Experts have questions about the new National Defense Strategy—on China, force design, and more Defense January 29, 2026 The soft-pedal rollout of the National Defense Strategy—a Friday-night email to press as the Washington, D.C., area braced for a…
Shot Show 2026 Defense January 29, 2026 SHOT Show is where the industry shows its cards—and January 2026 didn’t disappoint. Our team at AmmoSquared spent the week…
The D Brief: Domestic Guard missions, priced; More strikes on Somalia; New ‘non-kinetic’ cell aids planning; GAO’s missile-warning warning; And a bit more. Defense January 29, 2026 President Trump’s National Guard deployments across the country have already cost $589 million, and could rise to more than $1…
Defense Business Brief: Fairbanks’ engine cobots; 2025 Q4 earnings; and a bit more Defense January 29, 2026 Two U.S. Navy submarines—one Los Angeles-class and one Ohio-class—are using robots to help extend the life of aging engines, Steve…
US military used new ‘non-kinetic’ cell to guide cyber ops during Maduro capture Defense January 29, 2026 A new “non-kinetic effects cell” has helped push cyber operations to the forefront of specialized U.S. military missions such as the…
Danielle Morton, Head of Operations: Motherhood, and the Mission Behind It All Defense January 29, 2026 We’re diving in deeper with the woman who’s been behind the mission from the start, leading operations, raising her girls,…
Caliber of the Month: 50 BMG Defense January 28, 2026 The .50 BMG wasn’t born out of a desire for subtlety. When John Moses Browning developed it in the late…
Northrop CEO: deal to accelerate B-21 production could arrive in months Defense January 28, 2026 A deal to increase production of the Air Force’s B-21 bomber could be reached by March, Northrop Grumman’s CEO said.…
The D Brief: CBP report belies ‘terrorist’ charges; Rubio threatens Venezuelan leaders; ‘Unsustainable’ national-security strategy?; EU, India near trade deal; And a bit more. Defense January 28, 2026 Update: Two federal officers discharged their weapons during the fatal encounter that culminated in the death of an American citizen…
Our allies passed your test, Mr. President. Would we? Defense January 28, 2026 President Donald Trump was dead wrong to say our foreign allies “stayed a little back, a little off the front…
Boeing takes $565m hit on KC-46 tanker Defense January 28, 2026 Boeing lost $565 million on its Air Force KC-46 tanker program in the last quarter of 2025, according to a…
Trump’s national defense strategy is unlike anything that’s come before it Defense January 27, 2026 The Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy is a major departure from decades of established defense policy, and may not be…
