Stop managing NATO. Start rebalancing it. Defense April 17, 2026 The Atlantic alliance can no longer be managed through reassurance, communiqués, or the fiction that its internal tensions are political…
Army’s HADES spy plane on track for first delivery later this year Defense April 17, 2026 NASHVILLE—The Army’s next-generation spy plane will begin flight tests this summer, then be delivered to the first units later this…
Pro-Iran hackers appear to increase critical infrastructure cyberattacks Defense April 17, 2026 Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure from groups sympathetic to Iran appear to be ticking up, as the federal government warns that…
How the MV-75 Cheyenne II is pushing the service to re-think its aviation lineup Defense April 17, 2026 NASHVILLE—When Army leaders talk about their new tiltrotor platform, the first thing they tout are its speed, range and load…
73 Military Veterans, including 17 4-Stars, Defend Sen. Mark Kelly in Legal Fight Defense April 17, 2026 Seventy-three former U.S. admirals, generals and service secretaries have submitted a legal filing in defense of retired Navy Capt. and…
New test range opens for the startup-war era Defense April 17, 2026 A new, 400,000-acre testing and training facility aims to bring troops and defense firms together so they can innovate at…
Hegseth orders termination of DOD union contracts Defense April 16, 2026 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week instructed department leaders to terminate most of the department’s collective-bargaining agreements, more than a…
‘Best drone’ innovation winner developing enemy drone recovery system with the Army Research Lab Defense April 16, 2026 NASHVILLE—A group of soldiers from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard is teaming up with the Army Research Laboratory to develop…
Space-based missile defense may cost too much for Golden Dome’s 12-figure spending plan Defense April 16, 2026 Space-based interceptors may be too costly even for the massively budgeted Golden Dome missile defense system, the program’s leader said…
US has turned back 13 ships in blockade of Iran, Joint Chiefs chairman says Defense April 16, 2026 Since the United States began to blockade Iran’s ports on Tuesday, 13 ships have heeded warnings from U.S. warships to…
Russians will surrender to robots. Russian robots won’t. Defense April 16, 2026 NATO is studying how to use ground and air robots to replace human soldiers in assaults, something Ukraine has been…
Air Force Secretary doubles down on space-based radar bet amid key aircraft losses in Iran Defense April 16, 2026 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Air Force officials are pursuing a space-based system to detect airborne threats and pushing off additional…
