The military wants artificial intelligence, which raises the question: Can the government lead or does it need to follow industry?

"When the funding will be authorized, given the shutdown and all the fun there, is a question mark," one industry source told Breaking Defense.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered a long, surprisingly uncontroversial speech to industry on Friday detailing how he’d like to work with defense firms big and small going forward.

The State Department's damning critique argues that, if enacted, the draft law would imperil cooperation on "space weather, ...

"I can’t even get a response, and we’re on your team!” an exasperated Sen. Dan Sullivan told a Trump administration nominee.

Breaking Defense's Daniel Woolfolk goes inside an eerily quiet Capitol building as the shutdown drags on. At 37 days, the country is in the middle of its longest-ever government shutdown. Hallways ...

Swedish air force Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman, chief of the Swedish air force, pilots an MQ-9 Reaper simulator during a visit to Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, NY, Apr. 7. (New York Air ...

Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defense poses for a photo after signing of the F-16 upgrade Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) (Photo from ...

Image of a medium landing ship, from the CBO’s recent report. (CBO) MODERN DAY MARINE 2025 — The US Marine Corps’s top requirements officer said he anticipates the service’s first Landing Ship Medium ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) is joined by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) for a news conference with family members of people kidnapped by Hamas in the Rayburn Room ...

It’s not often that anyone would think of the U.S. as being outgunned in this day and age, but in the realm of artillery it’s likely true. While most NATO countries, much of Europe, and near-peer ...

A Bullseye missile being manufactured by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems. (Image courtesy of General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems) SEA AIR SPACE 2025 — General Atomics Electromagnetic ...