The next year will start to feel the shadow of 2027 — the year by which the US says Chinese President Xi Jinping has said he wants to have the ability to execute an armed takeover of Taiwan.

This article is one of many in a series in which Breaking Defense reporters look back on the most significant (and ...

President Donald Trump had a hands-on approach with the defense industry during his first administration. This time? Don't rule it out.

The Chinese military itself wasn't free from drama, as Beijing cycled through defense ministers and senior officials fell ...

This December, after 16 months of studies and experiments, the Department of Defense decided it had figured out enough guardrails for generative AI to start embracing the new technology wholesale.

BEIRUT — Turkish firm Baykar has been approved by the Italian government to buy Italian aviation giant Piaggio Aerospace in a move that the company says will expand its reach in the European Union.

The Fiscal Responsibility Act, continuing resolutions and the presidential election kept big changes for defense spending in limbo this year.

WASHINGTON — With ongoing conflicts in the European and Central theaters, the Pentagon has placed updating its digital strategies at the top of its list of priorities. As a result, the DoD ...

WASHINGTON — After years of development, the Air Force broke cover on its futuristic stealth fighter in May 2023 to announce that a winner would be picked to build the platform in 2024, teeing ...