Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed all members of key Pentagon advisory boards be removed, according to a recent memo. “To support the new strategic direction and policy priorities of the ...

On April 24, 2025 the Navy issued a memo listing five of 45 grants and contracts being eliminated, which were selected due to their connection to climate change, social sciences or diversity, equity ...

The Defense Innovation Unit will expand its geographic reach with the addition of three new Defense Innovation OnRamp Hubs in Kentucky, Minnesota and Montana, Liz Young McNally, deputy director of ...

Meanwhile, Hegseth’s office is running its own investigation into media leaks. So far, three senior-level Defense Department staffers have been removed from their jobs, releasing a statement saying ...

Maritime defense contractor Saronic today unveiled the two newest additions to its autonomous surface vessel fleet. The 40-foot and 60-foot ASVs -- Mirage and Cipher -- mark an expansion of the ...

The Army has taken another step toward modernizing its industrial base by cutting the ribbon with General Dynamics on a load, assembly and pack facility (LAP) for 155mm rounds, bringing the service ...

Northrop Grumman noted a $477 million pre-tax loss on the five low-rate initial production lots of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber program, the company announced in its first-quarter earnings call this ...

Last week, President Trump's executive order marked the start of a new push to rejuvenate the domestic maritime industry, but achieving the order's ambitions will require Congress to play a ...

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Doug Matty, former director of the Army's AI Task Force, is now the Defense Department's new Chief Digital and AI Officer, Inside Defense has confirmed. Matty previously served as Army Reserve Brig.

Senior defense officials speak at several industry events this week. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus speaks at an Association of the U.S. Army Coffee Series event. Space Systems Command ...

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