Defense companies to quadruple production of ‘exquisite’ weapons: Trump
It's unclear whether President Donald Trump's meeting with defense executives at the White House pushes munitions production beyond previously-announced agreements.
Anthropic CEO says Pentagon ban less harsh than Hegseth had threatened
CEO Dario Amodei said he would still sue to overturn the designation of Anthropic as a “supply chain risk,” but he said the company was “having productive conversations with the Department of War” — which Pentagon CTO Emil Michael promptly denied.
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As global navies adapt to evolving underwater threats, ASELSAN’s integrated sonar, countermeasure, and sonobuoy solutions offer a scalable, future-ready approach.
Pentagon’s new chief data officer to push ‘AI capabilities to warfighters’
The Pentagon announced two key hires for data and cybersecurity positions.
Drone Dominance: Pentagon to order 30,000 one-way drones in ‘next few days’
The DoD is about to choose the winners from its "Gauntlet" unmanned exercise and provide successful systems to military units "over the next five months," a DoD official said.
Iran war powers resolution fails in Senate
The House is set to vote on a similar measure on Thursday.
Defense execs invited to White House to talk munition production amid Iran strikes
While Gen. Dan Caine said the US has "sufficient precision munitions for the task at hand," lawmakers are considering a high-dollar supplemental infusion to backfill missile supplies.
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How the “Doomsday Plane” contract highlights the rise of mid-tier primes
Midsized companies can offer flexibility and agility while keeping intellectual property in the hands of the government.
Pentagon plans for reconciliation slush fund make a perfect case against another round
The Pentagon’s plan to spend all $152 billion from reconciliation by end of year diverges from its budget request.
‘Strong and clear, but quiet’: Pentagon policy head faces Senate questions over NDS
“In effect, it obfuscates the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party, and they are our pacing threat,” Sen. Roger Wicker said today.
How Congress is reacting to the Iran conflict
Breaking Defense's Aaron Mehta is joined by Stacie Pettyjohn of the Center for a New American Security to discuss Sen. Tim Kaine's push for a war powers vote and how it might play out.
L3Harris appoints new CFO as firm prepares to spin off missile business
Former Peraton CFO Kenneth Sharp will become the L3Harris's top finance executive later this month.
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
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Caine: US objective is to keep Iran from projecting power outside own borders
“We're not going to go into the exercise of what we will or will not do,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters.
Army invites private industry to co-invest in installations, modernization plans
“We’re not just seeking funding,” said David Fitzgerald, who is performing the duties of the deputy undersecretary of the Army. “We’re seeking creative, out-of-the-box financial and business models that break the mold."
Kaine to force Senate vote on Iran war, which Trump warns could last ‘weeks’
Kaine said even an unsuccessful vote could put pressure on the White House to change its behavior or yield more information about the attacks to the public.
US, Israel launch ‘massive and ongoing operation’ inside Iran
"We're going to destroy their missiles and [raze] their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally again obliterated. We're going to annihilate their Navy," said US President Donald Trump.