The Space Force named Tom Ainsworth as the next acting chief of space acquisitions while the White House has yet to nominate for the official position.

Defense firm Leonardo DRS is poised to cut the ribbon on a new $120 million facility in South Carolina that will soon begin assembling propulsion equipment for the Columbia-class submarine program in ...

The Trump administration's newly released 2026 National Defense Strategy identifies bolstering the U.S. defense industrial base as one of its central pillars, along with re-focusing the U.S. military ...

The federal government needs to bolster partnerships to strengthen cyber capabilities against potential collaboration between China and Russia, according to a former defense intelligence official. “My ...

The White House has nominated Army Maj. Gen. Brian Gibson for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as military deputy to the direct reporting program manager for Golden Dome for America, ...

On Jan. 23, 2026 the Defense Department released its 2026 National Defense Strategy.

When directing internal dollars into new technologies, a top Air Force official says businesses eyeing the collaborative drone market should focus on placing "small bets" that can make a big ...

A fully retrofitted Qatari jet gifted to the United States to serve as a new Air Force One is on track to be able to shuttle President Trump around the globe no later than this summer, according to ...

In January 2025, the Defense Department released its fiscal year 2025 agency financial report.

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After debuting the next-generation Abrams tank prototype this month, the Army is gearing up to give it to soldiers -- and one major test will involve gauging how well it can talk, a senior Army leader ...

In a Jan. 22, 2026 letter, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on potential conflicts of interest surrounding the awarding ...