SPACECOM Officials See Use For, And Threat From, Space Fires
HUNSTVILLE, Ala. – Top officials at U.S. Space Command said they see space fires, including laser weapons, as a threat to defend against as well as a resource to attack […]
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Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort
Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]
Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests
The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]
U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says
The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]
White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA
The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]
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Boeing Unveils Its IFPC Inc. 2 Design, Expects August Downselect
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Boeing [BA] this week revealed its design for the Army’s competition for a second interceptor for the Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 in the run […]
Navy/USMC
Navy Establishes Drone DRPM And Replaces PAE RAS
Navy leadership is restructuring its robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) program office and replacing the top position eight months after it was established. Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao […]
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Air Force Looking For Drone Production In Remote, Forward Locations
The Air Force is soliciting ideas from companies on their capacity to build Group 1 and Group 2 drones at remote, forward sites and to scale up that production. Group […]
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Lockheed Martin Reports $140 Million In Tariff Refunds; Other Primes Haven’t Quantified Payback
In the latest round of quarterly financial filings, Lockheed Martin [LMT] was the only one of the top U.S. defense contractors to report a specific dollar receipt–$140 million through the […]
Space
D-Orbit, Firefly And Katalyst Nab Deorbit-As-A-Service Awards From DIU And SDA For Designs
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Space Development Agency (SDA) last Thursday said they have made initial awards to three companies for preliminary designs and risk reduction efforts for commercial […]
Commentary
Batteries, Critical Minerals are a Major U.S. Vulnerability
By Michael Purzycki, Rivalry between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is likely to be a defining characteristic of international affairs for many years to come. Despite […]
Keeping Defense Operations Connected
By Michael Chappell, Defense Opinion Writer. Military personnel frequently operate in austere environments. They face unreliable communications, limited bandwidth, and unexpected disruptions to connectivity. The situation is so common that […]
How Drone, Missile Threats are Changing Emergency Medical Services
By Raphael Herbst, Defense Opinion Writer. Ongoing security threats across the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the Persian Gulf are forcing emergency medical systems into prolonged periods of high-intensity emergency […]
Breaking China’s Rare Earth Hegemony
By Mathew August, Defense Opinion Writer. When China imposed export controls on heavy rare earths and permanent magnets in April 2025, the disruption that followed was not the cause of […]
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From the Strait of Hormuz to underground bunkers, U.S. military operations in the Middle East have shaped modern warfare — but how well do you really know them? Test your […]
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