Kruse had been in the position since February 2024 after an appointment by then-President Joe Biden, meaning his exit comes well short of the usual approximately three-year posting.

Brandon Pugh came over from the think-tank world about eight weeks ago to serve as the service's third ever PCA.

Mark Pomerleau brings unique expertise, insight, access and experience to Breaking Defense, boosting our coverage in the critical realm of networks and digital warfare.

"The biggest opportunities that I see are from a modularity and platform independence standpoint," Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, the commanding general of Army Cyber Command, said.

In a joint statement, the countries said they are "ready to play an active role" to support security guarantees, though details have been scarce.

The model, called Common Hardware Software Solutions Tactical Radios (CHESS-TR), is currently in the “concept stage” within the Army Software Factory.

“There are advantages [in hybrid, electric solutions], but the Army seems to be not as focused on electrification and, to some degree, hybridization as it was in the past,” NDIA's Valde Garcia ...

What those DOGE-related footnotes in the fiscal 2026 budget request mean, and a check-in on the Pentagon's cyber workforce, this week on The Break Out.

Gen. David Allvin will step down "on or about Nov. 1," the Air Force announced today, but will remain in his post "until a replacement is confirmed." ...

Adm. Tony Radakin also warned, however, that whoever gets to "artificial super intelligence" first will dominate on the battlefield.

Grant Georgulis in this op-ed lays out why the E-7 program should not be cancelled, but rather developed alongside space-based AMTI.

Khanna is the ranking member of a subcommittee that’s focused on technologies with the potential to threaten US national security.