New (opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseSaab shows off loyal wingman drone it hopes to offer Swedish Air ForceThe A3, which Saab says may become the sales product, could enter service within ten years if the government decides to proceed with the aircraft. (opens original source in a new tab)Jonas Olsson·24 August 2026
New (opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseArmy Cyber created an ‘integrated fire’ cell for Epic Fury“Over the past five months, the teams have really been able to hone their skills based on the work they’re doing inside of a live environment and I think we’re getting better and better every day because of that,” the ARCYBER commander said. (opens original source in a new tab)Mark Pomerleau·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefensePolish firm MESKO signs $2B deal to arm 4 NATO nations with MANPADSThe weapons will go towards Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Norway under an EU program known as EDIRPA. (opens original source in a new tab)Bartosz Głowacki·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseAustralia identifies future defense precinct site for AUKUS sub sustainmentIt has also conducted a keel laying ceremony for the first Hunter-class frigate (opens original source in a new tab)Mike Yeo·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseTurkish FNSS unveils unmanned amphibious assault vehicle“İ-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,” FNSS said in a statement. (opens original source in a new tab)Agnes Helou·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefensePentagon counter-drone task force preps ‘shoot-off’ for directed energy prototypesThe event will be structured such that a promising demonstration could result “in a purchase order that allows us to start building the production lines to get these systems into the field,” said Army Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, director of the Pentagon’s JIATF-401. (opens original source in a new tab)Michael Marrow·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseSpace war 2040: SPACECOM preps for attacks on ground segments, eyes cislunar opsThe Space Warfighting Environment 2040 is unique because it “was deliberately written to be warfighter-first, not technology-first,” an official at SPACECOM’s Joint Forces Development and Training team told Breaking Defense. (opens original source in a new tab)Theresa Hitchens·21 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseTaiwan proposes record $35 billion defense budgetThe new budget proposal will have to be approved by the opposition-controlled legislature. (opens original source in a new tab)Mike Yeo·21 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseArmy cyber defenses need ‘dedicated funding’ for AI, top official saysDedicated funding is key, according to the Army’s principal cyber advisor, because the service’s cyber command cannot fund AI work strictly from their operational budget. (opens original source in a new tab)Mark Pomerleau·21 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking Defense‘Hot competition’: NSA deputy sounds alarm on China threat, AI raceNSA Deputy Director Tim Kosiba said Beijing is playing “spoiler” the world over, alleging, for example, that “Chinese companies provided GEOINT to the Iranians to help hit our bases and our allies.” (opens original source in a new tab)Lee Ferran·21 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseHow the Army balances Patriot priorities and approaches Golden DomeA brief chat with the chief of the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command. (opens original source in a new tab)Breaking Defense Video·21 August 2026