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		<title>Top Pentagon tech officials optimistic Mythos-style AI tools will improve cyber defense</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/top-pentagon-tech-officials-optimistic-mythos-style-ai-tools-will-improve-cyber-defense/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Networks & Digital Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pentagon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AI & Autonomy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anthropic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emil Michael]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katie Sutton]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/top-pentagon-tech-officials-optimistic-mythos-style-ai-tools-will-improve-cyber-defense/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/09/240919_DVIDS_northcom_computer_8201957-scaled-e1726767561824-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/09/240919_DVIDS_northcom_computer_8201957-scaled-e1726767561824-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/09/240919_DVIDS_northcom_computer_8201957-scaled-e1726767561824-350x197.jpg 350w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/09/240919_DVIDS_northcom_computer_8201957-scaled-e1726767561824-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/09/240919_DVIDS_northcom_computer_8201957-scaled-e1726767561824-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/09/240919_DVIDS_northcom_computer_8201957-scaled-e1726767561824-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/09/240919_DVIDS_northcom_computer_8201957-scaled-e1726767561824-1070x603.jpg 1070w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>Mythos is just the first of a new generation of AIs that can patch vulnerable code at superhuman speed, said Pentagon CTO Emil Michael and Cyber Policy chief Katie Sutton, downplaying the uniqueness of Anthropic.</p>
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		<title>How does budget reconciliation work? Here&#8217;s everything you need to know.</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/how-reconciliation-could-affect-pentagon-funding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pentagon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congressional Roundup Video Series]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/how-reconciliation-could-affect-pentagon-funding/"><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/Budget-play-button-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/Budget-play-button-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/Budget-play-button-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/Budget-play-button-768x432.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/Budget-play-button-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/Budget-play-button-180x100.jpg 180w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/04/Budget-play-button.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>Valerie Insinna outlines how Congress draws up a military spending plan for the year ahead.</p>
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		<title>Saab CEO optimistic Ukraine Gripen deal could be finalized this year</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/saab-ceo-optimistic-ukraine-gripen-deal-could-be-finalized-this-year/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fighter jet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gripen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sweden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/saab-ceo-optimistic-ukraine-gripen-deal-could-be-finalized-this-year/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/10/gripen-ukraine-e1761155013547-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/10/gripen-ukraine-e1761155013547-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/10/gripen-ukraine-e1761155013547-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/10/gripen-ukraine-e1761155013547-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/10/gripen-ukraine-e1761155013547-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/10/gripen-ukraine-e1761155013547-180x100.jpg 180w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/10/gripen-ukraine-e1761155013547-2048x1154.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>A top Ukrainian official said Kyiv was &#8220;ready&#8221; for the big fighter jet deal, but Sweden&#8217;s defense minister suggested challenges remain.</p>
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		<title>ASELSAN at SAHA 2026: Introducing next-generation multi-domain defense systems</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/aselsan-at-saha-2026-introducing-next-generation-multi-domain-defense-systems/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brittany Cianflone]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naval Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sponsored Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aselsan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aselsan SAHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electronic warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electronic warfare (EW)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronic Warfare ECCT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multi-domain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presented by Aselsan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAHA 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sponsored Content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UAVs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unmanned]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/aselsan-at-saha-2026-introducing-next-generation-multi-domain-defense-systems/"><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/KILIC_SAHA-1024x683.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="KILIÇ_SAHA" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/KILIC_SAHA-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/KILIC_SAHA-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/KILIC_SAHA-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/KILIC_SAHA-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/KILIC_SAHA-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>[Sponsored] Unveiled at SAHA 2026, ASELSAN’s latest portfolio reflects a layered and integrated defense architecture, bringing together electronic warfare, counter-UAV, airborne and naval capabilities within a unified operational framework.</p>
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		<title>The next Army chief won’t inherit a force, he&#8217;ll inherit an argument</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/the-next-army-chief-wont-inherit-a-force-hell-inherit-an-argument/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Ferrari]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Land Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[army modernization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed Commentary]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/the-next-army-chief-wont-inherit-a-force-hell-inherit-an-argument/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/03/8922376-scaled-e1743448315394-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/03/8922376-scaled-e1743448315394-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/03/8922376-scaled-e1743448315394-350x197.jpg 350w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/03/8922376-scaled-e1743448315394-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/03/8922376-scaled-e1743448315394-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/03/8922376-scaled-e1743448315394-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/03/8922376-scaled-e1743448315394-1070x603.jpg 1070w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>The next Army chief needs to show that land power is still vital and relevant for modern warfare that&#8217;s heavily focused on drones, writes John G. Ferrari in this op-ed.</p>
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		<title>AI &#8216;explainability&#8217; is a &#8216;major concern&#8217; for National Reconnaissance Office: Director</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/ai-explainability-is-a-major-concern-for-national-reconnaissance-office-director/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Theresa Hitchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Scolese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GEOINT 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Reconnaissance Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Space Force]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=83391</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/ai-explainability-is-a-major-concern-for-national-reconnaissance-office-director/"><img width="1024" height="681" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/260507_DVIDS_Scolese_panel_9361282-1024x681.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/260507_DVIDS_Scolese_panel_9361282-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/260507_DVIDS_Scolese_panel_9361282-1536x1022.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>Outgoing NRO Director Chris Scolese said the agency is expanding its work to allow analysts to understand how AI does its analysis.</p>
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		<title>Driscoll reveals new plan to buy cheaper interceptors with Army-owned IP</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/driscoll-reveals-new-plan-to-buy-cheaper-interceptors-with-army-owned-ip/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carley Welch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Land Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Driscoll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intellectual property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patriot PAC-3]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=83383</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/driscoll-reveals-new-plan-to-buy-cheaper-interceptors-with-army-owned-ip/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/02/9440171-e1778158639858-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/02/9440171-e1778158639858-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/02/9440171-e1778158639858-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/02/9440171-e1778158639858-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/02/9440171-e1778158639858-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/02/9440171-e1778158639858-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/02/9440171-e1778158639858-180x100.jpg 180w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>Army Secretary Dan Driscoll explained that the plan is for the Army to break down the interceptor into subsegments and buy them — and their IP — separately, allowing the Army sole ownership of the interceptor. </p>
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		<title>Kongsberg Q1 orders more than double, company eyes US expansion</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/kongsberg-q1-orders-more-than-double-eyes-us-expansion/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Martin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business & Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kongsberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/kongsberg-q1-orders-more-than-double-eyes-us-expansion/"><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/10/DSC04486-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/10/DSC04486-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/10/DSC04486-350x197.jpg 350w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/10/DSC04486-768x432.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/10/DSC04486-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/10/DSC04486-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/10/DSC04486-1070x602.jpg 1070w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>Across the last quarter, other key contracts included the firm’s joint selection along with Salt Ship Design to deliver a design concept for standardised vessels to the Royal Norwegian Navy.</p>
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		<title>AI &#8216;blueprint&#8217; coming soon to NGA to help &#8216;operationalize&#8217; GEOINT</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/ai-blueprint-coming-soon-to-nga-to-help-operationalize-geoint/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Theresa Hitchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GEOINT 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geospatial intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Geospatial Intelligence Agency]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/ai-blueprint-coming-soon-to-nga-to-help-operationalize-geoint/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/260506_bradenkamp_geoint_HANDOUT-scaled-e1778101609463-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Army Lieutenant General Michele Bredenkamp" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/260506_bradenkamp_geoint_HANDOUT-scaled-e1778101609463-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/260506_bradenkamp_geoint_HANDOUT-scaled-e1778101609463-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/260506_bradenkamp_geoint_HANDOUT-scaled-e1778101609463-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/260506_bradenkamp_geoint_HANDOUT-scaled-e1778101609463-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/260506_bradenkamp_geoint_HANDOUT-scaled-e1778101609463-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/260506_bradenkamp_geoint_HANDOUT-scaled-e1778101609463-180x100.jpg 180w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>In her first major speech since taking the reins at NGA, Lt. Gen. Michelle Bredenkamp also said the agency has stood up a new Rapid Capabilities Office to speed integration of innovative commercial tech. </p>
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		<title>Space Force boosts contract ceiling for Andromeda space monitoring sats to $6.2B</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/space-force-boosts-contract-ceiling-for-andromeda-space-monitoring-sats-to-6-2b/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Theresa Hitchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/space-force-boosts-contract-ceiling-for-andromeda-space-monitoring-sats-to-6-2b/"><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/09/GSAP-satellite-e1635185238433-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/09/GSAP-satellite-e1635185238433-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/09/GSAP-satellite-e1635185238433-350x197.jpg 350w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/09/GSAP-satellite-e1635185238433-768x432.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/09/GSAP-satellite-e1635185238433-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/09/GSAP-satellite-e1635185238433.jpg 1700w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>The Andromeda IDIQ contract vehicle will fund a replacement for the current GSSAP on-orbit inspection satellites as well as the classified SILENTBARKER space surveillance birds.</p>
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		<title>Coast Guard unveils new Special Missions Command amid demand for elite units</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/coast-guard-unveils-new-special-missions-command-amid-demand-for-elite-units/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Diana Stancy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Naval Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adm. Kevin Lunday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coast guard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special forces]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/coast-guard-unveils-new-special-missions-command-amid-demand-for-elite-units/"><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/251022-G-PJ308-1073-e1778094086199-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/251022-G-PJ308-1073-e1778094086199-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/251022-G-PJ308-1073-e1778094086199-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/251022-G-PJ308-1073-e1778094086199-768x432.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/251022-G-PJ308-1073-e1778094086199-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/251022-G-PJ308-1073-e1778094086199-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/251022-G-PJ308-1073-e1778094086199-180x100.jpg 180w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>The Coast Guard aims to officially stand up the command in October. </p>
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		<title>Turkey rolls out intercontinental missile with purported 6,000km range</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/turkey-rolls-out-intercontinental-missile-with-purported-6000km-range/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Agnes Helou]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-tank missile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ballistic missile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Counter UAS cUAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cruise missile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[munition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roketsan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAHA 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[turkey]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=83353</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/turkey-rolls-out-intercontinental-missile-with-purported-6000km-range/"><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/icbm-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/icbm-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/icbm-300x169.jpg 300w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/icbm-768x432.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/icbm-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/icbm-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/05/icbm-180x100.jpg 180w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>The ICBM would add a &#8220;crucial layer of deterrence&#8221; to Turkey&#8217;s military arsenal, a defense analyst told Breaking Defense.</p>
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		<title>Lockheed opposes Northrop bid to remove firewall on solid rocket motor business </title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/lockheed-opposes-northrop-bid-to-remove-firewall-on-solid-rocket-motor-business/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Insinna]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naval Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pentagon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business & Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defense industrial base]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Trade Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solid rocket motors]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=83355</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/lockheed-opposes-northrop-bid-to-remove-firewall-on-solid-rocket-motor-business/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/06/8903518-scaled-e1749752773883-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/06/8903518-scaled-e1749752773883-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/06/8903518-scaled-e1749752773883-350x197.jpg 350w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/06/8903518-scaled-e1749752773883-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/06/8903518-scaled-e1749752773883-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/06/8903518-scaled-e1749752773883-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/06/8903518-scaled-e1749752773883-1070x603.jpg 1070w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>Northrop argues that a 2018 consent order is hampering its ability to ramp up solid rocket motor production needed for critical munitions. </p>
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		<title>Malaysia looks for &#8216;further clarifications&#8217; from Norway after Naval Strike Missile order falters</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/malaysia-looks-for-further-clarifications-from-norway-after-naval-strike-missile-order-falters/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Martin and Mike Yeo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naval Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indo-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kongsberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Littoral Combat Ship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSM]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=83292</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/malaysia-looks-for-further-clarifications-from-norway-after-naval-strike-missile-order-falters/"><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/11/NSM-e1669657105428-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/11/NSM-e1669657105428-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/11/NSM-e1669657105428-350x197.jpg 350w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/11/NSM-e1669657105428-768x432.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/11/NSM-e1669657105428-1070x601.jpg 1070w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/11/NSM-e1669657105428.jpg 1240w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>Malaysia and Kongsberg signed a deal in 2018 for supply of an undisclosed number of NSM weapons to equip six new Littoral Combat Ships. </p>
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		<title>Leonardo reports 31% surge in new orders in Q1 as CEO departs</title>
		<link>https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/leonardo-reports-31-surge-in-new-orders-in-q1-as-former-ceo-departs/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Warfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business & Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GCAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leonardo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://breakingdefense.com/?p=83324</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/leonardo-reports-31-surge-in-new-orders-in-q1-as-former-ceo-departs/"><img width="688" height="388" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/02/M-346_F-Block-20-e1770224185989.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/02/M-346_F-Block-20-e1770224185989.jpg 688w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/02/M-346_F-Block-20-e1770224185989-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px" /></a></p><p>The defense boss highlighted that revenues reached €4.5 billion in the first three months of the year — a 7 percent increase over 2025 —  with a total backlog reaching €57 billion.</p>
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