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The assessment also says that in 2024 China "tested essential components" of Taiwan invasion options, "including through exercises to strike sea and land targets, strike U.S. forces in the Pacific, and block access to key ports."

Venezuela's air defenses failed to down a single American aircraft, though experts said that could be more credit to US proficiency than the systems'own failures.

Rear Adm. Joseph Cahill is currently the commander of Naval Surface Forces Atlantic.

Rear Adm. Joseph Cahill, currently the commander of Naval Surface Forces Atlantic (SURFLANT), has been nominated to serve as the Navy’s top surface warfare officer

The Congressional Budget Office said it was "impossible" to get a true cost for Golden Dome, as DoD hasn't revealed details about its envisioned architecture. By Lee Ferran on May 12, 2026 2:19 pm Share Options Share a link to this article

Special Operations Command head Adm. Frank Bradley used a keynote address at SOF Week to laud the “most sophisticated” joint operation special ops have ever conducted.

After years of squabbles over the development of the sixth-gen fighter jet, the centerpiece of the projected $115 billion effort, Berlin said the companies involved “cannot reach an agreement.”

Healey said lack of sufficient funding in the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan could endanger UK security. By Lee Ferran on June 11, 2026 7:56 am Share Options Share a link to this article

The booths of some smaller Israeli firms are hidden behind temporary walls here, while spaces for larger companies are open but mostly devoid of weapons systems. By Lee Ferran and Christina Mackenzie on June 15, 2026 11:58 am Share Options Share a link to this article

EDGE CEO Hamad Al Marar told Breaking Defense the company is seeing high demand for its tech after it played a role in defending the United Arab Emirates from Iranian attacks. By Lee Ferran on June 16, 2026 10:03 am Share Options Share a link to this article