Ukraine's massive drone attack against Russia over the weekend is prompting the U.S. Air Force to think differently about its capability mix, favoring certain low-cost systems over exquisite ones, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is slated to appear before the House Armed Services Committee the week of June 12. The committee would not confirm that Hegseth would testify that week but a government ...

The Defense Innovation Unit is looking for outside organizations to assess drone platforms and components for compliance with relevant legislation, according to a request for submissions published ...

The Navy has selected a contractor to dismantle the retired aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-65), awarding a $536 million, first-of-its kind contract to NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services.

The NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) launched new challenges Monday to boost the development of cutting-edge, dual-use solutions across 10 technology areas. Selected ...

The May 30, 2025 Defense Department inspector general's report "provides the results of the . . . external peer review of the National Guard Bureau (NGB) Internal Review (IR) Office." ...

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Lockheed Martin has received a contract modification worth as much as $1 billion for continued work on Conventional Prompt Strike, the developing hypersonic missile system expected to arm the Navy's ...

U.S. soldiers who participated in the recent Arcane Thunder multinational exercise this month made a “breakthrough” in their ability to rapidly transmit and utilize data on the battlefield, a senior ...

The White House Office of Management and Budget has released an appendix for the fiscal year 2026 budget request, highlighting topline investments in defense spending accounts, though additional ...

The future of a promising new undersea surveillance platform -- designed to blanket the ocean with small, unmanned acoustic nodes -- could hinge on the Navy's fiscal year 2026 budget request.

Rear Adm. Kevin Smith has been relieved from his post as the Navy's program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants following "a complaint substantiated by an Office of the Naval Inspector ...