Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)   Defense Policy  
Breaking Defense • Mark Pomerleau

Navy creates three information warfare directorates, mirroring a prior Air Force reorganization

The U.S. Navy is restructuring major information warfare functions by splitting them across three newly established directorates, following a comparable move made by the Air Force nearly two years earlier. The change signals a renewed effort to organize and focus information warfare capabilities under dedicated leadership lines.

2026-05-26T12:07:32.898680-07:00
Supply Chain   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Voyager wins DARPA contract for solid rocket propellant technology

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Voyager Technologies a $16.5 million contract to continue development of a solid rocket motor thrust-control technology designed to make missile propulsion systems more adaptable across different missions and weapons programs.

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2026-05-26T09:12:06.167840-07:00
Satellite   Space Defense & Militarization  
Breaking Defense • Yann Le Balc’h

Beyond satellites: Why FOG inertial navigation is the new imperative for land warfare

By Breaking Defense: The era of uncontested GPS dominance is over. As counterspace threats and electronic warfare redefine the battlefield, learn how Exail’s Fiber Optic Gyro (FOG) technology provides the high-end stability and autonomous “source of truth” required for land maneuver and precision fires in GNSS-denied environments.

2026-05-26T07:22:17.661706-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Satellite   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)   Defense Policy  
Reuters • David Jeans

Exclusive: Pentagon spars with SpaceX over Starlink price hike during Iran war

By Reuters: As U.S. kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk’s Starlink network began to make visible gains in the war against Iran, senior SpaceX officials reached a conclusion: The Pentagon should be paying more for access to their satellite Wi-Fi network.

2026-05-26T03:30:10.977923-07:00
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Australian Border Force picks Metrea for new aerial surveillance service provision

By FlightGlobal: Contractor will deliver new surveillance service from January 2028. Canberra has picked Metrea Australia to deliver a new aerial surveillance service from later this decade, with the contractor to make available “a fleet of 11 fully crewed, technologically advanced aircraft”.

2026-05-26T06:18:05.560238-07:00