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EXCLUSIVE: SOUTHCOM chief seeks unmanned river solution as he embraces autonomy breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

EXCLUSIVE: SOUTHCOM chief seeks unmanned river solution as he embraces autonomy - Breaking Defense

In an interview with Breaking Defense, Gen. Francis Donovan said autonomous systems are “not just for testing anymore” but “taking the fight to the enemy.”

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Is the Pentagon’s demand signal for drones working? It depends on who you ask. breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Is the Pentagon’s demand signal for drones working? It depends on who you ask. - Breaking Defense

“There's a lot of positive signaling, but we need to see the whites of the eyes: We need to see sustained, normalized demand,” said James Slider, CEO of Performance Drone Works.

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Unmanned systems take center stage at Turkish Ateş Serbest military demonstration breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Unmanned systems take center stage at Turkish Ateş Serbest military demonstration - Breaking Defense

The highlight of the exercise may have been the Turkish military showing off a new drone for the first time: Turkish Aerospace Industries’ Ayaz, a turbojet-powered one-way attack unmanned aerial...

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GDIT announces Amy Johnson as new president breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

GDIT announces Amy Johnson as new president - Breaking Defense

Johnson replaces longtime president Amy Gilliland, who was let go from the company earlier this month after almost a decade of leading the business unit.

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Space Force reveals first 6 ‘operational’ contracts for civil reserve support in space monitoring breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Space Force reveals first 6 'operational' contracts for civil reserve support in space monitoring -...

Space Systems Command officials said the contracts are an initial step for the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR) initiative, and don't address the thornier issues of US rights to deny...

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Kyiv eyes purchase of planned ICEYE, Nokia ‘sovereign’ communication sats breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Kyiv eyes purchase of planned ICEYE, Nokia 'sovereign' communication sats - Breaking Defense

The letter of intent comes on the heels of the political dust up between US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk over a US move to throttle Ukraine's Starshield access that has all but grounded the...

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Acting US Army Secretary Adam Telle says managing test ranges is now much easier thanks to an internal tool for the service and now for industry. He spoke recently at #AUSA2026.
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Qatari Barzan unveils aerial drones, unmanned surface vessels at Milipol 2026 breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Qatari Barzan unveils aerial drones, unmanned surface vessels at Milipol 2026 - Breaking Defense

“This is a significant achievement, particularly as we continue to expand Qatar’s domestic defence and security capabilities in a year where we have had to rise to a number of regional challenges,”...

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HD Hyundai, Kiewit unveil plans for new US shipyard breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

HD Hyundai, Kiewit unveil plans for new US shipyard - Breaking Defense

The companies said they aim to build both US auxiliary and commercial vessels at the shipyard.

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Natilus secures Air Force contract to develop blended wing body aircraft breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Natilus secures Air Force contract to develop blended wing body aircraft - Breaking Defense

“We think now's the right time” for a blended wing body design to make its debut, Natilus Chief Operating Officer Nolan Giblin told Breaking Defense.

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Space Force shifts into high gear on cislunar warfare, with RFIs coming soon breakingdefense.com/2026/10/…

Space Force shifts into high gear on cislunar warfare, with RFIs coming soon - Breaking Defense

Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, the Space Force’s portfolio acquisition executive for advanced programs, said the service wants to field cislunar capabilities by the end of fiscal 2029.

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Winning the information war through ideas and perception. As social media and AI amplify dis- and misinformation campaigns, effectively countering them requires a coordinated response. [Sponsored by @twosixtech] ow.ly/cG065100gsq

Winning the information war through ideas and perception - Breaking Defense

Explore how AI, social media bots and misinformation campaigns are reshaping information warfare and how integrated tools can counter propaganda.

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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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