U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

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.

The phones are ringing at defense companies from governments urgently seeking more weapons. Often, they are being put on hold.

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

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.

Beyond European exasperation with the Trump administration, there are market realities causing a rupture in Europe’s missile buying habit.

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.

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.

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.

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.

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) Commander Adm. Brad Cooper on March 11 shared a brief video update regarding the ongoing Operation Epic Fury.

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.

Assessing the the Iran war status is increasingly about who has what in stock.

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

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.

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.

A new U.S. Army online marketplace for counter uncrewed aircraft systems is now hosting more than 90 products.

Rheinmetall expects a flurry of orders from the Middle East and elsewhere for air defense gun systems after Iran fired drones against Gulf states.

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.

Congress and industry agree that ADS-B “In” is needed, but equipage requirements and operational scope remain open for discussion.

Anduril is expanding its space domain awareness portfolio with plans to acquire commercial provider ExoAnalytic Solutions.

Voyager Technologies has lifted its full-year sales outlook largely on the strength of its defense business.

The Pentagon has outlined the first 11 companies to be crowned leaders of its Drone Dominance competition.

The IDF stepped up attacks on Iranian military infrastructure after it and the U.S. said they were shifting focus to degrading long-term military capabilities.

Leaders of seven top defense firms in a meeting with President Donald Trump appeared to reaffirm agreements to increase production of in-demand munitions.

Switzerland is walking away from adding funds to its F-35 budget to preserve the original plan of fielding 36 aircraft, while embarking on an effort to acquire another air defense system.