The Air Force is planning to lean heavily on its fleet of KC-46 Pegasus tankers -- and some modifications to legacy platforms -- to refuel aircraft mid-air while officials continue to assess a second ...

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The U.S. government's standoff with artificial intelligence firm Anthropic escalated today with President Trump ordering all federal agencies to stop doing business with the company. “The Leftwing nut ...

The Pentagon's inspector general has terminated its audit of the Missile Defense Agency's management of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptor, ending a review launched in early January as the ...

The HMIF program, centered around the idea of “ no blood for first contact ” by incorporating robots into future formations for missions like scouting and maneuver support, lives in the Armaments ...

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The Feb. 26, 2026 Congressional Research Service "In Focus" report discusses competition between the United States and China on Light Detection and Ranging technologies.

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The Navy has awarded defense startup Castelion nearly $50 million to progress its developing Blackbeard hypersonic weapon from prototyping to flight testing and operational fielding. The award, ...

The Feb. 25, 2026 Defense Department manual "implements policy, assigns responsibilities and prescribes procedures for cyber developmental test and evaluation (DT&E)." ...

The Navy is proceeding with plans to develop a second solid-rocket motor source for air defense and anti-ship missiles as it builds up its supply of Standard Missile-6s after increased use in the Red ...

The Defense Department will inject more than $5.5 billion into unmanned surface and undersea platform initiatives, according to its budget reconciliation spending plan , marking a substantial funding ...