U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

By Brian Everstine
New efforts to field drones rapidly include Drone Dominance scrimmages and an easy-to-use portal on which to order UAS.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
NASA aeronautics, hit by cuts and losses, is being revitalized under Administrator Jared Isaacman with a focus on experimental X-planes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on March 25 rolled out another series of agreements with major contractors to increase production of key munitions as the department looks to increase industrial capacity by outlining a clear demand signal for weapons.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
At a White House meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the two countries agreed to strengthen defense ties.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
The phones are ringing at defense companies from governments urgently seeking more weapons. Often, they are being put on hold.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The Defense Department has tapped Rocket Lab to launch its Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) rocket 20 times in four years.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. Lockheed Martin F-35 was forced to make an emergency landing at a Middle East base following a combat mission over Iran on March 19.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Beyond European exasperation with the Trump administration, there are market realities causing a rupture in Europe’s missile buying habit.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has laid out how it plans to divide most of its mission areas under the Pentagon’s new portfolio acquisition executive (PAE) system.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

Todd Tuthill
The F-47 and B-21 are the crown jewels of next-generation air dominance and strike capability, but they will also be part of a larger family of systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is changing the armament on its new Sikorsky HH-60W combat search and rescue helicopter as the fleet is being rolled out.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The DOD and the Australian mining company Lynas have signed a $96M agreement to boost U.S. supply of rare earth minerals essential for defense. systems.
Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) Commander Adm. Brad Cooper on March 11 shared a brief video update regarding the ongoing Operation Epic Fury.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
As high-energy lasers become weapons for countering small drones, the technology is on its way to demonstrating the potential to shoot down strategic threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
Assessing the the Iran war status is increasingly about who has what in stock.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The DOD is crafting a supplemental spending request to both replenish existing weapons used in the conflict in Iran and buy new, improved systems.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon has pledged that it is moving forward on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX fighter program under congressional direction in recent bills.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon will roll out its fiscal 2027 budget “relatively soon,” providing more details on what will become a generational investment in the U.S. military.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A new U.S. Army online marketplace for counter uncrewed aircraft systems is now hosting more than 90 products.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall expects a flurry of orders from the Middle East and elsewhere for air defense gun systems after Iran fired drones against Gulf states.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. has upped its pace of striking Iranian navy ships and ports amid concerns about sea mining and other threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
Congress and industry agree that ADS-B “In” is needed, but equipage requirements and operational scope remain open for discussion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
Anduril is expanding its space domain awareness portfolio with plans to acquire commercial provider ExoAnalytic Solutions.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Voyager Technologies has lifted its full-year sales outlook largely on the strength of its defense business.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon has outlined the first 11 companies to be crowned leaders of its Drone Dominance competition.
Aircraft & Propulsion