{ "count": 50, "items": [ { "id": 19612, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/america-is-sailing-through-the-taiwan-strait-less-does-it-matter", "title": "America is sailing through the Taiwan Strait less. Does it matter?", "summary": "A Heritage Foundation study shows a significant drop in Taiwan Strait transits by the US military under the second Trump administration.", "authors": "Allen Zhang and Charity Ihrman", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-14T18:00:00.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19612" }, { "id": 19613, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/army-picks-m1-to-lead-flight-school-next-pilot-training-program", "title": "Army picks M1 to lead Flight School Next pilot training program", "summary": "The announcement is the culmination of a months-long competition to win a contract worth up to $10 billion over the next three decades.", "authors": "Carley Welch", "category": "news", "topics": "children-education", "published_at": "2026-08-14T17:08:25.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19613" }, { "id": 19614, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/army-tells-industry-soldiers-need-more-power-but-dont-offer-us-more-batteries-and-generators", "title": "Army tells industry: Soldiers need more power, but don’t just offer batteries and generators", "summary": "As new drones, networks and weapons come online, the Army faces a power crunch that senior officials are asking industry to help solve. “And it’s not by buying more generators,” Brig. Gen. Troy Denomy, PAE for Maneuver, said.", "authors": "Carley Welch", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-14T15:48:31.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19614" }, { "id": 19615, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/centcom-launches-multinational-one-way-attack-drone-force", "title": "CENTCOM launches multinational one-way attack drone force", "summary": "The force “will employ one-way attack drones consisting of unmanned systems from above, on, and below the sea operated by military support staff from the United States and regional partners,” the command said.", "authors": "Agnes Helou", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-14T13:26:22.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19615" }, { "id": 19315, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/priorities-for-army-fires-top-off-smd-day-3", "title": "Priorities for Army fires top off SMD Day 3", "summary": "Top news from the final day of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium.", "authors": "Breaking Defense Video", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-13T21:48:40.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19315" }, { "id": 19316, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/army-gears-up-to-engage-enemy-surveillance-satellites", "title": "Army gears up to ‘engage’ enemy surveillance satellites", "summary": "The Army’s space superiority efforts are focused on countering adversary ISR satellites, as well as conducting “stratospheric warfare,” Col. Joe Mroszcyck told Breaking Defense.", "authors": "Theresa Hitchens", "category": "news", "topics": "privacy-surveillance,military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-13T20:32:07.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19316" }, { "id": 19317, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/day-3-of-the-2026-space-and-missile-defense-symposium", "title": "Day 3 of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium", "summary": "A final round of photos from around the show floor in Huntsville, Ala.", "authors": "Breaking Defense Staff", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-13T19:14:33.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19317" }, { "id": 19318, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/armys-iron-horse-brigade-prepares-to-test-m1e3-xm30-prototypes", "title": "Army’s Iron Horse brigade prepares to test M1E3, XM30 prototypes", "summary": "The Army could choose a winner late next spring after both the M1E3 and XM30 are operated by the Iron Horse brigade in a National Training Center rotation, an Army official told Breaking Defense.", "authors": "Carley Welch", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-13T17:49:56.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19318" }, { "id": 19319, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/on-asia-trip-dod-policy-chief-has-praise-for-aukus-and-a-warning-for-middle-powers", "title": "On Asia trip, DoD policy chief has praise for AUKUS, and a warning for ‘middle powers’", "summary": "Elbridge Colby said at the start of his multi-nation tour that his message would be “realistic and perhaps bracing, but also reassuring.”", "authors": "Mike Yeo", "category": "news", "topics": "regulation", "published_at": "2026-08-13T16:27:24.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19319" }, { "id": 19320, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/ais-next-leap-for-the-intelligence-community-agents-managing-agents", "title": "AI’s next leap for the Intelligence Community: Agents managing agents", "summary": "DIA, NGA and the FBI are building the infrastructure and guardrails needed for increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence.", "authors": "Barry Rosenberg", "category": "news", "topics": "agents-autonomy", "published_at": "2026-08-13T15:00:00.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19320" }, { "id": 19321, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/aevex-to-acquire-blacksea-technologies-for-up-to-650m", "title": "AEVEX to acquire BlackSea Technologies for up to $650M", "summary": "The acquisition is slated to close in September and aims to provide AEVEX greater “customer access” to military users.", "authors": "Diana Stancy", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-13T14:09:08.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19321" }, { "id": 19322, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/securing-the-ai-flank-to-provide-trusted-decision-making-capabilities", "title": "Securing the AI flank to provide trusted decision-making capabilities", "summary": "[Sponsored] AI tools are critical components of modern warfare, but must be protected to ensure they are reliable.", "authors": "Breaking Defense", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-13T12:24:00.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19322" }, { "id": 18909, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/should-the-us-demonstrate-its-space-weapons", "title": "Should the US demonstrate its space weapons?", "summary": "A recap of leading news from the second day of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium.", "authors": "Breaking Defense Video", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-13T00:57:02.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18909" }, { "id": 18910, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/space-based-interceptor-contractors-passed-first-golden-dome-milestone-guetlein", "title": "Space-based interceptor contractors passed first Golden Dome milestone: Guetlein", "summary": "The Defense Department will not decide whether to produce operational space-based interceptors until after industry demonstrates their feasibility, Gen. Michael Guetlein said.", "authors": "Theresa Hitchens", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-12T22:01:31.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18910" }, { "id": 18911, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/day-2-of-the-2026-space-and-missile-defense-symposium", "title": "Day 2 of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium", "summary": "More photos from the expo floor at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala.", "authors": "Breaking Defense Staff", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-12T21:38:47.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18911" }, { "id": 18912, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/tacom-plans-further-industry-engagement-amid-readiness-crisis", "title": "TACOM plans further industry engagement amid ‘readiness crisis’", "summary": "“We have an aging fleet, and we have modernization on the horizon, but it’s not coming fast enough,” Brig. Gen. Beth Behn, commanding general of TACOM, told Breaking Defense.", "authors": "Carley Welch", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-12T20:55:00.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18912" }, { "id": 18913, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/army-selects-air-defense-unit-to-prepare-for-golden-dome-mission", "title": "Army selects air defense unit to prepare for Golden Dome mission", "summary": "“Leading up to [2028], we’re going to do a lot of experimentation and test with this unit to make sure that we’re ready to fight with it when it’s delivered,” said Lt. Gen. John Rafferty.", "authors": "Ashley Roque", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-12T20:35:00.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18913" }, { "id": 18914, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/why-patching-networks-against-cyberattacks-is-very-scary-in-the-age-of-ai", "title": "Why patching networks against cyberattacks is ‘very scary’ in the age of AI", "summary": "The long-standing mantra that certain operational systems must be continuously available and can’t be brought down for a patch is becoming harder to defend as cyber threats accelerate, US officials warn.", "authors": "Barry Rosenberg", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-12T20:00:00.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18914" }, { "id": 18915, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/l3harris-launches-new-facility-in-rhode-island-to-produce-undersea-training-systems", "title": "L3Harris launches new facility in Rhode Island to produce undersea training systems", "summary": "The 50,000-square-foot facility at ProvPort is a $6 million investment that aims to leverage local partnership to provide “additional jobs” in the community, according to the firm.", "authors": "Diana Stancy", "category": "news", "topics": "jobs-economy,finance-investment", "published_at": "2026-08-12T19:33:01.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18915" }, { "id": 18916, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/darpa-seeks-unconstrained-radical-concepts-for-next-gen-hypersonic-cruise-missile", "title": "DARPA seeks ‘unconstrained, radical’ concepts for next-gen hypersonic cruise missile", "summary": "The Pentagon’s secretive research agency says new advances are needed to counter adversary air defenses, along with innovative manufacturing techniques that can produce hypersonic weapons affordably and at scale.", "authors": "Michael Marrow", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-12T17:16:23.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18916" }, { "id": 18917, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/army-shifts-autonomy-strategy-to-lean-more-on-awesome-vendors", "title": "Army shifts autonomy strategy to lean more on ‘awesome vendors’", "summary": "An Army official told Breaking Defense the service’s original plan to build a software backbone itself makes less sense now that there’s real industry investment in the capability.", "authors": "Carley Welch", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security,agents-autonomy,finance-investment", "published_at": "2026-08-12T16:39:00.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18917" }, { "id": 18918, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/joint-force-needs-kinetic-and-non-kinetic-weapons-for-space-war-whiting", "title": "Joint force needs kinetic and non-kinetic weapons for space war: Whiting", "summary": "“We’re a combatant command and we fight to win wars,” US Space Command chief Gen. Stephen Whiting told the annual Army SMD conference.", "authors": "Theresa Hitchens", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-12T15:56:57.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18918" }, { "id": 18919, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/feinberg-requested-defense-industry-board-members-for-briefing-execs", "title": "Feinberg requested defense industry board members for briefing", "summary": "The request by the Pentagon’s No. 2 official that CEOs for defense firms bring their board members in for discussions is unprecedented, but in line with Feinberg’s industrial maneuvering.", "authors": "Valerie Insinna and Aaron Mehta", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-12T13:51:48.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18919" }, { "id": 18539, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/will-money-run-out-for-golden-dome", "title": "Will money run out for Golden Dome?", "summary": "A recap of leading news from the first day of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium.", "authors": "Breaking Defense Video", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-12T00:36:30.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18539" }, { "id": 18540, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/a-peek-at-day-1-of-the-2026-space-and-missile-defense-symposium", "title": "A peek at Day 1 of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium", "summary": "From sensors and satellites to missiles and missile defense, here are a few images from this year’s symposium.", "authors": "Breaking Defense Staff", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-11T21:23:47.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18540" }, { "id": 18541, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/laser-weapons-for-space-us-officials-see-threat-opportunity", "title": "Laser weapons for space? US officials see threat, opportunity", "summary": "Directed-energy and cyber weapons, as well as bombs targeted on communications hubs, all have potential to disable large satellite constellations, said Lt. Col. Rick Zellman, deputy commander of US Space Command.", "authors": "Theresa Hitchens", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security,environment", "published_at": "2026-08-11T20:39:10.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18541" }, { "id": 18542, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/no-such-thing-as-a-regional-conflict-anymore-stratcom-chief-says", "title": "‘No such thing as a regional conflict anymore,’ STRATCOM chief says", "summary": "The Internet, social media, cyber and artificial intelligence extend the effects of war far beyond the battlefield, the admiral warned.", "authors": "Barry Rosenberg", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-11T19:45:26.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18542" }, { "id": 18543, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/boeing-northrop-unveil-low-cost-intercept-tech", "title": "Boeing, Northrop unveil low-cost intercept tech", "summary": "Boeing plans to offer a cheaper seeker for defensive and offensive military missiles, while Northrop Grumman revealed more about a cannon-based solution to bat down threats like drones and cruise missiles.", "authors": "Michael Marrow", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-11T19:42:15.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18543" }, { "id": 18544, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/army-now-using-polaris-mrzr-for-uxs-program-official", "title": "Army subbing Polaris MRZR unmanned trucks for ISVs: Official", "summary": "The service has swapped ISVs for MRZRs for its UxS initiative, an Army official told Breaking Defense.", "authors": "Carley Welch", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-11T18:41:23.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18544" }, { "id": 18545, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/joby-to-buy-resonant-sciences-establish-defense-business-in-500-million-deal", "title": "Joby to buy Resonant Sciences, establish defense business in $500 million deal", "summary": "The acquisition will be funded by roughly $450 million in cash and $50 million in Joby common stock and is expected to close “in the first half of 2027,” according to a press release.", "authors": "Michael Marrow", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-11T17:00:00.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18545" }, { "id": 18546, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/army-needs-comprehensive-missile-defeat-strategy-to-address-air-defense-challenges", "title": "Army needs ‘comprehensive missile defeat strategy’ to address air defense challenges", "summary": "“We need a more comprehensive missile defeat strategy that focuses on interceptors, [but also] equally so on non-kinetic effects, both electronic warfare and directed energy, and the type of targeting in C2 … that will enable us to use that data to make decisions to engage targets faster,” said SMD head Lt. Gen. John Rafferty.", "authors": "Ashley Roque", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security,environment", "published_at": "2026-08-11T16:31:00.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18546" }, { "id": 18547, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/fatalities-at-cybercom-merit-pentagon-intervention", "title": "Fatalities at CYBERCOM merit Pentagon intervention", "summary": "Recent suicides among US cyber personnel should serve as a call to action for implementing durable institutional change, Joshua Stiefel argues.", "authors": "Joshua Stiefel", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-11T15:54:03.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18547" }, { "id": 18548, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/biodefense-is-force-protection-ready-today-prepared-for-tomorrow", "title": "Biodefense is force protection: Ready today, prepared for tomorrow", "summary": "[Sponsored] A decorated combat aviator and biotech CEO advocates preparing for novel viral threats before the next crisis.", "authors": "Brittany Cianflone", "category": "news", "topics": "biotech", "published_at": "2026-08-11T12:26:00.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18548" }, { "id": 18141, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/hanwha-defense-usa-seeks-to-acquire-austal-usa", "title": "Hanwha Defense USA seeks to acquire Austal USA in $1.2B potential deal", "summary": "Hanwha’s parent firm previously sought to acquire Austal’s parent company in 2024. Now, the two US arms might merge.", "authors": "Diana Stancy", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-10T23:38:40.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18141" }, { "id": 18142, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/agentic-ai-turning-zero-trust-cybersecurity-on-its-head", "title": "Agentic AI turning Zero Trust cybersecurity ‘on its head’", "summary": "A top Intelligence Community official said the government may need to develop digital birth certificates for AI agents.", "authors": "Barry Rosenberg", "category": "news", "topics": "agents-autonomy", "published_at": "2026-08-10T21:39:40.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18142" }, { "id": 18143, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/what-to-expect-at-americas-largest-missile-defense-expo", "title": "What to expect at America’s largest missile defense expo", "summary": "A look at what we expect to see at this year’s Space and Missile Defense Symposium.", "authors": "Breaking Defense Video", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-10T18:00:00.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18143" }, { "id": 18144, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/the-defense-sector-is-under-water-maritime-investments-reflect-growing-threats", "title": "The defense sector is under water: Maritime investments reflect growing threats", "summary": "A recent sequence of undersea-focused defense acquisitions is a welcome pivot to a critical warfighting domain, two CSIS experts argue.", "authors": "Aleksandar Jovovic and Katy Buda", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security,environment,finance-investment", "published_at": "2026-08-10T17:13:00.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18144" }, { "id": 18145, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/boeing-to-sell-three-subsidiaries-to-evtol-firm-archer", "title": "Boeing to sell three subsidiaries to eVTOL firm Archer", "summary": "Pending regulatory approval, the sales of drone maker Insitu, air traffic management firm SkyGrid and electric aircraft maker Wisk Aero are expected to close by the end of the year.", "authors": "Michael Marrow", "category": "news", "topics": "regulation", "published_at": "2026-08-10T16:20:04.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18145" }, { "id": 18146, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/air-force-seeks-ai-tool-to-help-manage-minuteman-iii-icbm-sustainment", "title": "Air Force seeks AI tool to help manage Minuteman III ICBM sustainment", "summary": "The new AI tool could help cut down the cumbersome labor needed to sift through roughly 60 different data sources, according to the Air Force.", "authors": "Michael Marrow", "category": "news", "topics": "jobs-economy", "published_at": "2026-08-10T14:53:52.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18146" }, { "id": 18147, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/if-software-and-agentic-ai-are-key-to-mission-success-accelerate-them-to-the-front-lines", "title": "If software and agentic AI are key to mission success, accelerate them to the front lines", "summary": "[Sponsored] A commercial prototype in a sandbox is different from deploying AI across classified networks.", "authors": "Breaking Defense", "category": "news", "topics": "agents-autonomy", "published_at": "2026-08-10T12:29:00.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18147" }, { "id": 17736, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/senate-passes-stopgap-funding-bill", "title": "Senate passes stopgap funding bill", "summary": "The House and Senate have each passed separate versions of a continuing resolution, and must agree on a single bill before the new fiscal year starts on Oct. 1", "authors": "Valerie Insinna", "category": "news", "topics": "regulation", "published_at": "2026-08-08T16:31:18.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17736" }, { "id": 17554, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/eu-lays-out-18b-satellite-constellation-plan-with-spanish-firm-winning-key-role", "title": "EU lays out $18B satellite constellation plan, with Spanish firm winning key role", "summary": "Overall investment in the high profile program is expected to push beyond $18 billion, with first satellite launches slated for 2029.", "authors": "Tim Martin", "category": "news", "topics": "finance-investment", "published_at": "2026-08-07T17:03:30.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17554" }, { "id": 17555, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/pentagon-wants-expanding-options-for-nuclear-weapons-officials-say", "title": "Pentagon wants ‘expanding options’ for nuclear weapons, officials say", "summary": "“There’s, you know, a review or sort of relook at the employment guidance, which is more about the commander of STRATCOM and his responsibilities and [the defense] secretary’s authorities, etcetera,” said Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby.", "authors": "Ashley Roque and Aaron Mehta", "category": "news", "topics": "regulation,jobs-economy,military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-07T16:21:19.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17555" }, { "id": 17556, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/saudi-arabia-turkey-pakistan-ink-joint-defense-agreement", "title": "Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan ink ‘joint defense’ agreement", "summary": "The agreement says that “any armed attack against any one of the three States shall be regarded as an attack against them all.”", "authors": "Lee Ferran", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-07T12:26:52.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17556" }, { "id": 17557, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/schiess-confirmed-as-third-space-force-chief", "title": "Schiess confirmed as third Space Force chief", "summary": "Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess will inherit a bigger service with plans to grow further, but also a complex set of acquisition and workforce challenges.", "authors": "Theresa Hitchens", "category": "news", "topics": "jobs-economy", "published_at": "2026-08-07T11:31:35.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17557" }, { "id": 17218, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/top-cover-and-clear-metrics-how-to-make-the-new-pae-structure-work", "title": "Top cover and clear metrics: How to make the new PAE structure work", "summary": "Two moves, made in the right order, will break portfolios — and eventually the acquisition system as a whole — out of the compliance trap, writes Timothy Cooke in this op-ed.", "authors": "Tim W. Cooke", "category": "news", "topics": "regulation", "published_at": "2026-08-06T17:44:29.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17218" }, { "id": 17219, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/acquisition-reform-at-the-speed-of-war", "title": "Acquisition reform at the speed of war", "summary": "[Sponsored] As part of the DoW’s acquisition transformation, streamlined processes must be extended to all companies in the defense industrial base.", "authors": "Breaking Defense", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-06T15:16:36.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17219" }, { "id": 17220, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/navy-creates-new-robotic-and-autonomous-systems-drpm", "title": "Navy creates new robotic and autonomous systems DRPM", "summary": "Chris Miller will serve as acting DRPM RAS and PAE RAS, the service announced.", "authors": "Diana Stancy", "category": "news", "topics": "agents-autonomy", "published_at": "2026-08-06T14:35:21.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17220" }, { "id": 17221, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/how-ukraine-tries-to-intercept-russian-drones-more-effectively-and-affordably", "title": "How Ukraine tries to intercept Russian drones more effectively — and affordably", "summary": "Since last year, Kyiv has turned to Western fighter jets to shoot down aerial threats, but also rely on dispersed air defense teams and other modified aircraft.", "authors": "Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-06T12:37:45.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17221" }, { "id": 17222, "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/japanese-mod-report-highlights-push-to-bolster-defense-industry", "title": "Japanese MoD report highlights push to bolster defense industry", "summary": "The latest defense white paper, accompanied by an anime-style summary video, also pledges continued industrial cooperation with American firms.", "authors": "Mike Yeo", "category": "news", "topics": "military-security", "published_at": "2026-08-06T10:46:37.000Z", "source": "Breaking Defense (AI)", "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17222" } ], "attribution": "via ethics.ai" }