Pentagon halting some promised munitions for Ukraine ow.ly/wvUa106etKO

Early last month, we ran an oped about what Iran's withdrawal from working with IAEA might mean: breakingdefense.com/2025/06/dont-l…

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Pentagon spox Sean Parnell says "all of the intelligence that we've seen have led us to believe" that Iran's nuke sites "have been completely obliterated." Then says the program has been set back "two years."

Statement from Executive Editor Matt Murray: “For three decades, Ellen Nakashima has been one of the most careful, fair-minded, and highly regarded reporters covering national security. Reaching out to potential sources rather than relying solely on official government press

Some personal news: I'm thrilled to announce I am joining the Wall Street Journal as a national security reporter Excited to join such an esteemed group of reporters and editors. Please reach out with any tips or story ideas, my DM's are open

PENTAGON WISH LISTS: If you haven't checked Breaking Defense today, we have obtained pretty much all the DoD unfunded priority lists and are pushing out writeups on them. breakingdefense.com/tag/defense-bu…

Remarkable discussion in DC this week, where Danish officials talked about wanting to buy more F-35s from the US while simultaneously pushing back against Trump's desire to annex Greenland. Coverage from my colleague Tim Martin breakingdefense.com/2025/07/denmar…

📢 Tara Copp and Noah Robertson join The Post’s National Security desk. Read more about their hires: washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/07/10/…

SCOOP: As the Senate Armed Services Committee gets ready to release its NDAA this morning, we have early details on the acquisition reform piece of the bill. Read all about it here: breakingdefense.com/2025/07/senate…

Happy first birthday, ICE-Pact! .... everyone remembers ICE-Pact, right? Right? Well, we did, anyway. breakingdefense.com/2025/07/whats-…

This version doesn’t include Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.” 👀

Reconciliation? Appropriations? Authorizers? It's a lot to keep track of on Capitol Hill. We're here to help. Introducing the Congressional Roundup, from Breaking Defense breakingdefense.com/2025/07/introd…

Indian government released initial Air India crash result. Just follow Jon.

Imagining the US military relying on the Metro for reliable transport is incredibly funny.

EXCLUSIVE: The US Defense Department may be reviving one of its most ambitious ideas ever, Laser Wars has learned: orbital laser weapons for missile defense.

Rutte: "oh, go on...."

Pentagon confirmed reports that it is pulling officials from the Aspen Security Forum, one day before the event kicks off. breakingdefense.com/2025/07/pentag…