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‘Ability to strike back’: Denmark commits to long-range missile orders  breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

'Ability to strike back': Denmark commits to long-range missile orders  - Breaking Defense

Copenhagen said it would purchase Joint Strike Missiles for its F-35s and a new ground-launched munition from an American firm.

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The Pentagon has gone too far in using the Other Transaction Authority. Congress should act. breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

The Pentagon has gone too far in using the Other Transaction Authority. Congress should act. -...

Created in 1958 for NASA, the obscure fiscal tool has since become the predominant approach to military contracting – at great risk to taxpayers, one researcher warns.

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MDA awards $75M to Long Wall for low-cost, midcourse interceptor testing breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

MDA awards $75M to Long Wall for low-cost, midcourse interceptor testing - Breaking Defense

Long Wall is matching the Missile Defense Agency's funding with its own capital to continue development of the Cyclops, according to the company.

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Navy awards Applied Intuition $25M to deploy AI sensor fusion at sea breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Navy awards Applied Intuition $25M to deploy AI sensor fusion at sea - Breaking Defense

The Intelligent Perception System will help sailors understand a flood of sensor feeds while collecting data to train improved AI models, the company said.

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Army unit experimenting with small drones for ‘tailored cyber effects’ breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Army unit experimenting with small drones for 'tailored cyber effects' - Breaking Defense

The Army is testing drone-mounted cyber and electronic warfare capabilities as it works to determine the standard-issue equipment for its 11th Cyber Battalion and a forthcoming second battalion.

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Pentagon, Lockheed agree to decade-long F-35 framework deal for hundreds of jets breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Pentagon, Lockheed agree to decade-long F-35 framework deal for hundreds of jets - Breaking Defense

The tentative agreement, which still needs lawmakers' blessing, covers production and sustainment over the 10 years.

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How uncrewed surface vessels performing ISR help build persistent maritime awareness. Think of sensing and detection as a network as opposed to individual unmanned surface vessels. [Sponsored by @teamlyntris] ow.ly/No4c51003pk

How uncrewed surface vessels performing ISR help build persistent maritime awareness - Breaking...

Discover how maritime drones and uncrewed surface vessels extend Navy ISR capabilities and improve persistent maritime awareness across the Indo-Pacific.

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Pentagon Buzz: Army CTO Alex Miller describes big changes at the Drone Marketplace over the past year. ow.ly/v4IY50ZZQwp Underwritten by @L3HarrisTech
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Air Force needs 1,509 combat-ready jets by 2035, service tells Congress breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Air Force needs 1,509 combat-ready jets by 2035, service tells Congress - Breaking Defense

Lt. Gen. David Tabor also confirmed reporting that the Air Force is considering a new build F-16, but said that decision wasn't "urgent."

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The Weekly Break Out: After AUSA, we discuss why US Army leaders are in a kind of holding pattern for the moment. ow.ly/EIB050ZZIXY Underwritten by @LeonardoDRSnews
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Saudi Arabia’s nuclear program could outlive its government, so plan accordingly breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Saudi Arabia's nuclear program could outlive its government, so plan accordingly - Breaking Defense

Nuclear technology can outlive the strategic assumptions that justified its transfer, two experts caution US lawmakers.

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Israel’s Elbit acquires Canadian company focused on autonomous underwater systems breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Israel’s Elbit acquires Canadian company focused on autonomous underwater systems - Breaking Defense

“ISE’s underwater technologies will further strengthen our position as a global provider of comprehensive, integrated maritime solutions,” Elbit President and CEO Bezhalel Machlis said in a company...

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Turkey, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan ink defense cooperation MoU breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Turkey, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan ink defense cooperation MoU - Breaking Defense

The countries will seek developing “solutions and industries compatible with the development of modern defense systems,” pointing that the capabilities of the four countries are complementary.

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Pentagon Buzz: Army Chief Technology Officer Alex Miller explains the service’s autonomy plans and the future of conflict. ow.ly/YPpp50ZZIl4 Underwritten by @L3HarrisTech
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Australia marks missile, cyber ‘firsts’ in exercise with Indonesia breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Australia marks missile, cyber 'firsts' in exercise with Indonesia - Breaking Defense

The Keris Woomera exercise comes during a busy month for Australia's military, as forces participate in drills from Singapore to Japan.

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Army’s tech chief talks autonomy, acquisition and the future of drones breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Army's tech chief talks autonomy, acquisition and the future of drones - Breaking Defense

CTO Alex Miller sits down with Breaking Defense's Carley Welch to discuss the Army's unmanned initiatives.

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Pentagon weighs force posture, costs of rebuilding Middle East bases breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Pentagon weighs force posture, costs of rebuilding Middle East bases - Breaking Defense

“We're meeting with CENTCOM and doing the assessments right now from an installation perspective. Part of this is what will the global posture be in the future, and what does that require us to...

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Norway to receive Chunmoos in 2028, reach IOC in 2029: Norwegian army leader breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Norway to receive Chunmoos in 2028, reach IOC in 2029: Norwegian army leader - Breaking Defense

Another component in deterring Russia, Acting Chief of the Norwegian Army Trond Nilsen told Breaking Defense, is having the Finnmark Brigade fully operational by 2032-2033.

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Northrop sees growing commercial market for microelectronics products breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Northrop sees growing commercial market for microelectronics products - Breaking Defense

“We could continue to solely invest in it ourselves with the support of our current shareholders. We could think about broadening that base of investments, or we could think ... about separating the...

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Russia’s naval posture in the Mediterranean has ‘significantly decreased’: NATO official breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Russia's naval posture in the Mediterranean has 'significantly decreased': NATO official - Breaking...

Russia's maritime forces may be stretched thin now, but one analyst told Breaking Defense that's unlikely to be the case "longer term."

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