U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

The resumption of military-to-military talks between the U.S. and China will start with theater commanders.

The Raytheon SM-6s will be fitted onto the new South Korean Navy KDX Batch II destroyers, the first of which—christened Jeongjo the Great—has begun sea trials.

The Senate is moving forward on a rules change to the nomination process to get around an ongoing hold on nominees.

Geopolitical tensions, particularly Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are driving the strongest defense market demand since 2008-09.

The panelists spoke Nov. 7 during a discussion on the first day of Aviation Week’s A&D Programs event in Washington.

The Pentagon on Nov. 3 confirmed that unarmed MQ-9s have been operating above Gaza for weeks to help with hostage recovery efforts.

The Pentagon on Nov. 3 announced another $425 million in aid.

The Israeli air force detected the missile coming from the southeast, and scrambled F-35Is, which Israel nicknames the “Adir,” to intercept the weapon.

Kuva Space of Finland has raised €16.6 million ($17.6 million) in funding to start building and launching a hyperspectral cubesat constellation.

The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, as part of its congressionally mandated task to identify UAP, stood up a new reporting method on Oct. 31.

The Pentagon wants to build a new nuclear gravity bomb, aiming to modernize part of its strategic stockpile by replacing one of the most potent variants of its B61.

A People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-11 flew within 10 ft. of a U.S. Air Force B-52 in the South China Sea this week.

Drones and rockets from Iranian-backed militias have targeted U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria 16 times in the past 10 days.

The global approach to MRO of the F-35 needs to be a model for other weapons as the Pentagon looks to co-develop and co-produce critical systems, the DOD says.

The U.S. has given Ukraine seven industrial-size 3D printers and related technical data packages so the nation’s military can print replacement parts.

The Pentagon’s first-ever defense industrial base policy will outline Defense Department efforts to bolster a stretched workforce and supply chain.

The Pentagon is surging additional advanced air defense systems to the Middle East amid an increase in attacks on its forces in the region.

A 10-year-old Poway, California-based company says it has applied for an export license for a synthetic pilot that can command a simulated weapon system.

Shield Capital—which was founded in 2021 and invests in areas such as AI, space, autonomy and cyber security—says it has raised $186 million for the fund.

The Pentagon alleges China is changing international air operations in open airspace near its borders with potentially dangerous intercepts.

With Ukrainian and U.S. munitions stockpiles in urgent need of replenishment, a new conflict in Israel could further stretch global supply chains for weapons.

U.S. Air Force A-10 attack jets have arrived in the Middle East following the first delivery of military equipment to Israel.

No decision is expected from Buenos Aires until after national elections on Oct. 22, but the proposal comes at a difficult time for the Argentine economy.

The National Reconnaissance Office plans to quadruple the number of satellites it has in orbit.

The Pentagon plans to allocate $240 million under the CHIPS and Science Act to set up eight regional innovation hubs that will serve to beef up domestic microelectronics manufacturing.