Burnham will likely want to continue many aspects of Keir Starmer’s approach to defense and security policy, but with some key differences.

The name change will take effect in 2027.

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.

David McGuinty called the Global Combat Air Programme a “promising initiative.”

The company said the contract “puts in action” the THAAD framework agreement Lockheed signed with the DoD in January designed to quadruple interceptor output.

“There’s goodness in it, but not as a taxpayer,” a source told Breaking Defense about the prospective deal. “And only if the Air Force gets it right with its requirements.”

The Air Force is “going to struggle mightily” to sustain the T-7 Red Hawk, one source told Breaking Defense.

L3Harris modified the jet in 10 months, with 400 employees working 24/7 to deliver the plane by a July 4 deadline, the head of the company’s ISR division said.

This week on The Break Out, we look at why Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is reviewing the American troop posture in Europe before we see what’s new in the race to develop a drone wingman for military pilots.

This is the largest Australian defense export to date, Canberra said.

From a weather restriction to a “serious” airworthiness risk, the Air Force’s newest training jet faces far more issues than previously reported, an investigation by Breaking Defense found.

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 “[t]hat time has not come yet,” said Embraer’s Marcio Monteiro.

Supply shortages, damaged radars raise concerns about air and missile defense.

Check out a selection of photos from one of Europe’s biggest defense conferences.

Anduril, Shield AI and Collins have been tapped to develop the autonomy system for the collaborative combat aircraft.

Honeywell Aerospace executive Matthew Milas lays out Honeywell’s view on CCAs as a key platform-agnostic supplier.

“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],” said CEO Lukas Czinger.

Rutte also repeated messaging around the need for NATO allies to ramp up weapons production and deliver a stronger industrial base by making “steady” increases to defense investment plans.

The Navy is seeking an unmanned aerial system that can operate from ships without a large flight deck to conduct long-range strikes.

Richard Knighton, chief of the UK defense staff, told a House of Lords committee today that he is “most concerned” about day-to-day operations budgeting.

This week on The Break Out, a brief review of small unmanned systems as well as space-launch options showcased at ILA Berlin 2026.

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

EDGE CEO Hamad Al Marar told Breaking Defense the company is seeing high demand for its tech after it played a role in defending the United Arab Emirates from Iranian attacks.

Edwards Air Force Base said that “initial indications” are that the crash was “not survivable.”

Italy, Japan and the UK are committed to the future fighter effort, with a timeframe of 2035 marked for entry into service.

While Embraer is partnered with Saab to manufacture the Swedish jet, Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto said the fighter market “is not a place that we want to go to,” adding that the company is “studying other segments first.”

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.

The Breaking Defense team wraps up the last day of the Berlin Air Show.

Boeing said the T-7A Red Hawk training jet they are producing for the Air Force doesn’t fulfill Navy requirements.

Two extra squadrons of F-35s would double the existing order, from 32 to 64.