U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

By Brian Everstine
The multinational group of countries coming to Ukraine’s defense is forging new specific efforts to help Kyiv with drone warfare and the use of armor.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has secured a follow-on contract award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. and UK on Jan. 22 conducted another round of air strikes on Houthi militia targets inside Yemen.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against the Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad for providing materiel support to Iranian-backed militias.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets carried out air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Jan. 18.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Long-awaited strategies outlining how the Pentagon and the U.S. Space Force want to work with industry are finally set to be released.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon recently outlined a new focus on reducing the classification of space programs.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Houthi forces continue to launch ballistic missiles targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea despite ongoing airstrikes by U.S. forces to degrade the Iranian-backed militia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne, Brian Everstine
The U.S. military says the Jan. 11 barrage of air strikes targeting Houthi forces inside Yemen has inhibited the group’s ability to conduct complex attacks.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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