US intelligence elevates AI as a top global threat in new report Defense March 19, 2026 Artificial intelligence is a major subtheme of the U.S. intelligence community’s annual report on threats—one increasingly described in strategic, not…
Anduril: new factory will start making drone wingman in just ‘days’ Defense March 19, 2026 Anduril will soon start making its robot drone wingman offering for the Air Force at its new Ohio factory months…
Defense Business Brief: DOD lab audits?; Notes from McAleese; Spotlight on Alabama manufacturing Defense March 18, 2026 The Pentagon should audit its labs and their projects to make sure scientists aren’t developing technology that can be bought…
Annual threat assessment omits election security Defense March 18, 2026 For the first time in nearly a decade, foreign threats to U.S. elections are omitted from the intelligence community’s annual threat…
Record-smashing $1.5-trillion spending proposal will fund only the ‘most essential things’: comptroller Defense March 17, 2026 Virtually all of the giant reconciliation fund has been doled out, the Pentagon’s acting chief financial officer said Tuesday. “Everything except…
Lawmakers press SOUTHCOM on Hegseth’s ‘no quarter’ rhetoric Defense March 17, 2026 Questions about following illegal orders—a frequent theme of the second Trump administration—came up again at a Capitol Hill hearing on…
Golden Dome’s projected cost just jumped $10 billion. Experts fear that’s just for starters. Defense March 17, 2026 Golden Dome’s official projected price tag just jumped $10 billion to $185 billion. Experts say the real cost is likely…
US counterterrorism chief resigns over Iran war Defense March 17, 2026 The head of the National Counterterrorism Center resigned from his post Monday over U.S.-Israel war on Iran.“I cannot in good…
US Navy aims to use robots, AI to reduce ship maintenance Defense March 17, 2026 The U.S. Navy and GSA will pay Gecko Robotics $71 million to use its drones and AI to inspect ships,…
The US built a blueprint to avoid civilian war casualties. Trump officials scrapped it Defense March 17, 2026 Images from the missile strike in southern Iran were more horrifying than any of the case studies Air Force combat…
Anduril secures $87M contract for a common counter-unmanned C2 program Defense March 16, 2026 The Army-led Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has made one of its first major steps to securing interoperable counter-unmanned systems:…
How the Pentagon is working to wriggle out of China’s rare-earths grip Defense March 16, 2026 HONOLULU—In China, the United States is facing “a strategic competitor that offers a new level of challenge,” and must move…
