How ’27 Budget Requests Compare for the Services and DoD
Greg Hadley, A&SF The Air Force is emphasizing operations and maintenance and research and development. The Army and Navy plan buying sprees …
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Space-Based Missile Defense May Cost Too Much for Golden Dome
Defense One Czar doesn’t know if the ambitious tech can be affordably produced
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Suffers Fire at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
USNI News Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) suffered a fire this week while undergoing a maintenance availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., USNI…
Navy to Test Armed Robotic Boat at RIMPAC 2026
Stew Magnuson, National Defense The test will involve firing a Joint Air-to-Ground Missile from a Saildrone Surveyor robotic boat
Army Eyes Drone Tankers To Refuel Its New MV-75 Cheyenne II
The WarZone The Army and Bell have pointed to the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray drone tanker as an example of what could be on the horizon.
Army Asks Lawmakers To Back Production Halt to Paladin Line
Breaking Defense “If you look at the [fight] in Ukraine on either side, it’s really hard to move out and get fires ready to go…. The Paladin is just incapable of it at speed,” Army…
America’s Unsettled Grand Strategy
Jason Smith, RealClearDefense America’s grand strategy is changing, whether policymakers recognize it or not
Drones Change How Wars Are Fought—UGVs Will Decide Who Wins Them
MWI … while drones have undeniably transformed how engagements are fought, they have not changed the factors that ultimately determine who wins wars.
U.S. MDA Awards Contract for Hypersonic Glide Phase Interceptor
Defense Post The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has
Gen Saltzman Unveils Blueprint for Space Force’s Future
Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews ‘Future Operating Environment’ and ‘Objective Force’ documents outline a contested space domain and call for a combat-ready force