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The Space Force named Tom Ainsworth as the next acting chief of space acquisitions while the White House has yet to nominate for the official position.

The Trump administration's newly released 2026 National Defense Strategy identifies bolstering the U.S. defense industrial base as one of its central pillars, along with re-focusing the U.S. military ...

On Jan. 23, 2026 the Defense Department released its 2026 National Defense Strategy.

Defense firm Leonardo DRS is poised to cut the ribbon on a new $120 million facility in South Carolina that will soon begin assembling propulsion equipment for the Columbia-class submarine program in ...

When directing internal dollars into new technologies, a top Air Force official says businesses eyeing the collaborative drone market should focus on placing "small bets" that can make a big ...

The White House has nominated Army Maj. Gen. Brian Gibson for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as military deputy to the direct reporting program manager for Golden Dome for America, ...

After debuting the next-generation Abrams tank prototype this month, the Army is gearing up to give it to soldiers -- and one major test will involve gauging how well it can talk, a senior Army leader ...

The federal government needs to bolster partnerships to strengthen cyber capabilities against potential collaboration between China and Russia, according to a former defense intelligence official. “My ...

A fully retrofitted Qatari jet gifted to the United States to serve as a new Air Force One is on track to be able to shuttle President Trump around the globe no later than this summer, according to ...

Congressional appropriators are rejecting the Army’s rationale for halting Joint Light Tactical Vehicle buys, adding nearly $300 million to the program in their compromise defen ...

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding has successfully completed builder's sea trials for the guided missile destroyer Zumwalt (DDG-1000) following the integration of the Conventional Prompt Strike capability, ...