Beyond 2025: What defense leaders need to watch in 2026
What’s in store for 2026? Breaking Defense reporters examine how the decisions, disruptions, and developments of 2025 could shape the year ahead.
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The future of Zero Trust
Zero Trust leader Randy Resnick level sets status and discusses new initiatives.
DoD and Lockheed Martin Sign Framework Agreement To More Than Triple PAC-3 MSE Production
The Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday announced a new seven year-long framework agreement aimed at pushing annual production of the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missile Segment […]
How a mid-tier landed the Air Force’s “Doomsday” plane
[Sponsored] From SAOC to other programs, open architecture and government-owned data cut sustainment costs and speed modernization.
Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
[Sponsored] As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
CMMC Live: Pentagon Demands Verified Cybersecurity From Contractors
Enforcement of the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements started on November 10, 2025.
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The Pentagon’s fiber future: How DoD networks race to meet new demands
[Sponsored] Outdated networks are colliding with the rise of AI and cloud, pushing the Pentagon to more secure low-latency transport.
New Webinar! DoD Zero Trust leader to level set status and discuss new initiatives
Join us on October 9th for a conversation with DoD CIO Zero Trust leader Randy Resnick to discuss the Defense Department’s progress on Zero Trust, the implementations now in full compliance, and what Zero Trust looks like for operational technology and…
The only way to meet demand for autonomous aircraft is with more flight testing
[Sponsored] Six companies have already signed up for a new flight-test program to mature their autonomy software.
Department of War: Trump gives DoD ‘secondary’ name, awaiting Congressional buy in
“What would really increase the Department’s focus is prioritizing on-time passage of a budget, acquisition reform, and not squandering decades of war fighting experience by arbitrarily firing senior officers instead of doing circus tricks like changin…