Two memos from the Pentagon's Acquisition and Sustainment directorate advance automation of sensitive-information handling and establish a new homeland defense program structure under the FORTRESS America banner.
A September 17 agreement between the Defense Department and Lockheed Martin puts a long-secret successor to the AMRAAM on a faster production footing for the U.S. military's newest fighters.
Facing the prospect of simultaneous attacks across air, space, and missile domains, the Defense Department is pursuing artificial intelligence tools to process fragmented sensor data and accelerate life-or-death defensive decisions.
The Austin-based defense startup says its wrist-worn AI display gives field operators real-time data access at the tactical edge, backed by fresh venture capital and growing Pentagon urgency.
A new White House technology strategy and concurrent Army programs signal a coordinated push to embed AI across military cyber operations, corps-level command infrastructure, and national security priorities that now explicitly include outer space.
Citing South Korea's refusal to join the Iran war and his relationship with Kim Jong Un, President Trump has directed the Defense Department to scale back a cornerstone of the U.S.-South Korea alliance.
The Department of Defense locked in long-term framework agreements with two major defense primes on August 14 to accelerate manufacturing capacity for a key ballistic missile defense interceptor.
The Pentagon has stripped former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall of his security clearance, alleging he disclosed classified details about the VC-25B Air Force One aircraft to a news outlet — an allegation Kendall disputes.
Driven by Pentagon assessments that existing U.S. missiles are increasingly vulnerable to adversary air defenses, DARPA has moved to develop a hypersonic cruise missile designed to outpace and penetrate those systems.
The Defense Department has stood up a dedicated e-commerce platform meant to accelerate how military agencies procure technology to counter commercial unmanned aerial systems.
The Senate filled three critical defense and intelligence posts on August 7, capping a prolonged vacancy in Pentagon financial leadership while Washington continues to wrestle with a budget stopgap ahead of the new fiscal year.
The Pentagon is adding Northrop as a second source for solid rocket motors powering two of its most critical air defense systems, reducing reliance on a single supplier.
From a Trump pledge to formal Pentagon deliberation, the push to license Patriot missile production to Ukraine has moved from political statement to active policy process — and sits within a broader U.S. effort to modernize its defense-industrial base.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has signed a memo establishing a new senior Defense Rapid Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems, consolidating authority over virtually all military drone development, procurement, and fielding under a single OSD-level office.
