &ldquo;crucial layer of deterrence&rdquo; to Turkey&rsquo;s military arsenal, a defense analyst told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/turkey-rolls-out-intercontinental-missile-with-purported-6000km-range/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/turkey-rolls-out-intercontinental-missile-with-purported-6000km-range/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed opposes Northrop bid to remove firewall on solid rocket motor business ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northrop argues that a 2018 consent order is hampering its ability to ramp up solid rocket motor production needed for critical munitions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-opposes-northrop-bid-to-remove-firewall-on-solid-rocket-motor-business/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-opposes-northrop-bid-to-remove-firewall-on-solid-rocket-motor-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia looks for ‘further clarifications’ from Norway after Naval Strike Missile order falters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Malaysia and Kongsberg signed a deal in 2018 for supply of an undisclosed number of NSM weapons to equip six new Littoral Combat Ships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/malaysia-looks-for-further-clarifications-from-norway-after-naval-strike-missile-order-falters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/malaysia-looks-for-further-clarifications-from-norway-after-naval-strike-missile-order-falters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leonardo reports 31% surge in new orders in Q1 as CEO departs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The defense boss highlighted that revenues reached &euro;4.5 billion in the first three months of the year &mdash; a 7 percent increase over 2025 &mdash;&nbsp; with a total backlog reaching &euro;57 billion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/leonardo-reports-31-surge-in-new-orders-in-q1-as-ceo-departs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/leonardo-reports-31-surge-in-new-orders-in-q1-as-ceo-departs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy’s Cahill nominated for SWO boss, Air Force’s Tulley for AMC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rear Adm. Joseph Cahill is currently the commander of Naval Surface Forces Atlantic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navys-cahill-nominated-for-swo-boss-air-forces-tulley-for-amc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navys-cahill-nominated-for-swo-boss-air-forces-tulley-for-amc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force wants AI in its air-ops command-and-control system]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Air Force is in the early stages of improving its&nbsp;command-and-control system for regional air, space, and cyber&nbsp;forces.The Next-Generation Air Operations Center Weapon System effort aims&nbsp;to upgrade the&nbsp;Air Operations Center (AOC) Weapon System&nbsp;to bring AI-powered tools to planners and operators at combatant commands. Since February,&nbsp;the Air Force has released a request for information and&nbsp;two sets of Q&amp;As.The contract is managed by the Air Operations Ce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-wants-ai-in-its-air-ops-command-and-control-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-wants-ai-in-its-air-ops-command-and-control-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel eyes dozens of new jets in airpower upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on The Break Out, Israel just signaled a notable expansion of air power, and we walk the show floor of the Modern Day Marine conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israel-eyes-dozens-of-new-jets-in-airpower-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israel-eyes-dozens-of-new-jets-in-airpower-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army turns to ‘hackathons’ to better connect dozens of weapons, systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army is opening a new front in its battle to get contractors to make their weapons and systems easier to connect: &ldquo;hackathons.&rdquo;&nbsp;Later this month, the service will host some of its biggest vendors for the first of a series of one-day brainstorming sessions about how to integrate the command-and-control software for dozens of military systems.&ldquo;Right to Integrate,&rdquo; the service&rsquo;s name for the effort, will ensure the Army&rsquo;s battlefield and business systems]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-turns-to-hackathons-to-better-connect-dozens-of-weapons-systems/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-turns-to-hackathons-to-better-connect-dozens-of-weapons-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-way attack drones under the spotlight at SAHA 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two naval vessels and three aerial systems, all from Turkish firms, were shown to the public on the first day of the Turkish exposition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/one-way-attack-drones-under-the-spotlight-at-saha-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/one-way-attack-drones-under-the-spotlight-at-saha-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US escort of ships through Hormuz is a ‘gift to the world,’ Hegseth says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has dubbed its military effort to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz &ldquo;Project Freedom,&rdquo; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday, calling it &ldquo;separate and distinct from Operation Epic Fury,&rdquo; &ldquo;defensive in nature,&rdquo; and &ldquo;temporary.&rdquo;Hegseth said that Epic Fury, the war begun in February by the U.S. and Israel against Iran, is on pause during the ongoing ceasefire, erroneously asserting that the &ldquo;cloc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-escort-of-ships-through-hormuz-is-a-gift-to-the-world-hegseth-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-escort-of-ships-through-hormuz-is-a-gift-to-the-world-hegseth-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This is how we prevail in the Pacific': US, allies train to repel amphibious assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAOAG, Philippines&mdash;Just off the windswept beach, a camouflage-painted unmanned vessel reminiscent of a Chinese amphibious fighting vehicle advanced through the sapphire waters of the South China Sea.Drones buzzed ahead as American, Filipino, and Japanese soldiers waited nearby. Then two rockets whooshed from HIMARS launchers hidden in the sand dunes, heading out to target simulated enemy warships in deep water. The battle had begun.This counter-landing live-fire training, performed less th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/this-is-how-we-prevail-in-the-pacific-us-allies-train-to-repel-amphibious-assault/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/this-is-how-we-prevail-in-the-pacific-us-allies-train-to-repel-amphibious-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO needs policies, standards for sharing AI-enhanced geospatial intel: Official]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The path to AI enabled, allied intelligence advantage runs primarily through governance, not necessarily through additional capability,&rdquo; said UK Royal Marine Maj. Gen. Paul Lynch, who directs NATO intelligence policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nato-needs-policies-standards-for-sharing-ai-enhanced-geospatial-intel-official/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nato-needs-policies-standards-for-sharing-ai-enhanced-geospatial-intel-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former NASA head Jim Bridenstine takes helm at Quantum Space]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former NASA administrator still has eyes for the moon, but is now focusing on possible future Space Force operations in cislunar space.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/former-nasa-head-jim-bridenstine-takes-helm-at-quantum-space/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/former-nasa-head-jim-bridenstine-takes-helm-at-quantum-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon seeks smarter, self-organizing drones as autonomous-warfare budget is poised to skyrocket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two requests to industry may help the Pentagon address one of the emerging challenges of warfare: enabling a relatively small number of human operators to direct a far larger number of robots.The Materials for Physical Compute in Untethered Robotics effort seeks to make autonomous systems more intelligent, while Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence aims to help robots form teams and carry out missions. These DARPA projects may feed ideas to the Defense Autonomous Wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-seeks-smarter-self-organizing-drones-as-autonomous-warfare-budget-is-poised-to-skyrocket/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 03:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-seeks-smarter-self-organizing-drones-as-autonomous-warfare-budget-is-poised-to-skyrocket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First B-52s to get new engines this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two B-52 bombers will head back to their manufacturer for new engines this year, kicking off a long-awaited upgrade meant to help keep flying the Stratofortress until nearly their 100th birthday.On Monday, Air Force officials announced that the Commercial Engine Replacement Program had passed a critical design review originally scheduled for 2023. That clears Boeing to begin replacing the B-52&rsquo;s 1960s-era Pratt &amp; Whitney TF33-PW-103 engines with new Rolls-Royce F130s.The first re-engin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/first-b-52s-to-get-new-engines-this-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/first-b-52s-to-get-new-engines-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NRO awards three new contracts for commercial satellite data]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of the NRO&rsquo;s commercial programs, Pete Muend, suggested that spysat agency could vet the ability of commercial satellite firms to track airborne targets for the US Space Force.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nro-awards-three-new-contracts-for-commercial-satellite-data/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nro-awards-three-new-contracts-for-commercial-satellite-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy F/A-18Gs over Iran, Venezuela show rise in aerial electronic attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon is using the Navy&rsquo;s EA-18G Growlers more than ever in the war on Iran, suggesting more development and a bigger role for aerial electronic attack are on the way.Flying from the carriers Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford, the Growlers have used jammers and missiles to confuse, suppress, and destroy communications and radar systems and surface-to-air missile batteries.&nbsp;They were also key to January's seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, when they suppressed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-fa-18gs-over-iran-venezuela-show-rise-in-aerial-electronic-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-fa-18gs-over-iran-venezuela-show-rise-in-aerial-electronic-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy EA-18Gs over Iran, Venezuela show rise in aerial electronic attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon is using the Navy&rsquo;s EA-18G Growlers more than ever, suggesting more development and a bigger role for aerial electronic attack are on the way.Flying from the carriers Abraham Lincoln and Gerald R. Ford in recent months, the Growlers have used jammers and missiles to confuse, suppress, and destroy Iranian communications and radar systems and surface-to-air missile batteries.&nbsp;They were also key to January's seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, when they suppresse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-ea-18gs-over-iran-venezuela-show-rise-in-aerial-electronic-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-ea-18gs-over-iran-venezuela-show-rise-in-aerial-electronic-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project Freedom unlikely to pay off in Strait of Hormuz right away, analysts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper told reporters today that six Iranian small boats were destroyed by US forces as the operation began.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/project-freedom-unlikely-to-pay-off-in-strait-of-hormuz-right-away-analysts-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/project-freedom-unlikely-to-pay-off-in-strait-of-hormuz-right-away-analysts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Hegseth, Caine, and Hurst defended their budget strategy on the Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Valerie Insinna has the highlights from last week&rsquo;s House and Senate hearings on the budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-hegseth-caine-and-hurst-defended-their-budget-strategy-on-the-hill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-hegseth-caine-and-hurst-defended-their-budget-strategy-on-the-hill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firewalls won’t protect GEOINT companies. Cyber resilience will, if we act now. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As cyberattacks increasingly aim to disrupt operations rather than just steal data, GEOINT providers need models that can continue operations under attack, Norman Laudermilch writes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/firewalls-wont-protect-geoint-companies-cyber-resilience-will-if-we-act-now/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/firewalls-wont-protect-geoint-companies-cyber-resilience-will-if-we-act-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE to get 10 C-390 aircraft, up to 10 more in the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;This also marks the aircraft&rsquo;s first entry into the Middle East, reflecting global confidence in the efficiency of our defense system, while supporting the localization of military industries and strengthening the state&rsquo;s industrial integration,&rdquo; Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed AlNahyan said today in a translated X post.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uae-to-get-10-c-390-aircraft-up-to-10-more-in-the-future/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uae-to-get-10-c-390-aircraft-up-to-10-more-in-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Millions of drones’: What to expect from Turkey’s SAHA 2026 defense expo]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;SAHA has evolved from a national showcase into a genuine global meeting point for the defense and aerospace industry, and the 2026 edition will reflect this maturity,&rdquo; one expert said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/millions-of-drones-what-to-expect-from-turkeys-saha-2026-defense-expo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/millions-of-drones-what-to-expect-from-turkeys-saha-2026-defense-expo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s a wrap: Space-BACN satellite laser link program shifts from DARPA to DIU]]></title><description><![CDATA[Space-BACN&rsquo;s optical inter-satellite links and related tech are transitioning to the Defense Innovation Unit for a future on-orbit pathfinder, according to industry execs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/its-a-wrap-space-bacn-satellite-laser-link-program-shifts-from-darpa-to-diu/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/its-a-wrap-space-bacn-satellite-laser-link-program-shifts-from-darpa-to-diu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US clears $8.6 billion arms sales to Middle East countries, ‘waiving’ congressional review]]></title><description><![CDATA[The possible deals include three countries buying APKWS, and Qatar could be purchasing more Patriot interceptors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-clears-86-billion-arms-sales-to-middle-east-countries-waiving-congressional-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-clears-86-billion-arms-sales-to-middle-east-countries-waiving-congressional-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to Breaking Defense Europe. Here’s what you need to know.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breaking Defense Europe is defense news for Europeans, by Europeans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/welcome-to-breaking-defense-europe-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/welcome-to-breaking-defense-europe-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army awards AV LASSO award, joining Textron, Uvision in prototyping competition ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company said in a release today that it will be providing its Switchblade 400 product, a portable, anti-armor loitering munition with medium range.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-awards-av-lasso-award-joining-textron-uvision-in-prototyping-competition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-awards-av-lasso-award-joining-textron-uvision-in-prototyping-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The next president must reimagine, not just restore, the administrative state]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently addressed the issue of what happens after the Trump administration&rsquo;s assault on America&rsquo;s administrative state is over. The work needed to restore the country&rsquo;s governing capacity, he argued, involves more than just putting the bureaucratic Humpty Dumpty back together again.&nbsp;The next president can&rsquo;t &ldquo;go around and just find all the little bits and pieces of everything that they smashed and tape it together]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-next-president-must-reimagine-not-just-restore-the-administrative-state/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-next-president-must-reimagine-not-just-restore-the-administrative-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are European automakers driving into the defense market? Analysts say to tap the brakes.]]></title><description><![CDATA[One expert predicts car companies will be open to defense production &ldquo;at least as long as substantial funding remains available &mdash; especially from the EU, but also potentially from private actors.&rdquo;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/are-european-automakers-driving-into-the-defense-market-analysts-say-to-tap-the-brakes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/are-european-automakers-driving-into-the-defense-market-analysts-say-to-tap-the-brakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth orders 5,000 US troops to withdraw from Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;This decision follows a thorough review of the Department&rsquo;s force posture in Europe and is in recognition of theater requirements and conditions on the ground,&rdquo; Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell wrote in a brief statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-orders-5000-us-troops-to-withdraw-from-germany/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-orders-5000-us-troops-to-withdraw-from-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No unfunded requirements in FY27, say some services, COCOMs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overall, the Army, Navy and Air Force included about $3 billion in unfunded requests, all for military construction projects. US Southern Command included $229.9 million in its wishlist.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/no-unfunded-requirements-in-fy27-say-some-services-cocoms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/no-unfunded-requirements-in-fy27-say-some-services-cocoms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway informed it may face weapons delivery delays from US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway&rsquo;s MOD has been formally notified by US authorities that delays in the delivery of American weapons &ldquo;may occur,&rdquo; the ministry said on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/norway-informed-it-may-face-weapons-delivery-delays-from-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/norway-informed-it-may-face-weapons-delivery-delays-from-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy looks to resume purchasing P-8A aircraft]]></title><description><![CDATA[The request comes as the P-8A Poseidon Increment 3 Block 2 system recently reached initial operating capability.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-looks-to-resume-purchasing-p-8a-aircraft/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-looks-to-resume-purchasing-p-8a-aircraft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The future of unmanned surface vessels includes ISR and counter-UAS]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Red Cat, well known for its aerial drones, has launched Blue Ops, a new company to mass produce USVs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-future-of-unmanned-surface-vessels-includes-isr-and-counter-uas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-future-of-unmanned-surface-vessels-includes-isr-and-counter-uas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s assumptions are running his Iran policy aground—again]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s April 21 decision on to extend his original two-week ceasefire with Iran, less than 12 hours after he&nbsp;expressed&nbsp;reluctance to do precisely that, is giving the U.S. and Iran more time to salvage a diplomatic process defined by misleading statements, rhetorical chest-thumping, and conflicting agendas.While shooting has stopped for the time being, the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz remains. The good news is that neither the United States&rsquo; nor Iran&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-assumptions-are-running-his-iran-policy-agroundagain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-assumptions-are-running-his-iran-policy-agroundagain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel delivers Tamir interceptors to US Marine Corps for MRIC program]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MRIC centers around Israel&rsquo;s famed Iron Dome and uses a truck-mounted Iron Dome launcher with Tamir interceptors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israel-delivers-tamir-interceptors-to-us-marine-corps-for-mric-program/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israel-delivers-tamir-interceptors-to-us-marine-corps-for-mric-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army plans fast follow-up to AI cyber wargame with industry: Officials]]></title><description><![CDATA[After exploring a Pacific-war scenario with cybersecurity executives from 14 tech firms, the Army wants to fast-track new AI tools &mdash; and thrash out new policy to allow more autonomy for AI &ldquo;agents.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-plans-fast-follow-up-to-ai-cyber-wargame-with-industry-officials/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-plans-fast-follow-up-to-ai-cyber-wargame-with-industry-officials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia enlists Northrop Grumman for solid rocket motor production]]></title><description><![CDATA[It will also work with DefendTex, Black Sky Industries and Anduril Australia to explore novel manufacturing methods]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-enlists-northrop-grumman-for-solid-rocket-motor-production/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-enlists-northrop-grumman-for-solid-rocket-motor-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New PAE Marine Corps will put ‘jet fuel’ on Project Dynamis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The creation of a Corps-wide Portfolio Acquisition Executive will bridge the Valley of Death when it comes to capabilities being tested as part of Project Dynamis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-pae-marine-corps-will-put-jet-fuel-on-project-dynamis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-pae-marine-corps-will-put-jet-fuel-on-project-dynamis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 AI firms cleared to provide tools for classified Pentagon networks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight leading AI developers have deals to install&nbsp;tools in classified Defense Department&nbsp;networks, a wide spread meant to prevent "vendor lock," Pentagon officials said Friday.Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Reflection, Oracle and SpaceX are cleared for&nbsp;Impact Level 6 and Impact Level 7 network environments, part of a bid&nbsp;to streamline&nbsp;data synthesis, improve&nbsp;warfighter decision-making,&nbsp;and increase situational understanding and awarenes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/8-ai-firms-cleared-to-provide-tools-for-classified-pentagon-networks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/8-ai-firms-cleared-to-provide-tools-for-classified-pentagon-networks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 AI firms cleared to provide tools for classified Pentagon networks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven leading AI developers have deals to install&nbsp;tools in classified Defense Department&nbsp;networks, a wide spread meant to prevent "vendor lock," Pentagon officials said Friday.Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Reflection, and SpaceX are cleared for&nbsp;Impact Level 6 and Impact Level 7 network environments, part of a bid&nbsp;to streamline&nbsp;data synthesis, improve&nbsp;warfighter decision-making,&nbsp;and increase situational understanding and awareness.&ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/7-ai-firms-cleared-to-provide-tools-for-classified-pentagon-networks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/7-ai-firms-cleared-to-provide-tools-for-classified-pentagon-networks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force wraps decades-long GPS upgrade—and the next one is on tap]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. &mdash; After decades of development, a rocket switch in March, and a last-minute weather delay, the U.S. Space Force finally launched the last satellite of the world&rsquo;s most modern GPS system into orbit.The final GPS III space vehicle, known as SV-10, broke through the Florida skies and into the heavens aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last month. The new satellite offers position data three times more accurate and eight times more jamproof than previous ones, according]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-wraps-decades-long-gps-upgradeand-the-next-one-is-on-tap/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-wraps-decades-long-gps-upgradeand-the-next-one-is-on-tap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Synthesized Command &amp; Control: A new way human choices can guide AI warfighting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two AI experts propose a new way to train artificial intelligence for warfighters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/synthesized-command-amp-control-a-new-way-human-choices-can-guide-ai-warfighting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/synthesized-command-amp-control-a-new-way-human-choices-can-guide-ai-warfighting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon clears 8 tech firms to deploy their AI on its classified networks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense Department has made agreements with Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Reflection, according to an announcement this morning, with an eighth, Oracle, added just hours later.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-clears-8-tech-firms-to-deploy-their-ai-on-its-classified-networks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-clears-8-tech-firms-to-deploy-their-ai-on-its-classified-networks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sights of Modern Day Marine 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out a selection of photos from the Modern Day Marine show floor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-sights-of-modern-day-marine-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-sights-of-modern-day-marine-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former head of ‘Pentagon’s think tank’ joins Anthropic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States has &ldquo;a tight time window to adapt&rdquo; to the &ldquo;civilizational" challenge of adapting to AI, the former head of the Defense Department&rsquo;s Office of Net Assessment, often referred to as the &ldquo;Pentagon&rsquo;s Think Tank,&rdquo; told Defense One. He&rsquo;s joining AI company Anthropic as a &ldquo;strategist-in-residence&rdquo; to lead analysis of how AI is affecting U.S. institutions and competition with China, the company announced Friday.James Baker led]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/former-head-of-pentagons-think-tank-joins-anthropic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/former-head-of-pentagons-think-tank-joins-anthropic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess tapped as 3rd Space Force chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess will inherit a much larger Space Force, in both budget and end strength, than his predecessor Gen. Chance Saltzman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lt-gen-doug-schiess-tapped-as-3rd-space-force-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lt-gen-doug-schiess-tapped-as-3rd-space-force-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy, Marine Corps weighing force generation model revamp for amphibs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy and Marine Corps leaders said they are considering shaking up the 36-month Optimized Fleet Response plan, in lieu of a longer cycle that can accommodate two deployments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-marine-corps-weighing-force-generation-model-revamp-for-amphibs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-marine-corps-weighing-force-generation-model-revamp-for-amphibs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reconciliation ‘floodgates’ about to open after slow start for contracts, Hegseth says]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Why do we suddenly have a two part budget where this committee and the Congress generally has oversight and input, to a process where a corner of the budget is essentially a slush fund?&rdquo; asked Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, during a SASC hearing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/reconciliation-floodgates-about-to-open-after-slow-start-for-contracts-hegseth-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/reconciliation-floodgates-about-to-open-after-slow-start-for-contracts-hegseth-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine commandant: Every combatant command has requested an amphibious ready group]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marine Corps has long insisted that it needs enough amphibious ships to keep three ready groups deployed at all times, but the demand for those units is much higher than that, the service&rsquo;s commandant said Thursday.Every combatant commander&mdash;from U.S. Central Command to Africa to Southern&mdash;has requested an ARG with a Marine Expeditionary Unit on board, Gen. Eric Smith told an audience at the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington, D.C.&nbsp;&ldquo;I won't say how many of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-commandant-every-combatant-command-has-requested-an-amphibious-ready-group/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-commandant-every-combatant-command-has-requested-an-amphibious-ready-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Admin mum on whether Trump will seek to legalize Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been two months since the U.S. began strikes on Iran without authorization from Congress, so the clock is about to run out on the legal amount of time a president has to carry out a military operation without congressional approval. But the administration has given no indications they hope to make Operation Epic Fury legal.Asked during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday whether an authorization or extension request are coming, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demurred, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/admin-mum-on-whether-trump-will-seek-to-legalize-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/admin-mum-on-whether-trump-will-seek-to-legalize-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force’s top general: Supplemental funding needed to replace US aircraft lost in Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Replacing the dozens of U.S. aircraft that have been damaged or destroyed in the Iran war will require more money than the staggering $1.5 trillion defense budget, the Air Force&rsquo;s top general said.&nbsp;Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the service&rsquo;s top uniformed leader, told House lawmakers Thursday that the historic defense budget is focused on buying more fighters, bombers, and tankers for the service&rsquo;s fleet. Those losses in Iran have made additional funding from Congress o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-forces-top-general-supplemental-funding-needed-to-replace-us-aircraft-lost-in-iran/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-forces-top-general-supplemental-funding-needed-to-replace-us-aircraft-lost-in-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Satellite firm’s ‘secret sauce’ | 3D-print factory in a box | Ship-lobby ad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apex wants to provide satellite buses to primes building proliferated constellations, which means building at scale, CEO Ian Cinnamon says.The company recently announced plans to make an XL version of its Comet satellite bus, adding power and mass yet still remaining small enough to fit 16 on a Falcon 9, Apex CEO Ian Cinnamon said in a recent interview.But, he said, &ldquo;I think what everybody tends to forget about is the need to really build these at really high rate production. And that's re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-satellite-firms-secret-sauce-3d-print-factory-in-a-box-ship-lobby-ad/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-satellite-firms-secret-sauce-3d-print-factory-in-a-box-ship-lobby-ad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Corps considering Army’s MV-75 as an attack helo replacement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marine Corps may take its relationship with tiltrotor aircraft to the next level in the coming years with an attack platform to join the V-22 Osprey transport aircraft it&rsquo;s been operating for the last two decades.The service is looking for aircraft to fill gaps as it prepares to retire its AV-8 Harriers and F/A-18A-C variants, then eventually replace UH-1 Venom and AH-1 Viper attack helicopters. The Army-developed MV-75 Cheyenne II is a possibility, the Corps&rsquo; assistant deputy co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-corps-considering-armys-mv-75-as-an-attack-helo-replacement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-corps-considering-armys-mv-75-as-an-attack-helo-replacement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sixty days in, Pentagon estimates $25B spent on Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense Department has spent an estimated $25 billion in 60 days of operations against Iran so far, the Pentagon&rsquo;s comptroller said during a congressional hearing Wednesday.The administration plans to send a supplemental budget request to Congress to cover spent munitions and operational costs once they&rsquo;re more fully fleshed out, Jay Hurst, the official performing the duties of the Pentagon&rsquo;s chief financial officer, told House Armed Services Committee lawmakers during test]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sixty-days-in-pentagon-estimates-25b-spent-on-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sixty-days-in-pentagon-estimates-25b-spent-on-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the 3-star insiders say will be Space Force’s next top leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess is likely to be nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the Space Force&rsquo;s next top uniformed leader, Defense One has learned.Schiess currently serves as the deputy chief of space operations for operations at the Pentagon. If confirmed by the Senate, the three-star general will replace Gen. Chance Saltzman&mdash;who has served as the service&rsquo;s top military leader since September 2022. Two defense insiders confirmed to Defense One that Schiess was the l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/meet-the-3-star-insiders-say-will-be-space-forces-next-top-leader/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/meet-the-3-star-insiders-say-will-be-space-forces-next-top-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acting SecNav: &lsquo;I&rsquo;m not going to have my son go to war the way I did']]></title><description><![CDATA[Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao made his first public remarks Tuesday as the civilian head of the Navy since the Pentagon announced Wednesday that John Phelan would be leaving the role he&rsquo;d held for just about 13 months.Cao, a retired Navy explosive ordnance disposal officer and two-time candidate for Virginia congressional seats, appeared at the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington, D.C., in a time slot that Phelan had agreed to fill before his ouster.&ldquo;My life changed a little]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/acting-secnav-lsquoirsquom-not-going-to-have-my-son-go-to-war-the-way-i-did/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/acting-secnav-lsquoirsquom-not-going-to-have-my-son-go-to-war-the-way-i-did/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOCOM adding AI, autonomy ‘at every level,’ commander says]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI and autonomy are being integrated into special operations &ldquo;at every level,&rdquo; the leader of U.S. Special Operations Command told lawmakers on Tuesday&mdash;an indication that SOCOM, like smaller organizations everywhere, is well-poised to take advantage of disruptive technologies.They are &ldquo;critical&rdquo; to sensing the battlefield, continuously surveilling adversary forces and targets, and &ldquo;the ability to project violence, should that be required,&rdquo; Adm. Frank &ldq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/socom-adding-ai-autonomy-at-every-level-commander-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/socom-adding-ai-autonomy-at-every-level-commander-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cao says industry needs to ‘move forward’ in first speech as acting SecNav]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao delivered his first public remarks since stepping into the role.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cao-says-industry-needs-to-move-forward-in-first-speech-as-acting-secnav/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cao-says-industry-needs-to-move-forward-in-first-speech-as-acting-secnav/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine requirement for lightweight counter-drone tech to be released in coming months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though there is not a current requirement or program of record for such systems, they have been fielded to Marines due to an &ldquo;urgent field need.&rdquo;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-requirement-for-lightweight-counter-drone-tech-to-be-released-in-coming-months/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marine-requirement-for-lightweight-counter-drone-tech-to-be-released-in-coming-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy’s drone refueler notches first flight—but it won’t be on aircraft carriers until 2029]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Navy celebrates the first flight of its unmanned robot refueler, the service&rsquo;s latest budget documents show the aircraft won&rsquo;t be operational until at least 2029&mdash;another delay for the troubled program.The MQ-25 A Stingray was originally supposed to reach initial operating capability, or IOC, by 2024. That was pushed to 2026, and then slipped to 2027. And Navy budget documents released this week show that the initial aircraft is now scheduled to be operational roughly fiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navys-drone-refueler-notches-first-flightbut-it-wont-be-on-aircraft-carriers-until-2029/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navys-drone-refueler-notches-first-flightbut-it-wont-be-on-aircraft-carriers-until-2029/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marines will update land warfare doctrine as they prep for near-peer, drone-driven fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marine Corps is halfway through a decade-long project to re-imagine itself for the next generation of warfare, refocusing itself as a seagoing service with Force Design 2030But the Marines aren&rsquo;t leaving land warfare behind, and will release an updated approach to ground combat in the coming weeks, Col. Erick Clark, director of future operations and plans, said Tuesday during the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington, D.C.Ground Combat Element 2040 follows the service&rsquo;s late]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marines-will-update-land-warfare-doctrine-as-they-prep-for-near-peer-drone-driven-fight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marines-will-update-land-warfare-doctrine-as-they-prep-for-near-peer-drone-driven-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon formally requests name change to War Department, setting up fight with Dems]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense Department stated in a legislative proposal that it will likely spend about $50 million in fiscal 2026 to get the ball rolling on a name change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-formally-requests-name-change-to-war-department-setting-up-fight-with-dems/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-formally-requests-name-change-to-war-department-setting-up-fight-with-dems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unmanned vessels in the water at Sea Air Space 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on The Break Out, a tour of the Sea Air Space 2026 conference from scenic National Harbor, Md.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/unmanned-vessels-in-the-water-at-sea-air-space-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/unmanned-vessels-in-the-water-at-sea-air-space-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia boosts army with HIMARS and more armored vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The HIMARS buy will come to $2.3 billion AUD, as the Australian military aims to &ldquo;significantly enhance&rdquo; its long-range strike capability.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-boosts-army-with-himars-and-more-armored-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-boosts-army-with-himars-and-more-armored-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK lawmaker report warns AUKUS under threat from ‘shortcomings and failings’ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Findings also claim that the Royal Navy&rsquo;s Astute-class nuclear-powered submarines have been &ldquo;stretched&rdquo; to, or &ldquo;even beyond,&rdquo; their limits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-lawmaker-report-warns-aukus-under-threat-from-shortcomings-and-failings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-lawmaker-report-warns-aukus-under-threat-from-shortcomings-and-failings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accelerating space power through software-defined mission dominance]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] As space threats continue to evolve, existing satellites need new capabilities to defend and protect, even after launch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/accelerating-space-power-through-software-defined-mission-dominance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/accelerating-space-power-through-software-defined-mission-dominance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army releases commercial solutions opening for rapid EW and signals intelligence capabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The commercial solutions offering aims to produce a &ldquo;library&rdquo; that will provide options for units to determine what capabilities meet their structure and mission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-releases-commercial-solutions-opening-for-rapid-ew-and-signals-intelligence-capabilities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-releases-commercial-solutions-opening-for-rapid-ew-and-signals-intelligence-capabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forterra, Polaris tout new autonomous vehicle for CASEVAC, logistics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MESA vehicle is designed for both logistics and casualty evacuation operations up to the &ldquo;last tactical mile.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/forterra-polaris-tout-new-autonomous-vehicle-for-casevac-logistics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/forterra-polaris-tout-new-autonomous-vehicle-for-casevac-logistics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Textron unveils autonomous ground vehicle designed for Marine Corps littoral units]]></title><description><![CDATA[Textron debuted the RIPSAW M1 demonstrator on the floor of the Modern Day Marine conference Tuesday, hoping to catch the service&rsquo;s eye as it expands its unmanned vehicle portfolio.&ldquo;It's really an early investment in what we believe the Marines will need in the future,&rdquo; Sara Willett, Textron&rsquo;s vice president of programs, told Defense One. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not replacing something, but augmenting the capability that they have, keeping those Marines out of harm's way and rea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/textron-unveils-autonomous-ground-vehicle-designed-for-marine-corps-littoral-units/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/textron-unveils-autonomous-ground-vehicle-designed-for-marine-corps-littoral-units/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts call for halt of AI chip exports to China after White House distillation warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration is facing new calls to halt U.S. exports of advanced AI chips to China after the White House warned last week that Beijing is attempting to copy components of American AI systems to build similar models of its own.Americans for Responsible Innovation, an AI policy advocacy group, told White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios that the administration should bar exports of advanced chips that could help China use U.S. AI systems to devel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/experts-call-for-halt-of-ai-chip-exports-to-china-after-white-house-distillation-warning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/experts-call-for-halt-of-ai-chip-exports-to-china-after-white-house-distillation-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First protest filed against the Army’s troubled MAPS contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first in what could be many bid protests involving the&nbsp;Army&rsquo;s MAPS contract has been filed at the Government Accountability Office.The 10-year, $50 billion&nbsp;Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services vehicle has&nbsp;drawn industry complaints about a lack of transparency and how the Army will evaluate past performance for small business partners.Industry has also complained how slowly the Army has responded to thousands of questions potential bidders have had abo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/first-protest-filed-against-the-armys-troubled-maps-contract/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/first-protest-filed-against-the-armys-troubled-maps-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CSO Saltzman: Focus space acquisition on ‘minimum viable capabilities’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his first Commander&rsquo;s Note of 2026, Gen. Chance Saltzman urges close collaboration between the Space Force acquisition and operational corps to speed delivery of new capabilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cso-saltzman-focus-space-acquisition-on-minimum-viable-capabilities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cso-saltzman-focus-space-acquisition-on-minimum-viable-capabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk as design input: The Eight-Factor Risk Framework for cognitive operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] The Eight-Factor Risk Framework&rsquo;s theoretical foundation describes the three zones every audience holds simultaneously.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/risk-as-design-input-the-eight-factor-risk-framework-for-cognitive-operations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/risk-as-design-input-the-eight-factor-risk-framework-for-cognitive-operations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray carrier drone completes first test flight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The aircraft took off from Boeing&rsquo;s facility at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., for an approximately two-hour flight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navys-mq-25-stingray-carrier-drone-completes-first-test-flight/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navys-mq-25-stingray-carrier-drone-completes-first-test-flight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rheinmetall lands $1.2 billion German future soldier contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;In total, the German Bundestag has approved &euro;1.3 billion for the project a few days ago, so further call-offs are expected,&rdquo; said the European manufacturer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rheinmetall-lands-12-billion-german-future-soldier-contract/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rheinmetall-lands-12-billion-german-future-soldier-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon adds Google’s latest model to GenAI.mil as usage soars]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS&mdash;Users of the Pentagon&rsquo;s enterprise-wide generative-AI platform now have access to Google Cloud&rsquo;s latest and most advanced commercial AI model, Gemini 3.1 Pro, after several weeks of using the software in preview mode.The software is available to defense users through the GenAI.mil platform and will also be available for all Gemini for Government users across the federal government.&ldquo;Gemini 3.1 Pro is Google&rsquo;s most sophisticated model yet, and it really repr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-adds-googles-latest-model-to-genaimil-as-usage-soars/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-adds-googles-latest-model-to-genaimil-as-usage-soars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buoyed by European rearmament boost, global military spending jumps to $2.89 trillion]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Europe saw a 14 percent increase in defense spending, US expenditure declined by 7.5 percent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/buoyed-by-european-rearmament-boost-global-military-spending-jumps-to-289-trillion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/buoyed-by-european-rearmament-boost-global-military-spending-jumps-to-289-trillion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force picks firms to develop Golden Dome’s space-based interceptors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twelve companies are now competing to build space-based interceptors for President Donald Trump&rsquo;s sprawling Golden Dome missile defense shield, the Space Force announced Friday.&nbsp;In late 2025 and early this year, the Space Force awarded 20 Other Transaction Authority agreements, flexible contracts not bound by certain federal procurement regulations, Space Force Systems Command said in a news release. The awards are worth up to $3.2 billion, and the dozen companies range from well-know]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-picks-firms-to-develop-golden-domes-space-based-interceptors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-picks-firms-to-develop-golden-domes-space-based-interceptors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture]]></title><description><![CDATA[From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense&rsquo;s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/satellites-at-the-center-inside-the-pentagons-next-gen-space-architecture/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/satellites-at-the-center-inside-the-pentagons-next-gen-space-architecture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force tasks a dozen companies for Golden Dome space-based interceptors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The service pledged it would demonstrate an &ldquo;initial capability&rdquo; for the orbital missile killers by 2028.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-tasks-a-dozen-companies-for-golden-dome-space-based-interceptors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-tasks-a-dozen-companies-for-golden-dome-space-based-interceptors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[President Trump should secure America’s nuclear future by taking weapons out of DoE]]></title><description><![CDATA[America&rsquo;s nuclear weapons arsenal is too central to national defense to be buried inside the Department of Energy, argues Franklin C. Miller and Frank A. Rose.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/president-trump-should-secure-americas-nuclear-future-by-taking-weapons-out-of-doe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/president-trump-should-secure-americas-nuclear-future-by-taking-weapons-out-of-doe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed limbo in Lima? Firm says Peru is buying F-16s, but questions remain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peru&rsquo;s interim president indicated the deal was on hold, as the US Embassy in Limainsists at least part of it has already been signed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-limbo-in-lima-firm-says-peru-is-buying-f-16s-but-questions-remain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-limbo-in-lima-firm-says-peru-is-buying-f-16s-but-questions-remain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three carriers operate in Middle East for first time since 2003: CENTCOM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aircraft carriers George HW Bush, Abraham Lincoln and Gerald R Ford are now operating in the Middle East amid Operation Epic Fury.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/three-carriers-operate-in-middle-east-for-first-time-since-2003-centcom/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/three-carriers-operate-in-middle-east-for-first-time-since-2003-centcom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Navy ordered to ‘shoot and kill’ alleged Iranian mine-laying boats amid ceasefire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy has been ordered to gun down any speedboats suspected of laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire; it will also continue its blockade of Iranian ports &ldquo;for as long as it takes,&rdquo; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday.&nbsp;U.S. Central Command announced on Friday that the carriers Abraham Lincoln, Gerald R. Ford, and George H.W. Bush are all in the Middle East, the first time in decades that three have operated in the region. Hegseth said during the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-navy-ordered-to-shoot-and-kill-alleged-iranian-mine-laying-boats-amid-ceasefire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-navy-ordered-to-shoot-and-kill-alleged-iranian-mine-laying-boats-amid-ceasefire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Clear divide’ in military readiness for countries on NATO’s eastern flank: Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We further found that sustainment in [many Eastern Flank countries] is the real and serious gap: maintenance capabilities, logistical limitations stemming from poor transportation infrastructure &hellip;,&rdquo; one of the authors of the report told Breaking Defense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/clear-divide-in-military-readiness-for-countries-on-natos-eastern-flank-report/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/clear-divide-in-military-readiness-for-countries-on-natos-eastern-flank-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon’s Munitions Acceleration Council identifies 14 ‘critical’ weapons for 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We&rsquo;re making them put skin in the game &hellip; and we expect them to meet the ramp rates that they agree to. And, if they don&rsquo;t, there&rsquo;ll be penalties for them,&rdquo; said Jules &ldquo;Jay&rdquo; Hurst, who is performing the duties of the Pentagon comptroller.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagons-munitions-acceleration-council-identifies-14-critical-weapons-for-2027/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagons-munitions-acceleration-council-identifies-14-critical-weapons-for-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pentagon replicated a Ukrainian-style drone attack in Florida. Now it’s changing its counter-drone strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a September exercise on a Florida airfield, members of the 10th Special Forces Group launched a drone assault that mirrored the &ldquo;spiderweb&rdquo; attack that Ukraine had recently staged against Russia. The defenders were counter-drone troops from across the U.S. military, trained for a week on tech that the Pentagon has spent billions to develop.&nbsp;U.S. counter-drone efforts haven&rsquo;t been the same since.&ldquo;What I would tell you is that it helped us develop our priorities,&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-pentagon-replicated-a-ukrainian-style-drone-attack-in-florida-now-its-changing-its-counter-drone-strategy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-pentagon-replicated-a-ukrainian-style-drone-attack-in-florida-now-its-changing-its-counter-drone-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China has ‘deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns’ to steal US AI models, White House says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on Thursday accused China and other foreign entities of engaging in &ldquo;deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns to distill U.S. frontier AI systems,&rdquo; and said that the Trump administration will be taking steps to safeguard domestic artificial intelligence products.&nbsp;In a memo&nbsp;to federal agencies, the White House office warned that these distillation campaigns &mdash; in which an attacker sends a deluge of requests to an AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/china-has-deliberate-industrial-scale-campaigns-to-steal-us-ai-models-white-house-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/china-has-deliberate-industrial-scale-campaigns-to-steal-us-ai-models-white-house-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No longer theoretical’: Golden Dome czar touts first steps amid skepticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[When asked if the American public has bought into the program, Guetlein said, &ldquo;No.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/no-longer-theoretical-golden-dome-czar-touts-first-steps-amid-skepticism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/no-longer-theoretical-golden-dome-czar-touts-first-steps-amid-skepticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploding shells may turn the Apache helicopter into a drone hunter]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE&mdash;The Army thinks its Apache helicopters, developed a half-century ago to kill Soviet tanks, might offer a solution to enemy drones two or three orders of magnitude smaller.As the service races to mold a counter-drone strategy based on lessons from Ukraine and now Iran, it is testing AH-64s armed with rockets and proximity-fuzed shells against drones weighing&nbsp;over 50 pounds, officials said recently during the Army Aviation Warfighting Summit.The idea came straight from the for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/exploding-shells-may-turn-the-apache-helicopter-into-a-drone-hunter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/exploding-shells-may-turn-the-apache-helicopter-into-a-drone-hunter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOD completes $1B investment in L3Harris missile unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense Department has completed its $1 billion investment in L3Harris Technologies&rsquo; missile-making&nbsp;unit, ahead of a planned initial public offering later this year.DOD&rsquo;s capital infusion is a convertible preferred security that will convert into common equity if, as planned,&nbsp;the IPO turns the company's&nbsp;Missile Solutions business into an independent, publicly-traded company. DOD is also receiving warrants to purchase additional shares.L3Harris said Thursday it will]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dod-completes-1b-investment-in-l3harris-missile-unit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dod-completes-1b-investment-in-l3harris-missile-unit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon workers vibe-code 100,000 AI ‘agents’ to use  on unclassified networks]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Google Gemini tool on GenAI.mil allows Defense Department personnel to create their own AI agents to handle data and automate online tasks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-workers-vibe-code-100000-ai-agents-to-use-on-unclassified-networks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-workers-vibe-code-100000-ai-agents-to-use-on-unclassified-networks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autonomous weapons will be 'key part' of US warfare: Joint Chiefs chairman]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE&mdash;Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said Thursday that autonomous weapons are going to be a &ldquo;key and essential part of everything we do&rdquo; when asked about how such tools would fit into the future of warfare.Speaking during a fireside chat at Vanderbilt University&rsquo;s Asness Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats, Caine said, &ldquo;We are doing a lot of thinking about this in the joint force right now&rdquo; on how autonomous tech would be applied to areas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/autonomous-weapons-will-be-key-part-of-us-warfare-joint-chiefs-chairman/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/autonomous-weapons-will-be-key-part-of-us-warfare-joint-chiefs-chairman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department of Air Force picks bidders for nuclear microreactors, assigns locations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters say the program could enhance national security by strengthening DoD&rsquo;s energy sources. Critics, meanwhile, have argued that ANPI&rsquo;s benefits are illusory, and come with too much cost and risk.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/department-of-air-force-picks-bidders-for-nuclear-microreactors-assigns-locations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/department-of-air-force-picks-bidders-for-nuclear-microreactors-assigns-locations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Lockheed exits Navy trainer aircraft competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the surprise move, the field of competitors for the Navy&rsquo;s Undergraduate Jet Training System has now narrowed to SNC, Boeing, and Textron Aviation Defense in partnership with Leonardo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/exclusive-lockheed-exits-navy-trainer-aircraft-competition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/exclusive-lockheed-exits-navy-trainer-aircraft-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multi-sourcing, MOSA, and producibility form next-level defense acquisition reform ]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the Pentagon wants more resilient supply chains, it must stop buying proprietary products and start building programs around multi-sourced and competitive projects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/multi-sourcing-mosa-and-producibility-form-next-level-defense-acquisition-reform/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/multi-sourcing-mosa-and-producibility-form-next-level-defense-acquisition-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OMB director launches broadside at shipbuilders to close Sea Air Space 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aaron Mehta and Diana Stancy wrap up this year&rsquo;s conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/omb-director-launches-broadside-at-shipbuilders-to-close-sea-air-space-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/omb-director-launches-broadside-at-shipbuilders-to-close-sea-air-space-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy scientists seek tech breakthroughs in areas that companies ignore]]></title><description><![CDATA[As private-sector investment in defense-technology research rises, the Navy&rsquo;s chief science office is refocusing its efforts on areas that companies are ignoring, but that will be relevant 15 years into the future, the head of the Office of Naval Research says.&ldquo;It's our goal to actually help folks see not just what the Navy needs now, but what the Navy will need in the next three&rdquo; future years defense program, or FYDP, cycles, Rachel Riley, who heads the office, told the audien]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-scientists-seek-tech-breakthroughs-in-areas-that-companies-ignore/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-scientists-seek-tech-breakthroughs-in-areas-that-companies-ignore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy secretary leaving the Pentagon ‘effective immediately’ amid Iran blockade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Secretary John Phelan, the service&rsquo;s top civilian leader, is leaving his role, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. His departure was announced as the Navy takes part in an unprecedented blockade of Iranian ports, and the day after Phelan spoke at the nation&rsquo;s largest naval-themed conference.&ldquo;Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is departing the administration, effective immediately,&rdquo; Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman, said in a post on X. &ldquo;On behalf of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-secretary-leaving-the-pentagon-effective-immediately-amid-iran-blockade/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-secretary-leaving-the-pentagon-effective-immediately-amid-iran-blockade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy secretary leaving the Pentagon, ‘effective immediately’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updated: 7:50 p.m. ET.Navy Secretary John Phelan, the service&rsquo;s top civilian leader, is leaving his role, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. His departure was announced as the Navy takes part in an unprecedented blockade of Iranian ports, and the day after Phelan spoke at the nation&rsquo;s largest naval-themed conference.&ldquo;Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is departing the administration, effective immediately,&rdquo; Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman, said in a post on X.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-secretary-leaving-the-pentagon-effective-immediately/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-secretary-leaving-the-pentagon-effective-immediately/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force pushes to fund upgraded refueling systems instead of new tanker development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to field a next-generation replacement Air Force tanker are being pushed aside in the latest budget request as the service looks to invest in upgrades and new technologies for existing refueling systems instead.&nbsp;Funding for the Next-Generation Air Refueling System, or NGAS, was zeroed out in the 2027 budget request. The prior year, the initiative to develop a future refueling aircraft received nearly $12 million.&nbsp;Instead, the service requested $13 million under a new budget line]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-pushes-to-fund-upgraded-refueling-systems-instead-of-new-tanker-development/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-pushes-to-fund-upgraded-refueling-systems-instead-of-new-tanker-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy Secretary Phelan leaving post immediately, Pentagon says]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a surprise move, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said John Phelan&rsquo;s departure was &ldquo;effective immediately.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-secretary-phelan-leaving-post-immediately-pentagon-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-secretary-phelan-leaving-post-immediately-pentagon-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Navy will keep shrinking until the industrial base catches up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Navy is getting its turn this year to get an independent assessment on its future with a congressionally-mandated commission on its future. While the commission&rsquo;s mandate is wide, there&rsquo;s one overarching question the group will need to answer: What can Congress do to support the aging fleet as the defense industrial base works to catch up to demand?Though the service&rsquo;s ideal ship count is a moving target, the real problem is that too few of the ships it does have are actual]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-navy-will-keep-shrinking-until-the-industrial-base-catches-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-navy-will-keep-shrinking-until-the-industrial-base-catches-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FY27 budget request negates need for INDOPACOM spending wishlist: Commander]]></title><description><![CDATA[INDOPACOM Commander Adm. Samuel Paparo&rsquo;s comments come as the department begins detailing plans to spend$12 billion next year for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fy27-budget-request-negates-need-for-indopacom-spending-wishlist-commander/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fy27-budget-request-negates-need-for-indopacom-spending-wishlist-commander/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force scrambles to repair workforce as massive budget increase looms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration, which last year stripped the Space Force of 14 percent of its civilian workers, now wants the service to handle a budget more than twice as large.The service&rsquo;s 2027 budget request of $71.1 billion&mdash;way up from the $31.6 billion allocated in the current fiscal year&mdash;includes boosts for new space-based technologies and weapons in line with President Donald Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;space superiority&rdquo; executive order.&nbsp;The administration official who i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-scrambles-to-repair-workforce-as-massive-budget-increase-looms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-scrambles-to-repair-workforce-as-massive-budget-increase-looms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The counterterrorism czar without a counterterrorism plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[March unfolded like a stress test for U.S. counterterrorism authorities.The month opened with&nbsp;a gunman in an Iranian-flag shirt&nbsp;killing three people at a bar in Texas. Then, an attack with homemade explosives outside the mayor&rsquo;s mansion in New York City. Next came a deadly shooting March 12 on a Virginia college campus and, the same afternoon, a car-ramming at a Michigan synagogue. Days later, agents arrested a man charged with threatening a mass shooting at an Ohio mosque.To cur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-counterterrorism-czar-without-a-counterterrorism-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-counterterrorism-czar-without-a-counterterrorism-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3D vision is redefining how drones navigate without GPS]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] As &ldquo;dirty&rdquo; RF and contested environments proliferate, autonomy increasingly depends on resilient positioning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/3d-vision-is-redefining-how-drones-navigate-without-gps/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/3d-vision-is-redefining-how-drones-navigate-without-gps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a first, Ukraine’s drone force launches interceptor drone from USV to destroy Shahed]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to experts, the success of this new sea-air integration setup will create further headaches for Russian kamikaze drones.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-a-first-ukraines-drone-force-launches-interceptor-drone-from-usv-to-destroy-shahed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-a-first-ukraines-drone-force-launches-interceptor-drone-from-usv-to-destroy-shahed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delivering first Columbia-class sub in 2028 will prove ‘wicked heavy lift’: Sub czar]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got to get through all the first of class &mdash; I&rsquo;m going to call them hiccups &mdash; because there&rsquo;s going to be things we learn because we&rsquo;ve never operated it before,&rdquo; Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/delivering-first-columbia-class-sub-in-2028-will-prove-wicked-heavy-lift-sub-czar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/delivering-first-columbia-class-sub-in-2028-will-prove-wicked-heavy-lift-sub-czar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy tests long-range JDAM, striking out to 200 nautical miles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The modified Joint Direct Attack Munitions were launched from Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets in back-to-back tests, according to JDAM-maker Boeing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-tests-long-range-jdam-striking-out-to-200-nautical-miles/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-tests-long-range-jdam-striking-out-to-200-nautical-miles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sub that sank Iranian warship reflects Navy’s drive to adapt, CNO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. submarine that sank an Iranian warship last month was trained and dispatched on short notice, the chief of naval operations said Monday, touting the quick turn as an example of the Navy&rsquo;s efforts to adapt more quickly to the changing needs of war.&ldquo;Several weeks ago, after the initial strikes&rdquo; on Iran, &ldquo;the joint force needed some covert naval options&mdash;and fast, not a six-month deployment cycle and not a full strike group,&rdquo; Adm. Daryl Caudle told an aud]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sub-that-sank-iranian-warship-reflects-navys-drive-to-adapt-cno-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sub-that-sank-iranian-warship-reflects-navys-drive-to-adapt-cno-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new F/A-XX timeline and many, many MUSVs at Sea Air Space Day 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aaron Mehta and Diana Stancy share highlights from the first day of the Navy League&rsquo;s annual conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-new-fa-xx-timeline-and-many-many-musvs-at-sea-air-space-day-1/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-new-fa-xx-timeline-and-many-many-musvs-at-sea-air-space-day-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-10s escape retirement once again amid continued use in Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Air Force&rsquo;s A-10 Thunderbolt IIs have escaped retirement, again.Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced in an X post Monday that the Warthogs will keep flying through 2030 to &ldquo;preserve combat power until the Defense Industrial Base ramps up combat aircraft production.&rdquo; The announcement comes as the Pentagon continues to use A-10s for rescue and close air support missions in the ongoing Iran war.The service plans to extend three squadrons of A-10s. An active-duty squadron f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-10s-escape-retirement-once-again-amid-continued-use-in-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-10s-escape-retirement-once-again-amid-continued-use-in-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the US can’t copy Ukraine’s robot navy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine&rsquo;s success in decimating Russia&rsquo;s Black Sea Fleet without having a Navy of its own is &ldquo;case alpha&rdquo; in finding new ways to employ robots across land, sea, and air, Rear Adm. Doug Sasse said Monday. But the U.S. Navy can&rsquo;t just copy Ukraine&rsquo;s homework and apply it to the vast, well-observed Pacific, or even the Red Sea, where it&rsquo;s now tasked with enforcing a naval blockade and &ldquo;getting a lot of unmanned stuff thrown at us,&rdquo; the head of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-the-us-cant-copy-ukraines-robot-navy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/why-the-us-cant-copy-ukraines-robot-navy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force kills OCX GPS ground control system, citing ‘insurmountable’ challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon will instead continue with a current ground control system managed by Lockheed Martin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-kills-ocx-gps-ground-control-system-citing-insurmountable-challenges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-kills-ocx-gps-ground-control-system-citing-insurmountable-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sights of Sea Air Space Day 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[A selection of photos from the show floor on the first day of the Navy League&rsquo;s biggest conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-sights-of-sea-air-space-day-1/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-sights-of-sea-air-space-day-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army to rely on FMS, reinvesting to ensure helicopter manufacturers stay ‘healthy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the recent FY27 budget request drastically cut helicopter procurement funding, senior leaders and industry ensure foreign sales and reinvestment programs will keep the helo manufacturers afloat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-to-rely-on-fms-reinvesting-to-ensure-helicopter-manufacturers-stay-healthy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-to-rely-on-fms-reinvesting-to-ensure-helicopter-manufacturers-stay-healthy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the biggest geopolitical consequences of the recent U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran is the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Though the exact status of the&nbsp;waterway&nbsp;remains unclear&nbsp;at&nbsp;the time of writing, the daily flow of oil and gas through it has been severely reduced.&nbsp;Even though the United States imports relatively little energy from the Persian Gulf, it is not insulated from global price shocks that follow any disruption in transit&mdash;as&nbsp;many American]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With eyes on future NASA moon base, Space Force launches cislunar acquisition task force]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, the Air Force Research Laboratoryis gearing up to launch its experimental&nbsp;cislunar monitoring satellite, called Oracle Prime, next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/with-eyes-on-future-nasa-moon-base-space-force-launches-cislunar-acquisition-task-force/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/with-eyes-on-future-nasa-moon-base-space-force-launches-cislunar-acquisition-task-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MQ-9B SeaGuardian® offers Navy-Marine Corps a decisive edge in today’s battlespace]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] The MQ-9B is uniquely suited to meet the challenges of modern conflict.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/mq-9b-seaguardian-offers-navy-marine-corps-a-decisive-edge-in-todays-battlespace/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/mq-9b-seaguardian-offers-navy-marine-corps-a-decisive-edge-in-todays-battlespace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saildrone unveils new medium unmanned surface vessel for anti-sub warfare, ISR]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MUSV comes in two variants: the Spectre Silent Endurance, and the Spectre Stealth Strike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saildrone-unveils-new-medium-unmanned-surface-vessel-for-anti-sub-warfare-isr/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/saildrone-unveils-new-medium-unmanned-surface-vessel-for-anti-sub-warfare-isr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[F/A-XX fighter downselect coming in August: CNO]]></title><description><![CDATA[The competition for the Navy&rsquo;s sixth-generation fighter contract has narrowed to Northrop Grumman and Boeing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fa-xx-fighter-downselect-coming-in-august-cno/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fa-xx-fighter-downselect-coming-in-august-cno/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s targeting of our THAAD/TPY-2 radars is a ‘big freaking deal’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not about the cost per round. It&rsquo;s about achieving operational success,&rdquo; says Tom Karako from CSIS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/irans-targeting-of-our-thaadtpy-2-radars-is-a-big-freaking-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/irans-targeting-of-our-thaadtpy-2-radars-is-a-big-freaking-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHIndustries inks contract for NH90 Block 2 study in support of future tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHIndustries will provide &ldquo;multiple evolution options&rdquo; to NATO and nations involved in the Block 2 study, aligned to &ldquo;respective operational requirements,&rdquo; said the manufacturer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nhindustries-inks-contract-for-nh90-block-2-study-in-support-of-future-tech/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nhindustries-inks-contract-for-nh90-block-2-study-in-support-of-future-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In contested seas, autonomy has to think ahead, not just steer]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] As missions stretch farther and comms grow less reliable, predictive software could become the edge that keeps missions afloat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-contested-seas-autonomy-has-to-think-ahead-not-just-steer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/in-contested-seas-autonomy-has-to-think-ahead-not-just-steer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop managing NATO. Start rebalancing it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Atlantic alliance can no longer be managed through reassurance, communiqu&eacute;s, or the fiction that its internal tensions are political noise. They are structural. Mark Rutte's recent visit to Washington made that clear. NATO requires rebalancing: a more credible distribution of responsibility, capability, and strategic weight across the alliance.Beneath this lies a growing crisis of trust. Europeans no longer simply ask whether the United States will stay engaged; they worry that ambigu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/stop-managing-nato-start-rebalancing-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:33:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/stop-managing-nato-start-rebalancing-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army’s HADES spy plane on track for first delivery later this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE&mdash;The Army&rsquo;s next-generation spy plane will begin flight tests this summer, then be delivered to the first units later this year&mdash;two years after the Army awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation $1 billion to turn its Bombarder 6500 business jet into an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform that will replace the Army&rsquo;s legacy turboprop fleet.The service wants to combine the inherent range of the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System&mdash;HADE]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/armys-hades-spy-plane-on-track-for-first-delivery-later-this-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/armys-hades-spy-plane-on-track-for-first-delivery-later-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army pushes industry to share costs as GE seeks more funding for ITEP testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t want to do all the development, we want to do the procurement. We want to buy it for the long term, so that that&rsquo;s where we&rsquo;re going back to the manufacturers and having negotiations about, how do we best position the development so that it&rsquo;s not all on the government,&rdquo; Maj. Gen. Clair Gill, PAE of Maneuver Air, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-pushes-industry-to-share-costs-as-ge-seeks-more-funding-for-itep-testing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-pushes-industry-to-share-costs-as-ge-seeks-more-funding-for-itep-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin nabs $105M ground system contract to support next-gen GPS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The upgrade to be performed under then new contract would allow Lockheed Martin&rsquo;s AEP ground system to replace RTX&rsquo;s long-troubled OCX program for future GPS IIIF birds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-martin-nabs-105m-ground-system-contract-to-support-next-gen-gps/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/lockheed-martin-nabs-105m-ground-system-contract-to-support-next-gen-gps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting instructions, acquisition reform and Iran: What we expect from Sea Air Space 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aaron Mehta and Diana Stancy preview what&rsquo;s to come at this year&rsquo;s Sea Air Space.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fighting-instructions-acquisition-reform-and-iran-what-we-expect-from-sea-air-space-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/fighting-instructions-acquisition-reform-and-iran-what-we-expect-from-sea-air-space-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the MV-75 Cheyenne II is pushing the service to re-think its aviation lineup]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE&mdash;When Army leaders talk about their new tiltrotor platform, the first thing they tout are its speed, range and load capacity, all eclipsing the UH-60 Black Hawk whose missions it&rsquo;s destined to take over.&nbsp;But bringing the MV-75 Cheyenne II online will also force changes upon the service&rsquo;s aviation community&mdash;including, perhaps, an entirely new aircraft just to refuel it.&ldquo;Certainly, you're not going to be able to take a conventional rotorcraft with an MV-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-mv-75-cheyenne-ii-is-pushing-the-service-to-re-think-its-aviation-lineup/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-mv-75-cheyenne-ii-is-pushing-the-service-to-re-think-its-aviation-lineup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force secretary eyes multi-year deals for satellites, aircraft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pentagon officials are seeking lawmakers&rsquo; authorization to buy weapon systems through multi-year deals &ldquo;across the board, not only with munitions, but actually with the production of aircraft, with the production of spacecraft,&rdquo; said Air Force Secretary Troy Meink.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-secretary-eyes-multi-year-deals-for-satellites-aircraft/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-secretary-eyes-multi-year-deals-for-satellites-aircraft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9 firms win orbital AMTI deals, Space Force says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Space Force did not disclose when the contracts were awarded or their individual dollar values.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/9-firms-win-orbital-amti-deals-space-force-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/9-firms-win-orbital-amti-deals-space-force-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro-Iran hackers appear to increase critical infrastructure cyberattacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure from groups sympathetic to Iran appear to be ticking up, as the federal government warns that hackers may exploit vulnerabilities.Last week, pro-Iranian hacking group Ababil of Minab claimed responsibility for a March hack on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, publishing&nbsp;claims on Telegram that they said showed them accessing LA Metro&rsquo;s internal systems. The transit agency shut down access to some of its network a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pro-iran-hackers-appear-to-increase-critical-infrastructure-cyberattacks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pro-iran-hackers-appear-to-increase-critical-infrastructure-cyberattacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army exploring refueling requirement for Cheyenne II MV-75: Official]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have those organic to the Army. So I think we need to solve our own problems, and think about how do we do our own, let&rsquo;s call it logistical resupply in the air, of an MV-75,&rdquo; Maj. Gen. Clair Gill, PAE of Maneuver Air, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-exploring-refueling-requirement-for-cheyenne-ii-mv-75-official/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-exploring-refueling-requirement-for-cheyenne-ii-mv-75-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The history of America’s long-term efforts to plan for a war with China [BOOK EXCERPT]]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this excerpt from his new book, &lsquo;War Plan Taiwan,&rsquo; Rowan Allport details the history of US planning for a conflict with China in defense of Taiwan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-history-of-americas-long-term-efforts-to-plan-for-a-war-with-china-book-excerpt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-history-of-americas-long-term-efforts-to-plan-for-a-war-with-china-book-excerpt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ testbed hot-swaps AI brains mid-flight]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;While the aircraft was flying, the software was queued up so that we could have different companies&rsquo; behaviors take control of the platform and fly [it],&rdquo; said Dan Salluce, Northrop&rsquo;s senior director for aerospace systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/northrop-grummans-talon-iq-testbed-hot-swaps-ai-brains-mid-flight/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/northrop-grummans-talon-iq-testbed-hot-swaps-ai-brains-mid-flight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marines starting early work on sixth-gen fighter jet concepts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its early, but a top Marine general said he would expect a next-gen fighter to &ldquo;look something like&rdquo; the Navy&rsquo;s F/A-XX.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marines-starting-early-work-on-sixth-gen-fighter-jet-concepts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marines-starting-early-work-on-sixth-gen-fighter-jet-concepts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO revamps air surveillance approach for the ‘cost-war’ of low-flying drones, missiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[NATO&rsquo;s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (ACT) Adm. Pierre Vandier told Breaking Defense that lessons from the Ukraine war and the Iran conflict are driving an air surveillance reframe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nato-revamps-air-surveillance-approach-for-the-cost-war-of-low-flying-drones-missiles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nato-revamps-air-surveillance-approach-for-the-cost-war-of-low-flying-drones-missiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New test range opens for the startup-war era]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new, 400,000-acre testing and training facility aims to bring troops and defense firms together so they can innovate at the speed of modern warfare.On Friday, Georgia-based Second Bend Labs announced the public opening of the facility near Moody Air Force Base. It&rsquo;s designed to appeal to two usually separate groups whose challenges can only be solved together. Soldiers need to test drones and counter-drone equipment against a competent adversary, and drone startups need to see if their s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-test-range-opens-for-the-startup-war-era/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/new-test-range-opens-for-the-startup-war-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Best drone’ innovation winner developing enemy drone recovery system with the Army Research Lab]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE&mdash;A group of soldiers from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard is teaming up with the Army Research Laboratory to develop a prototype enemy drone recovery system that won the innovation award at the Army&rsquo;s first Best Drone Warfighter competition in February.&nbsp;The idea came together over a &ldquo;couple beverages&rdquo; after Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Reed and his 28th Infantry Division Innovation Team got the invitation to enter the competition late last year, he to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/best-drone-innovation-winner-developing-enemy-drone-recovery-system-with-the-army-research-lab/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/best-drone-innovation-winner-developing-enemy-drone-recovery-system-with-the-army-research-lab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army plans initial contract for HADES ‘ultra long-range’ effects in coming months]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army is looking for a launched effect capability that can potentially travel up to 1,000 km, with a demo planned later this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-plans-initial-contract-for-hades-ultra-long-range-effects-in-coming-months/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-plans-initial-contract-for-hades-ultra-long-range-effects-in-coming-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia pledges to boost defense spend to 3% of GDP, says US remains key partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US ally will add $53B AUD in defense spending from earlier projections over the coming decade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-pledges-to-boost-defense-spend-to-3-of-gdp-says-us-remains-key-partner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-pledges-to-boost-defense-spend-to-3-of-gdp-says-us-remains-key-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space-based missile defense may cost too much for Golden Dome’s 12-figure spending plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Space-based interceptors may be too costly even for the massively budgeted Golden Dome missile defense system, the program&rsquo;s leader said Wednesday.&nbsp;Acknowledging what many analysts have said ever since President Trump ordered up orbiting interceptors in one of the first executive orders of his second term, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein told the House Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee on Wednesday that building and deploying satellites armed to down enemy missiles early]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-based-missile-defense-may-cost-too-much-for-golden-domes-12-figure-spending-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-based-missile-defense-may-cost-too-much-for-golden-domes-12-figure-spending-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shifting gears: Space Force moves to embrace space mobility for orbital warfare]]></title><description><![CDATA[The service&rsquo;s new Objective Force plan calls for demonstrating on-orbit refueling and fielding operational &ldquo;space tugs&rdquo; by 2030.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/shifting-gears-space-force-moves-to-embrace-space-mobility-for-orbital-warfare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/shifting-gears-space-force-moves-to-embrace-space-mobility-for-orbital-warfare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army asks lawmakers to back production halt to Paladin line]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;If you look at the [fight] in Ukraine on either side, it&rsquo;s really hard to move out and get fires ready to go&hellip;. The Paladin is just incapable of it at speed,&rdquo; Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-asks-lawmakers-to-back-production-halt-to-paladinline/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-asks-lawmakers-to-back-production-halt-to-paladinline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense reconciliation bill could come after ICE, border patrol effort: Graham]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Defense hawks want defense money in the reconciliation bill. I&rsquo;m trying to keep it as small and focused as possible,&rdquo; said Sen. Lindsey Graham, who chairs the Senate Budget Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-reconciliation-bill-could-come-after-ice-border-patrol-effort-graham/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-reconciliation-bill-could-come-after-ice-border-patrol-effort-graham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth orders termination of DOD union contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week instructed department leaders to terminate most of the department&rsquo;s collective-bargaining agreements, more than a year after President Trump signed an executive order banning federal employee unions from many agencies on national-security grounds.In an April 9 memo obtained by Government Executive, Hegseth gave his deputies 24 hours to take action to cancel most union contracts.&ldquo;I hereby direct the termination of all collective bargaining agre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-orders-termination-of-dod-union-contracts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-orders-termination-of-dod-union-contracts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US has turned back 13 ships in blockade of Iran, Joint Chiefs chairman says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the United States began to blockade Iran&rsquo;s ports on Tuesday, 13 ships have heeded warnings from U.S. warships to turn back, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday.The Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is leading the blockade, Gen. Dan Caine said at a Pentagon press briefing with sailors prepared to board any commercial vessels that attempt to cross the blockade line.In addition to ships, there is a &ldquo;massive, massive force of fighters, intelligence aircraft,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-has-turned-back-13-ships-in-blockade-of-iran-joint-chiefs-chairman-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-has-turned-back-13-ships-in-blockade-of-iran-joint-chiefs-chairman-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russians will surrender to robots. Russian robots won’t.]]></title><description><![CDATA[NATO is studying how to use ground and air robots to replace human soldiers in assaults, something Ukraine has been doing for more than a year.&nbsp; But that hasn&rsquo;t stopped Russia&rsquo;s continuous assault with its own, increasingly autonomous one-way attack drones.On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a social-media splash with a video describing a historic first from last July: a skirmish in which Russian troops surrendered to Ukrainian robots.&nbsp;&ldquo;The future]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/russians-will-surrender-to-robots-russian-robots-wont/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/russians-will-surrender-to-robots-russian-robots-wont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force Secretary doubles down on space-based radar bet amid key aircraft losses in Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. &mdash; Air Force officials are pursuing a space-based system to detect airborne threats and pushing off additional funding for battlespace awareness aircraft in the 2027 budget, even as the service&rsquo;s fleet of radar planes is in Iran&rsquo;s sights.A base contract has been awarded for a new space-based airborne moving target communication capability, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Wednesday during his keynote address to the Space Symposium here. During a follow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-secretary-doubles-down-on-space-based-radar-bet-amid-key-aircraft-losses-in-iran/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-secretary-doubles-down-on-space-based-radar-bet-amid-key-aircraft-losses-in-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force presses for space-based radar despite AWACS loss in Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado&mdash;Air Force officials are pursuing a space-based system to detect airborne threats and pushing off additional funding for battlespace awareness aircraft in the 2027 budget, even as the service&rsquo;s fleet of radar planes is in Iran&rsquo;s sights.A base contract has been awarded for a new space-based airborne moving target communication capability, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Wednesday during his keynote address to the Space Symposium here. During a follo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-presses-for-space-based-radar-despite-awacs-loss-in-iran/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/air-force-presses-for-space-based-radar-despite-awacs-loss-in-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force’s 2040 vision: a larger force to contend with larger Chinese, Russian threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. &mdash; The next 15 years will likely see potential adversaries crank up their space and counter-space capabilities, so the Space Force needs more people and money, the service&rsquo;s chief said as he rolled out two long-awaited policy documents on Wednesday.Together, &ldquo;Objective Force 2040&rdquo; and &ldquo;Future Operating Environment 2040&rdquo; offer &ldquo;a conceptual view of a future where our space superiority efforts must contend with new technologies, new]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-forces-2040-vision-a-larger-force-to-contend-with-larger-chinese-russian-threats/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-forces-2040-vision-a-larger-force-to-contend-with-larger-chinese-russian-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Robotic arms + satellite refueling | Iran war costs | Unmasking shadow fleets…from space]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems everyone wants to rule the cosmos&mdash;or get a spaceplane. But the more satellites militaries launch and rely on, the more they need a good watchdog to protect them. And what&rsquo;s better than one with a robotic arm that can also refuel?That&rsquo;s where the MDA Midnight platform, unveiled at Space Symposium in Colorado this week, comes in. The satellite&mdash;which boasts a robotic arm&mdash;can get in close to inspect other spacecraft, monitor surroundings, investigate approachin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-robotic-arms-satellite-refueling-iran-war-costs-unmasking-shadow-fleetsfrom-space/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-robotic-arms-satellite-refueling-iran-war-costs-unmasking-shadow-fleetsfrom-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army names its first tiltrotor aircraft: Cheyenne II]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE&mdash;The Army is continuing to name its airframes after Indigenous tribes with its first tiltrotor aircraft. The MV-75 is officially the Cheyenne II, the service&rsquo;s undersecretary announced Wednesday at the Army Aviation Warfighting Summit.Members of the tribe have served in every U.S. armed service and during every major conflict, said Undersecretary Mike Obadal, a relationship that &ldquo;evolved from warfare to mutual respect and finally into an unbroken legacy of patriotic se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-names-its-first-tiltrotor-aircraft-cheyenne-ii/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-names-its-first-tiltrotor-aircraft-cheyenne-ii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airbus’ autonomous supply-helicopter effort may pave the way for an armed model]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unmanned helicopter concept being developed by Airbus for Marine Corps logistics missions may pave the way for an armed variant, company officials say.Airbus is working on an unmanned version of the MQ-72C Lakota for the Marines&rsquo; Aerial Logistics Connector competition; on Wednesday, the company said it had completed another autonomous flight test using its H145 helicopter and technology from Shield AI, L3Harris Technologies, and Parry Labs.Company officials said it&rsquo;s possible that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/airbus-autonomous-supply-helicopter-effort-may-pave-the-way-for-an-armed-model/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/airbus-autonomous-supply-helicopter-effort-may-pave-the-way-for-an-armed-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unheeded lessons from the US warship nearly sunk by an Iranian mine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirty-eight years ago today, an Iranian mine tore a hole in the hull of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, a guided missile frigate that had been helping to escort reflagged Kuwaiti tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. The blast broke the frigate's keel, flooded its engineroom, and lit fires on several decks. Only its well-trained crew saved the Roberts from sinking.The story has become a touchstone of Navy schoolhouses, where instructors exhort officers and enlisted sailors alike to take seriously th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/unheeded-lessons-from-the-us-warship-nearly-sunk-by-an-iranian-mine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/unheeded-lessons-from-the-us-warship-nearly-sunk-by-an-iranian-mine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US must adjust to Iran’s use of commercial satellite photos, Space Command says]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado&mdash;Iran&rsquo;s use of commercial space imagery to strike U.S. and allied targets will force the Pentagon to adjust, the head of U.S. Space Command said.&ldquo;We have to recognize that the rest of the world can now see the entire planet transparently and almost 24/7 and so we have to be able to operate in that environment successfully,&rdquo; Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head of U.S. Space Command told reporters Tuesday during the Space Symposium conference here.U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-must-adjust-to-irans-use-of-commercial-satellite-photos-space-command-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-must-adjust-to-irans-use-of-commercial-satellite-photos-space-command-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orbán’s loss won’t stop Russian influence campaigns, but it shows they’re beatable]]></title><description><![CDATA[The electoral defeat of Hungary&rsquo;s Viktor Orb&aacute;n dealt a blow to Russia&rsquo;s foreign-influence operations&mdash;and illustrated how the Kremlin&rsquo;s approach is changing. In the victory of the opposition-party candidate, other Western nations can draw lessons for confronting Russia&rsquo;s continuing efforts.Orb&aacute;n was a key player in Vladimir Putin&rsquo;s effort to weaken the European Union and its support for Ukraine. In February, the prime minister blocked a 90-million]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/orbns-loss-wont-stop-russian-influence-campaigns-but-it-shows-theyre-beatable/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/orbns-loss-wont-stop-russian-influence-campaigns-but-it-shows-theyre-beatable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Put nuclear reactors in space within a few years, White House tells Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.&mdash; Launch nuclear reactors to orbit as soon as 2028 and to the Moon as soon as 2030&mdash;that&rsquo;s the White House&rsquo;s new order to the Pentagon and NASA.The six-page policy memo released on Tuesday calls for a dual design competition between the agencies that is to produce a &ldquo;nearterm demonstration and use of low- to mid-power space reactors in orbit and on the lunar surface.&rdquo;&ldquo;The United States will lead the world in developing and deploying]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/put-nuclear-reactors-in-space-within-a-few-years-white-house-tells-pentagon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/put-nuclear-reactors-in-space-within-a-few-years-white-house-tells-pentagon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House wants Pentagon to demo nuclear space power by 2031]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration&rsquo;s National Initiative for American Space Nuclear Power unveiled today says the Pentagon and NASA will run &ldquo;design competitions&rdquo; that are &ldquo;parallel and mutually reinforcing&rdquo; to achieve space-based nuclear power.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/white-house-wants-pentagon-to-demo-nuclear-space-power-by-2031/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/white-house-wants-pentagon-to-demo-nuclear-space-power-by-2031/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia gets new military leaders, including first female army chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lieutenant General Susan Coyle will take up her new appointment in July]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-gets-new-military-leaders-including-first-female-army-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/australia-gets-new-military-leaders-including-first-female-army-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Threat of Russia’s space nuclear weapon ‘forced us to prepare,’ Space Command head says]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.&mdash;Russia&rsquo;s hypothetical use of its alleged nuclear anti-satellite capability was the focus of U.S. Space Command&rsquo;s latest wargame exercise, which pushed the U.S. government, allies, and dozens of defense companies to speculate on the fallout from the weapon&rsquo;s launch.Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head of U.S. Space Command, told Space Symposium attendees Tuesday that the reported development of the Russian weapon was the subject of the first &ldquo;Apollo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/threat-of-russias-space-nuclear-weapon-forced-us-to-prepare-space-command-head-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/threat-of-russias-space-nuclear-weapon-forced-us-to-prepare-space-command-head-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Russian space nuke was focus of US wargame, Space Command says]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado&mdash;Russia&rsquo;s hypothetical use of its alleged nuclear anti-satellite capability was the focus of U.S. Space Command&rsquo;s latest tabletop wargame, which pushed the U.S. government, allies, and dozens of defense companies to speculate on the fallout from the weapon&rsquo;s launch.Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head of U.S. Space Command, told Space Symposium attendees Tuesday that the reported development of the Russian weapon was the subject of the first &ldquo;Apo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-russian-space-nuke-was-focus-of-us-wargame-space-command-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-russian-space-nuke-was-focus-of-us-wargame-space-command-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redefining mobile artillery for a faster, more lethal fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Mobile howitzers fill a critical role on the battlefield, and domestic manufacturing ensures their availability.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/redefining-mobile-artillery-for-a-faster-more-lethal-fight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/redefining-mobile-artillery-for-a-faster-more-lethal-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1:5 kill ratio: Ukraine inflicts heavy Russian losses using drones, says Finnish president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finnish President Alexander Stubb said during his visit to Washington that Ukraine is in a much better place than it has been at any stage of the war thus far.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/15-kill-ratio-ukraine-inflicts-heavy-russian-losses-using-drones-says-finnish-president/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/15-kill-ratio-ukraine-inflicts-heavy-russian-losses-using-drones-says-finnish-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A peek into munitions spending, and a chat with Sweden’s DefMin]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on The Break Out, we&rsquo;re talking billions for missiles and priorities in Stockholm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-peek-into-munitions-spending-and-a-chat-with-swedens-defmin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-peek-into-munitions-spending-and-a-chat-with-swedens-defmin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US and Iran are using new weapons in the war. Here’s what to know.]]></title><description><![CDATA[From upgraded, extended range Iranian missiles to America&rsquo;s deployment of Iran-inspired drones, the deadly conflict is also a real-world munitions testing ground.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-us-and-iran-are-using-new-weapons-in-the-war-heres-what-to-know/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-us-and-iran-are-using-new-weapons-in-the-war-heres-what-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the rise of Project Maven and AI warfare [Book excerpt]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out an excerpt from &ldquo;Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare&rdquo; by Katrina Manson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/inside-the-rise-of-project-maven-and-ai-warfare-book-excerpt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/inside-the-rise-of-project-maven-and-ai-warfare-book-excerpt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rolls-Royce modern AE Engines power the future of Army aviation – and more]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Rolls-Royce is advancing U.S. defense capabilities with its modern AE engine family, powering critical platforms like the MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, MQ-25 Stingray and many others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rolls-royce-modern-ae-engines-power-the-future-of-army-aviation-and-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rolls-royce-modern-ae-engines-power-the-future-of-army-aviation-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rheinmetall and Destinus to combine forces in new missile systems joint venture]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We must expand the industrial base for modern defence systems in Europe,&rdquo; CEO of Rheinmetall Armin Papperger said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rheinmetall-and-destinus-to-combine-forces-in-new-missile-systems-joint-venture/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rheinmetall-and-destinus-to-combine-forces-in-new-missile-systems-joint-venture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Army is preparing to bring its first tiltrotor aircraft online]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army&mdash;the last of the U.S. services to introduce a tiltrotor aircraft&mdash;is gathering lessons and working through challenges as it prepares to send the first Bell MV-75s to units for testing and feedback later this year.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s a different kind of effort than bringing a new helicopter or tank online, because the Army is making the move 30 years after the Marine Corps began testing the V-22 Osprey, 20 years after Air Force special operations started training on its version, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-army-is-preparing-to-bring-its-first-tiltrotor-aircraft-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-army-is-preparing-to-bring-its-first-tiltrotor-aircraft-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HASC chair: Trillion-dollar defense budgets are the ‘new normal.’ Reconciliation is less certain.]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.&mdash;A&nbsp;$1 trillion baseline defense budget is the standard for future funding, but additional multi-billion spending measures to cushion 2027&rsquo;s request are less certain, the chairman of the&nbsp;House Armed Services Committee chairman said Sunday.The $1.5 trillion defense budget request unveiled this month would mark the highest level of military funding in a single year since World War II, if passed. That figure includes $350 billion in reconciliation funding]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hasc-chair-trillion-dollar-defense-budgets-are-the-new-normal-reconciliation-is-less-certain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hasc-chair-trillion-dollar-defense-budgets-are-the-new-normal-reconciliation-is-less-certain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winning the cognitive domain — A methodology built for democratic constraints]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability &mdash; it is a structural one.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/winning-the-cognitive-domain-a-methodology-built-for-democratic-constraints/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/winning-the-cognitive-domain-a-methodology-built-for-democratic-constraints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia to halt $587M Infantry Fighting Vehicle buy in favor of drones, air defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Minister Hanno said that, given the diminishing battlefield utility of heavy equipment, it is not &ldquo;reasonable to replace&rdquo; CV90s over the next decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/estonia-to-halt-587m-infantry-fighting-vehicle-buy-in-favor-of-drones-air-defense/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/estonia-to-halt-587m-infantry-fighting-vehicle-buy-in-favor-of-drones-air-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nowhere to hide: Iran war spotlights military challenges posed by space-based remote sensing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Planet in a March 9 notice to its customers, obtained by Breaking Defense, explained that the company would be instituting a 14-day delay on release of imagery not just of Iran, but also of nearby military bases, the Gulf States and &ldquo;existing conflict zones.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nowhere-to-hide-iran-war-spotlights-military-challenges-posed-by-space-based-remote-sensing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/nowhere-to-hide-iran-war-spotlights-military-challenges-posed-by-space-based-remote-sensing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the US in the great power game]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake&rdquo;&mdash;Napoleon Bonaparte&rsquo;s&nbsp;maxim&mdash;may well have been in the minds of policymakers in Moscow and Beijing these past weeks, as the U.S. war in Iran dragged on. And now that a 14-day ceasefire between Tehran and Washington is in effect, with both sides claiming &ldquo;victory,&rdquo;&nbsp;Russian and Chinese leaders still have an opportunity to profit from what many see as America&rsquo;s&nbsp;latest folly&nbsp;in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/4-ways-the-war-in-iran-has-weakened-the-us-in-the-great-powergame/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/4-ways-the-war-in-iran-has-weakened-the-us-in-the-great-powergame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pentagon wants a 188 percent bump for missile procurement. Can industry deliver?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With $70.5 billion in the FY27 budget request for munitions, a handful of analysts said they expect the Pentagon to spread the funding over several years and to fuel multiyear buys.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-pentagon-wants-a-188-percent-bump-for-missile-procurement-can-industry-deliver/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-pentagon-wants-a-188-percent-bump-for-missile-procurement-can-industry-deliver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Joint Innovation Outpost, Army ‘operationalized an acquisition cell’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rather than episodic execution, the new JIOP aims to foster a more enduring set of industry experimentation for the XVIII Airborne Division and, officials hope, the wider Army.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/with-joint-innovation-outpost-army-operationalized-an-acquisition-cell/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/with-joint-innovation-outpost-army-operationalized-an-acquisition-cell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voyager is fortifying the U.S. Defense supply chain]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Answering the Pentagon&rsquo;s call to bolster defense industrial base.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/voyager-is-fortifying-the-us-defense-supply-chain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/voyager-is-fortifying-the-us-defense-supply-chain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DHS intelligence revamp would keep it answerable to nation's top spy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A White House plan to fold the Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s primary intelligence unit into DHS headquarters for the coming fiscal year would not affect its oversight by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, an administration official told Nextgov/FCW.The new reporting structure, unveiled last week in the president&rsquo;s FY27 budget request, would combine the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and&nbsp;the department&rsquo;s Office of the Secretary and Executive Manag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dhs-intelligence-revamp-would-keep-it-answerable-to-nations-top-spy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dhs-intelligence-revamp-would-keep-it-answerable-to-nations-top-spy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US push to counter hackers draws industry deeper into offensive cyber debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. government has an offensive cyber wish list, and the private sector is already bidding. Many federal contractors back the effort, though they still have deeper questions about semantics and where offense ends and defense begins.Terms like &ldquo;disruption,&rdquo; &ldquo;cyber effects&rdquo; and &ldquo;defensive operations&rdquo; were flung around in discussions at the RSAC Conference in San Francisco last month, one of the largest cybersecurity gatherings in the world. In discussions d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-push-to-counter-hackers-draws-industry-deeper-into-offensive-cyber-debate/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/us-push-to-counter-hackers-draws-industry-deeper-into-offensive-cyber-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Iran threats renew debate over war crimes, illegal orders]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump&rsquo;s threats to destroy power plants and bridges in Iran before saying he was prepared for a &ldquo;whole civilization&rdquo; to die have renewed questions about what constitutes an illegal order and what, if any, repercussions officials could face for committing war crimes.&nbsp;&nbsp;The issue originally surged to the forefront last year when the Trump administration repeatedly struck boats in the Caribbean officials alleged were carrying illegal drugs. Democratic law]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-iran-threats-renew-debate-over-war-crimes-illegal-orders/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-iran-threats-renew-debate-over-war-crimes-illegal-orders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeland Security intel office restructuring would keep oversight under ODNI]]></title><description><![CDATA[A White House plan to fold the Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s primary intelligence unit into DHS headquarters for the coming fiscal year would not affect its oversight under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, an administration official told Nextgov/FCW.The new reporting structure, unveiled&nbsp;in the president&rsquo;s FY27 budget request, would combine the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and&nbsp;the department&rsquo;s Office of the Secretary and Executive Managem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/homeland-security-intel-office-restructuring-would-keep-oversight-under-odni/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/homeland-security-intel-office-restructuring-would-keep-oversight-under-odni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy to mothball USS Boise, capping off years of maintenance challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Navy said the decision to mothball the Boise aligns with a broader, &ldquo;data-driven initiative&rdquo; that aims to enhance the composition of the Navy&rsquo;s fleet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-to-mothball-uss-boise-capping-off-years-of-maintenance-challenges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-to-mothball-uss-boise-capping-off-years-of-maintenance-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finland clinches $642 million deal for 112 South Korean K9 howitzers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government-to-government deal is expected to bring Finland&rsquo;s total K9 inventory to over 200 systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/finland-clinches-642-million-deal-for-112-south-korean-k9-howitzers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/finland-clinches-642-million-deal-for-112-south-korean-k9-howitzers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Everyone wants a spaceplane’: More countries eye on-orbit protection for satellites]]></title><description><![CDATA[More countries want to develop military spaceplanes and &ldquo;bodyguard satellites," like those of the United States and China, to protect orbital assets against growing threats, according to a new report.Last year alone, France&rsquo;s direction g&eacute;n&eacute;rale de l'armement, Germany&rsquo;s Federal Ministry of Defence, Japan&rsquo;s Ministry of Defense, and the Indian Space Research Organisation have all either tested components, defined strategy, or made sales pitches for space vehicl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/everyone-wants-a-spaceplane-more-countries-eye-on-orbit-protection-for-satellites/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/everyone-wants-a-spaceplane-more-countries-eye-on-orbit-protection-for-satellites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DIA centralizes AI efforts with Digital Modernization Accelerator]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I want you to move like somebody&rsquo;s on your heels, and they&rsquo;re about ready to eat you,&rdquo; the Defense Intelligence Agency&rsquo;s chief AI officer, Maj. Gen. Robert Kinney, tells his team.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dia-centralizes-ai-efforts-with-digital-modernization-accelerator/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dia-centralizes-ai-efforts-with-digital-modernization-accelerator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force programs supporting Golden Dome see big FY27 budget boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Missile warning and tracking programs, and the emerging Space Data Network being developed to ferry space sensor data to shooters on the ground, in the air and at sea are among the programs seeing huge increases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-programs-supporting-golden-dome-see-big-fy27-budget-boost/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-programs-supporting-golden-dome-see-big-fy27-budget-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s $1.5T defense budget to weather harsh scrutiny on Capitol Hill ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Operations in Iran, midterm elections and GOP intraparty politics could all complicate the defense budget&rsquo;s path to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s desk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-15t-defense-budget-to-weather-harsh-scrutiny-on-capitol-hill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-15t-defense-budget-to-weather-harsh-scrutiny-on-capitol-hill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Golden Dome’s missing layer: On-orbit logistics for a resilient missile defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Sponsored] Building on-orbit servicing into the architecture of the constellation is foundational to sustaining missile defense in space.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-golden-domes-missing-layer-on-orbit-logistics-for-a-resilient-missiledefense/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-golden-domes-missing-layer-on-orbit-logistics-for-a-resilient-missiledefense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Army is developing its C2 plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joseph Welch, the Army&rsquo;s PAE C5ISR, talks with Mark Pomerleau on the Pentagon Buzz this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-army-is-developing-its-c2-plans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-army-is-developing-its-c2-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy set to remove Leonardo CEO, despite major growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plan to oust Roberto Cingolani came only three weeks after the official presented his ambitious 2026-2030 industrial plan in Rome.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/italy-set-to-remove-leonardo-ceo-despite-major-growth/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/italy-set-to-remove-leonardo-ceo-despite-major-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force slates $1.8B for commercial sats to replace GSSAP neighborhood watch birds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The service has tapped 14 firms to compete for rolling task orders through April 2036 under the Andromeda program, formerly known as RG-XX.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-slates-18b-for-commercial-sats-to-replace-gssap-neighborhood-watch-birds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-slates-18b-for-commercial-sats-to-replace-gssap-neighborhood-watch-birds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIA employees will get AI 'coworkers'&mdash;and eventually run teams of AI agents, deputy says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Central Intelligence Agency aims to integrate artificial intelligence-powered &ldquo;coworkers&rdquo; into analysts&rsquo; workflows in coming years, a top official said Thursday.&nbsp;CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis said these AI coworkers would be housed in agency analytics platforms to help humans with basic tasks.&ldquo;It won&rsquo;t do the thinking for our analysts, but it will help draft key judgments, edit for clarity and compare drafts against tradecraft standards,&rdquo; Ellis sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cia-employees-will-get-ai-coworkersmdashand-eventually-run-teams-of-ai-agents-deputy-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/cia-employees-will-get-ai-coworkersmdashand-eventually-run-teams-of-ai-agents-deputy-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel to ramp up production of Arrow interceptors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The announcement came before the US and Iran came to what has turned out to be a shaky ceasefire, one that didn&rsquo;t restrain Israel from striking targets in Lebanon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israel-to-ramp-up-production-of-arrow-interceptors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/israel-to-ramp-up-production-of-arrow-interceptors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK accuses Russia of covert submarine operation threatening undersea cables ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Together with allies, the UK tracked &ldquo;every mile&rdquo; of the deployment involving an Akula-class and a pair of Main Directorate for Deep Sea Research (GUGI) surveillance submarines, according to British defense secretary John Healey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-accuses-russia-of-covert-submarine-operation-threatening-undersea-cables/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/uk-accuses-russia-of-covert-submarine-operation-threatening-undersea-cables/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy selects Leidos, Defense Unicorns to test software prototypes for ships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leidos and Defense Unicorns will test prototypes in a lab-based environment under the other transaction agreement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-selects-leidos-defense-unicorns-to-test-software-prototypes-for-ships/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/navy-selects-leidos-defense-unicorns-to-test-software-prototypes-for-ships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pentagon claims ‘we control the sky’ over Iran. Experts say the air war isn’t that simple.]]></title><description><![CDATA[To President Trump and his defense secretary, the herculean rescue of two downed airmen in hostile territory was further proof that the U.S. military has full control of the skies over Iran.&nbsp;But the actual situation remains complicated and dangerous, according to former military officials and defense experts who said painting a simple picture overlooks the weapons that downed the F-15E&mdash;and that still hold vast swaths of airspace at risk.&nbsp;On Easter Sunday, Trump said in a social m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-pentagon-claims-we-control-the-sky-over-iran-experts-say-the-air-war-isnt-that-simple/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-pentagon-claims-we-control-the-sky-over-iran-experts-say-the-air-war-isnt-that-simple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s dual-use ambitions could severely threaten America’s force posture]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon already closely tracks dual-use technology, but The Heritage Foundation&rsquo;s Brent Sadler and Allen Zhang write in this op-ed that it&rsquo;s past time to keep an eye on potential dual-use maritime infrastructure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/chinas-dual-use-ambitions-could-severely-threaten-americas-force-posture/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/chinas-dual-use-ambitions-could-severely-threaten-americas-force-posture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Iran conflict might change defense investments in the Gulf]]></title><description><![CDATA[Middle East Bureau Chief Agnes Helou talks Iran and interviews the CEO of SCOPA in this edition of the Middle East Defense Digest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-iran-conflict-might-change-defense-investments-in-the-gulf/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-iran-conflict-might-change-defense-investments-in-the-gulf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Army could spend nearly $19 billion in RDT&amp;E funding&nbsp;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The programs taking up the majority of the Army&rsquo;s RDT&amp;E funding include FLRAA, THAAD, UAS launched effects, artillery systems, hypersonic weapons, counter drone tech and M-SHORAD.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-army-could-spend-nearly-19-billion-in-rdtampe-fundingnbsp/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-the-army-could-spend-nearly-19-billion-in-rdtampe-fundingnbsp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hybrid constellations’ are making it hard for militaries to hide]]></title><description><![CDATA[A planned satellite constellation will be able to image any location on Earth every 15 minutes and take more detailed images, a novel capability that could reveal even the nimblest and stealthiest military maneuvers, its developer says.On Thursday, Vantor announced plans to enlarge its current fleet of 10 satellites &ldquo;five-fold&rdquo; with spacecraft that will produce images with 20cm resolution&mdash;better than its current 30- and 40cm imagery. The company also plans to add 40 satellites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hybrid-constellations-are-making-it-hard-for-militaries-to-hide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hybrid-constellations-are-making-it-hard-for-militaries-to-hide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spy agencies eye new Anthropic AI model that spots cyber flaws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic&rsquo;s decision to keep close hold on&nbsp;a powerful frontier AI model, paired with a new initiative to study its effects on global networks, is prompting intelligence-community discussions about the ways such tools might help friendly and adversary forces alike.On Tuesday, Anthropic&nbsp;unveiled Project Glasswing, a bid to raise&nbsp;AI-powered defenses before AI-enabled attackers can overwhelm&nbsp;critical software.&nbsp;&ldquo;The fallout &mdash; for economies, public safety, an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/spy-agencies-eye-new-anthropic-ai-model-that-spots-cyber-flaws/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/spy-agencies-eye-new-anthropic-ai-model-that-spots-cyber-flaws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Doubling down on C-UAS; Hypersonic flight; Could AI help the Navy build hulls faster?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon wants to buy almost $1 billion&mdash;$994.1 million to be precise&mdash;worth of counterdrone tech in 2027, according to&nbsp;budget documents.&nbsp;The request, under other Army procurement for counter-small unmanned aerial systems, is close to double the $596 million enacted for 2026, which includes atypical funding from budget reconciliation.&nbsp;That funding spike extends to research and development too. The Army is asking for $26.5 million for counter-small unmanned aerial sys]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-doubling-down-on-c-uas-hypersonic-flight-could-ai-help-the-navy-build-hulls-faster/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-doubling-down-on-c-uas-hypersonic-flight-could-ai-help-the-navy-build-hulls-faster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth declares ‘decisive military victory’ in Iran, says U.S. is ‘hanging around’ to enforce ceasefire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared the U.S.&rsquo;s war against Iran a &ldquo;decisive military victory&rdquo; during a press briefing on Wednesday&mdash;day one of a two-week ceasefire that could lead to more strikes if the U.S. and Iran can&rsquo;t reach a long-term deal.Hegseth said that &ldquo;Iran begged for this ceasefire&rdquo; and that &ldquo;they&rsquo;ve had enough,&rdquo; though the 10-point plan Iran has proposed to end the war includes some propositions that have been non-start]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-declares-decisive-military-victory-in-iran-says-us-is-hanging-around-to-enforce-ceasefire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/hegseth-declares-decisive-military-victory-in-iran-says-us-is-hanging-around-to-enforce-ceasefire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army operations center is trying to solve battlefield data problems in real time]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Army works to gather and organize data to support battlefield decisions, it has created a task force to help with small, short-term problems&mdash;and in the longer term, to shape the service&rsquo;s overall approach to data management.The Army Data Operations Center went live on April 3, service officials told reporters on Tuesday, and so far its small team of civilian and soldier data and software engineers have received seven requests from different organizations to help deconflict.&ld]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-operations-center-is-trying-to-solve-battlefield-data-problems-in-real-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/army-operations-center-is-trying-to-solve-battlefield-data-problems-in-real-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two firms picked as finalists for contract to outsource Army pilot training]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army has picked at least two finalists to take over the service&rsquo;s entry-level helicopter training program, despite Congressional pushback on the plan last year. Service officials have said they plan to choose a winner by September.Bell and M1 Support Services both confirmed in press releases this week that they were selected to move to the fourth and final stage of the competition.Another competitor, Lockheed Martin, was not chosen to move on, a company spokesperson confirmed to Defens]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/two-firms-picked-as-finalists-for-contract-to-outsource-army-pilot-training/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/two-firms-picked-as-finalists-for-contract-to-outsource-army-pilot-training/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro-Iran hackers have disrupted some industrial-control systems, US says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran-aligned hackers have exploited and disrupted operational technology control systems embedded in U.S. critical infrastructure, according to a federal&nbsp;advisory issued Tuesday.&ldquo;The authoring agencies assess a group of Iranian-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT) actors is conducting this activity to cause disruptive effects within the United States.&rdquo; the advisory reads. &ldquo;The group has targeted devices spanning multiple U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, includi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pro-iran-hackers-have-disrupted-some-industrial-control-systems-us-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pro-iran-hackers-have-disrupted-some-industrial-control-systems-us-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon investigators blocked from using 'War Department' in official documents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since President Donald Trump signed an executive order in September authorizing the Defense Department to go by the &ldquo;secondary title&rdquo; of War Department, the Pentagon has been working to change its signage, signature blocks, and as many instances of "Defense"&nbsp;as possible. But that stops with the Defense Criminal Investigative Service and&nbsp;its official filings, because &ldquo;War Department&rdquo; still isn&rsquo;t a legal name.Though DoD personnel and defense contractors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-investigators-blocked-from-using-war-department-in-official-documents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-investigators-blocked-from-using-war-department-in-official-documents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As aircraft losses mount, Pentagon wants a software fix to see through the fog of war]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. planes that have gone down in the Middle East since the launch of Operation Epic Fury all lacked the same thing: a common operating picture that includes relevant intelligence and data. The Defense Innovation Unit announced Monday it&rsquo;s looking for a fix.&nbsp;The request: an open-architecture software suite to fuse real-time data into a credible picture of moving objects, threats, and conditions. The idea is to give pilots a broader understanding of reality in a way that is unrema]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-aircraft-losses-mount-pentagon-wants-a-software-fix-to-see-through-the-fog-of-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/as-aircraft-losses-mount-pentagon-wants-a-software-fix-to-see-through-the-fog-of-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General Atomics pauses drone wingman flight tests after crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[General Atomics&rsquo; has paused all flight tests and opened an investigation after one of its drone wingmen crashed Monday after takeoff, the company said in a news release.&nbsp;One of General Atomics&rsquo; YFQ-42A &ldquo;Dark Merlin&rdquo; Collaborative Combat Aircraft &ldquo;experienced a mishap&rdquo; at its company-owned airport in California around 1 p.m. local time, the news release said. No one was injured in the incident. Flight testing will resume when it is &ldquo;deemed appropriat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/general-atomics-pauses-drone-wingman-flight-tests-after-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/general-atomics-pauses-drone-wingman-flight-tests-after-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General Atomics CCA drone wingman prototype crashes in California]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company said a mishap occurred &ldquo;following takeoff&rdquo; today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/general-atomics-cca-drone-wingman-prototype-crashes-in-california/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/general-atomics-cca-drone-wingman-prototype-crashes-in-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How would the US Navy counter Iran's mines?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's not clear whether Iran has put naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, but its longstanding&nbsp;ability to do so&nbsp;is part of the reason ships have all but&nbsp;stopped moving&nbsp;through the critical global chokepoint. The time may come for the U.S. Navy's littoral combat ships to demonstrate their long-touted ability to hunt mines.According to a March 2026 congressional&nbsp;report, Iran is believed to possess roughly 6,000 naval mines. Although&nbsp;CENTCOM commander&nbsp;Admiral Brad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-would-the-us-navy-counter-irans-mines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-would-the-us-navy-counter-irans-mines/</guid></item></channel></rss>