Depending on the effectiveness of Israeli strikes on missile sites, Iran’s ballistic capability may still be its most effective option for striking back.

The US said Israel acted "unilaterally," though President Donald Trump warned of more "brutal" Israeli attacks to come.

Some experts told Breaking Defense the conflict would likely stay contained between Israel and Iran, but another warned that the only thing certain now is uncertainty.

The secretary of defense also defended cuts to the E-7 Wedgetail, Constellation-class frigate, and Ukraine assistance funds during the congressional hearing.

The investment comes as among the first in a bid to reach an ambition of manufacturing one SSN every 18 months, which are set to be delivered from the end of the 2030s.

Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, who pushed for unmanned and AI integration at US Fifth Fleet, would take the helm of US Central ...

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WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard awarded Bollinger Shipyards a $951 million contract modification to advance the detail design and construction of the service’s upcoming heavy icebreaker program ...

WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman is investing $50 million into Firefly Aerospace to speed their joint production of the Antares 330 rocket and the newly named Eclipse medium launch vehicle, Firefly ...

WASHINGTON — Russia’s newest satellite in its low Earth orbit (LEO) Cosmos series is in orbit near an unnamed US government satellite, according to US Space Command — further stoking ...

WASHINGTON — A program that embeds Defense Department employees at tech startups and venture capital firms may not be wholly dead just yet. At the Hill and Valley Forum happening today on ...