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 ...

A Pentagon memo, obtained by Breaking Defense, now mandates that all communication with Congress be routed through its main legislative affairs office.

Gen. Mingus “always intended” for this to be “his last job,” adding that “it is a little early, sure but not significant," an Army source told Breaking Defense.

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

Dong Kwan Kim, Vice Chairman of Hanwha Group, delivers welcome speech at the ship naming ceremony held at Hanwha Philly Shipyard, with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Pennsylvania Governor ...

U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach addresses attendees during the Air Combat Command change of command ceremony at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, Aug. 11, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman ...

The lead ship of Singapore's Victory-class Multi-Role Vombat Vessels at the ST Engineering shipyard in Singapore (Mike Yeo / Breaking Defense) SINGAPORE — Singapore has launched the first of a new ...

Near-peer competitors are moving to challenge US dominance in the electromagnetic spectrum, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the fight over secure communications. As adversaries refine and ...

President Donald Trump addresses sailors in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a presidential visit while moored pierside on Commander, Fleet ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with President of the United Arab Emirates UAE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Beijing, capital of China, May 30, 2024. (Li Xueren/Xinhua via Getty ...

Three nuclear-powered supercarriers -- Reagan, Roosevelt, and Nimitz -- and their escorts exercise together in the Pacific. WASHINGTON — Future operations in the Indo-Pacific will require persistent ...