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Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin to retire in surprise move

Gen. David Allvin will step down "on or about Nov. 1," the Air Force announced today, but will remain in his post "until a replacement is confirmed."

After cuts to DoD’s cyber workforce, experts see short-term readiness risks, but also opportunity

“If [adversaries] see that we're unable to respond, as we have in the past, then it's very likely that we will see an increase in malicious activity," one expert told Breaking Defense. "No question about it."

Pentagon moves AI office under R&D, raising fears it’s ‘demoting AI’

“When you pull an organization that was a direct report to the deputy secretary or secretary and move it somewhere else…the message to the force is loud and clear: This isn’t a priority,” said retired Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, who founded the predecessor to the current Chief Digital & AI Office (CDAO).

Army revamping hypervelocity cannon plan, eyeing new competitions

“Some of it will absolutely be competed. We're looking at each of the components that SCO has done. … Some of those technologies are more mature than others,” said RCCTO head Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch.

DISA pushes to slash duplication with expansion of JELA program

Up until now DISA was able to create four completed JELAs in the span of 10 years, so creating three more in three years, as is DISA's goal, may prove to be tricky.

Mining for DOGE: Defense budget docs show $11B in ‘efficiencies,’ but what are they?

An analysis by AEI conducted in partnership with Breaking Defense scoured thousands of pages of fiscal 2026 Pentagon budget documents, some of the most definitive accounting yet for DOGE’s impact at the Department of Defense.

AMTI is not air battle management: Why the US needs the E-7 now

Grant Georgulis in this op-ed lays out why the E-7 program should not be cancelled, but rather developed alongside space-based AMTI.

The Break Out: Ukrainian dreams of drone exports, and a big US Navy stress test [Video]

In this week's episode, we look at how some Ukrainian drone makers hope for foreign customers. Plus we hear from Naval Warfare Reporter Justin Katz about the Navy's Large Scale Exercise.

Could DoD buck ‘congressional intent’ on billions in reconciliation?

Unlike a traditional budget, military funds from the One Big Beautiful Bill come with fewer legal strings attached for how the money is spent, prompting lawmakers to collect public pledges.

Trump mobilizes DC National Guard, likely tasked with security and logistics support

“Their duties will include an array of tasks from administrative, logistics and physical presence in support of law enforcement,” the Army public affairs office said in a brief statement.

Special operators to deploy wearable to keep tabs on vitals, help warn about chemical threats

The device is being developed by LifeLens Technologies and will detect warfighters' physiological stressors in environments where there may be dangerous, even lethal substances in the environment.

DoD considering ‘czar’ roles for key Navy, Air Force programs: Sources

The new positions, covering submarines and a number of Air Force programs, would report directly to the deputy defense secretary, numerous sources told Breaking Defense.

At missile defense conference, the first rule of Golden Dome is don’t talk about Golden Dome

The Space and Missile Defense Symposium organizer said the Pentagon asked them to shift discussion about the Golden Dome project to another event.

The Break Out: Palantir’s new pot of money and the launch of SMD [Video]

In this week's episode, we dive into what looks like a new contracting strategy out of the Army and look to the latest from Alabama.