In a nod to a common refrain that laser systems are always just five years away, Lockheed Martin’s Stephanie Hill said, “Not anymore.”

Official announcements were circumspect about any active role for Ottawa in the sixth-gen fighter program, but that could change.

SO/LIC officials said they solicited responses from industry for problems drawn directly from operational commands, whittling 700 proposals down to 15 finalists.

The acquisition is slated to see up to 24 aircraft delivered to the British Army by 2029.

From potential new entrants to a “bridge” aircraft in the works, here’s what you need to know about GCAP.

The up to ten-year contract could yield $441 million in savings, the DoD CIO said.

Aligned with the new autonomy czar shop, the department plans to spend $250 million evaluating options and moving out with initial deals for its new Ground-Based Affordable Mass initiative.

Considering only the price tag of a munition and its energetic filling may lead the US military to seriously undervalue improved energetics, argues CSBA’s Tyler Hacker.

The status change should “shorten procurement timelines, make sustainment less cumbersome and facilitate closer cooperation between American defense companies and UAE institutions,” one analyst told Breaking Defense.

A brief roundup of top news this week from the Farnborough International Airshow.

A new executive order essentially gives companies until the start of 2027 to alter their supply of critical materials and minerals. Industry is worried that could be a difficult lift.

The system would reportedly rely heavily on Israeli tech as Athens, like other world capitals, rushes build a national “shield” against aerial threats.

As Breaking Defense wraps up our time in Farnborough, here are some of our favorite photos.

The fund is interested in emerging technologies, the general manager of Lockheed Martin’s venture arm told Breaking Defense, including quantum computing and sensing, autonomy, and advanced manufacturing technologies. 

In this op-ed, Steven Wills of the Center for Maritime Security rebuts the idea that the US Navy shoulders the blame for instability around the critical waterway off the coast of Iran.