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 ...

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

(Left to Right) Steven Lockley, Chief Operating Officer of Underwater Systems, Defence Mission Systems, Thales UK; Ohad Katz, Managing Director of Raytheon Australia; Laura Hooks, vice president and ...

WASHINGTON — Defense tech startup Shield AI’s X-BAT drone wingman will be powered by GE’s F110 fighter engine, the two companies exclusively told Breaking Defense, giving the recently unveiled loyal ...

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

Artist rendering of the X-37B conducting an aerobraking maneuver using the drag of Earth’s atmosphere. (Courtesy graphic by Boeing Space) WASHINGTON — The Space Force needs to more fully support ...

Norway cancelled a contract for NH Industries produced NH-90 helicopters in 2022. (NH Industries) ROME — Norway and European conglomerate NH Industries (NHI) agreed to an out-of-court settlement today ...

Attendees roam the halls of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington, DC, Oct. 13, 2025. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense) WASHINGTON — The government has been shut down for ...

The White House also wants to shift $2.5 billion in reconciliation dollars provided by the One Big Beautiful Bill to pay ...

Vice Adm. Richard Correll said that Trump's announcement does not necessarily mean detonating a test weapon — noting that neither China nor Russia has conducted a nuclear explosive test in recent ...

Trick or treat? The Breaking Defense team talks about something truly scary — which Pentagon programs have been killed this year.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George attend the 2025 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2025. (DoW photo by ...