Breaking Defense's Daniel Woolfolk goes inside an eerily quiet Capitol building as the shutdown drags on. At 37 days, the country is in the middle of its longest-ever government shutdown. Hallways ...

The interesting part of this is it’s not just a kind of fleeting presidential idea, but this is, in fact, something that does kind of resonate with what the Navy's finding it probably needs to do with ...

The State Department's damning critique argues that, if enacted, the draft law would imperil cooperation on "space weather, remote sensing, space exploration, spaceflight safety, space debris ...

"I can’t even get a response, and we’re on your team!” an exasperated Sen. Dan Sullivan told a Trump administration nominee.

Artist rendering of the X-37B conducting an aerobraking maneuver using the drag of Earth’s atmosphere. (Courtesy graphic by Boeing Space) WASHINGTON — The Space Force needs to more fully support ...

Swedish air force Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman, chief of the Swedish air force, pilots an MQ-9 Reaper simulator during a visit to Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, NY, Apr. 7. (New York Air ...

Norway cancelled a contract for NH Industries produced NH-90 helicopters in 2022. (NH Industries) ROME — Norway and European conglomerate NH Industries (NHI) agreed to an out-of-court settlement today ...

Attendees roam the halls of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington, DC, Oct. 13, 2025. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense) WASHINGTON — The government has been shut down for ...

The White House also wants to shift $2.5 billion in reconciliation dollars provided by the One Big Beautiful Bill to pay ...

Vice Adm. Richard Correll said that Trump's announcement does not necessarily mean detonating a test weapon — noting that neither China nor Russia has conducted a nuclear explosive test in recent ...

Trick or treat? The Breaking Defense team talks about something truly scary — which Pentagon programs have been killed this year.

WASHINGTON — While all eyes were on the efforts to avert a government shutdown at the end of September, a lesser known tool used by the Pentagon to support small companies was left fighting for its ...