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On September 8, five men were sentenced to between five and five-and-a-half years in prison after standing trial in an Almaty courtroom for supposedly attempting to seize control of power in Kazakhstan last year. The judges found all five suspects guilty not only of advocating for the violent seizure of power, but also of organizing mass unrest against authorities in the country and a seizure of the presidential residence, known as Akorda. Several of the convicted have a past in activism, having taken part in multiple civil protests in the country over the years. While doors were closed for the…

As this year’s AFA Air Space & Cyber conference concluded from Maryland’s National Harbor, attendees took a final opportunity to check out a variety of systems and gear under development and testing, as well as others — like Northrop Grumman’s counter-drone system Raid Hunter — that manufacturers say they’re actively pitching to US military services for base protection and security. Check out a selection of images in our final photo roundup from the conference below. The Breaking Defense team is still on the ground covering the last day of activity, so don’t miss our ongoing coverage here. RTX brought its…

MBDA Deluge is a French one-way effector, a ground-launched turbojet attack munition built for saturation strikes at a range MBDA gives as up to 500 km. Designed for mass production, Deluge was designated ONE WAY EFFECTOR until MBDA renamed it in June 2026. Deluge is in development. France’s Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) signed the first contract on 22 January 2026, with deliveries from 2027. Know What Defence Buyers in Will Need Next See emerging requirements, likely suppliers, and routes to market across Pakistan, MENA, and fast-moving defence technologies, before demand becomes obvious. Key facts AttributeValueFull nameDELUGE (ex-ONE WAY EFFECTOR)MBDA…

MAUI — US Space Command (SPACECOM) does not have all the capabilities it needs to target adversary space systems in a conflict, the command’s top officer said today. “To be able to negate threats in space, we must be able to find, fix, track, and target those threats. Targeting in the space domain is maturing, but it still has a long way to go,” SPACECOM Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting told the annual Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) conference. “We don’t have robust target folders like the Joint Force does in other domains,” he said. In addition, “once…

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MILAN — Spanish defense manufacturer Indra has unveiled a new, low-cost cruise missile for striking targets more than 300 kilometres (186 miles) away, the company says. The company showcased the system, dubbed Squall, for the first time at the Unvex drone trade fair in Spain on Sept. 16. In a press release, Indra did not indicate a price point. Still, it described the missile as a low-cost system for operations ranging from “surgical strikes involving a small number of units” to “mass attacks,” in which many would be deployed simultaneously to overwhelm adversarial defenses. Per Indra, the Squall can be…

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.— The U.S. military’s top uniformed leader says U.S. forces must be ready for war near or possibly even on the moon, a rhetorical leap that comes as service leaders are still wrestling with the legal frameworks surrounding its newly revealed orbital weapons.“Our task, my friends, is to adapt right now, so the Joint Force is prepared to fight, endure, and win, in global contested environments, from the seabed to cislunar space,” Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine told airmen, guardians, and industry figures during his keynote address at the Air, Space, and Cyber Conference.Caine later repeated the…

Live fire test of a new soveriegn British turbojet engine developed in seven months. Credit: Crown copyright / UK Ministry of Defence. The UK is working with a local metals start-up, Alloyed, to develop a family of turbojet engines This new engine family will offer between 30 and 2,000 newtons of thrust Small engine development will allow the UK to fill an enduring capability gap, allowing the country to accelerate the production of UAS and cruise missiles in a time of crisis The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced it has rapidly delivered a new turbojet engine family with the…

WASHINGTON — Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) and autonomous maritime company Magnet Defense are planning to start construction on a new, medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) this fall, and begin testing that vessel early next year, according to HDUSA CEO Michael Coulter.  The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding in April where they agreed to craft a 38-meter MUSV called the H38, based off of Magnet Defense’s flagship MUSV, the M48, Breaking Defense previously reported.  “As we talk with the Navy, they’re very interested in modular solutions,” Coulter told a group of reporters on Tuesday. “One day it may be…

Pratt & Whitney’s F100 engine powers Hermeus’ Quarterhorse aircraft. Credit: Hermeus. Pratt & Whitney, a division of RTX, has granted Hermeus a production licence to manufacture the F100-PW-229 engine. With this move, Pratt & Whitney is expanding the base of qualified suppliers for one of the US military’s principal fighter propulsion systems. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Announced on 15 September, the agreement enables Hermeus to produce the F100 engine using its rapid-build production approach. The F100 engine has powered US Air…