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.

Breaking Defense joins with eight other outlets in rejecting the Pentagon’s press restrictions. Our fair, independent coverage will continue.

Seal of the Pentagon on display at the Pentagon visitor center. (Photo by Trevor Raney Digital Media Division) WASHINGTON — With less than two days left before the US government potentially shuts down ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George attend the 2025 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2025. (DoW photo by ...

The annual Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference is officially moving out, as soldiers are wont to say. In this Day 1 wrap-up video, Breaking Defense’s Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran hit ...

As Congress returns from August recess, Breaking Defense examined how each defense committee is looking at a dozen major programs, from Golden Dome to F/A-XX to the cancellation of the E-7 Wedgetail.

“What I've asked my team to do is look at this and do an assessment to make sure that we get it right, and we understand the operational and cost issues associated with this,” Defense Secretary Lloyd ...

Six companies have already signed up for a new flight-test program to mature their autonomy software.

The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.

Defense Minister Chan Chun Sing told US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth about the decision during a meeting at the Pentagon, according to a government statement.

WASHINGTON — While all eyes were on the efforts to avert a government shutdown at the end of September, a lesser known tool used by the Pentagon to support small companies was left fighting for its ...

This time on The Weekly Break Out Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta and Deputy Editor Lee Ferran fondly remember last week’s AFA, hitting highlights from senior leadership changes to CCA clues. Then they ...