U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

By Matthew Fulco
China’s move to restrict gallium exports effective Aug. 1 highlights the need to strengthen the U.S. and its allies’ critical mineral supply chain resilience.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
President Joe Biden has picked U.S. Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the service, becoming the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid-electric propulsion pioneer Ampaire has acquired Talyn Air, a U.S. startup developing an electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. is sending additional high-end air defense systems, precision aerial munitions and kamikaze drones to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Boeing and Northrop Grumman are the latest A&D OEMs to join the Department of Defense’s Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes-Commercial (RAMP-C) program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. is likely to join the coalition of NATO nations establishing training for Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 combat aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
Ukraine has depended on Starlink for expansive battlefield communication.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is sending F-35s to the Middle East to help patrol waterways in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
A planned downselect announcement is expected in about three weeks for the program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Apurva Mahajan
Debate started July 12 on the fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill after scores of controversial amendments were rejected.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
There has been an ongoing debate between the services and commands on the Air Force’s plan, Brown said during his July 11 nomination hearing.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
About 650 U.S. military officers are caught up in a blanket hold on nominations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
The letter urges the Pentagon to weigh in on the merger, citing its considerable influence with the antitrust agencies on military-related deals.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian pilots will begin training to fly F-16 combat aircraft this summer in a school to be set up in Romania.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Concerns about China are driving a projected surge in U.S. defense spending over the next four years.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The White House on July 10 announced strong opposition to several aspects of the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the 2024 defense policy bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Slovakia defense ministry wants to buy AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from the U.S. and has made a formal request to do so.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is again accusing Russia of unsafe operations in the Middle East releasing a video taken July 5 that shows a Russian Su-35 harassing a U.S. MQ-9.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is in the middle of reviewing its assumptions of how many munitions it would need in a war and how industry can meet its requirements.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
House appropriators are not impressed with how major Pentagon hypersonic programs have performed in recent tests.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The White House is surging another $500 million in military equipment to Ukraine amid its ongoing counteroffensive.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
This includes both rapid launch to reconstitute satellite architectures and on-orbit servicing.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
The Senate Armed Services Committee has passed its version of the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Apurva Mahajan
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has authorized the U.S. Navy to establish a Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Jen DiMascio and Apurva Mahajan
The House Armed Services Committee passed its fiscal 2024 defense policy bill on June 21.
Budget, Policy & Operations