6+ hour, 50+ min ago  (237+ words) The name change will take effect in 2027. MELBOURNE " Japan's government has confirmed it will rename its air force to reflect a broadened mission set to include outer space. The upper house of Japan's parliament approved a bill today to rename…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (747+ words) Three Chinese rocket bodies have exploded over the last four years, creating dangerous debris that "will linger for decades to centuries, potentially colliding with other space objects," Leo Labs study author Darren Mc Knight told Breaking Defense. WASHINGTON " China has…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (226+ words) The bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at 11: 20 AM local time, according to a spokesperson for Edwards Air Force Base. WASHINGTON " A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed today after taking off from Edwards Air Force Base, according to a spokesperson…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (588+ words) While Embraer is partnered with Saab to manufacture the Swedish jet, Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto said the fighter market "is not a place that we want to go to," adding that the company is "studying other segments first." S'O…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (456+ words) The new Scout-S radar will remain operational after Valiant Shield ends July 1, and already is contributing data to Leo Lab's space monitoring network, the company said. WASHINGTON " Space monitoring firm Leo Labs today announced that its newest space tracking radar…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (383+ words) France has allocated approximately "600 million ($692 million) to replace its legacy LRU launchers. MILAN " Lockheed Martin has formally offered its HIMARS artillery system to France, with company officials pledging an 18-month delivery time if Paris puts them on contract, according to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (473+ words) "The NRO is at the forefront of integrating AI into space-based ISR," a spysat agency spokesperson told Breaking Defense. WASHINGTON " The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has topped up its existing contract with Black Sky Technologies to help speed the development…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (520+ words) "We more than doubled the [production] number, considering the situation at the moment in the Middle East," a company executive told Breaking Defense. HERSTAL, Belgium " Thales Belgium has "more than doubled its guided rocket production capacity in response to increased…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (481+ words) The Wallabee prototype is set to provide the Army and the J-7 with more intelligence-gathering capabilities in the stratosphere. WASHINGTON " The Army's intelligence hub and the Joint Staff's J-7 are set to test a new prototype system, dubbed Project Wallabee, comprising an…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (149+ words) Breaking Defense From AI adoption and explainability to new commercial satellite contracts, Breaking Defense's latest e Book brings together reporting from GEOINT 2026 on how intelligence leaders are shaping the future of space-based geospatial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the…...