Army aviation leaders said this week that as the service places a heavier emphasis on unmanned systems and Launched Effects, a new requirement similar to the Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who chairs the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, blamed Democrats for continuing to block funding for the Pentagon by opposing a bill that has bipartisan support ...

The Pentagon's new Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) is moving fast to chart a new course for counter-drone defenses after its first major exercise, Operation Clear Horizon, revealed ...

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The Space Development Agency successfully launched its second slate of Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites yesterday, according to satellite-maker Lockheed Martin. The 21 Lockheed satellites join the ...

The Navy has postponed an industry day on support craft acquisitions, citing the ongoing government shutdown, which has sparked heightened concern for contracting and workforce disruptions as it ...

The head of U.S. Southern Command, who has been overseeing a 10,000-troop build-up and an expansive series of attacks on alleged drug cartel boats in the Caribbean Sea, has stepped down from his post ...

National Security Presidential Memorandum orders the defense secretary and Office of Management and Budget "to use for the purpose of pay and allowances any funds appropriated by the Congress that ...

Dozens of news outlets, including Inside Defense, are rejecting a new Pentagon policy they say bars journalists from seeking or obtaining information not explicitly provided by the Defense Department, ...

Boeing will not deliver Lot 2 F-15EX Eagle II's on time because of the ongoing defense worker strike at several of the company's production facilities, according to President Trump's pick to be the ...

Leadership at American Rheinmetall and Hanwha expect the Army to finally solicit industry on its self-propelled howitzer soon after the Association of the United States Army conference wraps up in ...

The Defense Department has begun paying U.S. troops today, despite an ongoing government shutdown, tapping $8 billion in research and development funds. "Thanks to President Trump's leadership, ...