Diving into Trump's unusual shipbuilding plans, plus an SMD expo floor tour
In this week's episode of The Break Out, Breaking Defense Deputy Editor Lee Ferran and Air Warfare Reporter Michael Marrow discuss a new, wi...
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20 of 50 episodesFarnborough last looks, plus how the Iran war is affecting arms sales
In this week's episode of The Break Out, Breaking Defense's Multimedia Director Daniel Woolfolk tours the grounds around the Farnborough Air...
AIA chief Eric Fanning on the budget and the health of America's defense industry
In this week's episode of The Break Out, Breaking Defense Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta brings you an interview from the Farnborough Airshow,...
Pentagon pursues space-based solar power
In this week's episode of The Break Out, Breaking Defense Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta and Senior Space Reporter Theresa Hitchens discuss the...
How Trump wants to change American weapon sales abroad
Another week means another executive order — this time with President Donald Trump looking to change how the Foreign Military Sales process...
What to watch: Trump vs. Canada, Saudi F-35s, new naval tech
President Donald Trump has again come out swinging in a Truth Social post — this time against the Canadian aerospace industry in retaliation...
Trump targets defense giants in Davos as Qatari Air Force One nears takeoff
President Donald Trump used the World Economic Forum in Davos to escalate his pressure campaign on the US defense industry to speed up weapo...
Who's who in Air Force acquisition, and new surface Navy tech
What's in a name? Here's who the Air Force has tapped to be program acquisition executives as the Pentagon rebrands its program executive of...
Trump takes aim at major defense firms, demands faster production
It was a Truth Social post that shook the defense industry: President Donald Trump lashed out at big defense contractors over stock buybacks...
Lessons learned from the US raid on Venezuela
The United States carried out what may become one of the most consequential military raids in modern history. In this episode of The Weekly...
New National Security Strategy drops as Congress floats $901B NDAA
This week on The Weekly Break Out, Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran break down the Trump administration's new National Security Strategy, what it...
Navy cancels Constellation-Class Frigate + Reagan Forum Preview
The Navy's decision to cancel its Constellation-class frigate program has shifted from quiet speculation to front-page news. In this episode...
What's new at the Dubai Airshow + touring the F-35
At the 2025 Dubai Airshow, Breaking Defense breaks down the biggest trends in combat aviation in the Middle East — from a surge in autonomou...
New plans for US Cyber Command and Army helicopter training - The Weekly Break Out
US Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) is rethinking its anticipated "2.0" overhaul — but the final plan looks different from what many expected. On th...
Hegseth to unveil major acquisition reforms in address to defense CEOs - The Weekly Break Out
The defense industry is standing by with bated breath as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to give a high-profile speech about acquisiti...
Zombie planes and other Pentagon ghost stories - The Weekly Break Out
Something wicked this way comes to Breaking Defense... Our special Halloween episode of The Weekly Break Out brings you spooky tales of mili...
US Coast Guard Calls Out Chinese Ships - The Weekly Break Out
This week on The Weekly Break Out, the US Coast Guard hopes publicly shaming Chinese ships for sailing too close to the US will avoid a futu...
Space-based interceptors: What to expect. The Weekly Breakout
The Pentagon and industry are coming up with concepts of what space-based interceptors could be. Plus, we dig into the UK plan to avoid dron...
Navy's Secret Combat Drone Plans. The Weekly Break Out
This week on The Break Out, Congress reporter Valerie Insinna unpacks the Navy's secretive plans for carrier-based Collaborative Combat Airc...
Pentagon axes key capability office. The Weekly Break Out
This week, Pentagon reporter Ashley Roque discusses how the DoD nixed the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System, better know...