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Breaking Defense is proud to announce an important and pivotal development in its ongoing global growth, with Breaking Defense Europe, a distinct edition of our outstanding news coverage focused on the interests of European readers that will launch May 4. Breaking Defense Europe is a direct response to the unprecedented emphasis on defense across Europe. New technologies, new defense enterprises and new strategic scenarios are reshaping the landscape. Those increased requirements, investments and opportunity inspired Breaking Defense to invest in a distinctly European edition, to provide the focused news journalism the defense community of Europe needs.  Edited, curated and produced in…

The Pentagon is eager to incorporate AI “agents”—software that can autonomously execute complex tasks like customer service, scheduling, or code writing—into more of what soldiers and defense civilians do. But a growing body of research shows that agents built from well-known large language models exhibit unpredictable and dangerous behaviors even in benign settings. Edgerunner AI, a veteran-founded startup, built a different kind of agent tool for the military, one trained by former operators and experts on actual military tasks and in real combat settings. The Wednesday release of the new tool, WarClaw, is part of a trend away from large, big-name…

Ukrainian solider operating a first-person view drone carrying a warhead. Credit: Shutterstock/Parilov. Public data indicates that the UK is gradually increasing the number of its military uncrewed systems (UxS) Since July 2024, the UK armed forces received over 7,900 UxS But as a leading nation in the Coalition of the Willing, the UK aim to develop and deliver 100,000 UxS to Ukraine by April 2026 Modern military platforms are becoming increasingly uncrewed, reducing the toll on human lives where possible, and the UK is making steady progress to that end. A doctrinal shift was discerned in the UK’s recent defence…

The IndoWings LM-250 represents a significant leap in indigenous loitering munition technology, specifically engineered to integrate with India’s Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL).The LM-250 represents a major indigenous innovation, successfully integrated with the Pinaka MBRL to add precision loitering strike capability. This hybridisation of artillery and drone warfare is a significant step in India’s evolving battlefield doctrine.This advanced aerial weapon system is designed to be canister-based, allowing for seamless deployment from the existing infrastructure of the Pinaka system. By leveraging the mobility and firepower of the MBRL, the LM-250 extends the tactical reach of ground forces, providing a versatile tool…

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LINKÖPING, Sweden — Almost every night over the past week, Ukrainian drones have struck Russia’s major oil and gas sites and ports in Leningrad Oblast on the Gulf of Finland — a new front that a top EU official tells Breaking Defense will impose “painful” consequences on Moscow.  Kyiv targeted oil export terminals at Ust-Luga and Primorsk, along with the Kirishi refinery, sparking fires and disrupting Russia’s critical Baltic Sea energy infrastructure in its campaign against Moscow’s war funding. Plumes of smoke were visible from neighbouring Baltic countries and in satellite images. “That’s painful for [the] Russian economy, because those…

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) sits at the center of one of government’s most sensitive and consequential missions: determining who is trusted to access classified information and facilities. At the heart of that mission is the Case Processing Operations Center (CPOC), a function that powers the intake, processing, and quality control of federal background investigations.As DCSA moves forward with its next-generation CPOC 2.0 procurement, recently released as a draft solicitation on SAM.gov, the agency deserves credit for continuing to modernize a mission that has evolved dramatically over the past decade. Of particular note is DCSA’s incorporation of the…

Royal Canadian Air Force, Airbus CC-330 Husky. Credit: DLeng/Shutterstock.com. The Canadian government has awarded three contracts with a combined value of approximately C$1.5bn ($1bn) to support the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) fleet of CC-330 Husky aircraft. The contracts have been awarded as part of the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) project. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Canada operates a fleet of nine CC-330 Husky aircraft, which are long-range, multi-purpose platforms used for military passenger, cargo, and medical transport missions. L3Harris MAS…

The Iran-Israel conflict illuminates a pivotal shift in modern warfare, where victory increasingly favours vast fleets of inexpensive drones over costly missiles and conventional platforms. Conflicts now hinge on economics, scalability, and the sheer volume of expendable unmanned systems rather than raw technological superiority alone.Iran’s Shahed-136 loitering munitions exemplify this trend, overwhelming defences through mass saturation attacks that force adversaries to squander multimillion-pound interceptors on low-cost threats.Loitering munitions, or ‘Kamikaze drones’, have become the cornerstone of this new battlefield dynamic. These systems blend persistent surveillance with lethal strike potential, enabling rapid target identification and engagement.The Shahed-136 boasts a range of…

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