U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy has a three-to-five year goal to create a more resilient supply chain.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Yemen’s Houthi movement could face military action after ignoring warnings from international governments over ongoing drone and missile attacks.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The White House and the DOD have ordered separate reviews following Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to not immediately disclose his hospitalization.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
“I recognize I could have done a better job ensuring the public was appropriately informed. I commit to doing better,” Austin said in a Jan. 6 statement.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Russian forces have begun firing North Korean-provided ballistic missiles into Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. aircraft on Jan. 4 struck and killed the leader of an Iranian proxy group in Baghdad.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
The Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility is particularly of interest to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Japan will reportedly transfer an unspecified number of MIM-104 Patriot missiles to the U.S.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The White House on Dec. 27 announced a final package of $250 million in military aid to Ukraine under current authorities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
By streamlining defense collaboration in key emerging technologies, the AUKUS nations aim to develop “integrated deterrence” in the Indo-Pacific.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S., Japan and South Korean militaries have activated a missile data sharing system to track and disseminate North Korean missile information in real time.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) lifted the last of his remaining holds on Pentagon military nominees on Dec. 19.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
There are two different levels of fire control tracks.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The meeting will come as Austin is in Bahrain and includes nations that are a part of the Combined Maritime Forces partnership under the U.S. 5th Fleet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon will roll out one more tranche of aid for Ukraine before the end of the month as allocated funding will dry up.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force has finished a draft concept of operations for ground-moving target indication missions from space.
Space

By Byron Callan
Three sources of U.S. budget indeterminacy will spawn other uncertainties that defense contractors will have to assess.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The fiscal 2024 defense policy bill is now headed to President Biden’s desk for his approval after the House OK’d the National Defense Authorization Act.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The service is looking at 15% budget increases per year. But if Congress does not pass an appropriations bill, that expected growth will be on hold.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A potential mandatory cut in addition to ongoing continuing resolutions have military officials blasting congressional inaction on Pentagon plans.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Defense Department efforts to electrify its systems and secure its supply base for batteries have taken a step forward.
Supply Chain

Egon Rinderer
The timely availability of UAS due to fleet maintenance issues has come into question–possibly jeopardizing mission objectives.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Satellite technology company Quasar is targeting the U.S. military market with a new, ground-based steerable phased array radar for space domain awareness.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Air Space Intelligence has closed a $34 million Series B funding round.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Congress appears ready to give the military services limited authority to start new programs ahead of direct authorization and appropriation.
Budget, Policy & Operations