Army awards Lockheed $1.2B contract for PrSM Inc 2 system
Monday’s announcement comes after Lockheed successfully launched its first PrSM Increment 2 missile in February.
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Italian fighter jets shoot down unidentified drone over Lithuania
The incident marks the second time in 30 days that the Italian Air Force has responded to airspace incursions.
Breaking Defense•Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo15 Sept
A new era of uncrewed airpower: GA-ASI’s lineup for high-tech warfare
[Sponsored] GA-ASI is serious about retaining its position as the leading provider of UAS to the United States and its allies.
Breaking Defense•Brittany Cianflone15 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: Pratt licenses Hermeus to build F100 fighter jet engine
Hermeus CEO Zach Shore told Breaking Defense the company can now vertically integrate production of its Quarterhorse drone and serve as a second source of engines for Pratt’s F100-PW-229 powerplant.
Breaking Defense•Michael Marrow15 Sept
Why the US is talking about space weapons now
We recap leading headlines from day one of this year’s conference.
Breaking Defense•Breaking Defense Staff15 Sept
The gap between demand and delivery is widening. AI can help close it.
[Sponsored] Supply chains are only as strong as their weakest link, which has been repeatedly proven to be true over the last few years.
Breaking Defense•Breaking Defense14 Sept
White House sends Cao’s SECNAV nomination to Senate
The White House has also sent nominations over to the Senate for William Toti to serve as undersecretary of the Navy, and for retired Vice Adm. Richard Breckenridge as an assistant secretary of the Navy.
Breaking Defense•Diana Stancy14 Sept
Wither TraCSS? DoD, industry face hard choices in showdown over Commerce spacewatch effort
The big question facing DoD is what happens if the Traffic Coordination System for Space program is scrapped: is US Space Command left holding the space safety bag in perpetuity?
Breaking Defense•Theresa Hitchens14 Sept
Despite fire, lengthy deployment, Navy expects only six-month maintenance for USS Ford
The Ford wrapped up its 326-day deployment in May.
Breaking Defense•Diana Stancy14 Sept
AFA’s 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference kicks off
From unmanned fighter jets to scale-model satellites, here are some of the sights from around the expo floor at the Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center.
Breaking Defense•Breaking Defense Staff14 Sept
After combat success, AFSOC wants new Leidos cruise missile on ‘every type’ of platform
The 200-pound class Havoc Spear has a range of over 400 nautical miles (460 miles), according to Leidos.
Breaking Defense•Michael Marrow14 Sept
Bombardier Defense, your trusted, mission-focused partner
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Breaking Defense•Jennifer Petersen14 Sept
Northrop drops off SNC-led Navy trainer team
SNC will continue moving forward with its Freedom trainer offering for the Undergraduate Jet Training System program.
Breaking Defense•Aaron Mehta14 Sept
Space Force has ‘space control weapons’ on orbit, Air Force secretary reveals
Troy Meink didn’t elaborate on what “weapons” the US deployed, but revealed new info on other space and unmanned Air Force programs.
Breaking Defense•Michael Marrow14 Sept
Textron, Merlin offer unmanned Cessna Skycourier for Pacific island resupply
“We can’t devote C-130s and C-17s to do a lot of these little shuttle missions,” said retired Maj. Gen. Kyle Kremer, a Merlin advisor.
Breaking Defense•Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.14 Sept
Swarm Aero debuts Gamera drone in bid to succeed Reaper
“What we’ve done cuts against the conventional wisdom,” Swarm co-founder and chief revenue officer Oliver Palmer told Breaking Defense. “And what we’ve done instead is create a very simple, non-stealthy aircraft that’s optimized for extreme range.”
Breaking Defense•Michael Marrow14 Sept
Lockheed boosts bet on Skunk Works’ Vectis stealth drone
Lockheed now plans to build five Vectis prototypes, with the first on track to fly in 2027.
Breaking Defense•Valerie Insinna14 Sept
Concurrent attacks across multiple domains force rethinking of air-and-missile-defense
While overall effectiveness is high, damage to US bases and assets in the Iran conflict shows gaps in air-and-missile-defense.
Breaking Defense•Casey Laughman11 Sept
Support for Patriot air-and-missile defense is a case study for the industrial base
[Sponsored] Manufacturing scale, global sustainment, and next-gen tech are becoming inseparable.
Breaking Defense•Breaking Defense11 Sept
Pentagon eyeing tech testbed expansion along US-Mexico border
“We want to do as much as we can; I would love to continue to bring on new projects, new programs to the border and try it out, but we want to do it in a responsible way that’s safe,” Mark Ditlevson, assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs, told Breaking Defense.
Breaking Defense•Ashley Roque11 Sept