Defense News

China debuts new warship, boosts South Pacific presence

The South Pacific has been the scene of skyrocketing tensions in recent months a...

Vulcan Elements wins Pentagon deals as $65M round fuels...

Rare earth magnets startup Vulcan Elements is rapidly minting DOD deals to produ...

US Coast Guard offloads record amount of narcotics

The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded 76,140 pounds of illicit narcotics on Monday, the...

Taking down JCIDS is the right move. What comes next wi...

A new reform push has the potential to have a dramatic impact on the development...

Norway to help Germany pay for Patriot air-defense syst...

Germany will provide Ukraine two complete Patriot systems from its inventory, an...

York delivers 21 satellites for Space Development Agenc...

The Sept. 10 launch will kick-start a months-long campaign to deliver 126 data t...

Navy awards Pratt $2.9B contract to build more F-35 eng...

These engines will go into new F-35s for the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy, a...

Navy amphib readiness dips as sailors, Marines deploy f...

The Marine Corps has said it needs the amphib readiness rate at 80% or higher to...

What to know about Zelenskyy’s meeting with Trump

Trump is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leader...

Could this wargame shape the future of the Space Force?

The event drew participants from U.S. industry and allied nations to consider wh...

In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield

Outer space has emerged as the world's next battlefield, demonstrated by recent ...

In surprise move, Air Force chief of staff to retire 2 ...

Gen. David Allvin will retire this November after two years as the service’s hig...

The urgent need to procure more THAAD interceptors

Washington has underinvested in air and missile defense for too long and is now ...

After meetings on Russia-Ukraine war, major obstacles t...

There was little concrete progress Monday on the obstacles to ending the war — a...

New Zealand soldier admits to attempted espionage

Monday’s conviction was the first for spying in New Zealand’s history. The soldi...

Air, Space Force budgets seek to boost weapons, cut civ...

New weapons are at the forefront of budget priorities for the Air Force and Spac...