U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

The Senate on Dec. 17 passed the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill.

A key piece of the future nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) enterprise will kick off next month with a classified briefing to industry.

The Pentagon and Department of Commerce will partner with Korea Zinc to develop a $7.4 billion smelter in Tennessee that will mass-produce critical minerals.

Officials says the Department of the Air Force is moving quickly to award multiple competitive contracts for space-based moving target indication assets.

Boeing and the U.S. Air Force now expect delivery of the next Air Force One in mid-2028.

UAS maker Edge Autonomy plans to license its Penguin C MK2.5 vertical takeoff and landing drone used by the U.S. military for production in Taiwan.

The Pentagon does not effectively address safety issues related to the V-22 due to a lack of oversight, non-compliance with airworthiness and safety of flight procedures, and ongoing materiel problems, new reports find.

The U.S. Air Force flight test community received the first Boeing B-52 equipped with the RTX APQ-188 radar and related systems.

With another increased spending plan expected, the Defense Department is pressing for more flexibility from Congress.

Kratos is looking at was to operationalize its hypersonic systems developed for testing.

The ability to refuel satellites in orbit will be crucial to future U.S. military space operations, but the Pentagon needs more testbeds.

Lockheed Martin has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hadrian to help increase production of parts for several missile systems.

Taiwan's Thunder Tiger plans to participate in the U.S. Army’s Drone Dominance program.

Lawmakers in the compromise fiscal 2026 defense policy bill are authorizing an increase to the Pentagon’s budget beyond the White House’s request.

Gen. Michael Guetlein, Golden Dome program director, said the first batch of contracts for space-based interceptor technology were awarded in November.

The Office of Management and Budget director said the administration views reconciliation as a strategy to fund key defense needs outside of an appropriations process that requires 60 votes in the Senate.

The Pentagon says there is a commitment to deliver a new U.S. Navy fighter even as the F/A-XX source selection process remains stalled and industrial base capacity is uncertain.

The author of the 1997 U.S. defense acquisition reform plan critiques Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new strategy.

The Pentagon is casting a wide net for work under the Golden Dome air and missile defense program.

The Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program has set a goal of acquiring 340,000 weaponized small drones by 2028, positing major price drops as production ramps up.

Strategic decisions loom for some of the biggest Western airlift programs.

What if the answer to the military's "system of systems" pod problem could be found sitting on the ramp at the Dubai Airshow last week?

The DOD has awarded $29.9 million to a company to develop a domestic supply chain of gallium and scandium, two critical minerals for military applications.

Beta Technologies has selected Near Earth Autonomy to support development of its MV250 autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo aircraft.

The Pentagon is partnering with mining companies MP Materials and Maaden to establish a rare earths refinery in Saudi Arabia.