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…
Space Force’s 2040 vision: a larger force to contend with larger Chinese, Russian threats Defense April 15, 2026 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The next 15 years will likely see potential adversaries crank up their space and counter-space capabilities,…
Defense Business Brief: Robotic arms + satellite refueling | Iran war costs | Unmasking shadow fleets…from space Defense April 15, 2026 It seems everyone wants to rule the cosmos—or get a spaceplane. But the more satellites militaries launch and rely on,…
Airbus’ autonomous supply-helicopter effort may pave the way for an armed model Defense April 15, 2026 An unmanned helicopter concept being developed by Airbus for Marine Corps logistics missions may pave the way for an armed…
Army names its first tiltrotor aircraft: Cheyenne II Defense April 15, 2026 NASHVILLE—The Army is continuing to name its airframes after Indigenous tribes with its first tiltrotor aircraft. The MV-75 is officially…
Unheeded lessons from the US warship nearly sunk by an Iranian mine Defense April 15, 2026 Thirty-eight years ago today, an Iranian mine tore a hole in the hull of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, a…
