U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

By Brian Everstine
A new executive order seeks to bolster national security by reviving and expanding a massive space- and ground-based missile defense system.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Lightspeed Venture Partners led the $70 million Series A capital round.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on “Iron Dome for America.”
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Ben Goldstein
Solving that challenge is doubly important for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The airlifters will ferry more than 5,000 migrants from the San Diego and El Paso, Texas, areas.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Shortly after the inauguration, the White House released a list of officials who will serve in key roles ahead of Senate confirmations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
The acquisition is being driven by the U.S. Defense Department Joint All-Domain Command and Control (known as JADC2) strategy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The rivalry between the U.S. and China in space is set to intensify in 2025 as they increase rocket launches and satellite constellation construction.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine, Vivienne Machi
Survivability and increased standoff head the list of priorities for long-term Air Force modernization.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Anduril plans to start delivering munitions and drones in mid-2026 from a new “Arsenal” mass production plant near Columbus, Ohio.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The Department of the Air Force, in a report released Jan. 13 that looks at its future, paints a picture of space as becoming a cold or potentially hot battlefield.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Hegseth, a former Army National Guard officer turned Fox News host, has turned into one of the more controversial nominations by Trump ahead of next week’s inauguration.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The Defense Innovation Board (DIB) is calling for the U.S. to act with greater urgency to field uncrewed systems to make up ground lost to competitors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Howard A. Rubel
Here are some issues the Trump administration should not dodge as it looks to set U.S. defense policy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
There will still be billions of unused authority for the incoming Trump administration to decide what to do with, Pentagon officials say.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Anduril plans to raise annual capacity at the facility by tenfold to more than 6,000 solid rocket motors for tactical missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon designation complies with Section 1260H of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22s will get cockpit voice recorders installed under an upcoming contract, 24 years after they were mandated by Congress.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Antimony is a crucial material for aerospace and defense.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
If all options are exercised under the $1.45 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity award, it would represent the company’s largest award.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) lists spacecraft as one of 15 priority areas in its Fiscal 2025 Investment Strategy.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Kendall took over as the service’s top civilian in 2021 and will leave office in the next few weeks.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The move is the latest sign that Western countries are working to boost the output of critical munitions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Army plans to stage an operational demonstration of the technology in fiscal 2028.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
In February 2024, the U.S. Space Force set up a pilot program called Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT).
Commercial Space