[Sponsored] AI is expanding the mission data footprint across defense environments, increasing the need for scalable, layered data-at-rest (DAR) protection.

The “National Security Presidential Memorandum” urges closer collaboration with AI companies — as long as they’re compliant with Pentagon demands — and orders a sweeping revision of Biden-era guardrails on military AI.

[Sponsored] How Roboze is helping transform additive manufacturing from a prototyping tool into production infrastructure for defense and critical industries.

Palladyne plans to put new AI swarming software on the battle-proven Israeli drones and compete for contracts like the Army’s Long-Range Precision Munition (LRPM), CEO Ben Wolff told Breaking Defense.

Cases of non-consensual intimate image sharing in Greece are on the rise, but the perpetrators too often escape punishment amid widespread victim-blaming and social stigma.

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.

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.

Elements of the concept are already operational today.

DoD Cyber Defense Command is working to develop a joint task force for defense of critical infrastructure.

The Commission on US Cyber Force Generation released its report outlining what a new military service could look like.

From AI adoption and explainability to new commercial satellite contracts, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together reporting from GEOINT 2026 on how intelligence leaders are shaping the future of space-based geospatial intelligence.

The EO creates a “voluntary framework” for AI developers to give the government early access to their latest tech.

New AI capabilities are “lowering the barrier of entry” to exploit vulnerabilities, according to the Army’s chief data officer.

[Sponsored] Artificial intelligence is reshaping adversarial cyber operations at machine speed, requiring defenders to increase operational tempo while imposing pain and cost.

“Compliance does not equal security. It did not when I was in industry, and it does not from my seat where I am today,” DoD CIO Kirsten Davie said.

[Sponsored] Employee-owned Physical Sciences Inc. has been scaling small business government R&D awards to solve some of the thorniest national security challenges.

The hackathon now allows the Army to take new systems and work them into command and control structures to sync up with radars and sensors, all of which have previously never communicated with each other, according to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.

Rep. Don Bacon sounded the alarm to Breaking Defense about China’s purported 10:1 workforce advantage when it comes to “offensive” cyber operations.

The five-year blanket purchase agreement consolidates Microsoft 365 licenses into a single contract vehicle.

The move follows a similar one by the Air Force nearly two years ago.

“[W]e have to find places where these kind of more sophisticated projections of force can be rehearsed and can be tested and tried,” Adm. Frank Bradley said.

During a table top exercise, the Army, along with 14 external partners, gamed out how to respond to a coordinated and simultaneous attack on an installation as units are deploying.

[Sponsored] Absolute positioning is critical in contested and denied environments.

Adm. Frank Bradley told the audience at SOF Week that before unleashing “violence,” humans must be in the loop.

“The way I’ve approached this — knowing how smaller companies work — is fast yeses and fast nos. The worst thing for a small company is to be dragged through a multi year process,” Pentagon CTO Emil Michael said.

This week on The Break Out, we review the latest tensions over Golden Dome’s forecasted costs before visiting Colorado where special forces and infantry linked up for a novel exercise at Fort Carson.

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.

The forthcoming Wraith Shield software update uses the existing antenna to scan for drone control signals, identify enemy ones, and jam them, L3Harris executives told reporters.

DoD users tore through 20 billion token a day as Palantir’s Maven Smart System was “leveraged” to help plan and coordinate Operation Epic Fury’s 13,000 airstrikes on Iran, officials said.

The system will use Anduril’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