President Donald Trump had a hands-on approach with the defense industry during his first administration. This time? Don't rule it out.

BEIRUT — Turkish firm Baykar has been approved by the Italian government to buy Italian aviation giant Piaggio Aerospace in a move that the company says will expand its reach in the European Union.

This was supposed to be the year that the Air Force selected a winning vendor to build its next-gen fighter. Then reality set in.

This December, after 16 months of studies and experiments, the Department of Defense decided it had figured out enough guardrails for generative AI to start embracing the new technology wholesale.

The US national security establishment is cautiously embracing generative AI, so Breaking Defense decided to do an experiment.

Key reports covered Japan's defense expansion, China's internal troubles and Australia's uneven pursuit of more naval power.

SYDNEY — Turmoil, violence and reaction. That was the theme of 2024 across the Indo-Pacific, with China’s belligerence and attempts to remake the international order to its liking at its core driving ...

WASHINGTON — With ongoing conflicts in the European and Central theaters, the Pentagon has placed updating its digital strategies at the top of its list of priorities. As a result, the DoD ...

WASHINGTON — In Congress, most major defense issues were stuck in a holding pattern this year as lawmakers worked through a backlog of must-pass legislation under the restrictions of the Fiscal ...

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department today announced a new package of military assistance for Ukraine collectively worth roughly $2.5 billion, as the Biden administration in its waning days ...