U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

By Robert Wall
The Israeli military said it would employ further ways to throw Iran off guard as its ops with the U.S. enter a new phase at the end of the first week of fighting.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Boost-phase missile defense challenges the historic model for space-based interceptors, but a startup is proposing a possible thrust-based solution.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Karen Walker
An aviation risk management and conflict zone overflight expert discusses what airlines and airports must prioritize through the Iran war.
Window Seat Podcast

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon recently wrapped up the first of four tryout “gauntlets” for companies pitching new small uncrewed aircraft systems to the department on the road.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The Pentagon will invest $27 million in the domestic supply chain for antimony, a critical mineral crucial for the military and subject to a Chinese export ban.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne, Brian Everstine
Iran demonstrated that it retained the ability to threaten its neighboring countries as fighting with the U.S. and Israel stretched into a sixth day.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon under the Trump administration has pressed the defense industrial base to shift to a “wartime footing."
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is looking to build on the momentum of recent deals to invest in key munitions, with a specific focus on Lockheed Martin F-35 spare parts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon in late January unveiled a new National Defense Strategy that marked a significant shift in priorities, and tone.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon does not plan to conduct a formal Nuclear Posture Review.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne, Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran was starting to show signs of supply strains as it stretched into a fourth day of fighting.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The Pentagon used a counter-drone system to down what it called a “seemingly threatening” uncrewed air system, drawing concerns from lawmakers about potential risks to civil airspace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Canada’s Top Aces has secured a deal through the Pentagon to provide F-16 instructor pilot training to Argentina.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
The U.S. House of Representatives failed to approve the Senate-passed bill that calls for a widespread ADS-B In mandate.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The U.S. air traffic management (ATM) system used to be heralded as the gold standard of commercial airspace operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
The DOD is stepping up investment in North American germanium producers to strengthen supply chains strained by China’s critical mineral export restrictions.
Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Hypersonic test company Stratolaunch has completed back-to-back launches of two Mach 5-plus, rocket-powered Talon-A vehicles from two different carrier aircraft in the space of just fourteen days.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
BAE Systems' sales growth generated in Europe is poised to accelerate after with the business there now surpassing the British defense company’s sizable Saudi Arabian activities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Space Systems Command is looking for companies that could provide refueling services in geostationary orbit to spacecraft configured for such operations.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
Private capital is flowing into a wide variety of U.S. government-backed mineral projects.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket successfully delivered the next batch of U.S. military satellites to their intended orbits on Feb. 12.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
Arms transfer policy figured large in the second Trump administration’s first year in office, but the reform agenda is expanding.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Air Force is interested in low-risk options for space-based air moving target indicator satellites to inform a future acquisition strategy.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
Several startups came onto the scene in the mid- to late 2010s touting the promise of hydrogen-electric propulsion for zero-emission regional aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon has called for a new generation of sensor and tracker systems to guide a future constellation of space-based interceptors into incoming missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons