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Rather than asking for an increase in the topline of the annual budget, the Army will likely need to accomplish its ambitious transformation initiative within a budget that looks similar to this ...

An experimental operations unit to test and evaluate the first and future increments of Collaborative Combat Aircraft has officially been stood up at Nellis Air Force Base, NV, according to a service ...

Duffey, who previously served as deputy chief of staff to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing that he would prioritize strengthening the U.S. defense ...

The June 4, 2025 Defense Department inspector general's report determines "whether the actions taken by DOD Components to identify, respond to, and mitigate vulnerabilities impacting Ivanti Connect ...

The Pentagon has quietly canceled a long-anticipated industry engagement on space-based missile interceptors, dealing another setback to the Trump administration's push to rapidly launch the most ...

With China outpacing the United States in industrial capacity, the Pentagon must take a broader approach to building the defense production base needed to counter Beijing, according to a new report ...

Though technology and artificial intelligence adoption can be particularly difficult for the Navy -- due to ships being away at sea, difficulty obtaining data rights and a lack of connection between ...

On June 4, 2025 acting Navy acquisition chief Brett Seidel, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities Vice Adm. James Pitts and Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to testify before both the House and Senate defense appropriators on June 10. Hegseth will appear first before the House Appropriations defense subcommittee ...

The February 2024 Defense Science Board report -- released April 11, 2025 -- "examines the current defense industrial base (DIB), considering current economic and security pressures, as well as events ...

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said today that modifying a Qatari jet to serve as Air Force One would likely cost "less than $400 million," despite some experts positing it could cost upwards of $1 ...