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Russian forces, including the Akhmat special forces, are advancing deeper into the Kharkov Kharkiv region of Ukraine, capturing former Ukrainian army strongholds and pushing the frontline forward. In this exclusive frontline combat report, I show you what life is really like in the Akhmat Special forces in Ukrainian trenches: Drone warfare every few minutes — FPV kamikaze drones, reconnaissance UAVs, and electronic warfare. Artillery and mortar battles just 800 meters from Ukrainian positions.

French sources have widely reported that a French Air Force Rafale fighter is likely to have achieved a simulated kill against a U.S. Air Force F-35A during the Trident Atlantic 25 multinational military exercise in Finland, which has the potential to represent a significant public relations victory for the aircraft. The French Air Force released a44 second video showing a Rafale achieving a radar lock against the F-35, before an audio “take the shot” is heard, indicating the pilot fired a simulated missile shot.

Texas-based defense startup Saronic Technologies will produce multiple batches of autonomous maritime drones for the U.S. Navy by mid-2031 under an other transaction agreement (OTA) worth more than $392 million, according to officials and public contracting documents viewed by DefenseScoop.
Details are sparse regarding the specific features, types and quantities of unmanned vessels Saronic will deliver — but they’ll likely mark a major component of the Navy’s AI-enabled, hybrid fleet that’s being designed to counter security threats in and around the Pacific.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired the military’s top intelligence officer, according to the Washington Post. Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, is the second high-profile Air Force general this week to be relieved or abruptly announce their retirement. 
The services top general, Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, announced Monday he was retiring after only two years in the position, a job which is nearly always held by the same officer for a four-year term.

Three sources familiar with the discussions told Breaking Defense that Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach is a leading candidate to succeed Gen. David Allvin as the next Air Force chief of staff.

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UPDATED 8/20/25 at 8:07 pm ET to reflect that though Wilsbach stepped down from Air Combat Command, he has not technically retired, and to note a Washington Post correction.
WASHINGTON — Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach has emerged as a serious contender to be the next Air Force chief of staff, sources told Breaking Defense.
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In the wake of summits in Alaska and Washington, the war in Ukraine has become as much about competing diplomatic positions as it is about hard realities on the front. Ryan sat down with Dara Massicot and Mike Kofman to discuss what Putin really walked away with, how European leaders are trying to shore up Kyiv’s position, and whether the conversation over security guarantees could reshape the balance of the conflict. Along the way, they dig into the debate over territorial concessions, battlefield attrition, and what all of this means for Ukraine’s ability to endure.

The looming cliff facing America’s next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs is one that you have likely not heard about. A crucial and often overlooked piece of legislation is slowly making its way through the halls of Congress: the reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Set to expire on Sept. 30, these are two of the largest federal grant programs responsible for stimulating American entrepreneurship.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized National Guardsmen mobilized in Washington D.C. to be armed carry a “service-issued weapon,” a defense official said on Friday, though the Pentagon has not specified the specific weapons the soldiers will be armed with.
The National Guardsman in Washington, D.C. “will soon be on mission with their service-issued weapons, consistent with their mission and training,” the defense official said in a statement.

Well, we don’t remember the cabin being quite that small, but the military in Malaysia cancelled the purchase of four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters after the nation’s serving monarch declared them to be “flying coffins.”
In a public statement delivered during a military parade in the South Pacific island nation, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, the 17th king of Malaysia, said that a plan by the nation’s military to buy four Black Hawks — all roughly 30-year-old former U.S. Army helicopters — was a bad idea.

“Men like us. Protectors, defenders, sentinels. You’re either in the fight or you’re thinking about it,” intones a voice in the trailer for “The Terminal List: Dark Wolf,” an espionage thriller that explores the darker side of warfare and the human cost that comes with it.